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We are Heathens
Tune:
"They'll Know We Are Christians",
music and lyrics 1968 by Peter R. Scholtes
(1938-2009)
Chorus:
And
they'll know we are heathens by our might and our main,
And they'll know what heathen means by the name.
We are brave men and
women, courage worn like a shield
We will slay our foes and leave their bodies in the field
And we'll make sure that our kin are all safe and healed
Chorus
We are honest with
others; to the gods, we are Tru
When we speak, there is no doubt as to what we will do
Honest words can bring you close to your kin, too
Chorus
We will live with honor,
we have nothing to hide
The worth of our ancestors was judged when they died
We will save womens' dignity and honor mens' pride
Chorus
We will demonstrate
loyalty to gods and to man
Forging bonds of fidelity wherever we can
And some day our deeds will be sung by our clan
Chorus
We will make a place for
visitors to our stead
We will share our ale and we will share our bread
And tonight, you must stay inside, in our spare bed
Chorus
Our minds will be
focused, like a wielded sword
Our hearts act as one, as our bodies' ward
Over each one's existence there is only one lord
Chorus
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
Younger hands will be influenced by older hands' guide
And together, the work we've done will aid others' lives
Chorus
We rely on each person to
bear his own weight
He will hold up his end making his worth great
And together we become the masters of our fate
Chorus
We stand strong in the
face of adversity
We are stone in the path of instability
Persevere, now, to make it so our folk remain free
Chorus
©
Karl Donaldsson
The
Hearth of Karl Donaldsson
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