[Intro: Sparse Intro, Bowed Gusle Drone, Low Sub Bass Pedal Tones, Soft Solo Female Vocal] Ой, таллем, ой... Ой, хевал, ой... [Verse 1: Nyckelharpa Ostinato, Frame Drum Accents, Solo Female Voice] Before the plow had turned the soil, before the stone was named, Two ancient titans ruled the sky and kept the cosmos tamed. The Golden Light of blazing dawn, the Darkness deep and high, They fought like dragons in the clouds across an endless sky. And from the sparks of sun and shadow, where their weapons bled, A thousand newborn worlds fell down like seeds upon a bed. [Chorus: Solo Female Lead Vocal, Distorted Baritone Guitar Drops] Oj, why does the black mist crawl across the peak? (Таллем, ой, таллем!) It searches for the light it used to seek! Oj, why does the dark sky strike the earth below? (Валман, ой, валман!) To drown the world in ashes and in snow! It burns the earth to wake its ancient twin! [Verse 2: Heavy Distorted Baritone Guitar Riffs, Driving Frame Drums, Nyckelharpa Leads] The Light looked down upon the seeds, the worlds so young and small, And swore to be their shield and guard against the shadows' fall. It broke its crown of blinding gold into a thousand rays, And sent a spark to every realm to guide their mortal days. The Darkness stood alone in space, no rival left to fight, A lonely king in empty night, abandoned by the light. [Chorus: Solo Female Lead Vocal, Heavy Slavic Folk Metal Riffs] Oj, why does the black mist crawl across the peak? (Таллем, ой, таллем!) It searches for the light it used to seek! Oj, why does the dark sky strike the earth below? (Валман, ой, валман!) To drown the world in ashes and in snow! It burns the earth to wake its ancient twin! [Verse 3: Accelerating Tempo, Heavy Metal Rhythms, Soaring Solo Vocal] It knew no peace, it knew no song, but battle, blade, and spearing, It wandered through the hollow void for ten ten-thousand years. It saw our mortal world below, protected by a spark— A piece of its eternal foe that kept away the dark. "If I devour these golden worlds and turn their dust to stone, The scattered sparks must gather back into a single throne!" [Bridge: Half-Time Breakdown, Low Brass, Haunting Gusle & Whispered Soliloquy] Listen to the elders sing beneath the blackening cloud! The Darkness does not hate our soil, it wears a lonely shroud! (Ой, Таллем! Ой, хавел!) We are the prey caught in a duel of sun and shadow bound, It slays our world to call its long-lost brother from the ground! To clash again! To burn again! To make the cosmos whole! [Chorus: Climax, Maximum Heavy Folk Metal Energy, Sub Bass Drops, Soaring Solo Belt] Oj, why does the black mist crawl across the peak? (Таллем, ой, таллем!) It searches for the light it used to seek! Oj, why does the dark sky strike the earth below? (Валман, ой, валман!) To drown the world in ashes and in snow! It burns the earth to wake its ancient twin! [Outro: Baritone Guitars Fade, Sparse Gusle & Fading Solo Voice] Хавал мала таллем... Sun and Shadow... Come back to the dance... Ой, таллем, ой... [Final Frame Drum Strike & Reverb Tail]
