Thermopylae Lyrics - Ancient Rites

Sons of Laconia, under Lycurgian law 

300 noblemen, ancient world in awe 

Facing Xerxes might, no hope for victory 

Still Persian blood coloured the Aegian Sea 

Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, 

That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. 

Lacedaemon's mothers gave birth to men, 

Withstanding thousends again and again 

None will behold the Eurotas Valley no more 

This sacrifice needed to silence Persia's roar 

No matter how fierce the spirit or mind 

Blades striking, the kings' heart declined 

Round he spun, and down he fell 

No scream, no word, no cowardice yell 

Symbolic sacrifice, all for the Hellenic land 

Spartan codes of honour and inspiring guiding hand 

No Spartiate soul left alive to tell 

How bravely they fought, by treason they fell 

Not a stone on their turf, nor a bone in their graves 

They live on in history that immortally saves 

Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, 

That here, obedient to their laws, we lie