miklagard overture

• turisas'ın the varangian way albümünde yer alan parçadır. sözleri aşağıdaki gibidir.
  
  long have i drifted without a course
  a rudderless ship i have sailed
  the nile just keeps flowing without a source
  maybe all the seekers just failed?
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in search of a bond
  far from home i've come
  but the road has just begun
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  "come with us to the south
  write your name on our roll"
  i was told;
  
  konstantinopolis
  sui generis
  the saints and emperors
  of bygone centuries
  the man-made birds in their trees
  out load their paean rings
  immortality!
  
  in astonishing colours the east meets the west
  the hill-banks arise in their green
  in wonder i sit on my empty chest
  as we glide down the strait in between
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in search of a bond
  distant church bells toll
  for their god they chant and troll
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  the norwegian of rank
  in the court of the prince
  i was convinced
  
  konstantinopolis
  ten gates to eternity
  seen all for centuries
  your inconquerable walls
  your temples and your halls
  see all, hear all, know it all
  
  my sun rose in the north and now sets in the south
  the golden horn lives up to its name
  from tower to tower a chain guards its mouth
  unbreakable, they claim
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in a search of a bond
  adventures lie ahead
  many knots lie unravelled on my thread
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  konstantinopolis
  queen of the cities
  your welcoming smile
  made all worthwhile
  the sweat and the pain
  
  bathing in gold
  endless rooftops unfold
  the sun sets for a while just to rise again
  
  great halls
  great halls
  greatest of all, miklagard
• turisas'ın the varangian way isimli albümünün kapanış şarkısı. istanbul'u^* konu almaktadır.
  
  long have i drifted without a course
  a rudderless ship i have sailed
  the nile just keeps flowing without a source
  maybe all the seekers just failed?
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in search of a bond
  far from home i've come
  but the road has just begun
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  "come with us to the south
  write your name on our roll"
  i was told;
  
  konstantinopolis
  sui generis
  the saints and emperors
  of bygone centuries
  the man-made birds in their trees
  out load their paean rings
  immortality!
  
  in astonishing colours the east meets the west
  the hill-banks arise in their green
  in wonder i sit on my empty chest
  as we glide down the strait in between
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in search of a bond
  distant church bells toll
  for their god they chant and troll
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  the norwegian of rank
  in the court of the prince
  i was convinced
  
  konstantinopolis
  ten gates to eternity
  seen all for centuries
  your inconquerable walls
  your temples and your halls
  see all, hear all, know it all
  
  my sun rose in the north and now sets in the south
  the golden horn lives up to its name
  from tower to tower a chain guards its mouth
  unbreakable, they claim
  
  to holmgard and beyond
  in a search of a bond
  adventures lie ahead
  many knots lie unravelled on my thread
  
  breathing history
  veiled in mystery
  the sublime
  the greatest of our time
  tsargrad!
  
  konstantinopolis
  queen of the cities
  your welcoming smile
  made all worthwhile
  the sweat and the pain
  
  bathing in gold
  endless rooftops unfold
  the sun sets for a while just to rise again
  
  great halls
  great halls
  greatest of all, miklagard
• "the golden horn lives up to its name", "breathing history", "in astonishing colours, the east meets the west", "konstantinopolis, queen of the cities" gibi sözleriyle, sanki istanbul büyükşehir belediyesi tarafından, şehrin tanıtımı için yaptırılmış gibi bir hali var. kullanmak lazım bu şarkıyı.
• midnight sunrise ile birlikte turisas'ın en sevdiğim iki şarkısından biri.
  
  tabi bu şarkıda istanbul'dan bahsedilmesi nedeniyle duygusal yaklaşım da olabilir.