Disclaimer: I own neither the song (Manowar) nor the movie.
Fight For Freedom
At the Hot Gates King Leonidas and 300 Spartans stood against a vast Persian army. They were destroyed, but they never wavered in their determination to hold their position.
They did not submit.
Sparta mourns her heroes.
There's a sound heard across the land
It's heard across the sea
You'll only hear it if you listen with your hearts
And one day hope to be free
Dilios was sent back before the last battle – to spread the tale of Leonidas and his 300. How 300 Spartans stood against hundreds of thousands Persians.
He was sent back, so that Sparta would know what had happened to her sons. So that Sparta and the rest of Greece would know what had happened at the Hot Gates.
That they would know that Leonidas did not submit, that they fought till the end.
To hear the sound of freedom many gave their lives
They fought for you and me
Those memories will always live in silence
And now it's our time to be free
Leonidas fought for the freedom of his people, for the freedom of Sparta. He and his men fought and died together, for Sparta.
Now they are gone and only their memory remains. The tale of their last stand spread quickly over all of Greece. A tale of bravery and victory.
Now Sparta is once again facing Xerxes' army.
Where the eagles fly - I will soon be there
If you want to - come along with me my friend
Say the words and you'll be free
From the mountains to the sea
We'll fight for freedom again
Xerxes' army is still vast, but they have lost many men to Leonidas. Over 20 000 were killed by the Spartans.
And with his last thow of his spear, Leonidas showed everyone that even God-kings do bleed, that Xerxes is not immortal or all-powerful.
Now it is time to face the Persian army again, it is time fight for freedom again. They will not submit, they stand before the Persians and proudly defy them.
Scream out loud for all the world to hear
From sea to shining seaLet freedom ring and every man be king
To live as one through the years
Dilios stands before the Spartan army and looks across the battlefield at the approaching Persians. Today they will fight them again – and now they are not 300 Spartans, but several thousand. And other Greeks stand with them.
Their shields and spears were gleaming in the sunlight and their red cloaks could be seen across the battlefield. They were Spartans. They remember.
Now is the time we all must stand together
So raise your hands show them we are strong
Side by side the fight goes on forever
Marching to the battle with this song
REMEMBER.
