Die Sword in Hand

Row with the wind, through waters deep and wide
We come from frozen lands, our sails show red and white
Out for the blue, our dragonships appear
Raiding the foreign shores, we’re spreading fright and fear
Before we leave, before the tide will turn
What do the runes say, what town’s the next to burn
Overnight raids for silver and for gold
We’re after precious stones and slaves that can be sold
The stars shining bright and lead us by their light
The coast of England’s easy prey — get ready for the fight
Odin in your hand, we lay our lives and land
The greatest wish of every Viking facing the end
Die sword in hand
So raise your horns and taste the sweetest mead
We rule the waves, there’s nothing stronger than our fleet
When time has come, Valhalla we attend
A heroes' welcome will await us at the end
The stars shining bright and lead us by their light…
Sun and stars we trust in
We’re blind when fog is rising
The earth is flat, we sail too far from course
Across the sea of poison
Helpless we are like toys and
Blown by the black wind to the borderline, over the edge of time