At dawn envoy arrives, morning of October 28th
"No day" proven by deed
Descendants of Sparta, Athens and CreteLook north, ready to fight
Enemies charge from the hills
To arms, facing defeat
There's no surrender, there's no retreatTime after time, force their enemies back to the line
Call to arms banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king LeonidasAir raid pounding the land
Bombers are flying both day and night
Endure six days of rain
Dropped by invaders, bomb raid in vainStrike hard, the tables have turned
Drive them back over the hills
At arms, just like before
Soldiers, civilians, Hellas at warBy their own hand forced the enemy out of their landCall to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king LeonidasJust like their ancestors ages ago
Fought in the face of defeat
Those three hundred men left a pride to uphold
Freedom of death in effectThen, now again
Blood of heroes saving their landCall to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king LeonidasCall to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Songwriters
JOAKIM BRODEN, PAER SUNDSTROEMPublished by
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