Long have I drifted without a course
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A rudderless ship I have sailed
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The Nile just keeps flowing without a source
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Maybe all the seekers just failed?
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To Holmgard and beyond
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In search of a bond
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Far from home I've come
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But the road has just begun
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Breathing history
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Veiled in mystery
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The sublime
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The greatest of our time
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Tsargrad!
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"Come with us to the south
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Write your name on our roll"
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I was told;
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Konstantinopolis
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Sui generis
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The saints and emperors
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Of bygone centuries
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The man-made birds in their trees
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Out load their paean rings
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Immortality!
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In astonishing colours the East meets the West
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The hill-banks arise in their green
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In wonder I sit on my empty chest
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As we glide down the strait in between
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To Holmgard and beyond
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In search of a bond
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Distant church bells toll
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For their god they chant and troll
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Breathing history
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Veiled in mystery
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The sublime
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The greatest of our time
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Tsargrad!
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The Norwegian of rank
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In the court of The Prince
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I was convinced
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Konstantinopolis
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Ten gates to eternity
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Seen all for centuries
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Your inconquerable walls
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Your temples and your halls
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See all, hear all, know it all
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My sun rose in the North and now sets in the South
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The Golden Horn lives up to its name
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From tower to tower a chain guards its mouth
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Unbreakable, they claim
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To Holmgard and beyond
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In a search of a bond
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Adventures lie ahead
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Many knots lie unravelled on my thread
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Breathing history
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Veiled in mystery
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The sublime
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The greatest of our time
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Tsargrad!
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Konstantinopolis
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Queen of the cities
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Your welcoming smile
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Made all worthwhile
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The sweat and the pain
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Bathing in gold
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Endless rooftops unfold
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The sun sets for a while just to rise again
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Great halls
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Great halls
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Greatest of all, Miklagard
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Miklagard Overture
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