Shardana - "Echoes" (lyric video)

Face down on my knees
Stabbed by your words
A name carved in flesh
Not mine, and it will never be

Keep me tied
At your stake
Spit your hate
I will stand
Incorruptible

I met people
Like you before
Piece by piece
You took it
And claimed it yours

But that name
Oh, I curse you!
Oh, that name
Will never be mine

Drown me on the river
And let me freeze
My last breath
I'll keep it for myself

I see you clearly, now
For what you are
An empty shell
Try to remember
And don't blame me

You crossed my fate
I pierced your soul
Blackness leads
To eternal freedom
And all my promises
Seems so empty now
Find me in this void I carved
But you'll never know why

Keep me tied
At your stake
Spit your hate
I will stand
Incorruptible

And then, you see
You see a sycamore
And you’re carrying me
Trying to... trying to hang me there

I met people
Like you before
Piece by piece
You took it
And claimed it yours

You crossed my fate...

I followed the signs
Sang the stories
Of a land
Still not born
Until now
Leave me here
Dressed in blood

My broken voice is still there
Beneath the trees
If you can hear it
Carrying for us

And then you speak to me
And inject me
Your whispers
To cloud my mind
And forget all of them
I know they're
Blaming themselves

You crossed my fate...

Η Σαρδηνία (Sardegna) είναι το δεύτερο μεγαλύτερο νησί στη Μεσόγειο Θάλασσα (πρώτη η Σικελία, τρίτη η Κύπρος) και αυτόνομη περιοχή της Ιταλίας. Η επίσημη ονομασία της είναι Regione Autonoma della Sardegna / Regione Autònoma de Sardigna (Αυτόνομη Περιφέρεια Σαρδηνίας).

Οι κάτοικοί της, στα Ιταλικά, αποκαλούνται "Σάρντι" (Sardi). Η αυθεντική γλώσσα της Σαρδηνίας είναι τα "sardu", μια Ρωμανική γλώσσα, ενώ στο νησί ομιλούνται κατά κύριο λόγο τα Ιταλικά και στη μικρή πόλη του Αλγέρο τα Καταλανικά, απομεινάρι της Καταλανικής κατάκτησης.

Από την Σαρδηνία μας έρχονται οι Shardana. Δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από δώδεκα χρόνια «with the intent of creating a metal band with epic and battling sounds, merging a Heavy Metal sound with Black and Viking ones» (κατά πως λένε οι ίδιοι). Από που εμπνεύσθηκαν το όνομά τους;

«Historically speaking, Shardana was the name of the Sardinian pirates who sailed the Mediterranean sea in the second millennium BCE. Their history inspires the songwriting of the band to a large degree, and the lyrics are about the glorious courage and legendary pride of those people who contributed so much to increase the influence of Sardinia at the times of pharaoh Ramses or during the roman empire.»

Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει ένα ep και δύο "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους. Ο πιο πρόσφατος φέρει τον τίτλο "Milli Annos" και "βγήκε" στις αρχές του μήνα... 

Band: Shardana
Country of origin: Italy
Location: Cagliari, Sardinia
Formed in: 2008
Genre: Epic Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Sardinian history and folklore
Years active: 2008-present

Lyric video: "Echoes"
Album: "Milli Annos"
Type: Full length
Release date: October 9th, 2020
Label: Rafchild Records
Format: CD, Digital

Band members:
Daniele Manca - Guitars (classical), Guitars (lead), Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (backing)
Aaron Tolu - Vocals (lead)
Michele Sanna - Drums
Lorenzo Deiv Mariani - Guitars
Luca Littera - Bass

Miscellaneous staff:
Mirkow Gastow - Artwork
Mattia Stancioiu - Mixing, Mastering