Long have I drifted without a course
A rudderless ship I have sailed
The Nile just keeps flowing without a source

Maybe all the seekers just failed?

To Holmgard and beyond

In search of a bond
Far from home I've come
But the road has just begun


Breathing history
Veiled in mystery

The sublime
The greatest of our time
Tsargrad!


"Come with us to the south
Write your name on our roll"

I was told;

Konstantinopolis

Sui generis
The saints and emperors
Of bygone centuries

The man-made birds in their trees
Out load their paean rings
Immortality!


In astonishing colours the East meets the West
The hill-banks arise in their green

In wonder I sit on my empty chest
As we glide down the strait in between


To Holmgard and beyond
In search of a bond
Distant church bells toll

For their god they chant and troll

Breathing history

Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time

Tsargrad!

The Norwegian of rank

In the court of The Prince
I was convinced


Konstantinopolis
Ten gates to eternity
Seen all for centuries

Your inconquerable walls
Your temples and your halls
See all, hear all, know it all


My sun rose in the North and now sets in the South
The Golden Horn lives up to its name

From tower to tower a chain guards its mouth
Unbreakable, they claim


To Holmgard and beyond
In a search of a bond
Adventures lie ahead

Many knots lie unravelled on my thread

Breathing history

Veiled in mystery
The sublime
The greatest of our time

Tsargrad!

Konstantinopolis

Queen of the cities
Your welcoming smile
Made all worthwhile

The sweat and the pain

Bathing in gold
Endless rooftops unfold
The sun sets for a while just to rise again


Great halls
Great halls
Greatest of all, Miklagard