Anthem to the Forest of Our Ancestors Songtext
von Oak, Ash & Thorn

"Fathers: forgive me
For I have shamed us one and all
In desert heat; on foreign soil
I count misdeeds
Against our path of yore."
Judgement waits there in the home of my

Ancestors

"River primeval
Bear me eastward to my kin
They wait for me. I see their shadows
Upon the trees
Where once they had to toil."
Their last words exalted the home of their

Ancestors


Hear the clarion bell
It tolls for his death
This man that moved mountains
To where does his lifeblood drain?

The last shovelful falls
O′er the casket we've placed ′neath the oak
But where did he leave the absolution
That I sought?

"Forest and woodland
Receive me here as sacrifice
That I atone, to restore honor
Drink my blood
With your mouth of parched earth."
So I gaze back on the home of my

Ancestors