Saturn

About Saturn

"Saturn" is a 2017 single on the collaborative album Planetarium by Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister. It was released on March 27, 2017 (although it had previously been performed in 2013 as a part of the group's original Planetarium performances). The song's release was accompanied by a lyric video. The lyrics of the song refer the ancient Greek god Cronus (Saturn in Roman mythology). According to Greek and Roman mythology, after Cronus overthrew his father, the god Uranus, it was prophesied that Cronus's own sons would overthrow him. To prevent this eventuality he devoured his newborn children, the gods Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Cronus was eventually overthrown and imprisoned by his youngest son, Zeus. more »