KING CRIMSON / THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

The Court Of The Crimson King KING CRIMSON The rusted chains of prison moons Are shattered by the sun I walk a road, horizons change The tournament's begun The purple piper plays his tune The choir softly sing Three lullabies in an ancient tongue For the court of the crimson king The keeper of the city keys Put shutters on the dreams I wait outside the pilgrim's door With insufficient schemes The black queen chants The funeral march The cracked brass bells will ring To summon back the fire witch To the court of the crimson king The gardener plants an evergreen Whilst trampling on a flower. I chase the wind of a prism ship To taste the sweet and sour. The pattern juggler lifts his hand; The orchestra begin. As slowly turns the grinding wheel In the court of the crimson king. on soft gray mornings widows cry The wise men share a joke I run to grasp divining signs To satisfy the hoax The yellow jester does not play But gentle pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the crimson king -------------------------------------------- '믿을 수 없을만큼 완벽한 앨범'이라고 평을 받는 KING CRIMSON의 데뷔앨범「In The Court Of The Crimson King」에 삽입된 동명의 타이틀곡이다 앨범「In The Court Of The Crimson King」은 이른바 Symphonic Rock 의 전형이라 할만한 드라마틱하고 웅장한 전개와 리더인 Robert Fripp 의 광기어린 폭력, 서정성과 환각, 절망적인 비탄과 허무, 공포 등이 어우러져 , 비록 옛날의 음악 방식 - 록, 클래식, 재즈, 포크등 - 들을 차용한 것이긴 했지만, 진정한 의미로 '진보적'이라고 할 수 있는 음악들을 들려주었고,이른바 프로그레시브 락의 대표적인 앨범이라 할 수 있다.