by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Viking‑Battle‑Song See original
Language: English
Let loose the hounds of war, The whirling swords! Send them leaping afar, Red in their thirst for war; Odin laughs in his car At the screaming of the swords! Far let the white-ones fly, The whirling swords! Far off the ravens cry Death-shadows cloud the sky. Let the wolves of the Gael die 'Neath the screaming swords! Ye Shining Ones yonder High in Valhalla Shout now, with thunder: Drive the Gaels under, Cleave them asunder -- Swords of Valhalla!
Composition:
- Set to music by Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Viking-Battle-Song", 1905 [ voice and piano ], from Two Songs for Voice and Orchestra, no. 1, originally set for voice and orchestra, a version that has been lost
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "The War-Song of the Vikings", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 81