Текст песни: The Burden of the Crown + перевод

The battlefield is silent, the shadows growing long

Though I may view the sunset

I’ll not live to see the dawn

The trees have ceased to rustle

the birds no longer sing

All nature seems to wonder at the passing of a King.

And now you stand before me,

your father’s flesh and blood

Begotten of my sinews on the woman that I loved

So difficult the birthing

the mother died that day

And now you stand before me to bear my crown away.

The hour is fast approaching

when you come into your own

When you take the ring and sceptre,

and sit upon the throne

Before that final hour when we each

must meet our fate

Pray gaze upon the royal crown

and marvel at its weight.

This cap of burnished metal is the symbol of a land

Supporting all we cherish,

the dreams for which we stand

The weight, you’ll find, is nothing

if you hold it in your palm

The burden of the crown begins

the day you put it on.

See how the jewels sparkle as you gaze at it again

Each facet is a subject whose rights you must defend

Every point of light a burden

you must shoulder with your own

And mighty is the burden of the man upon the throne.

The day is nearly ended, my limbs are growing cold

I can feel the angels waiting

to receive my passing soul

Keep well for me my kingdom

when my memory is dead

And forgive me for the burden

I place upon your head.

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