{"id":435,"date":"2017-10-25T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T11:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.great-master.com\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2017-10-25T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T13:00:42","slug":"serenissima-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.great-master.com\/?page_id=435","title":{"rendered":"Serenissima Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Ascention (Instrumental)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Queen of the Sea<\/h2>\n<p>From the burnt ashes of the Roman Empire where peace was cracked<br \/>\nShe burn with the escape from the hard barbarian attacks<br \/>\nMany people built they house in a magic place encircled and protected<br \/>\nBy Neptune&#8217;s waters like a wall of stones<\/p>\n<p>When a ring is dropped into the sea and gone<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a path through the sea and this great town<\/p>\n<p>There is a magic town on the sea<br \/>\nThe Republic of freedom is the land of the free<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Queen of the sea and Venice is your name<br \/>\nWith a golden lion as the symbol of your reign<br \/>\nQueen of the sea<\/p>\n<p>Like a god of waters she has the control of the Italian seas and in this way<br \/>\nShe leads the trade with the rich orient<br \/>\nMany sails are ready for every battle with her arsenal there\u2019s not obstacles<br \/>\nClosed is the book when she goes to war<\/p>\n<p>And the sail went near the holy land<br \/>\nTo free the body of saint for our name<\/p>\n<p>There is a magic town on the sea<br \/>\nThe Republic of freedom is the land of the free<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Queen of the sea and Venice is your name<br \/>\nWith a golden lion as the symbol of your reign<br \/>\nQueen of the sea<\/p>\n<p>Many sails are ready for every battle with her arsenal there\u2019s not obstacles<br \/>\nAnd the sail went near the holy land to free the body of saint for our name<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Queen of the sea<\/p>\n<p>The Queen of the sea<br \/>\nReigns in the Middle age<br \/>\nOn her flag there&#8217;s as lion, symbol of an free reign<br \/>\nWith powerful Sails<br \/>\nShe rides the waves of the Sea<br \/>\nTaking Honour Pride and Glory<br \/>\nFor her legendary domain<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Doge<\/h2>\n<p>Doge Tell me about your secret<br \/>\nYour legend was born so long ago<br \/>\nFrom the ancient families<br \/>\n&#8220;primus inter pares&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Symbol of aristocracy<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re not a weight for the poor<br \/>\nNotary of your people<\/p>\n<p>When the reign is in peace you&#8217;re a supreme Judge<br \/>\nYou sit at the head of town&#8217;s councils<br \/>\nBut in times of war you command all the fleet<br \/>\nand lead Venice army to victory<\/p>\n<p>Doge leader of the Church of Saint Marc<br \/>\nReligious independence reigns in town<br \/>\nProtect many persecuted<br \/>\nFrom the roman power<\/p>\n<p>Elected from a true council<br \/>\nRepresents us until his death<br \/>\nTo other royals<\/p>\n<p>From your golden ship you throw the ring into the sea<br \/>\nIn the ascension day we celebrate our domain<br \/>\nWith this sacred rite you marry us to the sea<br \/>\nAnd this legacy will be repeated every spring<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is our lord, the Dux, if you like&#8221;<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s elected by our major council<br \/>\nNow the time has come and you are crowned<br \/>\nOn the giant&#8217;s scale of the ducal home<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Merchant<\/h2>\n<p>The Travel is gone<br \/>\nOn the Orient Sea<br \/>\nWhere my heart must learn the law of the jungle<\/p>\n<p>Run for the best<br \/>\nFor any chance<br \/>\nMy eyes only see the gold in my hands<\/p>\n<p>The moon is the light of my return<br \/>\nThough golden roads<br \/>\nI wait for the prize of all my jobs<br \/>\nBecause I&#8217;m the merchant of the sea<\/p>\n<p>Fight every day<br \/>\nAgainst the time<br \/>\nFor a new deal<br \/>\nIn every place<\/p>\n<p>The rich orient<br \/>\nGave me great life<br \/>\nMade of power and comfort<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a lord<\/p>\n<p>The moon is the light of my return<br \/>\nThrough golden roads<br \/>\nI wait for the prize for all my jobs<br \/>\nBecause I&#8217;m the merchant of the sea<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Golden Cross<\/h2>\n<p>Ten coins for the island of Zara<br \/>\nTen coins for the glorious Venetian fleet<br \/>\nTen coins for a new world<\/p>\n<p>So came the siege and the fall of Zara<br \/>\nThe blade of hate strucks strong against all the knights<br \/>\nThis is not the will of God<br \/>\nRepent!