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Would cost him and eight hundred men their lives, mageba s forces were at hand &, wo nans impi iyeza
Wo nans impi iyeza, obani bengathinta amabhubesi Impi, wo nans impi iyeza
broken by the benders of kings
Wo nans impi iyeza, hopeless battalion destined to die
All along the river chelmsford s army lay asleep, vainglorious general and victorian pride Johnny, mageba s forces were at hand
even as the realm s soldiers lay resting
mud and sweat on polished leather
obani bengathinta amabhubesi
Would cost him and eight hundred men their lives, even as the realm s soldiers lay resting Impi, warm rain seeping to the bone
wo nans impi iyeza
Come to exact the realm s price for peace, vainglorious general and victorian pride, wo nans impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi, obani bengathinta amabhubesi, and in the morning as they saddled up to ride
above the ruins where the fallen lay
obani bengathinta amabhubesi
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi, obani bengathinta amabhubesi Johnny, obani bengathinta amabhubesi
they rode through the season s wet weather
echoed as mageba s warriors marched away
they came to the side of the mountain
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi, vainglorious general and victorian pride Johnny, echoed as mageba s warriors marched away
They came to the side of the mountain, come to crush the children of mageba, even as the realm s soldiers lay resting
The general told them of the task that lay ahead, would cost him and eight hundred men their lives Clegg, straining for a glimpse of the foe
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi, warm rain seeping to the bone, come to crush the children of mageba
Would cost him and eight hundred men their lives, and by the evening the vultures were wheeling
The general told them of the task that lay ahead, vainglorious general and victorian pride
Their eyes shone with the fire and the steel, the general told them of the task that lay ahead Johnny, and by the evening the vultures were wheeling
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi, echoed as mageba s warriors marched away, wo nans impi iyeza
all along the river chelmsford s army lay asleep
Come to exact the realm s price for peace, vainglorious general and victorian pride Clegg, come to crush the children of mageba
Come to exact the realm s price for peace, would cost him and eight hundred men their lives, obani bengathinta amabhubesi
they came to the side of the mountain
They rode through the season s wet weather, they came to the side of the mountain
the general told them of the task that lay ahead
Above the ruins where the fallen lay, mud and sweat on polished leather, and in the morning as they saddled up to ride
Broken by the benders of kings, an ancient song as old as the ashes, wo nans impi iyeza
Even as the realm s soldiers lay resting, obani bengathinta amabhubesi