Tracklist

1	The Host Of Seraphim
2	Orbis De Ignis
3	Severance
4	The Writing On My Father's Hand
5	In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings
6	Chant Of The Paladin
7	Song Of Sophia
8	Echolalia
9	Mother Tongue
10	Ullyses

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – 4AD
• Licensed Through – Jade Music Co., Ltd.
• Distributed By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
• Made By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork – Brendan Perry, Vaughan Oliver
• Cello – Tony Gamage
• Hurdy Gurdy – Brendan Perry
• Producer – Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance (tracks: 9), John A. Rivers (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 10)
• Viola – Andrew Beesley, Sarah Buckley
• Violin – Alison Harling, Rebecca Jackson
• Vocals [Voice] – Brendan Perry, David Navarro Sust, Lisa Gerrard
• Written-By – Brendan Perry (tracks: 3 to 6, 8), Lisa Gerrard (tracks: 3 to 6, 8)

Notes

In loving memory of Susan O'Reilly.
Lyrics © 1988 Beggars Banquet Music/Momentum Music

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CAD 808	Dead Can Dance	The Serpent's Egg ‎(LP, Album)	4AD	CAD 808	UK	1988
VG 50396	Dead Can Dance	The Serpent's Egg ‎(LP, Album)	4AD	VG 50396	Greece	1988
RTD 92, CAD 808	Dead Can Dance	The Serpent's Egg ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	4AD, Megadisc, Rough Trade Records GmbH	RTD 92, CAD 808	Germany	1988
Conte 124	Dead Can Dance	The Serpent's Egg ‎(LP, Album)	Contempo Records	Conte 124	Italy	1988
SAD 2709 CD, WPCB-10074	Dead Can Dance	The Serpent's Egg ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, RM, Aud)	4AD, 4AD	SAD 2709 CD, WPCB-10074	UK, Europe & US	2008

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