Lyrics
Battle of Rocroi
Verse 1) Yo, let me drop some knowledge on the scene, It's Rocroi, where battles got mean, Sixteen forty-three, May in spring, French and Spanish, clash for the crown they'd bring.
Duc d'Enghien, Condé, leading the charge, With tactics fresh, they aimed to enlarge, Facing off with Melo, Spanish at large, Innovative moves, their troops did discharge.
(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Verse 2) Spanish tercios, famed for their might, But the French weren't backing down from the fight, Musket fire ringing, swords gleaming bright, On the battlefield, under the daylight.
Condé's men, disciplined and true, With bayonets fixed, they knew what to do, Breaking through ranks, like a storm they flew, Rocroi witnessed a battle brand new.(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
Verse 2) Spanish tercios, famed for their might, But the French weren't backing down from the fight, Musket fire ringing, swords gleaming bright, On the battlefield, under the daylight.
Condé's men, disciplined and true, With bayonets fixed, they knew what to do, Breaking through ranks, like a storm they flew, Rocroi witnessed a battle brand new.(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Bridge) Smoke rising high, in the sky it swirled, As history unfolded, the story unfurled, Rocroi's fame, forever twirled, In the annals of war, it's forever hurled.
(Verse 3) At day's end, the outcome clear, French victorious, with no fear, Spanish defeated, their ranks near, Rocroi marked a turning year.
Condé's name, in glory did rise, While Melo's forces faced their demise, Clouds of Rocroi, where legends surmise, A battle of empires, under azure skies.
(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Outro) So remember Rocroi, where the clouds did dance, In the haze of war, where fate took its chance, A tale of valor, of warriors' stance, In the realm of history, forever in trance.
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Duc d'Enghien, Condé, leading the charge, With tactics fresh, they aimed to enlarge, Facing off with Melo, Spanish at large, Innovative moves, their troops did discharge.
(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Verse 2) Spanish tercios, famed for their might, But the French weren't backing down from the fight, Musket fire ringing, swords gleaming bright, On the battlefield, under the daylight.
Condé's men, disciplined and true, With bayonets fixed, they knew what to do, Breaking through ranks, like a storm they flew, Rocroi witnessed a battle brand new.(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
Verse 2) Spanish tercios, famed for their might, But the French weren't backing down from the fight, Musket fire ringing, swords gleaming bright, On the battlefield, under the daylight.
Condé's men, disciplined and true, With bayonets fixed, they knew what to do, Breaking through ranks, like a storm they flew, Rocroi witnessed a battle brand new.(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Bridge) Smoke rising high, in the sky it swirled, As history unfolded, the story unfurled, Rocroi's fame, forever twirled, In the annals of war, it's forever hurled.
(Verse 3) At day's end, the outcome clear, French victorious, with no fear, Spanish defeated, their ranks near, Rocroi marked a turning year.
Condé's name, in glory did rise, While Melo's forces faced their demise, Clouds of Rocroi, where legends surmise, A battle of empires, under azure skies.
(Chorus) Rocroi, where the clouds they churn, French and Spanish, eager to learn, In the fog of war, they had to discern, Who'd emerge victorious, who'd burn?
(Outro) So remember Rocroi, where the clouds did dance, In the haze of war, where fate took its chance, A tale of valor, of warriors' stance, In the realm of history, forever in trance.
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