Текст песни
From the stony shore where the salt winds blow
We take the coin and off we go
With crossbow strong and the pavise high
We serve the hand that pays not lies
The priest says Mass in a tongue unknown
The captain’s word is the law alone
Through mountain road and the northern rain
We march for silver for bread for gain
Sea remember every name
Lost to hunger steel or flame
Bolt by bolt the daylight dies
God shall judge not soldiers’ cries
Cold is the field in the land of grain
Dark is the cloud before the rain
We set the shield on the trampled ground
And wait in silence for trumpet sound
If I fall far from my father’s door
Lay me down on a foreign shore
Set my crossbow beside my hand
Turn my face to my own homeland
Sea remember every name
Dust to dust and ash to flame
Bolt by bolt till night is near
God sees the truth the world won’t hear
