Along the midnight road they ran Along the broad and gleaming span Five gallant steeds of noble pride, Not gold, but life, hung on their ride.
Beneath Gunnora's golden light Six horses raced into the night Against the dark and fearsome knight The Dark Light! The black knight! At midnight ...
For the dark had come with him drawn down Into the center of the town He challenged them with haughty voice And dared them to make another choice.
"If you should win, I'll go my way, But if I win, then you'll must pay A bondage through eternity In servitude to mine and me."
Then came Lord Faral, tall and proud, And raised a whip to hush the crowd; "So let it be! - he said - We'll race. The Lady still protects this place.
"Within Gunnora's smile we dwell Our horses drink from Lady's Well, So strive with us, if that's your choice; Come race with us and surely lose!"
"I will race with more than one," said he, "Five noble lords must race with me." "Then I will my four brothers call, That none born here become your thrall!"
Beneath Gunnora's golden light Six horses raced into the night Against the dark and fearsome knight The Dark Light! The black knight! At midnight ...
They raced along an ancient way, Through misty moonlight, siver-grey But dark seeks darkness for its boon And mortal flesh meets mortal doom.
The first horse fell and there were four and one heart burst and could no more -
So three ran into the dark Then from that black whip came a spark Of poison light; and there were two And Miroch's gelding threw a shoe.
And Faral then the Dark Knight paced, Step for step a time they raced But oh, the mists grew cold and dread And Faral's stallion tossed his head.
"Abandon now," the Dark Knight said, "For see, your brothers are all dead." Said Faral "Better make my grave, Than see my people as your slaves!
I service to Gunnora vow, Both hand and heart, both foot and brow, And I shall never be forsworn Though life from me and mine are torn!"
Then came a radiant, golden light And lifted Faral into flight His steed's feet did not touch the ground And still the light sparkled around.
Beneath Gunnora's golden light One single horse raced into the night Against the dark and fearsome knight The Dark Light! The black knight! At midnight ...
The dark horse fell into glittering stone The Dark knight from its back was thrown Crying in rage and agony, He met long-awaited destiny;
For they had come to Lady's Well, That holy place of which tales tell The Lady had it all prepared A trap from which no dark was spared!
Beneath Gunnora's golden light The snare was set against the night They caught the dark and fearsome knight The Dark Night! The black light! At midnight ...Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
