Tracklist

1	The Host Of Seraphim	6:18
2	Orbis De Ignis	1:35
3	Severance	3:22
4	The Writing On My Father's Hand	3:50
5	In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings	4:11
6	Chant Of The Paladin	3:48
7	Song Of Sophia	1:24
8	Echolalia	1:17
9	Mother Tongue	5:16
10	Ullyses	5:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
• Published By – Beggars Banquet Music
• Published By – Momentum Music Ltd.
• Glass Mastered At – Nimbus – 4110

Credits

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

Notes

℗ & © 1988 4·A·D
© 1988 Beggars Banquet Music/Momentum Music (disc)
lyrics © 1988 Beggars Banquet Music/Momentum Music (insert)

MADE IN ENGLAND (disc, rear inlay)
printed in England (inlay inner)

In loving memory of Susan O'Reilly.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 014436 808029
• Matrix / Runout: 4110 CAD 808 CD :: 1:0 [Nimbus logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Dotted stamped): 1:0
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L122
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2343

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