Riding to Hastings, Treading the stone   Wretched of forces for the last war   Harold arrived in time   To stop the enemy's ride     Near to defeat, he should collide   With all William's ardour before he dies  But his stubbornness gave him the strength   To fight for a future gain     Exploits and bloodshed stained those lands   The scream of heroes still resounds over the battleground     Waves of defenders armed with steel  Led by the Norman to Telham Hill   Were ready to pass through the Bridge of Spears   And to face the growing fears     Holy clouds darkened the sky   When the kings delivered these blessed words:   "Brothers in battle, this war could be the way of no return"     But this hardness soothed the hearts   Silence preceded the harrowing wait   Men were praying God     Holy defenders of faith   Held the ties of loyalty   Aware of a glorious death   They decided to face the threat ,   standing the pain with grandiose pride     Holders of power relive  Remembered through the women's cry   Away from home   They decided to face their fate towards  the torment of their sacrifice     Ante lucem acies trucies   Processerunt sine metu   Duo duces paraverunt rationes proximae pugnae     "Profundite vitam pro nostro domino"     And the darkness flooded their hearts   Silence preceded the harrowing wait   Men were praying God     Holy defenders of faith   Held the ties of loyalty   Aware of a glorious death   They decided to face the threat ,  standing the pain with grandiose pride     Holders of power relive  Remembered through the women's cry   Away from home   They decided to walk the way   Raising the flag of the reign   ([choir:] RAISING THE FLAG)   Nourishing few consolations inside   But ready to face the torment of their sacrifice