[Melnais JÄtnieks]
[KÄdu laiku Kurbads dzÄ«vo mierÄ. Bet ÄÅ«ska ragana nevar rimties, neatmaksÄjusi Kurbadam. Viņa sakÅ«da deviņus valdniekus no deviņÄm valstÄ«m, lai tie nÄk Kurbadam virsÅ« ar karu. Ved viņus milzis nepÄrvarams - raganas dÄ“ls, saukts par Melno JÄtnieku...]
Lai jau lai jau, gan jau drīz
Smaids no lÅ«pÄm izdzisÄ«s
Par visu tiks tev atdarīts
Asinīs kad ausīs rīts
KÄrni vilki maitu rÄ«s
Zem dzelžu soļiem zeme trīc
Laužu kaulus es kÄ skalus
Zemē saminu naidniekus savus
Dzimis nav vÄ“l kas stÄtos
Pretim man – gana plÄni tam klÄtos
Melnais jÄtnieks, ļaužu kÄvÄ“js
Kaulu lauzÄ“js, rÄ«kļu rÄvÄ“js
Melnais jÄtnieks, asins dzÄ“rÄjs
Galvu griezÄ“js, cilvÄ“kÄ“dÄjs
Paliek aiz manis asiņu pēdas
Visur sēju es postu un bēdas
Visam dzÄ«vam esmu lÄsts
KarÅ¡, mÄ“ris, bads – tas ir mans vÄrds
ÄŒetras mÄtes dzemdÄ“ja mani
MelnÄ sumpurņa alÄ -
SkaudÄ«ba, MantkÄrÄ«ba
IekÄre, AlkatÄ«ba
Tūkstošs ausu mani klausa
Akli seko katram vÄrdam
Jūs jau paši mani saucat
PaÅ¡i man Å¡urp ceļu rÄdÄt
JÄ, Saimniek, jÄ Saimniek – mani klausa
JÄ, Saimniek, jÄ Saimniek – paÅ¡i saucÄt!
[English translation:]
[For some time, Kurbads lives in peace, but the Snake Witch cannot forget what Kurbads had done to her and seeks revenge. She instigates nine kings from nine kingdoms to go battle against Kurbads. The great army is lead by an invincible ogre, called Black Rider...]
Whatever, whenever, soon it will come
Smile from your lips will fade away
For everything you will pay
When the bloody dawn breaks
Starved wolves will feed upon carrion
Hark! Earth is pounding under footsteps of iron
I break bones like splinters
Crush my enemies underfoot
There is no one yet born
To stand against me – he would fail miserably
Black rider, the merciless killer
Bone breaker, cutthroat
Black rider, the blood drinker
Head cutter, man eater
Bloody footprints trail behind me
Wherever I go, I spread misery and pain
I'm a curse for all the living
War, plague, famine – those are my names
Four mothers gave birth to me
In the black cave of a monstrous beast -
Envy, Avarice
Lust and Greed were their names
A thousand ears hear my every word
Blindly follow all my commands
It is you yourselves who called me
You yourselves showed me the way here
Yes Master, yes Master – they obey me!
Yes Master, yes Master – they call me!