Standard (EADGBE)
Verse
Long have I drifted without a course
A rudderless ship I have sailed
The Nile just keeps flowing without a source
Maybe all the seekers just failed?
Bridge
To Holmgard and beyond
In search of a bond
Far from home I've come
But the road has just begun
Pre-Chorus Part 1
Breathing his tor y
Veiled in mys ter y
The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!
Pre-Chorus Part 2
"Come with us to the south
Write your name on our roll"
I was told;
Chorus
Konstantino po lis
Sui ge ne ris
The saints and em pe rors
Of bygone centuries
The man-made birds in their trees
Out load their paean rings
Immorta li ty!
Verse
In astonishing colours the East meets the West
The hill-banks arise in their green
In wonder I sit on my empty chest
As we glide down the strait in between
Bridge
To Holmgard and beyond
In search of a bond
Distant church bells toll
For their god they chant and troll
Pre-chorus 1
Breathing history
Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!
Pre-chorus 2
The Norwegian of rank
In the court of The Prince
I was convinced
Chorus
different than the first one!)
Konstantino po lis
Ten gates to eter ni ty
Seen all for cen tu ries
Your inconquerable walls
Your temples and your halls
See all, hear all, know it all
Interlude
Choir Part
Electric Violin and Bass Solo "Jazz" Part missing.
basic key is D# major
and a lot of blue notes!
Verse
My sun rose in the North and now sets in the South
The Golden Horn lives up to its name
From tower to tower a chain guards its mouth
Unbreakable, they claim
Bridge
To Holmgard and beyond
In a search of a bond
Adventures lie ahead
Many knots lie unravelled on my thread
Pre-Chorus Part 1
Breathing history
Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!
Interlude
Chorus
completely different than the first and second)
Konstantino po lis
Queen of the ci - i ties
Your welcoming smile
Made all worthwhile
The sweat and the pain
Bathing in gold
Endless rooftops unfold
The sun sets for a while just to rise again
Great halls
Great halls
Greatest of all, Miklagard