Tamino - Persephone (Lyrics) 

Last time I was this early Patroclus and Achilles were still on Mt.Pelion living out their best lives.

Greek god song gang: Alrighty Aphrodite (peach pit), Mythologica (OFRIN), Achilles come down (gang of youths), Achilles (Fernandez), Persephone (tamino), Cult of Dionysus (the Orion experience), plus I think you could include the musical Hadestown Edits: just discovered the song ‘pomegranate seeds’ by Julian Moon, which is about Hades and Persephone!! Also Perseus by Unknown Brains. Kronos by Keaton Henson Icarus by the crane wives

so we all communally agree that this is hades singing. tamino rlly aced the underworldly vibe in this song. props to him, and to u!

last time i was this early zeus only had like one kid

Once upon a time, Zeus, the King of the Gods, was having an affair with the goddess of the harvest, Demeter. They conceived a beautiful goddess named Persephone, who was loved by all for her lighthearted kindness. Demeter was very protective of her daughter, keeping her naive to the ways of the world and dressing her as a child, even as she grew into a women. She meant to keep her innocent and virginal forever, always by her mother’s side. One day Hades, the God of the Underworld, happened to glance up at the world above and noticed Persephone playing with a group of nymphs in her fields. Now, the underworld was a dark, isolated place, and since it was Hades’ job to judge the souls of all the dead, there was so much work to be done and he hardly ever was able to see his family up above. The other gods had grown to fear him, and the mortals hardly dared to utter his name. Hades was a just god, but he grew lonely and cold as he carried out his duties over the centuries. But as he observed Persephone, he was struck immediately by her beauty and her tenderness towards the nymphs. He ended up going back to watch her every so often, feeling his old heart soften each time. Finally he roused himself to go to Olympus and ask Zeus for Persephone’s hand in marriage. Zeus was pleased with this turn of events: Hades was the richest and most stable of all the Gods, not to mention powerful. He gave his consent to the marriage. However, Hades knew Demeter would never allow the union, so he decided to spirit Persephone away. One day when Persephone was alone in her fields, the ground suddenly split open, and out sprung a huge chariot being pulled by black horses. Hades leaned over the side and scooped Persephone up, and before the girl could even scream, plunged back into the earth. Demeter quickly noticed her daughter was gone and searched frantically for help. Eventually she found a farmer who had witnessed all of it, and Demeter grew livid, vowing that the ground would never produce a stalk of wheat until Persephone was returned. Down in the Underworld, Persephone was distraught. Hades was kind to her and showered her with gifts, but she missed her mother and the world above. Hades was saddened, but he was also patient. He put Persephone’s thrown right next to his and, unlike the other Gods, allowed her equal rule along side him. He treated her not as property, but as someone who could eventually become a friend. When Persephone suggested that another realm be made for the best mortal souls to go to, Hades made it for her. It was called Elysium-the Underworld’s heaven. Persephone felt conflicted. She missed her mother, but Hades was the only person who’d ever treated like an adult. She was beginning to fall in love with him. One morning Persephone went into the Underworld’s garden, and was offered a pomegranate by the gardener. Up until that point, Persephone had resisted eating anything offered to her-she knew that if she ate any food from the Underworld, she would be bound to it forever. But that morning, Persephone was so hungry, she took the pomegranate and ate six of its seeds. Then abruptly, Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, appeared before her. He told her that Demeter had caused the earth to freeze, and that no crops would grow. Mortals were dying in droves, and the only thing that would stop her was Persephone’s return. Persephone reluctantly allowed Hermes to take her to Olympus, where Zeus and Demeter were having it out. Zeus had promised his daughter to Hades without her consent, after all. Persephone tried to convince Demeter that she was all right and that Hades had been kind to her, but Demeter insisted that she had to come home, or else she would let every mortal on earth die of famine. Suddenly the throne room darkened and the Gods turned as Hades stepped out of the shadows. He was holding the partially eaten pomegranate in his hand. “Persephone has eaten the fruit of the Underworld,” Hades said cooly, “she must return and rule it with me.” While Demeter resumed her tantrum, Zeus considered Persephone quietly. “How many seeds did you eat, daughter?” he asked. Persephone told him, “Six.” Zeus stood up from his throne and the assembly quieted. “Since Persephone has eaten six seeds of the pomegranate, I rule that she will spend six months of each year in the Underworld with her husband, and six months tending to the mortal’s fields with her mother.” Neither Demeter nor Hades were completely happy with this agreement, but Zeus had made it so. Every year Persephone returned to the fields and restored them with Demeter, and when the time came, Hades would come to her and escort her to her throne in the Underworld. Each time she left, Demeter mourned and all vegetation died. and each time Persephone returned, the earth warmed and became fertile once again. This is how the Greeks explained the earth’s seasons, and how a goddess of life fell in love with the Underworld.

