Sabaton
Sabaton - Race To The Sea songtekst
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Koning Albert van Belgie weigerde zich over te geven ondanks het feit dat hij nauwelijks soldaten meer had. Terwijl de regering in ballingschap verbleef, bleef hij bij zijn troepen. Hij woonde niet ver van het front vandaan in een villa in De Panne. Na de oorlog werd hij ge-eerd met de titel Koning-Soldaat. Een standbeeld van hem staat in Nieuwpoort.
Tijdens de oorlog heeft hij een gebied onder water laten zetten om te voorkomen dat dit gebied in Duitse handen viel. Dat gebied was in West-Vlaanderen bij de rivier de Yser.
Er wordt gezegd dat hij zelf ook aan de strijd deelnam, samen met zijn 12 jaar oude zoon.
(Speciaal voor dit lied heeft Sabaton Diksmuide, dat aan de Yser ligt, bezocht.)
We're keeping the kingdom free As an archduke falls and the battle horn calls Our lives would never be the same We were looking down the barrel of a gun Now the war has come and the battle has begun We are desperate and overrun To the war drum, we'll be marching until it's done Lead the way, we will follow into the fray We will hold the line we will not be led astray For king and for country We are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be The end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium's free We're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine October of 1914 As our foe draws forth we are moving on north We will never let them have it all There's a price for freedom paid by Belgium's sons They may take our towns, they may conquer our grounds We'll defend the nation and the crown We'll uphold our independence with our guns All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day We will follow and we will not be led astray For king and for country We are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be The end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium's free We're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine October of 1914 See a king and a soldier Fighting shoulder to shoulder See a king and a soldier Fighting shoulder to shoulder He overruled his commanders He made a last stand in Flanders We see our king and a soldier They're fighting shoulder to shoulder To keep the last piece of Belgium free All the way, on to triumph or to judgement day We will follow and we will not be led astray For king and for country We are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be The end of the race to the sea The last piece of Belgium's free We're keeping a sliver A cog in the war machine October of 1914 For king and for country We are flooding the river Our stand at Yser will be The end of the race to the sea We're free For king and for country We are flooding the river No more of our country lost The line will be held at all cost