| Onward the Christians go It’s hard to believe that they did what I hoped for
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| They can’t win this fight
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| It’s Saracen sunrise, the Crusaders' sundown
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| They won’t stand a chance
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| Attacked by brave men
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| Now their fate it is sealed
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| We will crush them they’re damned for all time
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| At home they will tell them 'bout Saladin, all his glory and pride
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| (The Muslim army)
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| Hattin brings down the Crusaders
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| Muslims triumphant we will vanquish our foe
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| Charge after charge we will counter
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| Saladin’s army in new glory shall rise
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| Forever we’ll be — higher than the sky
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| (Sultan Saladin)
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| Cut off from water and blinded by fire
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| These noble knights, they defect out of fear
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| Telling their secrets, their dire situation
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| Facing his downfall, their king’s gonna crawl
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| (The Muslim army)
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| Now we are the ones who will rule again
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| Saladin stands above all
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| We cannot forgive the Christian invaders
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| Who struggle to take our land
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| (The Muslim army)
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| Hattin brings down the crusaders
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| Muslims triumphant we will vanquish our foe
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| Charge after charge we will counter
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| Saladin’s army in new glory shall rise
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| Forever we’ll be
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| (The Muslim army)
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| Now we are the ones who will rule again
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| Saladin stands above all
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| We cannot forgive the Christian invaders
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| Who struggle to take our land
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| (The Muslim army)
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| Hattin brings down the Crusaders
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| Muslims triumphant we will vanquish our foe
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| Charge after charge we will counter
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| Saladin’s army in new glory shall rise
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| Forever we’ll be
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| (Sultan Saladin)
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| Rightful rulers of these lands
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| We’ve spilled too much blood
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| Our reign will be one based on faith in our God
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| Christian forces surrender, their final retreat
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| Is just hours ahead, they must face their defeat
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| Most of them slain, reinforcements they need
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| So their king must be wise and give in
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| «Guy's decision to take Saladin’s bait and start heading for Tiberias proved to be a fatal mistake. |
| Saladin,
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| Who had expected that move, sent troops around the Crusader army,
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| blocking their line of retreat and
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| Separating them from their water supplies. |
| Despite their fierce resistance the
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| Crusaders finally had to face
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| Defeat. |
| While most of the Christian army met with death on July 4th on the
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| fields of Hattin, some were
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| Captured and some could even flee to herald the news of the Saracen rising… » |