Hades was singing this while he was missing Persephone during the spring

this is the best song about hades and persephone imo, from hades point of view its just so perfect and mythologically in character, hades was the original SIMP for persephone and i just love their story

Alrighty Aphrodite, Come Down Achilles, now Persephone- the holy trinity of Greek mythology songs is now complete Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions, I’ll listen if I have time. Edit 2: MY GOD GUYS THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTIONS BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ THE OTHER REPLIES!!! IVE GOTTEN THE SAME SUGGESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN 🙃 THANK YOU!!! 😊 Edit 3: Y'all. Read. The. Other. Replies. It's not that hard. I love getting music suggestions and I know a lot of people do too, but please!! Thank you for your consideration, have a good day/evening/night! 🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️

Yes my love, I confess to you I am only here to break your heart in two The very flower you chose that day Its only task was to decay You see? When I watched your first bathing I only warned you with a lowered voice "Be wary of my river's undertow It flows with water from the coldest source" Did you hear? And then I made sure You would always return You still know of dawn But you always return When you hid under my black wings They couldn't have protected you from anything Once in flight they would have let go You would have once again wound up below Only broken Indeed, it's wrong to keep you near me One could call me cruel and deceiving But in your sacred air I am full of light Your loving arms are the true delight To which I'm lost And you've noticed it There is something right here You have come to love, yes you've come to love What you always will fear Yes, my love, I confess to you I've nothing but the means to break your heart in two My part in yours may seem important now But with every spring it will seem so small Just for now I am your fall I am your fall I am your fall Idk if someone already did this but here’s the lyrics all together

“You’ve come to love what you always will fear” This musician hits so many of the notes I want to hear when I think of Hades and Persephone.

I was born in the wrong ✨century✨ -your fellow Greek mythology student

No one: Me: [creates a whole story about hades and persephone but they're wlw in my head]

I wrote a long poem about Hades and Persephone. It has been heartbearking to write. And this song matches it perfectly

Just finished reading "Lore Olympus" and I felt a bit empty after such a ride, but here you are, just in time with a brand new fix of my newest hyperfixation haha I love Hades and Persephone

yay a new lyric video from our very own greek goddess!!

I feel like this is from the POV of Hades... this is actually really sad man-😅

I love music, aesthetics referencing ancient Greek culture and myths, the stories, song of achilles, lore olympus, pjo. Such a fascinating collective.

My ancient sapphic heart is very much in Elysium right now.

Last time I was this early, Prometheus hadn’t given humans fire yet

Ok but hear me out: young Hades and Persephone from Hadestown? Also I love your channel! I've never seen anything like this before:)

please do talk by hozier next pleeeaase it's about orpheus and eurydice

This song makes me believe in love again, just like hades and persephone's story, I was needing this, just got heartbroken and was almost giving up of loving, thank you

Me: learning Greek mythology since I was eight, and having lots of books about it, This song:making me want to read them for the 100th time..

I live in Greece an in my prefecture there are a lot of of interesting things left there by the centuries but something that I found amazing is that there is this river called Acheron and it's said that this is the gateway to the underworld

you NEED to listen to Icarus from Bastille! Also seeing your updates makes me so happy everytime 💕

I'm thoroughly convinced tamino is some greek god or something

Tamino's voice is like a siren, fascinating me. 😭✨🦋🔥💘🖤

Persephone’s point of view (I don’t even know why I did this, I’m bored) Yes, my love, I confess to you They say your only here to break My heart in two The very soul You chose that day It’s only task Was to decay You see? When I took My first bathing You only warned me with a lowered voice “Be wary of my river’s undertow It flows with water From the coldest source” I know I heard it And then you made sure I would always return Yes, I know of dawn But I always return When you hid me Under your black wings They couldn’t have protected Me from anything Once in flight they Would have let go I would have once again Wound up below You say “only broken” Indeed, it’s wrong to Keep me near you One could call you cruel and deceiving But in my sacred air You are full of light Your loving arms are The true delight To which I’m lost And I’ve noticed it There is something Right here I have come to love, yes I’ve come to love What I always will fear Yes, my love, I confess to you Your everything but the means to break my heart in two Your part in mine Is so important now But with every spring It will feel so small Just for now You are my fall You are my fall You are my fall

Last time I was this early Achilles was the one hero who was happy

Last time I was this early, Ouranos still had balls

This sounds like something Hades would sing to Persephone after being forced to break her heart dispite the fact that he loved her.

This is absolutely beautiful and I love that it talks from Hade's point of view.

Thanks for doing this. Your videos remind me that'd I'm not alone in my love for these old stories and their power.

Hades being angsty in summer until Persephone comes back to remind this dramatic boy she still loves him

I used to be obsessed with this song some time ago, thank you for reminding me of this gem❤️

Last time I was this early, Kronos had just eaten Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. edit: okay okay zeus hadn't been eaten yet >:(

Why did nobody say “last time I was this early, Zeus was a monogamist”

Most of the comment section is filled with Greek mythology nerds but I'm just here to vibe and feel the music

Dang did Apollo have another kid

Is it me or Persephone and Hades's relationship is more wholesome than the fact that he kidnapped her and made Demeter upset-

YESSSSS MORE EXPOSURE FOR TAMINOOOOO Please check out his other songs as well, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED

I've always loved Greek mythology, and my fave goddess was Persephone. even when i was a kid and we were just learning about the mythology, i liked Persephone's story.

