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BATHORY LYRICS
"Nordland II" (2003)
1. Fanfare
2. Blooded Shore
3. Sea Wolf
4. Vinland
5. The Land
6. Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son
7. The Messenger
8. Flash of the Silverhammer
9. The Wheel of Sun
10. Outro
1. Fanfare
2. Blooded Shore
Dark is the sea
raging waves
endless the sky above me
mighty is the wind that fills our sail
many us will follow our journey brave
The day when ice would break and sun was high
we sailed with wind of fate across the seas
we followed the stars bright in the night
The land was bleak and could not provide
sail across the sea with the wind and tide
brothers at my side
our blood the same
Oden up high
I call thy name
Through the fog they will come in the dawn
with the wind from the raging sea
beware of the men of the North
they will sail down the blooded shore
with the wind they will return to the seas
Down foreign shores
all land would sleep
silent at the dawn
with fire and steel
by our swords, silver and gold
our journey glorious
tales will be told
The day when ice would break and sun was high
we sailed with wind of fate across the seas
we followed the stars bright in the night
The land was bleak and could not provide
sail across the sea with the wind and tide
brothers at my side
our blood the same
Oden up high
I call thy name
Through the fog they will come in the dawn
with the wind from the raging sea
beware of the men of the North
they will sail down the blooded shore
with the wind they will return to the seas
3. Sea Wolf
Into the granite
stave by stave
carved ploughwise
now read my tale
the raging ocean I have sailed
many a man I have maimed
Shields I have crushed with my sword
women I have pleased endless nights
on foreign coast my brother did fall
he now dines in great hall up high
Erected the stone against a twilight sky
read the Sea Wolf's tale
From the coasts of the west to sarkland
to the marshlands and the forest of the east
high adventures great riches and wine
blood shed great battles and feasts
My stone firm in mother earth through rain and time
read Sea Wolf's tale
4. Vinland
Forward
ride the ocean's waves
behold
glory to the brave
Deep the sea
above me eternal sky
freezing winds
cold to the limbs
the waves are high
sleepless night
the bleak moonlight
the chill and damp
by morning light
a strip of land we see
Vinland - crossing the endless raging ocean
Vinland - follow the stars and the flight of the raven
Vinland - watch the horizon for the strip of the western land
Vinland - plough through the waves white wolfs at a raging sea
The wind, mighty, fills your sail
onward to the land in your father's tale
Forward brothers
reward awaits the hold and brave
white sons of the north
through hail and storms we rode the waves
we beach the ship upon the coast of western land
and rest our tired limbs among the reed and sand
Vinland - crossing the endless raging ocean
Vinland - follow the stars and the flight of the raven
Vinland - watch the horizon for the strip of the western land
Vinland - plough through the waves white wolfs at a raging sea
5. The Land
This land is mine to the end of time
none it shall claim or conquer
the mountains high
the endless sky
the forests and the sea
Oh land rejoice
your son has sailed
beyond the seas
adventurous trail
now heading north to Asa bay
my place of birth
home of the brave
A man he may wither away
or die in battle with swords in hand
but the river will flow and the wind will blow
forever across my northern land
This land is mine to the end of time
none it shall claim or conquer
the mountains high
the endless sky
the forests and the sea
Oh fatherland
oh Northstar high
two hundred days and night have I
been away from you my hearths most dear
returning home
great wealth to share
Worth those oars
the wind is still
no southern breeze our sail to fill
the dusk is here and our bay is far
the Dragon soon to sweep the night
so worth those oars as Norsemen brother's row
The land where deep in heavy turf the bones and crushed skulls testify
the violent times and troubled days when the land was claimed
and paid for in blood and human lives
The land where gold of star still glare in silvery water
and on black wings high the ravens soar above
the glade where as a child I was baptized in fire and ice
6. Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son
Here I am enemies
come and taste the steel of my sword
the earth was still young and the land all new when it was forged
ore of the mountain towering towards endless sky
the runes down its blade the last thing you will see before you die
