Calisto era una de las compañeras de caza de Artemisa, hasta que Zeus se disfrazó de la propia diosa para acercarse a ella. Cuando Hera se enteró, la castigó convirtiéndola en osa, y años después estuvo a punto de morir a manos de su propio hijo, que no la reconoció. Esta canción cuenta esa tragedia desde la voz de la madre, justo antes de que Zeus intervenga y la convierta en estrellas.
Hay varios guiños reales de astronomía escondidos en la letra. Uno tiene que ver con la posición de esta constelación en el cielo: nunca se oculta bajo el horizonte, siempre está ahí, dando vueltas. Otros dos son un par de estrellas que, si trazas una línea recta entre ellas, te llevan directo a la Estrella Polar. Y el último es un dúo escondido en la cola de la osa, dos estrellas tan juntas que a simple vista parecen una sola, hasta que te fijas bien.
Letra
(Du-du-du, du-du…)
(Callisto…)
In the silence of the glade where the shadows play,
He wore the face of Artemis to steal my soul away.
A false embrace of silver, a betrayal carved in gold,
A stolen kiss that left my sacred forest freezing cold.
Cast out by the goddess when my body showed the sign,
Hera stole my human skin and broke this heart of mine! (broke my heart)
On four wild paws I wandered, trapped in fur and claws of stone,
A mother’s spirit crying in a monster all alone! (all alone!)
Look at Ursa Major turning in the frozen sky!
Seven guiding diamonds where the ancient spirits fly! (spirits fly!)
Never shall I drown beneath the ocean’s heavy floor,
Circumpolar queen forever pacing by the door!
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Shining through the dark!)
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Mother of the stars!)
Fifteen winters in the pines, I hid my bleeding shame,
Until a youthful hunter walked into my forest plain.
I looked into his eyes and saw my blood, my flesh, my child!
Arcas, my own boy, a stranger in the wild! (my little boy)
I ran to wrap my arms around the flesh I longed to hold,
He only saw a savage beast, ferocious, fierce and bold!
He drew his hunting bow, the trembling arrow aimed to kill,
His mother’s loving heart about to bleed upon the hill! (don’t let it fly!)
Look at Ursa Major turning in the frozen sky!
Seven guiding diamonds where the ancient spirits fly! (spirits fly!)
Never shall I drown beneath the ocean’s heavy floor,
Circumpolar queen forever pacing by the door!
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Shining through the dark!)
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Mother of the stars!)
Before the feather left the wood, the lightning tore the night!
Zeus descended like a gale to break the mortal fight! (broke the fight!)
He caught us in a whirlwind, swung us high into the blue,
Turned our sorrow into starlight, eternal, pure and true!
Now Merak and Dubhe stand like pillars in my chest,
Pointing straight to Polaris, where the wandering find their rest! (The Pointers!)
And locked inside my tail, where the riders love to stay,
Mizar and Alcor dance until the break of day!
(The Horse and the Rider!)
(We are one!)
Look at Ursa Major turning in the frozen sky!
Seven guiding diamonds where the ancient spirits fly! (spirits fly!)
Never shall I drown beneath the ocean’s heavy floor,
Circumpolar queen forever pacing by the door!
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Shining through the dark!)
(Eh-eh, oh-oh…)
(Mother of the stars!)
No arrow can touch us now…
Arcas runs beside me.
(Merak, Dubhe…)
(Du-du-du, du-du…)
Never sinking down.
Como en cada canción de Astronomika Beats, aquí hay más de un guiño astronómico escondido. Si ya los cazaste, cuéntanos en los comentarios qué encontraste. Si no, dale otra escuchada con atención.