Let Legend Mark Me As the King-Christopher Lee

[ti:Let Legend Mark Me As the King] [ar:Christopher Lee] [al:Charlemagne: The Omens of Death] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Let Legend Mark Me As the King - Christopher Lee (克里斯托弗·李) [00:02.32]When I pass from this world to the next [00:05.76]When I am laid and my soul is put to rest [00:09.71] [00:11.01]My legacy will be there for all to see [00:15.22]For how long after I am gone will my deeds outlive me [00:22.55] [00:24.74]The apostle says we must all appear before our christ [00:30.32]To judge my place in the world the way I framed my life [00:34.73] [00:35.35]'Tis a fearful thing to fall into God's hands [00:40.17]Only he who repents shall pass into the heavenly lands [00:46.48] [00:48.91]When all the deeds of my life are played before my eyes [00:53.94]Will what I see come as a great surprise [00:58.46] [00:59.19]Life is short [01:00.85] [01:01.36]The hour of death uncertain [01:04.34] [01:05.09]I must confess my sins before they draw the final curtain [01:10.36] [01:11.19]Will I be remembered for my victories small and great [01:15.85]The glory of the christian name I sought to disseminate [01:22.41]Let legend mark me as the king [01:25.36]Of whom future generations will sing [01:30.06] [01:30.69]Cast me not in my old age [01:34.23]When my will and strength doth fail [01:39.39] [01:40.38]Forsake me not 'til I show forth thy arm [01:44.70]To all the ages that are yet to come [01:51.40] [01:52.21]All in time shall be revealed [01:54.04]When all is done my fate is sealed [01:56.52]In manus tuas domine et anima mea quam redemisti [02:01.51]And will the golden age of charlemagne [02:04.34]Glow more brightly long after my reign [02:06.98]When all the battles have been lost and won [02:10.57]Will this warrior king in memory still live on [02:14.60]Live on live on live on [02:19.01] [03:16.13]It was with the sword [03:18.24]I overcame my assailants [03:20.84]Those heathen hordes for whom menaces gifts and presents [03:25.65] [03:26.83]Seemed to speak louder than arguments and reason [03:31.98] [03:32.58]I did what I had to to spread the true religion [03:37.95] [03:40.23]Was the terror of extreme punishment as a means [03:44.42]To enforce observance [03:46.89]Of the doctrines of peace [03:48.98] [03:49.60]There were of course [03:51.51] [03:52.03]Moments I desired to surrender [03:56.37]My crown robes royal hoard and my holy scepter [04:01.50]Sometimes I wondered why [04:03.75]I could not retire from this world [04:06.86]To the peace of a monastic cell [04:09.73]Or a pilgrim to the road [04:12.61]Let legend mark me as the king [04:15.75]Of whom future generations will sing [04:20.29] [04:21.14]Cast me not in my old age [04:25.03]When my will and strength doth fail [04:30.09] [04:30.92]Forsake me not 'til I show forth thy arm [04:35.13]To all the ages that are yet to come [04:41.37] [04:42.25]All in time shall be revealed [04:44.14] [04:44.66]When all is done my fate is sealed [04:46.87]In manus tuas domine et anima mea quam redemisti [04:51.93]And will the golden age of charlemagne [04:54.65]Glow more brightly long after my reign [04:57.54]When all the battles have been lost and won [05:01.09]Will this warrior king in memory still live on [05:05.13]Live on live on live on [05:11.39] [05:32.62]Still live on live on live on live on