歌词与中文翻译
once,in a land of darkness long ago
很久以前，有一个暗无天日的国度
when all the earth was covered in darkness and shadow
大地笼罩在黑暗和阴影中
under a spell of an evil sorceress witch,
这里被一个邪恶的女巫统治着
the people cried for deliverance,
人们渴望着解脱
and no child was born for many a long year.
多年以来，都没有孩子出生
out of the mountains of Bothzak
在博扎克山脉
a hero did answer their call:
一个勇士回应了人们的召唤
riding forth upon his stalwart steed,
他骑上健壮的骏马
brandishing the heirloom of his house:
挥舞着他的传家宝——
the jewel encrusted claymore.
一把镶着宝石的双刃大刀
forth he rode into the night,
他骑着马走进黑夜
slaying foes great and small,
杀掉了大大小小的敌人
and all evil did flee before this valiant hero
一切邪恶力量都惧怕这位勇士
and the might of the jewel-encrusted claymore.
和他镶着宝石的双刃大刀
at last the hero came to the evil witch's realm and lo,
最后，勇士来到的邪恶女巫统治的地盘
he looked upon the barren wasteland:
他望着那贫瘠的土地：
frozen and dry where no life could take hold.
寒冷、干旱，毫无生机
and with his claymore he smote the witch's minions
他用大刀杀死了女巫的手下们
and at long last stood face to face with her.
最后来到了女巫面前
and he did run her through with his claymore,
他向女巫举起了大刀
piercing the soft flesh beneath the witch's callous exterior.
刺穿了她坚硬的外壳，以及她柔软的身体
she gave a cry of pain and
女巫发出一声痛苦的尖叫
yet it seemed to all that did witness
然而听到的人们都觉得
possibly a cry of ecstasy, as well.
那仿佛也是一声狂喜的尖叫
and behold,
不过，看呐
impossibly he saw that she was unharmed
勇士难以置信地发现女巫毫发无损
and fair now to look upon.
并且变得美丽动人
the skies of the land opened upon the Earth
这篇土地之上的天空放晴了
and life began to blood anew.
万物焕发生机
She looked upon him and said,
女巫看着勇士，说道
"Oh, most valiant of heroes,
“哦，最英勇的勇士，
thou hast delivered me from a fate worse than death.
你把我从比死亡还要可怕的命运中解救出来。
Verily I beseech you,
我恳求你，
wilt thou pierce me with thy jewel-encrusted claymore once more?"
用你镶着宝石的双刃大刀，再刺我一下吧。”
and so he did and all the land rejoiced.
勇士照做了，然后整个国家都欢呼雀跃。