

In the opening of _Elfen Lied_ titled _Lilium_ , there are these lines:

  1. > Kyrie, fons bonitatis.

What is the meaning of "fountain of holiness"? Where they dedicating?

  2. > Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

Who is or what is "ignis divine"?

Are these words just air or contain some deep meaning?


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What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied?


To give you some context, this song is sung in Latin and "Kyrie" is the a
common prayer in Christian liturgy. "Kyrie eleison" pretty much equates to
"lord, have mercy".

If you look at [some translations](https://lyrics.az/elfen-lied/-/lilium.html)
of these lyrics we see the two lines in question roughly translated as:

> Lord, spring of goodness. Lord, heavenly fire, have mercy.

So to answer your question, this _prayer_ is a fixed expression praising the
Lord. In the Christian context, these words are not "just air" and have
[history](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/40916/is-the-term-
kyrie-eleison-latin-or-greek) and
[meaning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie). In the context of _Elfen Lied_
, the connection is more tenuous.


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