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[The Christian knights surrounded by the Saracen enemy] Turan is lost, no retreat The heathens we'll meet Not one drop to drink The spring without reach Now surrounded by foes On this damn plateau This camp is no longer safe Running out of supplies Arrows go down Blinded by smoke we march Still we go on [Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem] Losing faith, our knights defecting - it's our kings disgrace [The knights] This battle is over - we're beaten and lost There is nowhere to go Crusaders defeated - the Holy Land's lost Christians down on the ground [Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem] Raymond's charges in vain SongtexteThere's nothing to gain Cut off from the rest Men and horses were slain Defections in droves The only ones brave The knights of the orders alone [The fleeing knights] Not more than 3000 men we are Who are fleeing the fields of death Escape from the heathen's grasp Led by count Raymond and Balian Attacked by the blazing sun We are on our way home [Raymond II of Tripoli] Charging on Saladin Again and again But it's all over now When the tent falls [The knights] This battle is over - we're beaten and lost There is no way to go Crusaders defeated - the Holy Land's lost Christians down on the ground Saracen Ascension - our kingdom is gone We are down on our knees We will rise again - we will return Beat them once and for all "Only a small number of Crusaders survived the battle at the Horns of Hattin. Those who didn't die or flee from the battlefield were captured, among them former King Guy of Lusignan, Gerard of Ridefort, Raynald of Chatillon and many others. In the meantime, Richard I Lionheart, King of England, supported by the pope, was already preparing another crusade, swearing to regain the Holy Land for the sake of Christianity." Aus Songtexte Mania