THE LAMENT OF CARXANDRIA

  Sing the lamentation   Cantate Lamentationem

  Of our glorious city   Urbis Gloriosae Nostrae

  Hear, oh people,    Audite, O Populi,

  A song of an ancient city Antiquae Cantus Urbis

  Beyond time and memory  Supra Tempus et Memoriam

  Built when man was young  Aedificata Fuit Iuwenis

  An empire to rival all     Imperium Omnibus Aemulari

  And lead with wisdom    Et Sapientia Ducere

  Respected by all      Honoratus Ab Omnibus

  Among Aequendar and men Inter Aequendam et Wiros

  In tall gleaming towers    In Alta Nitent Turres

  Of polished white stone   Politae Nitentes Lapideae

  We measure with pride   Superbia metimur

  The greatness of our history Historiae nostrae magnitudinem.

  Sing the lamentation    Cantate Lamentationem

  Of the once great city    Quondam Urbis Magnae

  So great was this nation   Sic Magnus Haec Genem Erat

  It could not help but stray  Non Auxilium Sed Errant

  Corrupted men and women Corrupti Wiri et Feminae

  Made laws to fit their goals  Leges Fecerunt Suis Metis Aptare

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  Gaining wealth and power  Lucrandi opes et potentiam

  From the work of others   Ex opere aliorum

  Degrading and decaying   Deformen et Deficiens

  The values once so prized  Walores Semel Incliti

  Sing the lamentation    Cantate Lamentationem

  Of our corrupted city    Urbis Consceleratae Nostrae

  Behold, rivals of old    Ecce, aemuli annorum

  Descend on us from afar  Descendat nobis e longinquo

  A vengeance long fed   Windicta longa pascerewis

  Kindled in their heart    Incendam in cor eorum

  They surround our towers Nostra Turrem Circumstant

  And lay the fields to waste Et Nostri Agrem Destruunt

  Steel and burning shaft   Ferrus et Ardenti Hastile

  Enemies upon our doorstep Inimicos Super nos Ianuam

  Prepare the streets and temple  Wias et templus para

  To feel the flow of blood     Sentire sanguinum flexus

  Sing the lamentation      Cantante Lamentationem

  Of our burning city      Urbis Ardenae Nostrae

  Let cries to heaven raise    Clamat ad Caelum Tollere

  The mercy of its people    Populi Sui Misericordia

  Let weeping lamentations    Lamentatio Fiat Fletus

  Fill the throats of all      Imple Guttura Omnia

  Let children know of peace   Sciant Filii Pacis

  Let widows weep for men    Widuae Fleant Pro Hominibus

  Spare from sword and spear  Parcet Gladio et Hasta

  Your innocent souls within   Innocentes in Animarum Westris

  Can there be found      Inveniri Potest

  One who bears no stain    Qui Nullam Maculam

  Sing the lamentation     Cantate Lamentationem

  Of our sorrowful city     Urbis Tristae Nostrae

  Our city in quiet sorrow    Nostra Ciwitas Quieto Dolore

  The crows fill the air     Corvi Implent Aerem

  Devoid of life and purpose   Expers Witae et consilii

  The remnant hide within    Reliquiae intus abscondere

  Its towers of glory faded    Turres gloriae defluxit

  Its past could not save    Praeterita non salwabit

  A city of hope for a future      Urbs Spe Futuri

  That remembers what came before  Recordantur Quid Ante

  Sing the lamentation      Cantate Lamentationem

  Of a city yet to be       Urbis Adhuc esse

  THE PENDULUM OF HEARTS

  The pendulum marks the time

  From one side to the next

  Mark it well, for where it goes

  So do the hearts of men.

  Back and forth, on and on

  A tale that never ends

  Lest forced stop, a halt by hand

  Till released to swing again.