Swan Lake – English Lyrics

• By: Dark Moor
• Album: Autumnal

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dramatic world of "Swan Lake" by Dark Moor, a magnificent symphonic power metal interpretation of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the rich narrative and emotional depth often found in storytelling through music. You'll encounter a blend of powerful metal instrumentation with beautiful classical melodies, demonstrating how different musical genres can intertwine to create something truly epic and unique. Listen closely to the lyrics and the evolving musical themes to understand how the band translates the ballet's tale of love, curses, and destiny into a compelling auditory experience.

[English]

Her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

Forever her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of noble...

In swan lake

In swan lake

In swan lake

In swan lake

Tired to ride in the royal hunt

To listen sweet lies that I am wont

I am the prince! The future king!

Boomed in my head my mother's voice

Take to wife should be my choice

Oh, cruel fate! That my soul hate!

To forget all I fled into the woods

Searching preys goods

Then I saw the lake lost in the deep forest

And its water chorused an odd melody

Swans of nice white feather on the dusk

Swam in a dance in harmonious masque

Hunter I am! My bow was prepared

But her beauty was shown me in the depth

Spouting, silent, from the lake

And her pale look kept a sad poem

Lost in despair

Dragged into the warlock's lair

In the shadows

Her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

Forever her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of noble...

Like a night tide

Together we cried

Our lips sealed its secrets way

And my doubts died

But when came the dawn

My dream sank covered by dark waters

But her beauty was shown me in the depth

Spouting, silent, from the lake

And her pale look kept a sad poem

Lost in despair

Dragged into the warlock's lair

In the shadows

Her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

Forever her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

My princess's tears fall in the moonglade

The lake is afraid

The night shows the spell

Then I can feel my heart run into my chest

Now I know my quest

In the hell of the storm

I'll break her swan-form

So inside the waves

We will find our graves

But the warlock's curse will be broken

But her beauty was shown me in the depth

Spouting, silent, from the lake

And her pale look kept a sad poem

Lost in despair

Dragged into the warlock's lair

In the shadows

Her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

Forever her soul will be a swan

Until

She feels

The love of nobleman

My princess's tears fall in the moonglade

The lake is afraid

The night shows the spell

Then I can feel my heart run into my chest

Now I know my quest

In the hell of the storm

I'll break her swan-form

So inside the waves

We will find our graves

But the warlock's curse will be broken

The Rothboart's curse will be broken

The Rothboart's curse broken

The Rothboart's curse broken

The Rothboart's curse broken

The Rothboart's curse broken

Our spirits will be free

Will fly the sky

Over the green lake's trees

Forever our spirits will be free

Will fly the sky

Over the green lake's trees

Remember us in the stars

Remember us in the stars

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soul /soʊl/ A2	noun - the spiritual part of a person that is believed to connect to a divine or universal source
lake /leɪk/ A1	noun - a large area of water surrounded by land
prince /prɪns/ B1	noun - a male royal family member of high rank, often son of a king or queen
white /waɪt/ A2	adjective - the color of snow or milk, reflected by objects that do not absorb much light
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move the body rhythmically to music
kill /kɪl/ B2	verb - to cause death of a person or animal intentionally
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, intangible liquid essential for life
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - with little or no light
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B2	adjective - not making any sound
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance or invocation of divine punishment against an individual or thing
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B2	noun - the non-physical part of a person regarded as their true nature or the soul

Key Grammar Structures

• Her soul will be a swan

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to indicate a state that will happen: "will be".

• I am the prince! The future king!

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a fact or a state: "I am".

• Lost in despair

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ The past participle "lost" describes the state of being: "lost in despair".

• But when came the dawn

  ➔ Inversion in conditional sentences

  ➔ Inversion is used here for emphasis: "when came the dawn" instead of "when the dawn came".

• Our spirits will be free

  ➔ Future passive voice

  ➔ The future passive voice indicates that the subject will experience the action: "will be free".

• The night shows the spell

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth: "shows".

• But the warlock's curse will be broken

  ➔ Future passive voice

  ➔ The future passive voice indicates that the curse will undergo the action of being broken: "will be broken".