At dawn
envoy arrives
morning of October
twenty-eighth
No day
proven by deed
descendants of Sparta
Athens and Crete
Look north
ready to fight
enemies charge from the hills
To arms
facing defeat
There's no surrender
there's no retreat
Time after time
force their enemies
back to the line
Call to arms
banners fly in the wind
for the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms
reading Freedom or Death
Blood of king Leonidas
Air raid
pounding the land
bombers are flying
both day and night
Endure
six days of rain
dropped by invaders
bomb raid in vain
Strike hard
the tables have turned
Drive them back
over the hills
At arms
just like before
soldiers civilians
Hellas at war
By their own hand
forced the enemy
out of their land
Call to arms
banners fly in the wind
for the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms
reading Freedom or Death
Blood of king Leonidas
Just like their ancestors
ages ago
fought in the face of defeat
Those three hundred men
left a pride to uphold
Freedom or Death
in effect
Then
now again
blood of heroes
saving their land
Call to arms
banners fly in the wind
for the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms
reading Freedom or Death
Blood of king Leonidas
Call to arms
banners fly in the wind
for the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms
reading Freedom or Death
Blood of king Leonidas