歌词
When our cities were on fire and the bells of Atland rang
当我们的城市燃起熊熊大火，的钟声响起时
We swore to keep the words enshrined in blood and stone
我们发誓要守护那些写入鲜血与岩石中的文字
And when the men of Yamna came, riding from the eastern plains
当颜那亚人从东方的平原杀来之时
We fled into the hills as the hidden folk of olde
我们逃进山中，像古时候隐居的民族一样
And we inscribed our lore in discs of bronze（to trace the pathways of the stars）
我们把我们的传说刻在青铜盘上（追寻星辰的轨迹）
Ancestral stones still praise the sun（Along the wild atlantic shores）
古老的石刻依然写满对太阳的赞美（沿着大西洋的海岸）
And from the forests we watched them grow old
我们在森林中看着他们渐渐变老
While in their tales we became gods
我们则在他们的传说中成为了神明
A Secret Byzantium, wherever there is knowledge
神秘的拜占庭，知识无处不在
Hidden in tradition, praise and adoration
隐藏在传统、赞美与崇拜之中
A mouth of fire, a sword of stars and silver
烈焰的巨口，星辰与白银的宝剑
A mind to set the world ablaze,
一心要将世界点燃
Our tongue is lightning
我们的语言便是闪电
Our shield tradition and memory
我们的盾牌上写满传统与记忆
Where there is knowledge we will find A Secret Byzantium
哪里有知识，我们就会在那里找到神秘的拜占庭
Our voice was heard in Agdos rising from mephitic chasms
我们的声音回响在阿格多的山峰中，自腐臭的裂缝中升起
As a falling star, our mother nourished Roma’s rise
如同坠落的星辰一样，我们的母亲哺育了罗马，使之崛起
And the lord of Makedonia built a city by the sea
马其顿的国王沿着海边建造了一座城市
There a temple rose, the fortress of our ken
那里有一座庙宇，是存储我们知识的堡垒
And as the towers fell we watched from afar (A crescent moon rise to the east)
大厦将倾之时，我们眺望远方（新月自东方升起）
Now thousand voices drown our song (Confusion of this modern age)
现在，成千上万的声音淹没了我们的歌谣（现代的混乱）
Abandoned now the Agora lies as the haze of burning books blinds the mind
被遗忘的阿哥拉（市集）就在那里，焚书的黑烟蒙蔽了人们的双眼
And so our glory passed with the pounding of hooves, and every truth became a dream
我们的荣耀都随着铁蹄声消逝，每一个真相都化作了梦
Became a dream
都化作了梦
A Secret Byzantium, wherever there is knowledge
神秘的拜占庭，知识无处不在
Hidden in tradition, praise and adoration
隐藏在传统、赞美与崇拜之中
A mouth of fire, A sword of stars and silver
烈焰的巨口，星辰与白银的宝剑
A mind to set the west ablaze
一心要将西方点燃
A Trail of Wisdom, We blaze through heathen darkness
智慧的足迹，我们在异教徒的黑暗中燃起火光
Where there is knowledge we will keep a Secret Byzantium
我们会在知识传播之地保护神秘的拜占庭
A mouth of fire, A sword of stars and silver
烈焰的巨口，星辰与白银的宝剑
A mind to set the west ablaze
一心要将西方点燃
A Trail of Wisdom, We blaze through heathen darkness
智慧的足迹，我们在异教徒的黑暗中燃起火光
Where there is knowledge we will keep a Secret Haven
我们会在知识传播之地建起一座秘密的避难所
Secret Byzantium
神秘的拜占庭
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