AMON AMARTH - 1996
"SORROW THROUGHOUT THE NINE WORLDS" [(Pulverised Records)(MCD)]
Track List:
1. Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds		3:51
2. The Arrival Of The Fimbul Winter		4:26
3. Burning Creation				5:03
4. The Mighty Doors Of The Speargod's Hall	5:42
5. Under The Grayclouded Winter Sky		5:37
   Total time 	24:45


1. Sorrow throughout the nine worlds
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(Balder)
Nightmares
Demons haunt my taunted mind
I'm scared
My death's foreseen ungloryful
Please father
Make my demons disappear
Please mother
Death is everywhere

(Odin)
My son, I've seen your fear
I have felt your pain
No harm will come to you
An oath has been sworn

(Balder)
The evil forces around us
Still want to destroy me
Who is the evil slayer
I cannot see

Loke, the deceitful God
Discovers the arrow of death

Pointed for Höder the blind
By the jealous Loke
The arrow cuts through the skin
And into the heart of the bright one

Silence spreads throughout the hall of Aesir
As the God of light fells to his knees dying!

Sorrow throughout the nine worlds
The bright God is gone
Sent to Nifelheim by the deceitful


2. The arrival of the fimbul winter
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The bleak fimbul winter arrived
Raging across the world
With a fury that defied the memory of man
Terrible wars were fought,
The like has never been seen
Men slew without a thought
The ties of kinship were no more

Skoll and Hati, the ravenous wolves
Arose and devoured the son and the moon
Darkness descended upon the earth
And the stars fell from the skies
Loud blows Heimdall's horne in the air
Odin quests the head of Mim
Now shakes the holy ash where it stands
The ancient tree moans, Fenris breaks free

How are the Aesir?
How are the Alves?
Loud sounds Jotunheim
Aesir comspire
By the stonedoors dwarves are moaning
The mountains wise men
Know you now or not?

With his shield in hand
Hrym travels from the east
The serpent is turning, enormous in rage

The serpent breakes the waves
The eagle screams
Nidhogg's tearing corpses
Free comes Naglfar

Loke leads the legions of the dead
In holy war
Against the law made by Aesir


3. Burning Creation
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Surtur comes from the south
With red hot fire wargods swords
shines like the sun
Mountains break, men on hel-road
The heaven crumbles, Ragnarök is at hand

Then ro Hlin appears
Another grief when Odin Odin goes to fight
The evil Fenris
And brave and glory Freyr
Goes against Surtur
Then will Frigg's beloved one die
Vidar, Odin's mighty son
He will come to slay the wolf
The sword he runs into the heart
Of Hverdrungs son
So he avenges his father

So comes Llodyns noble son
Thor, he goes to fight the snake
In anger he slays the guardian of Midgaard
Nine steps dying walks Odin's son
Away from the snake whose misdeeds he not feared
Dying from its venom

When all are gone
Only Surtur remained
Passong his hand of fire
Across the whole world
Consuming all of creation


4. The mighty doors of the Speargod's hall
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A battle on distant shore
Seawolves warth sweep the land
Down from the skies Valkyries ride
And walk the field halowed by Tyr
The fight is hard, axes are swung
Swords bite sharp, men are slewn
The ground turns red, bloodsoaked field
Dead man's last bed and Odin sees

Vikings fall, in blood they lie
The webs of Norn's, they've met their fate
With shield and sword they've benn brought in pride
To the mighty doors of the Speargod's hall

The gates open and into the hall of braves
The silently walk
The one-eyed sits in glory mighty
Raises his cup and says:

"Pa Vida Fältet
Härmän Svingat
Det Blanket Svärdet
Och Banen Mött
Till Den Höges Sal
de I Ära Förts
Och Vid Mjödet Hör
Odin Kväda"

Dawn breaks, the Einherjer go to
Relive their fight
With passion swords held high
As they ride in the morning mist

The sun warms the air, Warcries sound
Tor Hjelpe! The battle begins
Charging horses with fire breath
Rush to battle, in glory die!

Swords sing in joy, again they cut
With shining edges, bloodstained steel
Axes shine, again they've been swung
Ripping flesh, death be done

And the cold night comes with charging darkness
To Odin's hall the Einherjer return
A feast awaits, until the next day
When warriors eyes again shall burn


5. Under the grayclouded winter sky
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Gray clouds
Cover the winter sky
Cold snow
Falls like autumn leaves to the ground
The icy wind
Pierces the skin of waiting warriors
Like spears
will pierce their bodies in battle

Frosted
Beards on pale grey faces
Eyes of death
Are burning with rage

Glancing across
The fields of tyr
In the early
Morning light

Warcries break the silent wait
Charging warriors rush to kill
Swords are swung in the air
The Gods of war are called

Vikings with fire in soul
Clash in the open field
Slaying with powerful strokes
The snow is turning red

Hooves gallop the plains
Warlords on horsebacks
Ride into battle
With a thunderous roar

The stormwind of death
Blows across the field
Sweeping with it
Everyone in its way

So the battle settles
Alone stands just one man
Under the grayclouded
winter sky
Alone