Twenty thousand Frenchmen lying in the valley
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Rear guard to king Charlamagne
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The great one among them Roland was his name
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Nephew of the Christian king
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But sad is the story that falls on this day
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For treason is at hand
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As Ganelon plots conspiracy
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A true evil man
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War is at hand
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Plotted by an evil man
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One who paid tribute to King Charlamagne
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Roland how sad
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Crossed by his own man
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Honor lies dead on the blood soaked land
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The Spanish come to ambush
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With soldiers left behind
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Come in masses unfortold
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One hundred thousand cross the line
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Death falls upon the Frenchmen
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A massacre of twenty thousand men
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Blood stains the ground
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And the entire land
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Roland sounds the oliphant calling out the armies
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That lie some time away
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The great king hears the echo
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So he sends his knights back to Spain
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The vast and the powerful armies
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That were made of gold and steel
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Run back with honor in their hearts
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To the mighty King Charlamagne
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When he gets back to the valley
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He knows it's all in vain
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For Roland lies on the ground
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With a large wound in his head
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The great king weeps in agony
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For the death of his warrior
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But now the wrath of vengeance
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Will take its final toll
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Munjoie is cried out as the army closes in
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Out to spill the blood of the Spanish king
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Munjoie is cried out as the army closes in
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To avenge the death and pay homage to their king
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Standing at the battlefield the King attacks Belignat
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Ripping his heart and skin
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The battle ends in glory as it was said in prophesy
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The trial of the wicked is at hand
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The most sinful crime of the land
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So death is the verdict's punishment
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And Ganelon pays for his sins
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Song Of Roland
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| Gothic Knights |
