HOLY MARTYR LYRICS

1. March

[Instrumental]

2. Spartan Phalanx

[music: Ivano Spiga, lyrics: Ivano Spiga / Giandomenico Cossu]

We... we are the men with blades of bronze
We... we have the Lambda on our shields
May we...be given to kill
Don't need any war cries,
to rush the blood to our heads

Three Hundred men, the Elite Guard
You can't stop the Spartan Phalanx
Stand in the front, no fear to die
You will see the Hellenic valour

Wall! Wall! Wall! of spears and bronze
Wall! Wall! Wall! against the foes
Bloodbath, dead bodies lay on the ground

Strike now, fighting our way trough their rows
Hold fast! Roll in the uproar of the fight
Keenness is the key to subdue all tempting fears

Three Hundred men, the Elite Guard
You can't stop the Spartan Phalanx
Stand in the front, no fear to die
You will see the Hellenic valour

Wall! Wall! Wall! of spears and bronze
Wall! Wall! Wall! against the foes

[Solo: Ivano]

We are the stout spawn of Valour
Bred by the Mother of War
Die like a man of Sparta
The sign of the Lambda prevails

3. Lakedaimon

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga]

Just a child with a blade and a shield
There's no fondness no place for the weak
In our childhood we just learn to fight

Children trained to kill for their Land
Lakedaimon - the man with no fear
Lakedaimon - the faith and the spear
Dying like a man, the way of the Warrior

All my life at war, under the laws of Sparta
Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon
Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon

In my eyes so cold what do you see?
Is the will of the gods or is love?
For my land so beloved and so strong
Spartan warrior you fight with your heart

Lakedaimon - the man with no fear
Lakedaimon - the faith and the spear

Dying like a man, the way of the Warrior
All my life at war, under the laws of Sparta

Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon
Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon

Brothers in arms, giving their life
Fathers and sons, brave men of Sparta
They stand as one, against the foes
Hellenic Pride, fight with Andreia

[Solo: Eros]

Thunder from the sky, Gods of the Olympus
Marching by my side, Zeus Soter Nike
Ares God of War with Phobos and Deimos
Spartan with no fear, praise the Lakedeimon

Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon
Spartan man of war - Lakedaimon

4. H'tan H'epi Tas

[Instrumental]

5. Hellenic Valour

[music: Ivano Spiga, lyrics: Ivano Spiga / Giandomenico Cossu]

Look at the field where the wheat's growing stronger
Golden like the sun and as tall as our standing
We in the wind not to break nor to bend
We shining on suffering on in a blaze of glory

[Bridge:]
With a spear in my hand
And my mind in command
Pounding drums in my heart
All of you torn apart

See through the tides and the ages of time
All failed to match our Strength and our Pure Will

Now it's the hour, final test is at hand
Purpose in mind, no retreat, no way out

[Bridge:]
With a spear in my hand
And my mind in command
Pounding drums in my heart
All of you torn apart

[Acoustic Part:]
Softly is whispering the wind
Yielding a measure of hope
Yielding good crop very soon
It'll feed our dears back home

Harvest of brave men at heart
Will truly give faith to the land
Our shields shall be not cast away
In deeds we will prove our Valour...

Valour, Valour,
Valour, Valour!
The Valour of the Hellenic Blood.

Fighting side by side

Closing all the ranks
Marching on, Smashing On
No mercy for the foes

Sons of Heracles
Blessed by the Gods
Bravest men of all
Always fighting full of Valour

...Valour, Valour, Valour!
The Valour of the Hellenic Blood.

[Solo: Ivano-Eros-Ivano-Eros]

6. Kamari, Andreia, Polemos

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga]

Kamari, Andreia, Polemos
Three hundred heroes, into glory ride
They fight with courage, no one will survive

7. The Call To Arms

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga]

[Lead: Ivano]

Hear the call to arms for all those who carry a blade
To fight and to die for the king who is going to war
The morning sun is sad the morning light
Will we see it again? Leonidas is leading us
Ooh, can you see the sparkle of his crest?
In this day of despair in the search for victory

For the peace in our Land we are marching to defend
For the blade in our hands dying on the battlefield

Across the Pass we stand surrounded everywhere
Hellas needs our blood a Martyr for this war

Brave mighty warriors!