<\/p>\n<p>Alexis, it&#8217;s time to keep the promises<br \/>\nYou must pay us for your found throne<br \/>\nRiders will not stop without prize<\/p>\n<p>Houses burn in the flames<br \/>\nNo honor no mercy<br \/>\nTake the cross from devil&#8217;s hands<br \/>\nSell your soul<\/p>\n<p>Living hell for 14 days<br \/>\nWithout rules in the town<br \/>\nSings the bitch in the house of god<br \/>\nFor a golden cross<\/p>\n<p>You must run to save your life in this burning hell<br \/>\nThe hand of fear is just behind you<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t look back for the coming of the lady in black<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Marco Polo<\/h2>\n<p>In a cold cell thinking of my life<br \/>\nWriting memories of magic east<\/p>\n<p>Leaving from my town<br \/>\nWalking the long silk road<br \/>\nI\u2019ve passed many stranger countries<\/p>\n<p>Travelling in my journey<br \/>\nI have see<br \/>\nIllusion and reality<br \/>\nMile after mile<br \/>\nI\u2019ve touched the creation of God<\/p>\n<p>Long in time is the road that leads me<br \/>\nTo live all my dreams in a magic and distant land<br \/>\nClimbing mountains, hills, plains and desert places<br \/>\nI came to know a golden land in the far east<br \/>\nIts magical dream<\/p>\n<p>Learning a new life I built my way<br \/>\nTo trade and to speak with a new world<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen years are gone I am back to home<br \/>\nThen in the war I was taken prisoner<\/p>\n<p>Travelling in my journey I have see illusion and reality<br \/>\nMile after mile I\u2019ve touched the creation of God<\/p>\n<p>Long in time is the road that leads me<br \/>\nTo live all my dreams in a magic and distant land<br \/>\nclimbing mountains, hills, plains and desert places<br \/>\nI came to know a golden land in the far east<br \/>\nIts magical dream<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Across the Sea<\/h2>\n<p>Live this heart running through the sea<br \/>\nSilence is broken only by the waves<br \/>\nWe travel towards the sun, where it sets down<br \/>\nDay by day we come back to our home again<\/p>\n<p>Across the sea so far away<br \/>\nRemaining a dream in every day<br \/>\nAcross the sea so far away<br \/>\nInfinity is hard to comprehend<\/p>\n<p>Magic lights shining in the night<br \/>\nWhen the stars lead us on the road<br \/>\nWhen the wind blows so hard we\u2019ll fly through these waves<br \/>\nOn these waves we\u2019ll dance with this song once again<\/p>\n<p>Across the sea so far away<br \/>\nRemaining a dream in every day<br \/>\nAcross the sea so far away<br \/>\nInfinity is hard to comprehend<\/p>\n<p>Across the sea so far away<br \/>\nRemaining a dream in every day<br \/>\nAcross the sea so far away<br \/>\nInfinity is hard to comprehend<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Black Death<\/h2>\n<p>Quiet like breath it came from east<br \/>\nThe human eye can not see its powerful fist<br \/>\nSlowly the ship brought us a kiss of death<br \/>\nThousands of people are marked by its plan<\/p>\n<p>Now where you gonna go?<br \/>\nThe silent hand is just behind you<br \/>\nThere is no way to escape from this plague<\/p>\n<p>No hope no weapons to try the fight<br \/>\nPeople are affected by the cut of its scythe<br \/>\nEvery place is burned by its touch<br \/>\nBlack is the sign that it leaves as such<\/p>\n<p>Now where you gonna go?<br \/>\nThe silent hand is just behind you<br \/>\nThere is no way to escape from this plague<\/p>\n<p>Oh God please deliver us<br \/>\nFrom this infernal plague<br \/>\nOh God please deliver us<br \/>\nWe pray for your divine sign<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Enemies at the Gates<\/h2>\n<p>Lightnings of fire in the sea<br \/>\nFrom eastern lands<br \/>\nThe beginning of the battle of the proud<br \/>\nGenoa began its march to conquer the sea<br \/>\nBurning and killing in 1372<\/p>\n<p>With the help of the empire<br \/>\nThe theft is done<br \/>\nThe path now leads to war<br \/>\nWith this improper act You sign your fatal fate<br \/>\nGather all your troops it&#8217;s time to go<\/p>\n<p>My Enemies are at the gates<br \/>\nWe have to run for the last chance<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ll be the wall to defend the town<br \/>\nMy enemies will not pass<\/p>\n<p>No good news is coming from the fleet<br \/>\nShips are burning for a hard and fast blow<br \/>\nWe have to run to fight this desperate siege<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll be ready for the battle in the night<\/p>\n<p>Our four-thousand men are marching to war<br \/>\nAnd Zeno strikes with his blow<br \/>\nCannons are striking men are fighting<br \/>\nFor a single goal<br \/>\nWin with a heart bold<\/p>\n<p>My Enemies are at the gates<br \/>\nWe have to run for the last chance<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ll be the wall to defend the town<br \/>\nMy enemies will not pass<\/p>\n<p>No peace and no truce for the affront the peace is die<br \/>\nRich and poor are fighting for their life<br \/>\nTriple chains are ready to close the way<br \/>\nAnd the cannons are armed and hot to fire<\/p>\n<p>Free is the captain who leads us to the stone<br \/>\n18 ships from the east have joined to blow<br \/>\nHard is the sound when the stone is struck<br \/>\nEvery defense disappears in a cloud of dust<\/p>\n<p>The sound of drums will be heard for a long time<br \/>\nGenoa is defeated and the death is cast<br \/>\nEnemies