by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
The War‑Song of the Vikings Matches original text
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! Afar off the ravens spy Death-shadows cloud the sky. Let the wolves of the Gael die 'Neath the screaming swords! The 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 Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "The War-Song of the Vikings", 1914 [ male voice and piano ]
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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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 81