Swing the axes
Wield the swords
Let ring the bows
Fire the arrows
Bring down the foes
Defend the walls

The city of Glory
The city of Might
Where the gates stand up tall, alight
Where the dawn of new day
Comes with the youngest rays
O glorious! O mighty!
O fair Minas Isnar!

The Vala gave praise
The Vala gave blessing
But the kingdom had strayed
And now its faith
Is within the three
The three rings of the elves

Oh White Walls
The city of life
The city of light
The lands of beauty and glory
And the day has come
The day of the end
The end of all beginnings
Arise! Arise Now!
And defend that which is right
Defend the great city
Defend the people
The glory
The power of old

Swing the axes
Wield the swords
Let ring the bows
Fire the arrows
Bring down the foes
Defend the walls

There is no coming back
For may we be weak
For may we have failed
But we never turned back
We never knew fear
We didn’t know pain
But Alas!
Here comes the hour
The hour of loss
Of everlasting songs
May this day be put into books
May our children
Ride and clean the lands
Of the endless tides of foes

May we be dying
But never be beaten
Long as the day goes on
There is no defeating
Of the mighty soldiers
Of the glorious city

My brothers
My friends
Look now beyond the light
There at the distant shores
Are the halls of our fathers
Defend that which you love
Which hold dear
May all have befallen the enemies near
But not I
For I will fight
With all my might

As the Sun arises
The hope still kindles
Survives within our hearts
And Alas!
There is life
From the far end of the battle
Comes help
The help of the faithful friends
Those who care
Those who still love
The beautiful dawn
Within the mighty halls of stone

Here at the end of all things
We fight side by side with friends
Glorious Vala! For the siege is broken
And the enemy fleeing
It would seem that we have lost
Have failed
Have died
It would seem that there was nothing
Only death
But Alas!
A new day is dawning
And the light in my soul shall kindle
Ever on and on

From the ruins
Shall rise
The mighty Towers
The beauty of old
The memories gold
Arise from the ashes!
Arise from the darkness!
Oh Minas Isnar
The fairest city
Never shall you fall
Long as the dawn is new to its call!