In battle blood we bring
Death is what we seek to find Glory and Victory!

The sun is full of sadness we are going to die
Our weapon is our courage no regard for life
The Noble blood of Sparta falling one by one
There's no more fear within us no more tears to cry

8. Molon Labe

[Instrumental]

9. Defenders In The Name Of Hellas

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga]

Is this the last goodbye?
Sparta is calling us
Victorious with my shield or dead upon it
I will return to my Land
Thanatos is my fate
Oh cry Hellas cry
your king has gone to die

Three hundred heroes into Glory ride
They fight with courage no one will survive
All is lost. There's no hope. They are condemned to die?
Oh cry Hellas cry
Leonidas's sacrifice

Wait for the final stand
there's a lion in my Heart
We're not afraid to die
there is Victory in my death
Wait for the final attack
Fight tooth and nail
all is lost!

[Solo: Eros]

We march off to war!
Be strong we will die!

We fight to the last!
Be fierce as we die!

We march off to war!
Be strong we will die!

We fight to the last!
Be fierce as we die!

10. The Lion Of Sparta

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga]

In the foray of the fight
A sweet whisper ascends into the sky
Is the whisper from the Martyr
Who will rise again no more

His soul's ascending into the sky
He's a fierce foe on the battlefield
Defeated on the Pass now he's dead now he's dead!

But his glory will be eternal
Of Noble origin his birth
And Noble his spirit
Dressed by Courage and Honour
Pride his daily bread

I was born to die on the battlefield
A life so short destined to find
The Glory and the Victory
Through the ages and pages of History

On a green mantle of spring
His body lies
Red hair soiled by blood
Sweat on him dripping pain
Trampled down by friends and foes
'Till the end of this brutal fight!

[Solo: Ivano]

Sparta!
Can you hear my voice?
Can you hear my cry?
Can you hear my breath?

Sparta!
Can you hear my call?
Can you see my fate?
Can you hear my name in the wind?

An army of three hundred men
will arrive
Will try to defend our Mighty Homeland
Leonidas will come for the final stand
He will pay with his life oh hallowed be thy name

11. To Kalesma Sta Opla

[music & lyrics: Ivano Spiga - Transation by Ehetlaios]

Κόκκινο το αίμα μας, κόκκινος ο χιτώνας μας
Πολεμώντας και πεθαίνοντας για των προγόνων μας την
Γη Αίμα και ιδανικά, στο έδαφος πεσμένα

Και εμείς στα γόνατα, ασπίδα και δόρυ σπασμένα
Ποιος θα θυμάται την θυσία μας?

Ημέρες πόνου έρχονται... Και ημέρες δόξας...

Για την πατρίδα και την τιμή, βαδίσαμε στη Γη
Για την Ελευθερία και ότι έχουμε ιερό...
Το κάλεσμα στα όπλα...

Στων Θερμοπυλών τα στενά, παρέα με τον
θάνατο ξανά
ΕΛΛΑΣ, χώμα και αίμα, τριακόσιοι μάρτυρες πολέμου

Περήφανοι πολεμιστές του Άρη, θα πέσουμε γελώντας στη φωτιά
Ο θάνατος το σημάδι της ελευθερίας... Για τη δόξα και τη νίκη...

Και κάπου εκεί στις Θερμοπύλες, Λεωνίδας έπεσε
Τριακόσια παλικάρια, κουράγιο στην καρδιά
Το Ελληνικό το αίμα εχύθη, πότισε τη Γη
Και η ελευθερία έλαμψε, περήφανα ξανά...







HOLY MARTYR LYRICS