1. TO HOLMGARD AND BEYOND

Far beyond the sea and distant lands
Came men with thirty ships
Had wanted to reach the Neva by night
But the weather was not on their side

And as the wind grew stronger and stronger
The rain ran down our cheeks
The bow was turned towards Gardar
The sail flew up again

That's where the winds will us guide
For fame and for gold
Set sail for those lands unknown

Osmo and Dalk, Kyy, Kokko and Ulf
Were glad to be off the oars
Turo had eaten too much again
Now hanging himself overboard

The Tostensson twins were excited as always
Adventure was their game
Myself, Hakon the Bastard
was out to find my name

Holmgard and beyond
That's where the winds will us guide
For fame and for gold
Set sail for those lands unknown

Who is "I" without a past?
A river without a source?
An event without a cause?

Threads of different lengths
Some longer, some shorter
So many of them spun together

The crones keep on weaving
The algorithm of our lives
Cause and effect, the fates of men

We know the way to Aldeigju
Upstream the river Alode
You take us to the portage
And further [South]

Long is the way to the unknown
Long are the rivers in the East
Far lies the land that Ingvar
And his men desire to reach

Many dangers lie ahead
Some of us may never return
Rather sold as a slave to the Saracens
Than chained to your bed, chained by your life!

Holmgard and beyond
That's where the winds will us guide
For fame and for gold
Set sail for those lands unknown


2. A PORTAGE TO THE UNKNOWN

We've sailed across the sea
Rowed for miles and miles upstream
Passed by Aldeigjuborg
Seen Lake Ilmen gleam
Ingvar took the lead
After Holmgard as agreed
What the end of Lovat meant
Was soon to be seen

Dripping with sweat a new day dawn on
The ropes cut flesh, as they've done in times foregone
I see my breath, my hands are going numb
Far from home we have come

An endless trail in front my eyes
A swift take off, had no time for goodbyes
What will we find and what was left behind
There's no return, get it off your mind

The water's changed to sand
Lakes and rivers turned to land
Plough up the rocky seas
Ride felled down trees
Foot by foot we edge
Once a ship, now a sled

Six regular edges and six vertices
Six equilateral triangles
Six square faces in another direction
Plato's earth transparent

Give me all you have!
Pull as hard as you can
Plough up the rocky seas
Ride felled down trees
The water's changed to sand
Lakes and rivers turned to land

The rug has been pulled from under my feet
All my life made of lies and deceit
All I have left is a symbol on my chest
My only lead on my desperate quest

Branded at birth with the sign of Perun
East of the sun and West of the moon
The road now continues, Northwind be my guide
Wherever I'm going, the Gods are on my side


3. REX REGI REBELLIS (FINNISH RELEASE)

Cold autumn rain, fields new-plowed
A sludgy bane, far from home
The time has come, our troops march on
A silent hum, a cheerful song

Den snöiga nord är vart fädernesland
Där sprakar var härd pa den stormiga strand
Där växte vid svärdet var seniga arm
Där glödde för tro och för ära var barm

Vi vattnade i nevans bad var frustande häst
Han sam öfver weichseln sa glad kom till fest
Han sam öfver rhen vart hämnade stal
Han drack utur donau kejsarens skal

Och rida vi fram öfver slätter och däld
Sa springa ur hofvarna gnistor af eld
Sa haglar vart hugg som ett hammarslag
Sa ljusnar för världen en framtids dag

Meill' äärillä pohjolan on kotilies
Sen tuiskujen tuttu on pohjolan mies
Käsivartemme karkaisi kalpojen työ
Sydän uskoa, uljuutta hehkuen lyö

Suur' ollut neva uida raisun ratsumme ei
Kuin juhlaan se meit' yli veikselin vei
Taa reinin se tuomionmiekkamme tio
Se tonavasta keisarim maljoja joi

Me riennämme, jää veritantereet taa
Tult' iskevi ratsujen raudoista maa
Ja säilämme leimuten lyö, salamoi
Käy pohjolasta vapaiden korkea koi

In morning mist, dark lines stand still
With clenched fists, against her will
At the break of dawn, our forces assemble
A distant horn, soon cannons will rumble

A shroud of smoke, an iron breeze
A man of hope, hell unleashed
A glove of steel (sweeps the) front line down
A white lone steed, a fallen crown

Den snöiga nord är vart fädernesland
Där sprakar var härd pa den stormiga strand
Där växte vid svärdet var seniga arm
Där glödde för tro och för ära var barm

Var tröst du, som suckar i mörker och band!
Vi komma, vi komma, vi lösa din hand
Där pustar ej träl i var frostiga nord
Friborne vi rida i fält för guds ord

Vid breitenfeld vi togo pappenheim i var famn
Vi skrefvo pa kronenbergs brynja vart namn
Vi svedde gratt skägg for tilly vid lech
Vi blödde med kungsblod vid lützens häck

Och rida vi längt fran vart nordliga spar
Till glödande dufvor med blödande sar
Sa smattra trumpeterna segerbud
Hugg in, tappra led! Fram! Med oss är gud

Meill' äärillä pohjolan on kotilies
Sen tuiskujen tuttu on pohjolan mies
Käsivartemme karkaisi kalpojen työ
Sydän uskoa, uljuutta hehkuen lyö

Pääs nosta, yön vanki, vaikk' ylläs on ies!
Me saavumme, särjemme teljet sun ties
Vilu puhja on urhoin, ei orjien maa
Sana herran ne sankariretkelle saa

Sen breitenfeldiss' ylväs pappenheim koki kai
Ja kronenberg halkeimen haarniskan sai
Tuli tillyltä parran lech-viralla söi
Veri kuninkaamme lützenin työn sinetöi

Ja pohjan jos äärilta rientomme tuo
Ja rypäle ja hurme sen hohotohon luo
Soi voittoa torvemme, taiselohon!
Eespäin! Iske, lyö! Jumal' linnamme on

Out of the dust, past our ranks
Came a mount without a master
Blood-stained it strode all alone
Each one knew the oak had fallen

Hakkaa päälle pohjan poika!

Ride for revenge, we march again for the king and the mighty
Feel no fatigue, your wounds will heal when we've slain the foe
So greedy


4. BATTLE METAL

A name uttered with fear
No smile, no tears
They'll crush your skull with a blow
And pile them in a row

The heart of turisas was forged by four winds
In a smithy high up in the skies
On an anvil honour, with a hammer of blood
The four winds pounded

Battle metal!
As the battle rages the dearest to you, you hold in your hand -
And stick in their lungs!

An iron gaze of a hawk
Out of sight they stalk
Their arrows cut the air an they fly
Death from the sky

Thunder in their eyes
A riding demise
Storming over the men on the field
Breaking their shield

Take this sign into your heart and be brave
Let it lead you to your glory or your grave
Today!

Hear me, my warriors
Soldiers from all the edges of the world
Let us join our forces
To an army, united

Four winds will guide us
The heart of turisas will lead our way
Our drums echo: forward march
Our horns cry for victory

Boldest of them all
They've answered the call
Their arms were strenghtened by the work of their swords
They'll march till they fall

The heart of turisas was forged by four winds
In a smithy high up in the skies
On an anvil honour, with a hammer of blood
The four winds pounded