The Dark of the Sun
Victory's Call: Defending Scottish Right in the Dark of the Sun
Lyrics
Get your steel brothers
Call to fellow warriors to prepare for battle
We must fight
Emphasis on the necessity to engage in combat
Hakon tries to steal
Reference to Hakon attempting to take Scottish rights
Scottish right
Asserting the rightful claim of Scotland
Norwegian soldiers on our land
Describing the presence of Norwegian soldiers on their land
Steal our Islands
Accusing the theft of their islands by the enemy
We must defend
Declaring the need to defend against the invaders
Their number's too great we can't win
Acknowledging the overwhelming numbers of the enemy
God in heaven
Appeal to God for guidance and support
Send a sign
Request for a divine sign from heaven
Kneel and pray, the sun turns black
Prayerful act, expressing a dark omen as the sun turns black
God with us, we must attack
Belief in divine support and the call to attack
In the dark of the sun
Reference to the challenging moment of the battle
Alex king you did
Acknowledgment of Alex king's victory in the battle
win the day
Recognition of the successful outcome of the day
You bet Hakon and
Mention of defeating Hakon and pride for Norway
Proud Norway
Expressing triumph over the enemy
We swept them off the battlefield
Description of the battlefield aftermath
In their blood they lie
Noting the enemy's casualties in their blood
Death is dealed
Acknowledging the dealt death in the battle
Their king died on foreign land
Noting the death of the enemy king on foreign soil
United we were strong
Emphasizing strength through unity
we did stand
Highlighting the united stand against the enemy
In the dark of the sun
Reiteration of the challenging moment in the battle
The enemy's defeated run
Statement of the enemy's defeat and retreat
In the dark of the sun
Reiteration of the difficult battle's resolution
The battle has been won
Confirmation of the victory in the battle
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