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SKYFORGER LYRICS
"Semigalls' Warchant" (1997 Demo)
1. Saullekts Par Sveto Mezu (Sunrise Over the Sacred Forest)
2. Werewolves
3. Virsaitis Nameisis (Chief Nameisis)
4. Akmeni Iekaltas Zimes (Signs Carved in Stone)
5. Night of the Winter Solstice
6. Sen Dzirdeju, Nu Ieraugu (Long I Heard, Now I See)
7. Semigalls' Warchant
1. Saullekts Par Sveto Mezu (Sunrise Over the Sacred Forest)
2. Werewolves
The pale moon casts its evil eye
Over the man in the forest
He calls wolves with the soundless bagpipe
Utters the magic words of summoning
And when the snowstorm starts its icy dance
Wolves come - red burns their eyes
Hungerful howlings fills the night sky
In the depth of the forest
There live people far from the others
They live by the elders` custom and worship pagan gods
Wolves guard them against the persecution of christians
As they deny the dogma of christ
People from the neighbouring villages
Call this place - the forest of werewolves
(they tell:)
Those who pass by the marsh of wolve
Never return
Howling
The snowstorm roars
Red blood paints the snow
Wolves gnaw the bones of man
Who dared to enter the realm of werevolwes
3. Virsaitis Nameisis (Chief Nameisis)
Es saucu jûs brâïi uz karu
Uz zemi kur kristîgie mît
Lepnie zemgales dçli
Es saucu jûs zobenus trît
Nav miera vairs mûsu zemç
Kopð Viestards ir aizgâjis veïos
Bet krusta priekðâ nekad
Zemgaïi nekritîs ceïos !
Sargieties kristîgie
Nameisis ir mans vârds
Drebiet bailçs to dzirdot
Es nâku paða Velina aicinâts
Mans kumeïð skrien âtrâk kâ ziemeïu vçjð
Kara cirvis atpûtu nepazîst
Es savu uzvaras dziesmu dziedu tur
Kur manu naidnieku asinis lîst
Un zemgaïi kopâ ar leiðiem
Cauri Prûðu zemçm tad trauc
Visniknâk cçrt krustneðus Nameisis
Lîdzi savus vîrus viòð sauc :
# "Nu eita virsû kristîgiem
Jûs mani lepnie varoòi !"
# no Atskaòu hronikas
4. Akmeni Iekaltas Zimes (Signs Carved in Stone)
Melni mâkoòi guïas pâri tumðajiem meþiem
Drûmi vçjâ simtgadu ozoli ðalc
Uz senâ svçtkalna akmeòiem mçmi sçþ kraukïi
Tie Velina ziòneði iz veïu valsts
Deg naktî zem ozola svçtâ uguns
Grimst akmeòi sûnâs un lçni dilst
Tajos iekaltâs zîmes
Akmenî iekaltâs zîmes
Bet lîdz ar rîta miglu
Deviòi priesteri svçtkalnâ kâpj
Pie akmeòiem stâjas
Un seno rituâlu tie sâk
Uguns gars , òem mûsu veltes
Lai dûmu grîste debesis sniedz
Mums savu nenoliedz
Pçrkon , sirmais seòèu dievs
Dod nâkamâm paaudzçm saprast
Mûsu atstâtâs zîmes
Akmenî iekaltâs zîmes
Lai varam no jauna pacelt
Karogus rotâtus Pçrkoòkrustiem
Lai turpinâm dzimtu kas nîkst
Un izslienam noliektâs galvas lepni
Un mûsu spçks nekad vairs lai neizsîkst
Dod Pçrkon mums spçku !
5. Night of the Winter Solstice
The sun has vanished
Freezing northwind now rules the land
From the realm of ice and eternal darkness
Mother Winter snow clouds sends
White warlord rides the sky
Hundred steeds pull his sledge of ice
The roaring noise follows him
It`s the sign that the winter solstice has arrived
The ancient song fills the air
On the mound sacred fire burns
People dance the magic dance of rebirth
For the sun`s sooner return
Here is the longest night of the year
When the evil spirits of darkness is awake
Old witch woman dances across the room
She drives whole evil spirits back in the gloom
Over the frozen field the northwind wails
Falling snow turns into the raging snowstorm
6. Sen Dzirdeju, Nu Ieraugu (Long I Heard, Now I See)
Sen dzirdçju , nu ieraugu
Dievam sirmi kumeliòi
Dievam sirmi kumeliòi
Sudrabiòa lâsîtçm
Tumsiòâi Dievs atjâja
Kur liks Dieva kumeliòu
Jâj mâsiòa pieguïâji
Laid âbeïu dârziòâ
Dieviòð savu kumeliòu
Uz akmeòa dusinâja
Lai nerûsa pakaviòi
Aramâi zemîtçi
Uz celiòa es atradu
Dieva jâtu kumeliòu
Zelta sedli mugurâi
Sudrabiòa iemauktiòi
7. Semigalls' Warchant
Titmouse sings
Near the house door
Wake up, brothers, saddle the horses
Titmouse brings the message of war
Come on, sisters,
Shine our heavy swords
Then go, open the gates
Your brothers must ride to the war
I cut my battleaxe in the green oak
Onto my spear I tread
Here we swear the oath
Almighty god of war and thunder
Watch us from above
Now we are the hunters
To the hunt we go
Father Moon, high in the sky,
Light our way tonight
Two bloody rivers flow
Down from the hill
There my enemies lie
By my sword they`re killed
From their bones we made the bridge to home
This is our warchant
It gives us courage and makes us strong
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