Across the Alps [Hannibal Barca]

[Intro – Low Male Chant] Carthage remembers. Carthage still stands. I swore an oath in blood To break Rome's hands. [Verse] I was a child when my father said, “Never forgive, never bow your head.” Before the altar, beneath the flame, I gave my blood to the Carthaginian name. Years turned to iron, The old war returned. Rome raised her banners— And I watched them burn. I gathered my armies, I gathered my pride. Then turned toward the mountains With death at my side. [Pre-Chorus] Through snow and stone, Through hunger and pain, No mountain could stop us, No storm break the chain. [Chorus – MASS CHOIR] MARCH! ACROSS THE ALPS! Let the mountains hear our name! MARCH! AGAINST ROME! Let the earth awaken to the flame! Elephants thunder, The standards rise— Hannibal comes Beneath foreign skies! [Verse] The cold took the weak, The cliffs took the brave, But I would not turn back, I would not be saved. From mountain to valley, From valley to plain, Rome sent her legions— I answered with flame. At Trebia's waters Their ranks came to die. At Lake Trasimene The storm filled the sky. And still Rome believed She could bury my name. [Chorus – MASS CHOIR] MARCH! ACROSS THE ALPS! Let the mountains hear our name! MARCH! AGAINST ROME! Let the earth awaken to the flame! Elephants thunder, The standards rise— Hannibal comes Beneath foreign skies! [Bridge – Slower, Authoritative Male Vocal] Then came Cannae. Eight thousand against us? No. Rome brought an army. I brought a storm. Let them surround us. Let them close the ring. Let every Roman soldier Believe he has won. [Build] Close the ranks. Hold the line. Turn the wings. NOW! [Battle Choir] ROME! ROME! ROME! [Hannibal – Solo] You thought numbers made you mighty. You thought the world belonged to you. Today, Rome, You learn the difference Between an army— And a commander. [Final Chorus – FULL ORCHESTRA + MASS CHOIR] MARCH! ACROSS THE ALPS! Let the mountains speak our name! MARCH! AGAINST ROME! Let the centuries remember flame! From Carthage to Cannae, Our banners have flown— I carried my homeland Into Rome's own throne! [Mass Choir] HANNIBAL! HANNIBAL! HANNIBAL! [Final – Male Solo] I crossed the mountains. I shattered their pride. Rome still remembers The day I arrived. [Choir – distant] Hannibal... [Male Solo] And though I never conquered Rome— She never forgot me.