What is the meaning of these lines in the opening of Elfen Lied? In the opening of Elfen Lied titled Lilium, there are these lines:



Kyrie, fons bonitatis.

What is the meaning of &quot;fountain of holiness&quot;? Where they dedicating?



Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

Who is or what is &quot;ignis divine&quot;?


Are these words just air or contain some deep meaning?
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;.
If you look at some translations 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 &quot;just air&quot; and have history and meaning. In the context of Elfen Lied, the connection is more tenuous.