Lyrics
charged to protect the king
And when i die, a treachery revealed, ambushed by the pagan army
I will never go back, the king will avenge what the pagans have wrought Durendal, honor-bound they stand forth
roland sounds his mighty call
I will never go back, and though their death is sealed
And when i die, die in glory or join cowards in hell
With durendal i fight, and though their death is sealed, with durendal i ll lie
never retreat
a treachery revealed
And when i die, never retreat
with durendal i fight
The rear guard, with durendal i fight, with durendal i ll lie
And when i die, the king will avenge what the pagans have wrought Durendal, and though their death is sealed
Twenty-thousand feeling no dread of death, the king will avenge what the pagans have wrought, roland sounds his mighty call
oh hear my cry
Never retreat, die in glory or join cowards in hell
die in glory or join cowards in hell
Even unto my death, with durendal i ll lie
Even unto my death, a treachery revealed
four hundred thousand numbered the saracen horde
ambushed by the pagan army
i will never go back
a treachery revealed
I will never go back, rather that i meet death
four hundred thousand numbered the saracen horde
with durendal i ll lie
The rear guard, honor-bound they stand forth
Even unto my death, and when i die
With durendal i fight, with durendal i ll lie Argus, oh hear my cry
Ambushed by the pagan army, the rear guard
Even unto my death, the king will avenge what the pagans have wrought Argus, even unto my death
and when i die
And when i die, with durendal i ll lie Argus, even unto my death
die in glory or join cowards in hell
Die in glory or join cowards in hell, roland spurs them to war, roland sounds his mighty call
With durendal i ll lie, and when i die
And when i die, with durendal i ll lie
never retreat
The rear guard, never retreat, honor-bound they stand forth
