Дракон [Drakon] [English translation]

Dried all over are spring wells forsaken

Faded heather for long miles around

And I’m watching the sun rolling over

The cold heavenly vault of the sky

To lose what’s left of the warmth 1

Dressed in night hues are dark granite slopes

Dressed in blood tint is waterless ground

Dressed in amber are dragon’s eyes, mirrored

In a piece of the crystal around

This is the treasure I guard 2

Maledicting the wretched gold treasure

For this treacherous glint of the warmth

I’m remindful of her who once used to

Used to also have wings long ago

But she’s living no more 3

And over mountains and deep seas, off so far

Where people lack vision and gods don’t put faith in

He - who’s the last one of my kinship- to the light

Will spread young winglets – ferocious feathers

And this scale-ornament pictorial design

Will drive off misfortune with embodied passion

And braving fate he’ll soar up high into the sky

Forever impending, insanely attractive

And it’s the pinnacle of magic in the world

The sun’s exulting indeed on the crest edge

And this is it, and that is all, and nothing more

There’s only skyline, eternal heaven. 4

And the heroes are feasting in shelter

In the royal grand chambers of oak

Bragging over the goblets of heady

They’ll get this mystic treasure of gold

Not later than Christmas Day 5

1. The Dragon as a premordial mythological creature was believed to have been dwelling on the edge of the world in complete wilderness 2. The Dragon was doomed to guard the world gold treasure or according to some sources the world wisdom 3. The Dragon's life span was to be until he was killed by a treasure seeker - a human who didn't know that after the victorious battle he would turn into the Dragon himself and would be doomed to endless loneliness 4. In some folklore sources a new contender was a younger and stronger dragon 5. IMHO Hellawes, the only female member of the band, hints on her band mates who brag over liquors that "they will get the treasure not later than Christmas" meaning they'll be ready with a new CD/album which the band usually presents at their annual Christmas concerts