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In the wake of the sea

Victorious the Athenian fleet

Stand at Thermopylae

With King Leonides

[chorus]

The Persian horde is come

Stand of the Spartans

Oracle’s prophecy

Sparta’s life for the death of a king

Between mountain and sea

Hold defenders of Greece

[chorus]

The Persian horde is come

Stand of the Spartans

Sparta, Athens and Thebes

Send their warriors to meet destiny

Persian blood on the beach

Only death brings defeat

[chorus]

The Persian horde is come

Stand of the Spartans