The Falcon's Wind (v.2)

The mist is rising from the Dnieper's shore,
My bare feet feel the cold, damp earth once more.
I braid my hair, a ribbon red as blood,
I watch the skies, a dark and heavy flood.
They said you're riding with the Prince's host,
To guard the steppe, protect the Russian coast.
Against the dark, the Pecheneg's cruel horde,
You raised your shield, and trusted in the Lord.

Wind, wind, don't you cry
Tell my Falcon he can't die!
Flames and arrows fill the sky
Mother Earth, don't let him lie!
My heart beats like a battle drum
Kievan Rus', he'll overcome!
Through the pain and through the dust
In Perun's name, I place my trust!

I walked the path to the high, wooden fort,
I touched your mail shirt, left within the court.
I smell the smoke, the wormwood, and the pine,
I pour the mead, and offer you this sign.
The old gods sleep, and Christian bells now toll,
But I feel the battle raging for your soul.
A white bird flies across the fading sun,
My love, my life, my only, only one.

Wind, wind, don't you cry
Tell my Falcon he can't die!
Flames and arrows fill the sky
Mother Earth, don't let him lie!
My heart beats like a battle drum
Kievan Rus', he'll overcome!
Through the pain and through the dust
In Perun's name, I place my trust!

The shield walls clash... I hear the scream...
A bloody dream... a silver stream...
The Prince is brave, his men are true...
But my world waits... for only you...

WIND, WIND, DON'T YOU CRY!
TELL MY FALCON HE WON'T DIE!
FLAMES AND ARROWS SCAR THE SKY!
MOTHER EARTH, HE'LL NEVER LIE!
MY HEART SCREAMS LIKE A BATTLE DRUM!
KIEVAN RUS', HE WILL COME HOME!
BURN THE PAIN AND BURN THE DUST!
IN MY LOVE, I PLACE MY TRUST!