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    Текст песни Strawbs - The Battle

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    In the early dawn the Bishops' men
    Shivered in the damp
    But the shiver came not from the cold
    And spread throughout the camp
    The trembling horses sensed the fear
    Of silent thoughtful men
    Who prayed that wives and families
    Might see them once again.

    The bishops sent a dawn patrol
    To investigate the weight
    Of forces at the King's command
    Ensconced behind the gate
    The ground mist hid the patrol's approach
    As they drew close enough to show
    The sentries on the battlements
    And an archer drew his bow.

    From the topmost tower a sentry fell
    As an arrow pierced his skull
    And his headlong flight into the moat
    Seemed that of a gull
    The patrol reported little
    There was nothing much to see
    But the strong and silent castle
    A symbol of the free.

    The King's men took communion
    As the first rays of the sun
    Lit up the castle's gloomy walls
    The fatal day begun
    From the castle green the rooks took flight
    To the high trees in the east
    To their carrion minds the battlefield
    Set a table for a feast.

    A tide of black, the Bishops' men,
    Equality their right
    Swarmed like ants across the hill
    Their aim at last in sight
    The King's men dressed in purest white
    Were driven back by force
    And the fighting grew more violent
    As the battle took its course.

    The Bishops gave the order
    No mercy to be shown
    The sacrifice will reap rewards
    When the King is overthrown
    The sight of children lying dead
    Made hardened soldiers weep
    The outer walls began to fall
    They moved towards the keep.

    The rooks surveyed the battlefield
    Their hungry beady eyes
    Revelled in the sight of death
    Showing no surprise
    The pressure mounted steadily
    As the Bishops neared the gate
    And the desperate King called to his knights
    "It's your lives or the State".

    When the anxious King began to fail
    As many thought he might
    The Queen ran screaming round the walls
    And urged the men to fight
    The Bishops' men were tiring
    As the afternoon drew late
    And the King's men lowered the drawbridge
    And poured out through the gate.

    They fought their way across the bridge
    The men like falling leaves
    Or ears of corn that fall in swathes
    The vicious sickle cleaves
    The tide receded up the hill
    The waste of reclaimed land
    Once decaying swamp became
    A shore of pure white sand.

    A blinded priest was seen to bless
    Both dying and the dead
    As he stumbled around the battlefield
    His cassock running red
    If uniform were black or white
    His eyes could never see
    And death made no distinction
    Whatever man he be.

    As darkness fell both camps withdrew
    Their soldiers slain like cattle
    Leaving the rooks to feast alone
    The victors of the battle
    At evensong both camps reviewed
    Their sad depleted ranks
    As survivors of the battle
    Gave God their grateful thanks.

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