1st Act
1. "Am Ende der Stille" (At the End of Silence) 8:08
2. "Alleine zu zweit" (Alone Togethe)r 4:16
3. "Halt mich" (Hold Me) 4:00
4. "The Turning Point" (composed by Wolff, Anne Nurmi) 5:00
2nd Act
1. "Ich verlasse heut' dein Herz" (I Take Leave of Your Heart Today) 8:31
2. "Dich zu töten fiel mir schwer" (Killing You Was Hard For Me) 8:00
3rd Act
1. "Sanctus" 14:13
2. "Am Ende stehen wir zwei" (At The End There Are The Two Of Us) 5:47
Elodia is a concept album and a rock opera, divided into three acts. The first act describes a love that is slowly being overwhelmed; the second act describes the act of separation itself, while the third act begins with a requiem, "Sanctus", before ending on a note of hope.[1]
Elodia was an important point in the development of Lacrimosa's music into more classical areas, with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenberg Ensemble and the Hamburg State Opera contributing to the orchestral side. "Sanctus" is a particular example of this, as it is based on the Christian liturgy of the same name, and dominated by the choral vocals of the Rosenberg Ensemble. It is not entirely an orchestral work, as it includes a section of Tilo Wolff's vocals and a guitar solo; it did, however, pave the way for the track "Kyrie" on Lacrimosa's eighth album Echos, which was entirely a classical work.
The song "The Turning Point" starts with Anne Nurmi saying a small poem in Finnish. The poem is "Poutaiset pilvet haihtuvat. Katoan nopeasti tuulten mukana, kuin tämä uni, jossa en enää sinua tavoita", and roughly translates to "The white clouds are fading. I disappear quickly with the winds, as this dream, in which I no longer reach you".
