WIND ROSE LYRICS

1. Of Iron And Gold

[Instrumental]

2. Wintersaga

Wintersaga, here glows the Moon of winter nights
Risen for a king yet to come

Cold, let me thaw away
Death, let me ascend again to life

Icy wind and snow upon the heights
Over the Misty Mountains
O'er the lakes reflect the silvery Moon
Circle of season, carry the storm
To the hills, the radiant gold of light
Blazes from ancient times in the north
In the autumnal dance of leaves on the ground
Your day will have to come

Carrying the freezing storm
Over the Misty Mountains
Durin's Day has come
Circle of seasons, carry the storm

Even trees so old and green of hope
Bow down their head to you
One by one, their leaves start to fall

Staring at the passage of days and time
Moons of blood will lead your way
Heavy, cold, and hard like steel
You beat your hammer to the night

The howl of the winter, strong will rise
O'er the hills and mountains
The Sun and the Moon will scorch the sky
A new era dawns again now

Straight through the heights, you're forging on
Ride with the winds that blow along
Down to the lands far away
Carry the glory of the new age

Wintersaga, here glows the Moon of winter nights
Risen for a king yet to come

From the land of snow your breath will come
Over the Misty Mountains
The last face of the Moon on a winter night
Welcomes the new Sun to the world

Deep and long, the sleep of nature falls
Awaiting a time to live again
When a sprout of hope will wake up the world
Ready to thrive once more
Once more!

Golden king of morning, silver queen of night
Rulers of the day, ancient owners of time

Shining through the forest
Glowing through the night
Hail the winter that comes

Staring at the passage of days and time
Moons of blood will lead your way
Heavy, cold, and hard like steel
You beat your hammer to the night

The howl of the winter, strong will rise
O'er the hills and mountains
The Sun and the Moon will scorch the sky
A new era dawns again

The saga of the winter rises strong
Over the Misty Mountains
A story forgotten for so long
Our era of gold is coming

The last day for a dwarf
Is the first day of a story that's yet to come
Wintersaga!
The last day for a dwarf
Is the first day of a story that's yet to come
Wintersaga!

3. Drunken Dwarves

One mug filled with mead 'til the morning
Too much for an elf
Two more mugs full of mead 'til the morning
Add more from the shelf
There's three mugs filled with mead 'til the morning
Long since I was born
Four more mugs full of mead 'til the morning
Worthy of a dwarf

Nobody is welcome
In a tavern full of drunken dwarves
No respect for humans
Dragons, trolls, or pointy ears
If you want to die, stay as long as you're alive
We'll bring chaos to the tavern
'Til the dawn has come

Nobody is welcome
In a tavern full of drunken dwarves
No respect for humans
Dragons, trolls, and pointy ears
If you want to run, do it faster than my axe
Don't you dare mess with a hall
Full of drunken dwarves

May you hear us sing along, from the forest
To the tavern's hall, until we fall
Alchemy and magic forge the night
Into a hearth of stone
In the tavern's hall, until we fall

With five mugs full of mead 'til the morning
Someone starts to crawl
Six more mugs full of mead 'til the morning
Everybody falls
Seven mugs full of mead 'til the morning
Right or even wrong
With eight more mugs of mead 'til the morning
We will start the brawl

May you hear us sing along, from the forest
To the tavern's hall, until we fall
Our blood is boiling fast
Like mead poured on the table
In the tavern's hall, until we fall

Nobody is welcome
In a tavern full of drunken dwarves
No respect for humans
Dragons, trolls, or pointy ears!
If you want to die, stay as long as you're alive
We'll bring chaos to the tavern
'Til the dawn has come

Nobody is welcome
In a tavern full of drunken dwarves
No respect for humans
Dragons, trolls, and pointy ears!
If you want to run, do it faster than my axe
Don't you dare mess with a hall
Full of drunken dwarves

4. Diggy Diggy Hole

[originally by Yogscast]

Brothers of the mine rejoice!
Swing, swing, swing with me
Raise your pick and raise your voice!
Sing, sing, sing with me

Down and down into the deep
Who knows what we'll find beneath?
Diamonds, rubies, gold and more
Hidden in the mountain store

Born underground, suckled from a teat of stone
Raised in the dark, the safety of our mountain home
Skin made of iron, steel in our bones
To dig and dig makes us free
Come on brothers sing with me!