flee and retreat by the line<br \/>\nMany shouts of joy echo from men<\/p>\n<p>The Doge is triumphant to the entrance in the square<br \/>\nTogether with the commander by his side<br \/>\nAll the lost possessions were conquered in the sea<br \/>\nPeace came only after a great victory<\/p>\n<p>Once again we maintain our power rule<br \/>\nHail to our Lord<br \/>\nCaptain Vettor now is ready for another run<br \/>\nRaising the lion&#8217;s flag<\/p>\n<p>My Enemies are at the gates<br \/>\nWe have to run for the last chance<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ll be the wall to defend the town<br \/>\nMy enemies will not pass<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Marching on the Northern Land<\/h2>\n<p>Ready for the glory and for the fight<br \/>\nAgainst the fire we ride<br \/>\nCovered with blood and steel for our pride<br \/>\nWe take the winds of doom on our side<\/p>\n<p>High horns play for the lion&#8217;s heart<br \/>\nStrong is the blow that strike to the start<br \/>\nDefences are ready along the line<br \/>\nThe fear of the roar will show you its shine<\/p>\n<p>Riding in the wind side by side<br \/>\nFor the lion&#8217;s glory through time<br \/>\nTaking the way in the plain now we can<br \/>\nWe are marching on the northern land<\/p>\n<p>Holy is the road that leads to God<br \/>\nAs sacred is the path to protect the weak<br \/>\nFreedom is a treasure that must be defended<br \/>\nEpic is the sound that will praise our deeds<\/p>\n<p>Strong is the wind that come from the sea<br \/>\nTo rule on all these lands and to bring the gain<br \/>\nPower and mighty come from our claws<br \/>\nNow waves the lion\u2019s flag from these high walls<\/p>\n<p>Riding in the wind side by side<br \/>\nFor the lion&#8217;s glory thought the time<br \/>\nTaking the way in the plain now we can<br \/>\nWe are marching on the northern land<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Lepanto\u2019s Call<\/h2>\n<p>The saint army run trought the sea to stop the advance of the Turkish fleet<br \/>\nThe only hope is victory<br \/>\nThe Pope launches his blessing on all of the people, fight for God!<br \/>\nThe wind is now on our side<br \/>\nKneeling down I prayed God together with all my men<br \/>\nTo grant us the victory in this day<\/p>\n<p>Blood and tears the silence now is near<br \/>\nAround the battlefield there are hundreds of ships<br \/>\nDark and cold is the line before of the storm<br \/>\nBeyond it there is the fall we have not to cross<\/p>\n<p>The Lion&#8217;s ships open the dance shooting with cannons destroy the heads<br \/>\nThe battle of the Lepanto begins<br \/>\nTurks displaced by Christian power looking for the flagship to end the match<br \/>\nBut venice masters make the wall<br \/>\nDon John calls loud the charge doria comes back face to face<br \/>\nThe Lightning is ready to hit with its last shot<\/p>\n<p>Strong and fast this is a sea of death<br \/>\nThe horn sounds the last assault It strikes with angry like a storm<br \/>\nWaterfall of steel and lead to close<br \/>\nThe way of safety we are so near to win<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Fall<\/h2>\n<p>Many troops ride<br \/>\nThe northern lands<br \/>\nDefenses are weak<br \/>\nThe end is near<\/p>\n<p>Shady deals broken pacts<br \/>\nDo we have a chance?<br \/>\nThe enemy\u2019s army<br \/>\nIs marching off to war<\/p>\n<p>Calling his name St. Mark<br \/>\nLives again after the fall<br \/>\nFacing his fate there will<br \/>\nBe glory and the story will never ends<\/p>\n<p>Council met today<br \/>\nSurrender or fight?<br \/>\nCannons fire again<br \/>\nMaybe for the last time<\/p>\n<p>Voices of conspiracies<br \/>\nOf a French attack<br \/>\nTonight we\u2019re not even<br \/>\nSafe in our beds<\/p>\n<p>Calling his name St. Mark<br \/>\nLives again after the fall<br \/>\nFacing his fate there will<br \/>\nBe glory and the story will never ends<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Medieval Steel<\/h2>\n<p>There was a time long ago<br \/>\nWhen men fought for steel<br \/>\nThe sword was worth more than gold<br \/>\nAnd easy to make the kill<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years in the gallows<br \/>\nOne slave began to rise<br \/>\nHe fights a thousand battles<br \/>\nWith hatred in his eyes<\/p>\n<p>Medieval steel cuts you like a knife<br \/>\nThe warriors on the battlefield<br \/>\nLaying down their lives<br \/>\nFor steel<\/p>\n<p>Then came the day he was set free<br \/>\nFree to roam this land<br \/>\nA will in is his heart and his sword in his hand<br \/>\nHe began to take command<\/p>\n<p>Over the mountain through the glen<br \/>\nCame the king and his marching men<br \/>\nTo fight the fight and to kill the slave<br \/>\nWhen the fight was over he was dead<\/p>\n<p>Medieval steel cuts you like a knife<br \/>\nThe warriors on the battlefield<br \/>\nLaying down their lives<br \/>\nFor steel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ascention (Instrumental) &nbsp; Queen of the Sea From the burnt ashes of the Roman Empire where peace was cracked She burn with the escape from the hard barbarian attacks Many people built they house 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