Legendary Warriors of the Umayyad Emirate of the Qurtuba

[Verse] Out from Qurtuba Where the lanterns glow bright Rode the fearless In the cloak of night Sword in hand With a heart full of pride O'er the hills and the plains By the riverside [Verse 2] Whispers of battles In the tavern’s dark brew Tales of the brave ‘neath moonlight dew Steel clashed with steel As the legends unfold Dust and dreams In the stories told [Chorus] Oh The warriors of Qurtuba rise With fire in their eyes Beneath Andalusian skies From the shadows they spring To freedom they cling In the annals of time Their names will sing [Verse 3] Guardians of land Of the pomegranate's bloom From the minarets lofty To the gardens in flume Echoes of faith In the call of the muezzin A tapestry woven With threads worn but thin [Bridge] Through the olive groves And the jasmine’s scent March the legacies In the steps of ascent By the Guadalquivir Their spirits still dance In the heartbeat of history A timeless romance [Verse 4] Spices from the souk On the wind they do float In the tales of the aged In the songs of the throat Mysteries unfold Like the stars at night In the soulful chords Of the dirge so tight