| Trei cruci de lemn, trei cruci enorme de lemn
| Three wooden crosses, three huge wooden crosses
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| Vopsite cu trei culori, pazesc pe marginea soselei
| Painted in three colors, they guard the side of the road
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| Fintina celor… crediciosi!
| Fintina of the… believers!
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| Trei cruci pe marginea soselei cu gesturi largi de miini bolnave
| Three crosses on the side of the road with wide gestures of sick hands
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| Opresc din drum pe calatori si parca-s trei spinzuratori
| I stop the passengers on the road and it's like three hangmen
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| De care atirna trei crisosi…
| From which hang three chrysanthemums…
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| Intr-o zi impinsi de-acelasi funerar indemn
| One day pushed by the same funeral urge
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| Ca dou-armate puse una-n fata alteia
| Like two armies, they stood in front of each other
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| Cumintii se-ntilnira cu nebunii
| The good ones met the madmen
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| Copiii mortilor de miine se-ntilnira cu parintii…
| The children of tomorrow's dead meet with their parents…
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| «Si-armatele-ncepura lupta la umbra crucilor de lemn
| "And the armies began to fight in the shadow of the wooden crosses
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| Deoparte flutura stindardul credintei… alb… curat…»
| The banner of faith… white… clean… flutters aside »
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| …ca albul cel curat, al florilor de nufar
| … Like the pure white of the water lily flowers
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| Iar tricolorul nebuniei, inchis cu grija-n cite-in cufar
| And the tricolor of madness, carefully locked in the trunk
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| De craniu omenesc…
| The human skull…
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| Sta gata sa se desfasoare la cea dintii ingenuncheare
| She's ready to go to her knees
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| A albului domnesc…
| Of the royal white…
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| Insa-n ziu-aceea cerul innegrit de fum parea
| But that day the sky was black with smoke
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| Un tavan de catedrala ce se naruia
| A crumbling cathedral ceiling
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| «Iar fumul din clopotnitele-aprinse deschidea-n albastrul:»
| "And the smoke from the lighted bells opened in the blue:"
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| Drumul altui fum, mai greu, mai negru si-albastrul
| The road of another smoke, heavier, blacker and bluer
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| se-nnegrea…
| blackened
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| Si-n ziu-aceea cerul innegrit de fum parea
| And that day the sky was black with smoke
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| Un tavan de catedrala ce se naruia
| A crumbling cathedral ceiling
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| Si multimea-nspaimintata, spre clopotnitele-aprinse
| And the crowd-frightened, to the bell-lights
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| Se-ndrumeaza grupuri, grupuri, cei cuminti privesc plingind
| Guided groups, groups, the good ones watch crying
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| Pling ca resturile unei armate-nvinse, iar nebunul sta deoparte
| I cry like the remnants of a defeated army, and the madman stands aside
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| Si zimbeste … fredonind:
| And he smiles… humming:
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| BLASFEMIE !!!
| BLASPHEMY !!!
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| «Iar tricolorul nebuniei adapostea pe-nvingatori!!!»
| "And the tricolor of madness sheltered the winners !!!"
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| English translate: Banner Of Blasphemy
| English translate: Banner Of Blasphemy
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| Three wooden crosses
| Three wooden crosses
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| Three huge crosses of wood
| Three huge crosses of wood
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| Painted with three colors
| Painted with three colors
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| On the margin of the road
| On the edge of the road
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| Guarding the fountain of the believers
| Guarding the fountain of the believers
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| Three crosses
| Three crosses
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| On the margin of the road
| On the edge of the road
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| With gestures made by morbid hands
| With gestures made by morbid hands
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| They hinder wanderers whilst passing
| They hinder wanderers whilst passing
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| Like three gallows on holy lands
| Like three gallows on holy lands
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| Where three christians are hanging…
| Where three christians are hanging
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| Inclined by a funeral stir
| Inclined by a funeral stir
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| On a fatal sky, so blur
| On a fatal sky, so blur
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| Like two armies enticed to war
| Like two armies enticed to war
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| The mad have fallen upon the brave
| The mad have fallen upon the brave
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| The children of 'morrows dead
| The children of 'morrows dead
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| Their parents had met
| Their parents had met
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| In the shade of the wooden crosses
| In the shade of the wooden crosses
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| The armies began their battle
| The armies began their battle
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| Aside… the banner of creedance flattered
| Aside… the banner of creedance flattered
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| White and clean
| White and clean
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| Like the cleanest white men have seen
| Like the cleanest white men have seen
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| And the blasphemic flag of madness
| And the blasphemic flag of madness
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| Safely embedded in each human skull
| Safely embedded in each human skull
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| Was ready to unfold at the first
| Was ready to unfold at the first
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| Subjugation of the royal white
| Subjugation of the royal white
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| On the same day, blackened by fumes
| On the same day, blackened by fumes
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| The heavens seem to be the ceiling
| The heavens seem to be the ceiling
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| Of a collapsing cathedral, bleeding
| Of a collapsing cathedral, bleeding
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| And the fumes of the burning steeples
| And the fumes of the burning steeples
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| Opened in the celestial blue
| Opened in the celestial blue
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| The way of another fume
| The way of another fume
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| Blacker, heavier, and the blue
| Blacker, heavier, and the blue
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| Has become black, too
| Has become black, too
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| So the horrified people
| So the horrified people
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| Hasten to the burning steeples
| Hasten to the burning steeples
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| The brave behold whilst crying
| The brave behold whilst crying
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| Like the remnants of a defeated army
| Like the remnants of a defeated army
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| And the madmen stay aside
| And the madmen stay aside
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| Grinning and humming: Blasphemy
| Grinning and humming: Blasphemy
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| And the tricolor of madness was sheltering
| And the tricolor of madness was sheltering
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| The conquerors! | The conquerors! |