<p>To give you some context, this song is sung in Latin and &quot;Kyrie&quot; is the a common prayer in Christian liturgy. &quot;Kyrie eleison&quot; pretty much equates to &quot;lord, have mercy&quot;.</p>
<p>If you look at <a href="https://lyrics.az/elfen-lied/-/lilium.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">some translations</a> of these lyrics we see the two lines in question roughly translated as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Lord, spring of goodness.
Lord, heavenly fire, have mercy.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So to answer your question, this <em>prayer</em> is a fixed expression praising the Lord.
In the Christian context, these words are not &quot;just air&quot; and have <a href="https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/40916/is-the-term-kyrie-eleison-latin-or-greek">history</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie" rel="nofollow noreferrer">meaning</a>. In the context of <em>Elfen Lied</em>, the connection is more tenuous.</p>

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Catholic prayers, actually. Most Catholics(as I am one) use those. "Kyrie eleison" is actually a Greek transliteration. It can be used sometimes as Latin.
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<p>In the opening of <em>Elfen Lied</em> titled <em>Lilium</em>, there are these lines:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<blockquote>
<p>Kyrie, fons bonitatis.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>What is the meaning of &quot;fountain of holiness&quot;? Where they dedicating?</p>
</li>
<li>
<blockquote>
<p>Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Who is or what is &quot;ignis divine&quot;?</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Are these words just air or contain some deep meaning?</p>

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What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied?
# What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied?
Posted by: username_0 on 2020-12-22
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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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-24. Score: 4
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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2021-01-07): Catholic prayers, actually. Most Catholics(as I am one) use those. "Kyrie eleison" is actually a Greek transliteration. It can be used sometimes as Latin.  
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