Alestorm
Alestorm - 1741 (The Battle Of Cartagena) songtekst
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The Battle Of Cartagena vond plaats in 1741. Het was een zeegevecht tussen Spanje en Engeland. Het was een gevecht dat behoorde bij de zogenaamde War of Jenkin's Ear. (zie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear).
Het zeegevecht vond plaats in de Caribische zee en was het derde gevecht. De volledige naam van deze zeestrijd is: The Battle Of Cartagena De Indias.
Sailing the raging seas To distant lands unknown Portobelo fell in a day Now Britannia rules the waves Thirty thousand men at arms Red Ensign in the sky To Cartagena we set sail With blood and plunder we'll prevail Twice struck, and twice we've failed But third time works a charm The greatest fleet the world has seen To fight the War of Jenkins' Ear Waters lash across the bow Through Carribean Seas The year is 1741 The final battle has begun The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena The sands of time will remember our names The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena History is written today Across the sea-lashed deck Our captain gives a cry Cartagena lies ahead The Spanish foe will soon be dead! Portents of coming doom Engulf the battle line High above, the heavens sigh A red light burning in the sky An omen of dread Which no man can deny The legends hold true We must turn back or die [Captain] Superstitious fools Be gone from my sight Blast the trumpets of war And prepare for the fight The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena The sands of time will remember our names The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena History is written today [Captain] Hard to starboard! Man the cannons! And on my command Unleash hell! FIRE! Show them your steel! Bring them to death on the battlefield Ride on the wind, and conquer the foe The legends be damned, to our deaths we will go The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena The sands of time will remember our names The skies are burning with thunder The seas are ablaze with flame Set the course to Cartagena History is written today