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Going Forth by Day

by NEMUER

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1.
I have come to see my father Osiris. May the transfigured spirit, my brother, come. Bring me, do not make me boatless.
2.
I know you, I know your name, I know the one who is within you. I know the name of the god guarding you. Make a way for me!
3.
It is I, I am the transfigured spirit who is in the light, The one whom Atum created himself, In forms from the root of his eye, May the gods of the underworld fear me May they battle at their portals over me.
4.
Open, sky! Open, earth! Open, west! Open, east! Open, chapel-row of Upper Egypt! Open, chapel-row of Lower Egypt! Open, doors! Part, doorways! For Ra that he may go out from the horizon. I am Ra and Osiris. Praise to you, Ra in the horizon!
5.
Back, Aapep, enemy of Ra! Fall! Slip down, Aapep, enemy of Ra! Back, Aapep, enemy of Ra! Aapep, enemy of Ra! I am Atum, in front of the Primeval Water. I am the secret-named, sacred-throned, beyond millions. Leave! Swim to the lake of Nun Back, Aapep, enemy of Ra!
6.
I am risen, I am risen, As a great falcon, going out from its egg. I have flown up, I have alighted As a falcon of four cubits in its back, Its two wings of fine-grained green stone.
7.
Mine is my heart, I am in power over it. It will not say what I have done, I am the one who has power over his own limbs. Obey me, my heart! I am your lord, you are in my body.
8.
Hall of Maat 06:46
Hail to you, those gods who are in the broad hall of the Two Goddesses of Right. I know you, I know your names, I have done what is Right for the lord of Right. I am pure. I will not open to you, I will not let you enter past me, You do not say my name. Your name is ox of Geb. You know us. Pass by us then. Come then.
9.
Guide me and my heart at its hour of injury at night. My mouth is given to me so that I may speak with it, in the presence of every god of the underworld. I have come before you, who are transfigured, pure, My mouth is open by Ptah
10.
Khepri 04:37
I am Khepri. I am existing, existing, I am alive, alive. Come then, my air is more powerful than you, lord of air I am strong, strong. I am golden as lord of the burial. I have awoken in peace.
11.
I give you praise, lord of the gods, sole god who lives on what is Right. I have come before you to greet you, I have brought you what is Right. O Osiris, I am your son Horus, I have come. As Wennefer lord of the sacred land.
12.
Rejoining Ka 05:21
Hail, my ka, my lifetime, See I am come before you, I am risen, powerful, ensouled, mighty. As I flourish, they flourish, my ka flourishes, my ka, my lifetime, keeper of the neck of Ra, given to those who are in the horizon. And my ka flourishes like them, my ka is supplied like them.
13.
I have come in peace to your Marsh. O this Marsh of Reeds. I know that Marsh of Reeds of Ra. I am great of wealth in the Marsh of Reeds.
14.
I raise a ladder to the sky among the gods, for I am one of them. I have spoken as a goose until the gods hear my cry.

about

After years of research and collaboration with Egyptologists, Michael Zann, founder of Czech music project NEMUER, has composed an ancient Egyptian themed album. The album is drawing from the texts of the Book of the Dead and will transport you on a fantastic journey through the Egyptian underworld.

Alongside playing and recording historical instruments, NEMUER introduces a groundbreaking element by singing in Ancient Egyptian with a newly reconstructed pronunciation. Through the expertise of renowned Egyptologist Dr. Christian de Vartavan, listeners have the unprecedented opportunity to experience the authentic sound of this ancient language. The art for the film and album's cover is inspired by original Ancient Egyptian imagery and mythology.

Zann went to great lengths to infuse authenticity into the project. He extensively studied Ancient Egyptian literature and mythology, extracting lyrics from over three thousand-year-old funerary texts such as the Papyrus of Nu. He consulted leading Czech Egyptologists and even traveled to Egypt to acquire musical instruments and draw inspiration firstand. There, he engaged with Copts, direct descendants of Ancient Egyptians, and thanks to them discovered a pharaonic tune that he incorporated into his work.

Teaming up with Czech pop-surreal artist Klara Sedlo and film experts, they are also embarking on the creation of an art music film that will accompany several songs from the album.

credits

released November 4, 2023

All music composed, arranged, and mixed by Michael Zann.

African harp, Egyptian ney, Egyptian oud, electric guitar, and vocals performed by Michael Zann.

Sistrum, hammered dulcimer, and vocals performed by Katarina Pomorska.

Neverlur performed by Kjell Braaten.

Ambience sounds by Jakub Rehor.

Mastered by Lukas Kasprzyk (studio Soundline).

Artwork by Klara Sedlo.

Special thanks to Dr. Christian de Vartavan, a great Egyptologist who is pursuing a new reconstruction of how the ancient Egyptian language was pronounced. Without his immense help, this album would not have been possible.

Lyrics extracted from the papyrus of Nu, the papyrus of Nebseni, and the papyrus of Neferwebenef Turi.

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NEMUER Prague, Czechia

NEMUER is an ambient folk project formed by the Czech composer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Zann. His great passion for music, paganism, and history has allowed him to capture something deep and ancient within us that touches listeners all around the world.

The project has never been about music only. It creates a hypnotic, transcendent experience that combines art with ancient mysticism.
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