Tristania is a gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland (vocals/guitars), Einar Moen (keyboards), and Kenneth Olsson (drums). Soon thereafter, the band's lineup was fleshed out further with the addition of Vibeke Stene (vocals), Anders Hidle (guitars), and Rune Osterhus (bass). The band's music is usually classified as gothic metal, due to its strong ties with the genres history, and the band making use of styles and traits stereotypical of the genre. However, they pride themselves on their musical diversity, as evidenced by the evolution of their music over the course of their four studio albums. Tristania's earlier albums and put a lot of focus around operatic female vocals, haunting choruses and classical instruments such as pipe organ, flutes and violins.
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Tristania

Dark thou embrace my bleeding heart
my dreams uniting our tearful eyes enchanting
At night I kiss the serpent in thy tears
For years thy sorrow I've mourned
Harken my moonchilds cry
Yearning for another night
Mourning my once beloved
Mezmerized and ravendark
My pale enchantress of the night
At last my candle's burning down
The wintermoon is shining bleak
for thee my enchantress
Enchanting all my dreams
a beauty and her flood of tears
Nightfall embrace my heart
Mesmerized and ravendark
My pale enchantress of the night
I desire thee
Tearful I walk with thee through dusk
through winds of loss.
Her beauty and her flood
embrace my bleeding heart
Tearful I fall with thee, at last
lead me there to where thy shadows cast
They dance in velvet darkness lost
Rise bleak winterfullmoon
Rise
In life I kissed the serpent in thy tears
For years thy sorrow I mourned