One Thousand Burning Arrows
Farewell to a Noble King: Amon Amarth's Saga
Lyrics
They bring him to the shore
Bringing the deceased to the shore
His ship is ready made
Reference to a prepared ship for a burial ritual
He will not see them anymore
Emphasizing the finality of departure
Here he cannot stay
Indicating the temporary nature of the shore; departure is necessary
The brotherhood is gathered
Group of mourners gathered for a ritual
Their faces as hard as stone
Describing the solemn and stern expressions of the mourners
They have come to take farewell
Expressing the purpose of the gathering, to bid farewell
In silence they mourn
Highlighting the mourning process carried out silently
Our king has left our ranks
Announcing the departure of a king from their midst
A wise and noble man
Characterizing the departed as wise and noble
We owe him loyalty and thanks
Acknowledging the debt of loyalty and gratitude owed to the departed king
He ruled with a steady hand
Recognizing the steady rule of the departed king
He will be missed by all
Expressing the universal sense of loss
His heart has now been stilled
Describing the cessation of the king's heartbeat
Tonight he'll dine in odin's hall
Anticipating the king's arrival in Odin's hall after death
There he'll drink his fill
Imagining the deceased king feasting in the afterlife
The ship glides gently on the waves
Depicting the ship's smooth progress on the water
As day turns into night
Highlighting the transition from day to night
One thousand burning arrows
Introducing a vivid imagery of a celestial event with burning arrows
Fill the starlit sky
Describing a starlit sky filled with symbolic burning arrows
Two ravens on the longship
Depicting ravens on the ship, symbolizing death and transition
They spread their pitch-black wings
Emphasizing the dark nature of the ravens
And lift up to the burning sky
Depicting the ravens ascending to the sky in a symbolic send-off
A send-off for a king
Conveying the ceremonial aspect of the ravens' flight
Into flames the longship burst into flames
Describing the ship bursting into flames
Black smoke is rising high
Highlighting the visual impact of rising black smoke
To the eternal night
Referencing an eternal night, symbolizing the afterlife
Into flames the whole world burst into flames
Expanding the symbolism to the entire world in flames
Nothing will be the same
Stating the irreversible change due to the king's departure
Things will forever change
Emphasizing the profound and lasting impact of the event
The flames are raging higher
Describing the intensity of the flames consuming the ship
They gnaw at wood and flesh
Highlighting the destructive nature of the flames
Soon the ship will break apart
Anticipating the eventual disintegration of the ship
And sink into the depth
Foreseeing the sinking of the ship into the depths
This night we drink in silence
Emphasizing a moment of mourning and remembrance
And when the morning breaks
Anticipating the end of the mourning period at sunrise
Our king has left this world to walk
Affirming the king's departure to Valhalla
Through Valhalla's gates
Visualizing the king's entry into the mythical Valhalla
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