Canciones para una vida - Battle Tales - Banquet Hall Massacre

BANQUET  HALL  MASSACRE

Segundo LP de estudio de los suizos Battle Tales que llega tras seis años desde el debut de 2018 con un EP entre medias (2019), es por lo tanto una obra de confirmación, estilística y meramente de continuidad de su actividad. Así pues encontramos de nuevo su propuesta folk, casi céltica y como digo en la línea de su debut. Esta segunda obra lleva por título "Greed of a king", y de ella quiero dejar hoy en el blog su canción "Banquet hall massacre" de la que dejo un enlace a youtube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dve-6-qeCLY 

 

Rejoice, people of noble birth
Today we celebrate in joy and mirth
In the grand hall we shall drink and feast with jubilation
To the new age of bliss I bring to you

A magic tool I retrieved
From a traitor to the realm
By my counselor foretold
My might will it unfold

Drink your wine and mead and ale
On our foes I will prevail
At the sound of my woodwind
Like rats they will submit

But before I unveil to you
The artifact of power and might
Let's raise a glass to noblemen who died
By that old man's dreadful spell

Four knights and our beloved prince
May their souls rest in peace
Passed away as martyrs
For the glory of the realm

Mourn no longer, dear people of the court
Time has come for you to get amazed
The oaken flute I hold in my hands
Will grant its player power over those who listen

I was told by my wise adviser that
By playing this magical instrument
I could make you happy like never before
So rejoice and sing along!

No! What is that mess?
You were supposed to dance...
What have I done?
Have you fools all gone mad?
Or could my adviser have lied?
Was indeed the old man right?
The whole court has lost its mind!
Blood is spilled all over the plates
Knives and forks in eyes and throats
Teeth on bread and guts on pork
Some of them turn to me
There's nothing else to do but flee 

By Nash