Shanty of the Sodré Brothers
Devorah the Maccabee
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Cloves and Ivory bound for Portugal Bloodied merchandise on seas that kill 1500's a new century They will call this Age Discovery But of 20 warships sent to sea but six do now remain The commodore has journeyed home not here to meet his grave Nor sink beneath the waves We two brothers saw this boy's first steps This commodore who's left us in his stead He's home to sister dear in Portugal How like mother is his Isobel But of six proud warships left behind but four will soon remain Al Hallaniya warns that by the storm the rest will meet our fate To sink beneath the waves I clung aboard São Pedro. Thunder roared Her wroth my crucifix on waves at war Rival brothers trading cannon fire Camouflaged in thunder, we conspired For of the warships sent to sea both his and mine went down And though São Pedro smashed ashore, her every soul was drowned Her every soul was drowned Esmerelda, is my brother dead? Did you drag his body down among your wreck? Should I mourn the brother whom I lost? For spoils of envy was my life the cost For of 20 warships sent to sea these two will e'er remain Two commodore's fraternal war has borne us to our graves To sink beneath the waves 1500s a new century, It's years of glory cut to naught but three How I miss the shores of Portugal As a child with Mother Isobel And the four surviving warships knew not wherefore they remain They sailed about to India. I pray they made it safe Not join us 'neath the waves Heed my warning sailor. Lay down arms Against your brother when the storm comes on Else like us will you be lost to sea Forfeit forever to your rivalry And of all the warships sent to sea yours will yet remain Never to make port again she's sunk beneath the waves To sink beneath the waves
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