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole
I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole

The sunlight will not reach this low
Deep, deep in the mine
Never seen the blue moon glow
Dwarves won't fly so high

Fill a glass and down some mead!
Stuff your bellies at the feast!
Stumble home and fall asleep
Dreaming in our mountain keep

Born underground, grown inside a rocky womb
The earth is our cradle; the mountain shall become our tomb
Face us on the battlefield; you will meet your doom
We do not fear what lies beneath
We can never dig too deep

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole
I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole
I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole

Born underground, suckled from a teat of stone
Raised in the dark, the safety of our mountain home
Skin made of iron, steel in our bones
To dig and dig makes us free
Come on brothers sing with me!

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole
I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole
I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole
Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole

5. Mine Mine Mine!

Up at dawn, working 'til the night
All the day, we're on the path
Heading for the mine
Tunnels send the iron scraps steady to our home
Heavy furrows on the icy stone
Now the dwarves in rows
Working in the mountain
Strong and restless, from afar the echo of the anvil
Forges glow with fire red against the walls
Consuming the black gloaming of the mine (la la la la la)
Make them glow! (la la la la la)
Make them burn!
Mining, carrying, forging, crafting smelting of the ores
It's the duty of a dwarf
Every day the dwarves arise, the dwarves arise
Heading for the mountain mine, the mountain mine
No more time to waste, we are on the way
When a mountain full of gold awaits
And we mine, mine, mine!
'Til the morning light
Digging, crafting, carrying up the ores
Smelting at the forge
Nothing shall prevail o'er the gold
'Til the king and all the dwarves have come back home
Through the night, working 'til the dawn
Pickaxe ready, tight the ranks beating on the walls
Building up a dwarven realm that will never kneel
Against the rock the sparking of the steel (la la la la la)
Make them glow! (la la la la la)
Make them burn!
Mining, carrying, forging, crafting smelting of the ores
It's the duty of a dwarf
Every day the dwarves arise, the dwarves arise
Heading for the mountain mine, the mountain mine
No more time to waste, we are on the way
When a mountain full of gold awaits
And we mine, mine, mine!
'Til the morning light
Digging, crafting, carrying up the ores
Smelting at the forge
Nothing shall prevail o'er the gold
'Til the king and all the dwarves have come back home
No more time to waste
We are on the way
Treasures concealed
Are the ones we crave
Brother, answer to our call
We rush for gold
We'll arise (rise!)
And we'll mine (mine!)
To the heart of the world
Every day the dwarves arise, the dwarves arise
Heading for the mountain mine, the mountain mine
No more time to waste, we are on the way
When a mountain full of gold awaits
And we mine, mine, mine!
'Til the morning light
Digging, crafting, carrying up the ores
Smelting at the forge
Nothing shall prevail o'er the gold
'Til the king and all the dwarves have come back home

6. The Art of War

Skies are rumbling o'er the crown
The art of war is bound to my fate
Upon the battlefield I see the passage of my time
And like the wounds, it's fading away

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

Blood of brothers upon my sword
A sign from the past of ancient betrayals
Death and supremacy decide our right to live or die
Turn your back on fate and write your own story

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

On and on, hai, hai, hai
On and on, the art of war (hai, hai, hai)
On and on, hai, hai, hai
On and on, hai, hai, hai, hai, haaaaa

On and on, hai, hai, hai
On and on, we'll break the fear (hai, hai, hai)
On and on, fighting beside all the brothers of war (on and on)
On and on, hai, hai, hai
On and on, we'll break the fear (hai, hai, hai)
On and on, fighting beside all the brothers of war (on and on)

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

On and on, on and on
Goes the art of war that leads the way
On and on, on and on
'Til my life has slipped away
Keeper of the mountain
I will leave this world with a cry that says
On and on, on and on
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)
'Til my enemies are gone (hey)

