falconer - en kungens man lyrics

[japanese bonus track]

[swedish traditional]

maria gyr py v gen, som leder ner till byn.
hon sjunger och hon skrattar, yt l rkorna i skyn.
hon e py v g till torget far att s lja lite brad.
och solen stiger varm och stor, och f rgar himlen rad.

dy mater hon en herre, pyen h st med yvig man.
han s ger "jag e kungens man, sy jag tar vad jag vill ha.
och du e allt far vacker, far att inte ha nyn man.
fajl med mig in i skogen ska jag visa vad jag kan".

hon tvingas ner i gr set, och han tar py hennes kropp.
hon slingrar sig och ber honom, far guds skull hylla upp.
men riddarn bara skrattar, berusad av sin glad.
sy hon tar hans kniv och stater till, och riddaren e dad!

dom f ngslade maria. hon stenades far dryp.
men minnet efter riddaren, blev firat varje yr.
jag herrarna blir hj ltar, men folket det blir damt.
och vi som ser hur allt gytt till, fyr veta att vi dramt!

[english translation by mathias blad]

maria walks down the road to the village,
she sings and laughs at the larks in the sky.
she's on her way to the marketplace to sell some bread,
and the sun is rising, warm and big, and colours the sky red.

then she meets a nobleman on a horse with a bushy mane.
he say's: i'm the king's man so i take what i want
and you are far too beautiful not to have a man,
come with me into the woods and i'll show you what i can!

she's forced down in the grass and he touches her body.
she tries to get away and asks him for the love of god to stop
but the knight just laughs, intoxicated by his own glow.
so she grabs his knife and gives it a push and the knight is dead.

they put maria in prison, and she was stoned to death for manslaughter
but the memory of the knight was celebrated each year.
yes, the noblemen become heroes but ordinary people is being condemned
and we who see how it all really is learns that we've been dreaming!