Emerald Sword

 

1. Emerald Sword

2. Where Dragons Fly

3. Modified version of "Land of Immortals"

 

 

Production info - Emerald Sword

Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro

All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed

by Luca Turilli & Alex Staropoli

All lyrics written by Luca Turilli

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Gate-Studio in

Wolfsburg/Germany, may - august '98

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth and Miro

Cover concept by Rhapsody Cover artwork by Eric Philippe, Belgium

Sleeve design by Kohlbecher & Partner Digital Design,Hamburg

Clothes design by Fabio Feroce

Photos by Karsten Koch, Hannover

All songs published by Limb Music Publishing, Germany

Guest musicians:

Russian Choirs by the original Don Kosaken.

Choirs by Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Ricky

Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch, Davide Calabrese,

Michele Mayer, Giuliand Tarlon, Cristiano Adacher,

Manuel Staropoli, Fabio Lione, Alex Staropoli, Luca Turilli

Baroque recorders & baroque oboe by Manuel Staropoli Baroque Lute by Søren Leupold

Lead violin by Matthias Brommann

Viola da gamba by Claas Harders

Strings ensemble:

Violins by Ulrike Wildenhof, Almut Schlicker,

Stefanie Holk, mmmFriedrike Bauer

Viola by Marie-Theres Strumpf, Cosima Bergk, Jan Larsen

Cello by Hagen Kuhr

Contra bass by André Neygenfind

Cembalo by Stefan Horz

Acoustic guitars, mandolin and balalaika played by Sascha Paeth

 

 

Paroles

Emerald sword

 

I crossed the valleys the dust of midlands

To search for the third key to open the gates

Now I'm near the altar the secret inside

As legend told my beloved sun light the dragons' eyes

On the way to the glory I'll honour my sword

To serve right ideals and justice for all

 

Finally happened the sun hit their eyes

The spell was creating strange games of light

Thanks to hidden mirrors I found my lost way

Over the stones I reached the place it was a secret cave

In a long bloody battle that prophecies told

The light will prevail hence wisdom is gold

 

For the king for the land for the mountain

For the green valleys where dragons fly

For the glory the power to win the black lord

I will search for the emerald sword

 

Only a warrior with a clear heart

Could have the honour to be kissed by the sun

Yes, I am that warrior I followed my way

Led by the force of cosmic soul I can reach the sword

To serve right ideals and justice for all

 

For the king for the land for the mountain

For the green valleys where dragons fly

For the glory the power to win the black lord

I will search for the emerald sword

 

Where dragons fly

 

The way is long time is too short

This little footpath seems never to end

Green are the trees, musk on the stones

How it looks strange this mystical world

Sweet smelling rose what do you hide

Behind your innocence red like my blood

 

Hungry for victory, hungry for love

Love for the earth that made me her son

Strong and invincible serving my cry

Go now and ride there where dragons fly

 

The rocks appear in front of me

When the first shadows prelude to dark

Near is your end wild holy path

Open my eyes to what the sun hides

Beloved mountain what do you hide

Where does your river flow

I want to know

 

Hungry for victory, hungry for love

Love for the earth that made me her son

Strong and invincible serving my cry

Go now and ride there where dragons fly

 

Land of immortals

 

Hear the silence of the winds making your own destiny

Go and face the mirror of their sin

Only brave hearts found the way breaking all

The dragon's spell

Cross the Argon's glade with heart in hand

 

Land of immortals I wait for my day

To reach the wisdom of your skies

Land of immortals you must belong to me

From here to eternity

 

And between Elgard's hills near the ancient ruins of Kron

You will face the trick of the old dwarf

To obtain the second key you have to cross the bloody sea

Where the thirst of Tharos never ends

 

Land of immortals I wait for my day

To reach the wisdom of your skies

Land of immortals you must belong to me

From here to eternity

 

Holy force of wisdom spread through all the air

I shall breathe you forever to end this epic holy quest

My way will be hard but I would do all

To reach the valleys where true heroes ride

Beyond the ivoty gates

 

Land of immortals I wait for my day

To reach the wisdom of your skies

Land of immortals you must belong to me

From here to eternity