March of the Witch Hunters – English Lyrics

• By: Ethan Slater
• Album: Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

If you want to experience the intensity of dramatic musical storytelling, 'March of the Witch Hunters' is an excellent track. Led by Ethan Slater, this ensemble number shows the dark power of mob mentality and propaganda. The language is direct and aggressive, offering powerful vocabulary for expressing collective anger and determination, making it a dramatic contrast to the musical's more popular ballads.

[English]

作词 : Stephen Schwartz

作曲 : Stephen Schwartz

Go and hunt her and find her and kill her

Go and hunt her and find her and kill her

Kill her!

Wickedness must be punished!

Evil effectively eliminated

Wickedness must be punished!

Kill the witch!

Melt the witch!

...

And this is more than just a service to the wizard

I have a personal score to settle with elph—

With the witch

...

It's due to her I'm made of tin

Her spell made this occur

So for once, I'm glad I'm heartless

I'll be heartless killing her!

...

And I'm not the only one!

Tell them what she did to you

How you were just a cub

And she cub-napped you!

...

You see, the lion also

Has a grievance to repay

If she'd let him fight his own battles when he was young

He wouldn't be a coward today!

...

Wickedness must be punished!

Brave witch hunters, I would join if I could

Because wickedness must be punished!

Punished!

Punished!

For good!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt, her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her, go! Melt her, go!

Kill her, go! Melt her, go! Kill her!

Melt her!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of someone or something
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - to change from solid to liquid because of heat
witch /wɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a woman thought to have magical powers, especially evil
wickedness /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ C1	noun - the quality of being evil or morally wrong
punish /pʌnɪʃ/ B2	verb - to impose a penalty for wrongdoing
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to chase and kill wild animals for sport or food
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or perceive by chance or effort
evil /ˈiːvəl/ B1	noun - the state of being morally wrong or harmful adjective - morally bad; wicked
wizard /ˈwɪzərd/ B2	noun - a man who has magical powers
spell /spɛl/ B1	noun - a series of words believed to have magical power
heartless /ˈhɑːrtləs/ C1	adjective - lacking compassion or feeling
cub /kʌb/ A2	noun - a young animal, especially a bear or lion
grievance /ˈɡriːvəns/ C1	noun - a real or imagined cause for complaint
coward /ˈkaʊəd/ B2	noun - a person who lacks courage
brave /breɪv/ A2	adjective - courageous; showing bravery
hunters /ˈhʌntərz/ B1	noun - people who hunt animals
tin /tɪn/ A2	noun - a soft silvery metal
personal /ˈpɜːrsənl/ B1	adjective - relating to a particular person
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ B2	verb - to resolve or reach an agreement
battle /ˈbætəl/ B2	noun - a fight or conflict

Key Grammar Structures

• Go and hunt her and find her and kill her

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'hunt', 'find', and 'kill' are in the imperative mood, used to give direct commands.

• Wickedness must be punished!

  ➔ Modal Verb (must)

  ➔ The modal verb 'must' expresses necessity or obligation.

• I have a personal score to settle with elph— With the witch

  ➔ Present Perfect (have + past participle)

  ➔ 'Have settled' is in the present perfect, indicating an action that began in the past and is relevant now.

• Her spell made this occur

  ➔ Passive Voice (was/were + past participle)

  ➔ 'Made this occur' is in the passive voice, focusing on the action rather than the doer.

• I'll be heartless killing her!

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ 'I'll be' is future simple, used to express a future action or state.

• If she'd let him fight his own battles when he was young

  ➔ Past Perfect (had + past participle)

  ➔ 'Had let' is past perfect, indicating an action that occurred before another past action.

• Because wickedness must be punished!

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction (because)

  ➔ 'Because' is a subordinating conjunction used to introduce a dependent clause.

• Punished! Punished! For good!

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence

  ➔ The repeated words 'Punished!' and the phrase 'For good!' form an exclamatory sentence to emphasize strong emotion.