The Karelian Isthmus
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The Karelian Isthmus (1992)
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01. Karelia
[lyrics: E. Holopainen]
[music: T. Koivusaari E. Holopainen]![[metal-lyrics.com]](images/xparent.png "[metal-lyrics.com]")
"The sound of thousand warriors
The fields of thousand battles
Still, in our hearts we can hear
the great hymn of Karelia."
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02. The Gathering
[lyrics: E. Holopainen]
[music: T. Koivusaari]
As I sense their steel,
As I see the mighty one,
As we all gather once again
the gods of war summon us...
summon us
North wind blows to our valley
men with ships, with swords, with honour
Their horses between flames,
their dogs eating enemy childs,
Our heavenly father, what is this mortality,
do you see my mortal agony
Look, I see the shield up high
this must be the sign from my lord
this can be my death - sentence
what a fine day to die
Taste of blood comes up high
Wind blows hard, our men fall...
one by one
This oath claims me
I must bleed for my generation
Strong is the enemy,
strong is my sword
the hammer is rising
I feel their cold steel
Now when I leave this world
I shall open the mighty oaken gate
and we all shall gather once again
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03. Grails Mysteries
[lyrics & music: E. Holopainen]
I shall have a son,
out of Cornwall shall he come,
that shall be a wild boar,
bristled with steel...
he shall be a man most brave and
noble in thought
Thou shall kneel for him,
for every man shall humble in front of our lord
I stood upon the sand of the sea
and the great wind told me to carry on
He shall once know the secret of Holy Grail
And so was the coronation made
And there was he,
sworn unto his lords and the commons
to be true king
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04. Warriors Trail
[lyrics: E. Holopainen]
[music: T. Koivusaari & E. Holopainen]
As the sun falls down
and the swell crashes into the shore
The great warriors of doom and wind
ride high
Silent is the silence,
the only breathing of horses sound,
Cold northern steel, shining blade, pleases us
And we all live under the black mark
Oh lord, lead us to the paradise
My lord, is this the promised land
is this your gift
Let us fly into your dreams
Let us taste some blood
Sorrow - the unknown force
Hate - respect your enemy
Bitterness - shall be forever
Silence - nothing left
Let us fly into your dreams
Let us taste some blood
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06. Exile Of The Sons Of Uisliu
[lyrics & music: E. Holopainen]
A wave the sound of Noisiu's voice
his singing was ever sweet...
Noisiu's grave has now been made
and the accompaniment was mournful
For him I poured out - hero of heroes,
the deadly drink that killed him
Dear his short shining hair
a handsome man, even very beautiful
Dear the grey eyes that women loved
fierce they were foes
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07. The Lost Name Of God
[lyrics: J. Rechberger]
[music: E. Holopainen, T. Koivusaari & J. Rechberger]
We have to know, we have to see
Religions so many, which one of them are so real,
That it makes us to believe ?
Crushing the chains of faith
To find the way of immortality,
We're hiding behind the cross
To find shelter,
we're searching for the name of god
In this maze of hatred
The name of god is lost
Under the flag of salvation
we are cleared this land of pagans
Under the cover of Christianity,
we stained our hands in blood
At these times of anguish
The name of God is lost
"I saw the coming of the end,
Sun stopped its shining,
Air is no longer fresh,
Then it was too late to realize,
that we can't breathe our hate."
The lost name of God
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08. The Pilgrimage
[lyrics: E. Holopainen]
[music: T. Koivusaari]
In his eyes
The evil spirit rise
Turns to darkness with Satan's name
"As the time is right
dead bodies rise up from their graves
And when the time comes near
Oh, I see the prince of glory"
Holy month
Sacred hounds
Under the hill
Do you hear their call
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10. Signs From The North Side
[lyrics: E. Holopainen]
[music: E. Holopainen, T. Koivusaari & O.P. Laine]
True Celtic power
from the cape of Cornwall
Cry of hope, angels cry
This was omen, our sign, prediction
Distant gate, gothic grave
Through ages our clan still remain
In this proud land I grew up strong,
My tears are flowing all around
The wind is twisting my sorrow
I still believe in truth and hate
All through my life I have carried our ring,
The omen
All this was the fragment from my life
In this proud land I was born alone
I was taught to fight, taught to win
They told me the way of steel and secret
I am the unburied child, child without a nam,
Without fate,
I fight for peace and love,
I am reborn
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