One Rode To Asa Bay Lyrics
Down to Asa bay
Where dragon ships had sailed to sea
More times than one could say
To see with own eyes the wonder
People told of from man to man
The God of all almightyness
Had arrived from a foreign land
Who had come from the other side the seas
Carrying gold cross around neck in chain
And spoke in strange tongue of peace
He had come with strange men in armour
Dressed in purple shirts and lace
Smelling not of beer but flowers
And with no hair in face
Had told all one of Asa bay
The God of all man woman child had come
To them all save
And to thank Lord of Heaven
One should build to God a house
And to save one's soul from Hell
One should be baptised and say vows
To build his house on own
And spoke loud of the Gods of their fathers
Not too long time gone
The rumours said the man with a beard like fire
And the Hammer in chain
By men in armour silenced was and by
Their swords was slain
Of four to man of new God
Whipped was twenty and put in chains then locked
By their neck to the log [To the log...]
And so all of Asa bay did build
A house of the cross
Every hour of daylight they did sweat
Limbs ached because faith does cost
There it stood white to the sky
The house of the God of the cross
Big enough to take two dragon ships inside
And all of Asa bay did watch
The wonder raise to the sky
Now must the God of the cross be pleased
And satisfied
One old man did stand
He looked across the waters
And blotted the sun out of his eyes with one hand
And his old eyes could almost see
The dragon ships set sail
And his old ears could almost hear
Men of great numbers call out Oden's hail
Though he turned face towards sky
And whispered silent words forgotten
Spoken only way up high
Now this house of a foreign God does stand
Now must they leave us alone
Still he heard from somewhere in the woods
Old crow of wisdom say
...people of Asa land, it's only just begun...
I agree that this is one of the best songs ever written. It is about the perversion of the lives of the Nordic Vikings by the foriegn religion, Christianity, and how it forced the Vikings to give up their way of life for something they did not believe in. It also shows the hesitance of the Vikings to give in to Christianity in that the old man looks out and wishes for Christianity to leave so that he and the Vikings can carry on their lives the way they had been for years.
This song is the finale of the whole Hammerheart album, which is about the Christianisation of the Nordic people. I believe this songs follows the end of the story of a veteran who’s life is followed throughout the whole album - starting with his life as a raider in Shores In Flames and his tributes to Thor in Valhalla. We then see the birth of his son in Baptise in Fire and Ice and subsequent raising of his son into a young man in Father to Son. In verse 4, we can sadly assume that the man who confronts the Christians is his son, who is then cut down by them. The people of Asa Bay are then forced to become christian as the old man reflects on his days as a raider seeking glory in foreign lands; and an old crow who could possibly be one of Odin’s two ravens says that this is only the beginning of the Christian Conversion. This whole album is an absolute masterpiece and what i consider to be Quorthon’s best work. Hail Quorthon and Hail the Gods
This song is the finale of the whole Hammerheart album, which is about the Christianisation of the Nordic people. I believe this songs follows the end of the story of a veteran who’s life is followed throughout the whole album - starting with his life as a raider in Shores In Flames and his tributes to Thor in Valhalla. We then see the birth of his son in Baptise in Fire and Ice and subsequent raising of his son into a young man in Father to Son. In verse 4, we can sadly assume that the man who confronts the Christians is his son, who is then cut down by them. The people of Asa Bay are then forced to become christian as the old man reflects on his days as a raider seeking glory in foreign lands; and an old crow who could possibly be one of Odin’s two ravens says that this is only the beginning of the Christian Conversion. This whole album is an absolute masterpiece and what i consider to be Quorthon’s best work. Hail Quorthon and Hail the Gods
This is one of the best songs ever written! Quorthon is a great songwriter
This song is realy amazing. R.I.P. Quorthon.
why dont people give more comments o this great band one of the greatest songs ever made R.I.P. Quorthon I hope he hase influenced a lot of people a beautifull song, so true, so sad, really amaizing the song is a "scream for freedom"
This song is about the christianzation of the viking people, and the christians taking away thier traditions and beliefs.
Rest in peace Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg.
Hail to you Qourthon!
¿Why do you keep fucking saying "R.I.P."? Don't you know that's a fucking judeo-christian saying, you imbecils!
Because some of are of Christianity. Deal with it.
Because some of are of Christianity. Deal with it.