Текст песни Rhapsody Of Fire - Act IV: The Betrayal

[Iras:]

What many believed was only a legend
Was now lying in front of me
There it was Erian's book of the holy angels
The testament of all the Heavens beckoning to me
A black dragon made of stone stood guard over it
Threatening with outstretched wings
As I drew closer my heart pounded
But I cast off my fear and in the next instant
I opened the book

[King Uriel:]

What Erian had written 5000 years before
Was now finally before their eyes

[Dargor:] Elf of the caves!

[Khaas:] Tarish, what in God's name are you doing?

[Iras:] You insane fool!

[Tarish:] I do what must be done!

[Dargor:] Let him go!

[Tarish:] Give me the book and I will spare the life of this old wizard!

[Lothen:] Traitor

[Iras:] He knows not what he's doing!

[Tarish:] I know very well what I am doing Hand it to me!

Give it to me or he will die!

[Khaas:] All right Take the book but let Iras go!

[Iras:] No!

[Iras:] Take it from him!

[Tarish:] Fools! This belongs to the Black Order!

[Dargor:] Leave it leave it!

[Khaas:] Ah I'm bleeding!

[Lothen:] Help him!

[Iras:] Do not let him escape Go after him! We must have the book

[Dargor:] I will return with it!

[Iras:]

As I lay wounded
An incredible pain shooting through my head
I saw Dargor struggling with Tarish he won!
But before dying, the elf king was able
To tear some pages out of Erian's book
Then everything turned to black