I am LOVING the greek mythology aesthetic

i didn't find this song, this song found me...

I didn't order a broken heart today.

This is one of the greatest sounds to ever grace my ears and I can't believe it only has 600,000 views

Hades and Persephone, the most functioning couple in the entire greek mythology

thank you, you absolute god

I just got this randomly recommended to me... this is surprisingly good.

Oh oh i recommend Kronos by keaton henson,and charon also by keaton. He is my favorite artist. It would be amazing if you could

@Cherry Pie 5 months ago Oh man, I really feel you. I dont know if you care, but when I came back from a long travel, I had a strange feeling. When I listened to that song, sitting in a parc near my home, I realized it like if it was obvious: I never really came back. Or worst, that place don't exist anymore. The place I wanted to come back to...was no more. Don't get me wrong here, my folks were all there safe and alive but the...me..who ran away and came back later..wasn't the same person. I don't know if that makes any sense, but yeah, that's what that song made me feel. Like even today: I never came home. But yeah, if you're still reading this, I just wanna let you know that I have similar problem such as depression and so on, but when the days are bright, I keep pushing to find a place or a person that I could eventually call "Home". A person that I could come back to and have that same feeling again. So, peace out. I know things will get better for all of us, they always do. :) Take care. (this is not my comment but I really felt this and wanted to share the story){Original by Cherry Pie) [If you share please credit the original person!!!]

i found this channel about ten minutes ago- my chilhood obsession with greek mythology really said "hELLO TIME TO COME OUT AGAIN"

Now this, this was sent from the Gods 😌

So happy you showed this, the original music video is incredible and the singer looks like a Greek statue himself (he’s of Egyptian descent so his got incredible music that you should all check out) 💕😭🥳😆

I know a book about Hades and Persophone's relationship but in a modern setting. I highly recommend it. The author is Scarlett St. Clair. There are 3 books already, and book 4 will be released next year. I love these books so much. 1. A Touch of Darkness 2. A Touch of Ruin 3. A Touch of Malice

TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH Tamino is so good But fr thank you for making this channel

Only God knows how much i love this channel

OMG TAMINO AND THIS CHANNEL?? IM IN LOVE ❤️❤️

Our grandmas where the first generation that broke the curse. The myth is showcasing how it was the girls father and the husband that chose who she shall merry, very often the girls couldn't see her family again because of distance. Demeter was the first woman who rebeled against it, and half-succeeding to keep her daughter with her at least for 6 months. It's sad how Americans have romantisized the myth and portray hades and persephone as an ideal relationship instead of the abduction it is.

This song is beautiful. The video really looks like Hades is singing for Her.

Why does it calm me down so much, it's surreal and I love it

3:49 this part is my favourite and I can't explain why

2:54 i felt that 🥺😍🥲 Created a whole choreography in my head 🧚🏼‍♀️

this is a rly cool concept for a channel

Why do i have an existencial crisis listening to this, maybe i should have followed my heart and study literature or something likethis rather than pursue the need for money and go into law school....

wow posted a few minutes ago and only 6 comments and 405 views? It needs more!

okay so im from greece and can i just say that i love all the appreciation our mythology is getting? people here dont talk about it enough....

I can’t help but imagine Hades singing this to Persephone

being Greek myself I know understand the importance of the hours of Greek mythology it gives us such an advantage in comparison to other kids who have to learn most of it by therirselves

These lyrics hit hard man

YES YOU UPLOADED TAMINO

Persephone is my favorite Greek gooddess!

The statue is The Rape of Proserpina(Persephone) a marble sculpture by Bernini, one of the most innovative and skilled sculptor and artist of the Baroque style in the 17th century

Hdes sounding like Narcissus and admitting his falws to Persephone..

A Greek god that writes music about another Greek god? Yes please

i know absolutely nothing about greek mythology. i just really like this.

W0W who is this guy?I just ran in to this.Great playing , lyrics,voice,great music!

oh how i wish i could be a greek god or even live in the era with them

Glad I found this channel now I'm more interested to read a book ff

ugh i love this so much

im so happy i found this account

Now I am deep deeeeep in my Ancient Greek mythology world and I never want to come back

this makes me wan to write fanfics.

By the gods, are they my favorite couple out of all the gods. So loving, and so loyal.

This song is so beautiful

*this is a masterpiece...*

THIS REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF THE BOOK "they both die at the end"

I don't know this song on rainy day gives you chills.

Quite sad story

keep going your channel is soooo beautiful

Thank the gods I found this, now I can continue my love for greek stories

Last time I was this early, Kronos and Rhea only had 3 kids

EVERYONE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO ATLAS DROWNED BY GANG OF YOUTHS- SO UNDERATED

Reading lore olympus and listening to this song at the same time it's just an inmersive experience ❤ Poor Hades and Persie, being apart from each other :(

" I am your fall" 💘

Every song I know named after a mythological figure is amazing

Finding this song after you've watched Blood of Zeus really puts you in a weird mood, huh....

ive come to realize my entire song playlists are songs resembling greek mythology

Most beautiful love story ever 🖤

This is the video that made me a Tamino fan