1. Sun-god

Marduk the wisest, the sage of the gods

Was born from the womb of the elder blood

Goddesses reared him and filled him with force

He grew up – impressive and tall

Strong was his body and strong was his mind

His power was truly remarkable

Four pair of eyes, also four pair of ears

And fire shot forth from his mouth

Praised by the younger gods

Praised for his temper

You’re the greatest of all

You are all of the great

You’re the great lord of cardinal winds

You’re a son of the gods 

You’re a god of the sun

You’re the Sun-god – the mari-utu

Marduk created a great heavy storm

And woke up the old mother Tiamat

Badly disturbed by the violent waves

She flew into terrible rage

Cursed by the ancient gods

Cursed for his temper

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2. King of Gods

After the glorious battle

Where Marduk destroyed Tiamat

He split her body into several parts

And created Earth and Heaven

Next came celestial bodies:

The sun and the moon and the stars

All he designed in an everlasting

Circle of the year

All the gods were stunned

By his splendid majesty

And so, they started praising

Hail, king of gods

Marduk the creator

Hail, king of gods

No one will be greater

Hail, king of gods

Reinforce and guide us

Hail, king of gods

Praise the new and holy king

“Bring me this devilish traitor

Qingu will pay for his deeds

Out of his blood we’ll create the first men

To impose on them our burden”

After creation of mankind

Marduk took rest from his work

He settled down in his “Esagil”

In holy Babylon

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These were the tales of Marduk’s rise

And how he built his great kingdom

Spread all the tales into the world

Spread all the tales until the end of time

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3. Aeon Gods

In a time without a name, long before mankind

There happened a great battle of the gods

Marduk and his followers they were well prepared

To fight against the army of Tiamat

AEON GODS

Marduk ruled the elements – weapons of a god

His seven winds created a great storm

He assembled all his troops – ready to attack

And marched against the evil Tiamat

When she saw it coming – an army of the gods

She cursed her crawling counsellors in anger

When the battle troops unite

At early morning light

We raise our golden banners

And stand up for the fight

See the lightning in the sky

Hear the thunder of the storm

Cause we fight as AEON GODS

The campaign went back and forth – no one could prevail

So, the final fight was imminent

Marduk blew the Evil Wind straight against Tiamat

And killed her with an arrow through her heart

The enemies surrendered and begged to save their lives

The victory of Marduk raised his glory

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4. Babylon Burning

“My holy powers lost their might

I need to rest for a hundred nights”

So Marduk called for a fair deputy

And Erra offered to assume control

“Let me take over all your reign

I will take care of your domain”

The god of war betrayed the king of gods

And turned against the holy Babylon

Burning – all is burning

Fire and chaos around

Burning – all is burning

Babylon blazed to the ground

“Hundreds of years I have lived in peace

Now I am thirsty for blood

I will not spare humankind

And devastate each of their kind”

Ereshkigal tried to calm Erra’s rage

But she could not prevent the god from…

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“Blind with rage I killed them all

The good and bad alike

I realize the misery

That caused my raging strike”

Burning – all was burning

Bright is the future ahead

Burning – all was burning

Babylon rose from the dead

5. Enlil’s Command (The Flood pt. I)

Centuries after mankind came to light

Countless man filled the earth

Enlil the high god grew restless at night

And his temper turned into anger

The noise of mankind has disrupted my sleep

Why have they grown so large

Humans are nothing but clamorous sheep

We will end their insane existence

A solution is close at hand

It is mine to restore our order

I will give you one last command 

To annihilate all mankind

First, I will hold back the annual rain

And dry out their fertile land

Once all the humans are starving in pain

I will send out a mortal fever

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Resistant was the human blood

Towards the relentless, deadly plagues

Enlil, mercy, mercy

Enlil save us all

Finally, I’ll create a flood

To bring back peace for our sake

 

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6. Nintu’s Lament (The Flood pt. II)

Darkness hid the daylight when the flood began

Meant to seal the fate of every man

All the gods were frightened by the awful doom

So, they ran for shelter in the Goddess’ womb

In Nintu’s eyes

All sorrow lies

And endless pain

When the daylight awakened

All my children had died

Washed away by the flood

I am stained by their blood!

I can’t stop to weep and to cry!

How could our hearts turn into solid stone?

Now we have to bear the blame all alone

How can I continue when my tears have dried?

Walk around the wasteland where my children died?

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What have I done?

There is no one

To end this pain

I am bound to their fate

I will carry this weight

In the name of the fallen ones

 

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After days of deep mourning

A big ark came in sight

They survived the great flood

And preserved human blood

There is hope

The hope for a new life

7. Enki’s Grace (The Flood pt. III)

In the blink of an eye

He sentenced to die the whole mankind

But I will not support Enlil’s command

My loyal servants, be aware

And so, the waters rising higher

All living beings are left behind 

The human fate is lost and dire

But I will save the humankind

Go and built a great boat

To save all your kin and all living things

Be prepared for the flood to last seven days

Until you’ll reach your future home

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Enlil – calm down, I have a plan

To limit man’s existence

Mortality and deadly disease

Will be human’s fate henceforth

The waters stopped rising higher

All can return into their place

The human fate was lost and dire

But has been saved by Enki’s grace

The waters stopped rising higher

Enki has saved the humankind

This is the covenant between the gods and men

8. The Descent

Once the goddess Ishtar went to the underworld

And entered the dark kingdom of her sister

Ishtar tried to trick her and steal the ruler’s throne

But she failed and was enslaved

“Pride goes right before the fall

Now you have to face it all

You will not escape my deadly kingdom”

Take her down

To my land of the darkness

Take her down

To eternal damnation

Take her down

In Ishtar’s longer absence fertility decreased

And so, the gods gave order to release her

But the law required to send a deputy

So, they choose the god Tammuz

“Queen and goddess of the dead

Hear my plea: take me instead”

Desperate words of his beloved sister

Take me down

To the land of the darkness

Take me down

To eternal damnation

Take me down

Take him down – No!

Take her down – No!

Take both down

To the land of the darkness

Take ‘em down – Yeah!

To eternal damnation

Take ‘em down

To the land of the darkness

Take ‘em down

Alternating the time of damnation

Take ‘em down

9. Monsters of Tiamat

Here are the monsters

 

A war was drawing near

The gods were full of fear

So, they created demon monsters

A pair of giant snakes

Sharp teeth is all it takes

Their bodies filled with deadly venom

Eleven creatures, cruel and merciless

Here are the monsters of Tiamat

Here are the fighters for elder blood

The Scorpion’s deadly sting

The Hydra’s mighty wings

The savage dog, a bull and dragons

The Gods – without remorse

Raised up their battle force

They chose Qingu as commander

“Our monster troops will crush the enemies”

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Here are the monsters

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10. Tablet of Destinies

In times of the dawn the council of gods

Had named the lord of the cosmos

An item was made for Enlil’s command

To bring unlimited force

Anzu the demon storm-bird was born

With wings and the head of a lion

Engaged to protect the lord of gods

He snatched the Tablet of Destinies

By the hands of a betrayer 

Enlil lost his sacred gift

Who will be the demon slayer

And return the Tablet of Destinies

Several gods refused to attack

The mighty, invincible Anzu

So, they beseeched the mother of gods

To bear a powerful hero-god

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In wild, destructive battle

No one had gained control

But finally, Ninurta

Could kill the Anzu bird

By the hands of a betrayer

Enlil lost his sacred gift

But Ninurta was the slayer

And returned the Tablet of Destinies