Alexander The Great

Iron Maiden

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[Intro] N.C. "My son ask for thyself another kingdom N.C. For that which I leave is too small for thee" | | | | | | | 3x | | | | | 2x | | | | / | 2x [Verse 1] Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend his name was Alexan---der [Verse 2] At the age of nineteen He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegean Sea In 334 B.C He utterly beat the armies of Per---sia [Chorus] Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend amongst mortal men [Instrumental] | | | 2x | | | 2x [Verse 3] King Darius the third Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxar---tes Then Egypt fell To the Macedon King as well And he founded the city called Alexan---dria [Verse 4] By the Tigris river He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbe---la Entering Babylon And Susa treasures he found Took Persepolis the capital of Per--sia [Chorus] Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men [Instrumental Break] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4x [Solo] | | | | N.. | 2x | | | | | | | | | | 3x [Verse 4] A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the ’Gordian knot’ And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia [Verse 5] Hellenism he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Mar---ching on mar---ching on [Verse 6] The battle weary marching side by side Alexander’s army line by line They wouldn’t follow him to India Tired of the combat pain and the glory [Chorus] Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Baby-lon [Ending] | | | | | | | | | |/ / | |

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La chanson évoque la vie et les conquêtes d'Alexandre le Grand, un roi de Macédoine qui, à un jeune âge, est devenu l'un des plus grands conquérants de l'histoire. Elle décrit ses victoires militaires, son ascension fulgurante au pouvoir, ainsi que la peur qu'il inspirait à ses ennemis. Des batailles décisives contre l'Empire perse et la fondation de villes comme Alexandrie reflètent son héritage impressionnant. Dans une perspective plus large, elle met en lumière comment son règne a contribué à la diffusion de la culture hellénistique, préparant ainsi le terrain pour l'émergence du christianisme. Le tout est enveloppé dans une atmosphère épique, soulignant à la fois la bravoure et la tragédie de cet homme, mort jeune dans une ville qui symbolise sa grandeur.

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