Townes Van Zandt - Silver Ships of Andilar [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse]
Of those that sailed the silver ships
From Andilar I am the last
And the deeds that rang our
Youthful dreams it seems shall go undone
North for the shores of Valinor
Our bows and crimson sails were made
Our captains were strong and our lances long
And our liege the holy king
Well the hills did turn from green to blue
And vanish as on the decks we watched
But every thought in that noble
Company was forward bound
To the lifeless plains of Valinor
Where reigns the dark and frozen one
And with tongues afire and glorious eyes
We pledged our mission be
For The clime from mild to bitter ran
The wind from fair to fierce did blow
Oath and prayer did turn to
Thoughts of homes left far behind
And longed every man for some glimpse of land
And the host that did await us there
Oh the each new day brought
Only a sea and sky of ice and gray
Thanks give no word can drag you through
Those endless weeks our ships did roll
Thanks give you cannot see those sails
And faces bleach and draw
Ice we drank and leather did chew
For the oceans are unwholesome there
And the dead that slid into the seas
Did freeze before our eyes
Then a wind did fling the ships apart
Each one to go her separate way
And The sky did howl, the hull did groan
For how long I do not know
And what men were left when the winds had ceased
Grew dull and low of countenance
For soldiers denied their battle plain
On comrades soon must turn
So one by one we died alone
Some by hunger, some by steel
And the Bodies froze
Where they did fall their souls unsatisfied
Until only another and I were left
Then just before his flame did fail
We were shone ourselves brothers-in-arms
To serve the holy king
Perhaps this shall reach Andilar
Although I know not how it can
Oh once again he's hurled his wind
Upon the silver prow
Oh if it should my words are these arise
Young men fine ships to build
Set them north for Valinor
Beneath standards proud as fire