“You Will Come as Lightning” - Hymn to Constantinople

A Greek song about the fall of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and a major holy site. The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman Empire. Song by Stamatis Spanoudakis. “God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me.” - Constantine XI English Lyrics: You will come as a lightning The country will have feast The sea, the earth and the sky In your light I will wear white clothes To touch you again You light and, my heart, me How much I love you King of Kings Help the King Mercy, mercy, God, of Heaven Constantine Dragases Palaiologos By the grace of God, Emperor of Romans In the Gate of Saint Romanus Astride on his whitelegged horse Four Betas, mercy, mercy, Marmaras Bosphorus and Black Tuesday The sun shone, the earth sighed