7. There and Back Again

A tale can start in many ways
From the forest calm, a campfire glows
In the silent night of rain and cold
A wanderer tells a story

Fiery jaws and sharpened teeth
A warden made of evil kind
With his cold blood and hardened scales
He stared at me face to face

A Journey There and Back Again
That's what is told in Hobbit's tales
Indelible black on paper white
This venture won't be forgotten

Those were not his final rhymes
That story of a burglar far from home
From the silent shire he came along
With a fellowship of dwarves

For the dwarves we have come from far abroad
Curses veil the halls
Rain of fire in the dark cancels the night
Rise or fall it's your own fate

Keep the ring, face the fear
Hold the tears that home is far away
Live the pages of a story and you'll never die
The green hills flourish
In a land that calls from far away
Turn your sight to the horizon
When the morn shines again

Many days and many nights
Awake beside the campfire's glow
With the hope of seeing the morning light
And finally your destination

A Journey There and Back Again
That's what is told in Hobbit's tales
Instill bravery in the youngest hearts
Destroying their desperation

For the dwarves we have come from far abroad
To the throne of our ancestry
We're marching on
Straight, on and on

Earth is calling
Down through the mountains
Like a stream to the valley
Gathers us all
The green hills flourish
Even stars shine forth anew
The last hope for a new world
Strong will rise

Keep the ring, face the fear
Hold the tears that home is far away
Live the pages of a story and you'll never die
The green hills flourish
In a land that calls from far away
Turn your sight to the horizon
When the morn shines again

8. The King Under the Mountain

Hail the king under the mountain
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha
A new king arises
To reclaim his deathless throne
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha

The world is grey, the mountains old
Nowhere's home, no stars above us all
Dark is the chasm of time
Where all are drowned

No gold ores, no hammers fall
Nowhere are chants, sung by Durin's folk
Shades haunt and hover in the night (the night)
In Khazad-dum

Sons of Aulë, answer to my call
Bring back the shining to the frozen halls
Blow the war horns, let them be heard
Light the forge abandoned to the mold
Sons of Durin, answer to my call
Bring back the shining to the frozen halls
Blow the war horns, let them be heard
Raise your hammers and

Hail the king under the mountain
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha
A new king arises
To reclaim his deathless throne
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha

Far is the age, empty is the throne
Dark the morn
No lanterns burn in the halls (the halls)
Ashes and bones of our kind
Upon his cairn made of stone

The fallen reign of the dwarves
Glows like embers under the stone
Buried and may be forgotten
But still burning on

The fallen reign of the dwarves
Glows like embers under the stone
Buried and may be forgotten
But still burning on

Hail the king under the mountain
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha
A new king arises
To reclaim his deathless throne
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha

A new king arises
To reclaim his deathless throne
Hey, la-hey, la-hey, lai-ha; hey, la-hey, la-ha

Buried and may be forgotten
But still burning on

9. We Were Warriors

From the grave
The fires rekindle ancient swords
The forge at last re-ignites
To shine once more

May the day of my ascent
Be the one that leads to the final stand
Taking my last breath
I will serve your command

May the axe held in my hand
Be the cause of wounds against the ones who stand
Here in front of me
I serve and defend 'til my time on earth will end

Once we were warriors
Falling among the invader's lines
Once we were lords of the mountain
Until fate closed our eyes
We are heading for a new home
For a long sleeping desire
Hear the voices of the fallen
Sing their song into the darkest night

From the roots that break the ground
From the ashes lying on the blooded mound
Made of ruins and tales
Where the fallen are bound

Listen to the silent field
Where torment was, the calm will take their breath
We will gather here
At the end of our road
Where the fallen fight no wars

Dwarves, from the ground
Raise your axes and hammers high
You'll be renewed from the raw stone
Of which our home is made

Warriors of caves and hills
An army made of steel
Will answer to the will
Of a new dwarf king, the Ironborn
Forged in the heart of stone







WIND ROSE LYRICS