Save your tears for the moment came at last
My destiny commands that we must be brave
Till the last
No remorse for the choice I have made
Father don't cry for you son
My decision is final and so will be done
Dark will not prevail upon the light
For our values we will fight
The oath we must keep
On shield or with shield
We'll return form the battlefield
Spartan War Paean (lyrics translated by an ancient Hellenic poem of the Athenian poet Tirtaios)
"Go forth children of Sparta, bravest seed of all the times
Wield your shield with your left hand
and with your right raise high your spear
Don't hesitate to sacrifice your life,
this is the cause you have been raised
True descendants and heirs of Achilles
with your battle stand the enemy delayed"
Farewell to heroic spirit
Farewell to the children of the sun
Farewell to heroic spirit
Farewell to the children of Hellas
Farewell my beloved wife as I leave you behind
Try your sorrow to hide
Farewell my fatherland, mountains an fields
With the first ray of sun you'll be all memories