In the spring we sailed from Asa bay with wind and tide
twenty-nine in all we were
bloodbrothers side by side
down foreign coasts, across the ocean
wind would fill our sail
high adventures
better to fall by the sword than to die from age or ail
The emperor I served in Miklagard, grand guard was I
me and my brothers in gold were paid
on my sword I did rely
returning to Nordland by horse ambushed were we
and so here I am, come enemies
cornered with my back to the sea
The ground beneath our feet all red awash with human blood
severed limbs and bodies dead prepare to meet thy God
shoulder by shoulder, knee by knee, bloodbrothers by my side
forgive me mother for missing the unseen blow that cut me down from behind
All still, no more pain
the wind whispering my name
this wound, my last
the darkness around me seems vast
Then a bright light I see
the clouds swirl and they part before me
in the distance a woman approaching
with a gesture she invites me to proceed
Then a bronze horn I hear, it calls me
and the bridge seems to stretch for a lifetime
way before me a palace is rising
out of the mist like a mountain it stands
And it greets me with gates open wide
all around me bloodbrothers by my side
and they show me the seat that bears my name
my place at the table of Oden I do claim
7. The Messenger
Clear was the sky
now storm clouds are forming
the sun disc was high
the dusk came too soon
sighted - a forest of masts and sails
ride swift ye messenger
the word must get through
Carry the news to the villages westward
Asa bay is under attack
light the signal fires along the shoreline
sound the bugle upon the storm
Ride up the coast
sound the alarm
the enemy fleet soon to land
women and children to the hill - the enclosure
to the shore every brave able hand
Sons of ours afar in foreign land
their swords will be missed on this fateful day
brother of Eigil, who set sail for Vinland
with Torgeir the strong and Ashur the brave
Upon us the storm
the twilight was sudden
the clear sunny day, now bitterly cold
may the Gods be all with is and fate by us stand
let the livestock all run and bury your gold
The messenger riding swift through the forest
crossing the wide open plains
carrying the news of the storm
the fleet fast approaching
to arms all defend Asa bay
Clear was the sky
now storm clouds are forming
the sun disc was high
the dusk came too soon
now restless the waves
unruly the sea
red are the sails
may the message get through
Now dark is the sky
the storm clouds assemble
the enemy fleet soon to land
in the dark grey haze glimmering sharp steel is drawn
the swelling sails nearer now
stand and fight every man
Ride through the forest
past mountains and creeks
upon us is fire and doom
carry me, run swift, my good able steed
the news of the storm must get through
8. Flash of the Silverhammer
Storm cloud are forming
darkening the sky
the wind gather speed up the mountains
along the horizon
lightning strikes
then the deafening rumble of thunder
Rain beat against my face
quench the thirst of mother earth
the wind in my hair
behold the flash of the silver hammer
Shadows across the land
all clad in grey
the waves raging wild along the shoreline
cutting through black clouds
a finger of fire
bonding the earth with heavens
Mighty
the wind of storm
forks of lightning lacerates dark sky
from within
the clouds ablaze
by the flash of the silver hammer
9. The Wheel of Sun
As the night divides the day
the dark will come to everyone
fear will strike the hearts of all
the hearts of all both old and young
the fool may be carefree
unknown to him the troubles upon his masters brow
but death us all will grasp with hand so cold to pull us down
And so the sun is low again
along horizon a crimson blaze
soon the dusk us all embrace
the shadows long as life itself
but in the light of moon and stars above be sure ye everyone
tomorrow new a day will dawn
none stop can the course of the wheel of sun
As sure as it is true once we all shall die true it is not all men lives
a king shall fall
a child be born
the Gods will take and Gods will give
before your time has come
do climb your mountainside on a morning fair
and smell the fragrance carried by the wind
let it blow freely through your hair
Damned he who sits and curse woe the dark but will do not a thing
to light the torch
to shed the light
for him the dark is all within
slowly across the sky the golden disc of light it tumbles on
the wheel of life and light
rebirth
the seasons
behold the wheel of the sun
10. Outro
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