Eluveitie - Tegernakô Lyrics






A folk of cheeriness and strength
content with the life they lived
So-called barbarians yet with eyes cleared
for what they truly need and what damn not

free and plain

Barbarians, farmers and savages
counted as ignorant and uncivil
But told to bow before the emperors throne
they were at least not venal

True and plain freedom - of this natures clan
True and plain pride - of this Celtic clan
True and plain dignity - Tegernako!

Not for riches, not for sway
not for economic benefits
met they the emperors requirements
for freedom can't be bought





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  1. �.... �....

    my favorite Eluveitie song :)

  2. S.... W....

    I get goosebumps from this 😍🖤🤘🏻

    S.... W....

    me too :) this band gives me goosebumps

  3. S.... W....

    Fav song by Eluveitie 🖤🤘🏻

  4. A.... Q....

    Omg is perfect

  5. S.... M....

    no band can be better than them..
    Eluveitie Love ❤️

  6. A.... M....

    Ufff que bello inicio

  7. M.... K....

    I remember them coming to Istanbul and how we were pushing dach other in groups, that was insane, but worth it.

  8. B.... B....

    Somehow 2:36 always makes me wanna play a game of Gwent. I should have given their earlier albums a try way sooner, great album and one of their best songs 🤘

  9. S.... G....

    Im at a cafe and all i smell is dog shit but not even shit can keep this song from ROCKING!

  10. E.... L....

    I love this kind of Eluveitie more... Much heavier and brutal, perfect combination of growl with folk instruments

  11. A.... L....

    3:04 On, sounds like King K Rool's Theme (heavy metal cover) from Donkey Kong Country (SNES). Love it.

  12. M.... P....

    So um... Does anyone else hear Donkey Kong Country - Gangplank Galleon, starting at 3:05?

  13. A.... ....

    A folk of cheeriness and strength
    content with the life they lived
    So-called barbarians yet with eyes cleared
    for what they truly need and what damn not

    free and plain

    Barbarians, farmers and savages
    counted as ignorant and uncivil
    But told to bow before the emperors throne
    they were at least not venal

    True and plain freedom - of this natures clan
    True and plain pride - of this Celtic clan
    True and plain dignity - Tegernako!

    Not for riches, not for sway
    not for economic benefits
    met they the emperors requirements
    for freedom can't be bought

  14. S.... W....

    One of their BEST songs ever ^-^ <3

  15. T.... &....

    this song is so amazing!!!!!! I listen to it again and again and agian and again........and again.....!!!!!

  16. C.... ....

    ПИЗДЕЦ!!!

  17. S.... Q....

    After #5:18 went Irish step dance :D

  18. J.... M....

    Nice ending, boys maybe ibshould show ya how this song was writ.

  19. i.... ....

    Victory or Valhalla

  20. J.... V....

    Has become my favorite Eluveitie song..... YES!

  21. L.... ....

    Never get tired of this !!!!!

  22. r.... ....

    𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔞

  23. e.... ....

    This is probably their best song.

  24. Y.... ....

    definately the most complex song by them
    9/8(18/16) 12/8 3/4 6/8 time signatures
    geez and that morrison's jig riff at the end

    Y.... ....

    and now i have realised that the main riff is the kid on the mountain slip jig xD

  25. G.... ....

    probably the worse creation ever.......me being a celt/slavic mix but between both backgrounds have great music

  26. s.... o....

    i miss this eluveitie

  27. d.... ....

    what's the mean of tegernako?

  28. C.... S....

    Brasil :D

  29. I.... n....

    I love you guys <3<3 !

  30. F.... J....

    4:43 best part \m/

  31. F.... P....

    THE BEST ELUVEITIE, FUCK THAT ORIGINS SHIT.

  32. m.... ....

    very, very like this song

  33. L.... G....

    quante scorreggie...!

  34. G.... C....

    Loved the Morrison's jig at the end!!

  35. A.... D....

    I've always loved the irish jig they are using in this song. Full of strenght. Even without electric guitars, try searching "the Bothy band".

  36. C.... ....

    I'm not Celtic, but this song makes me proud on behalf of all the Irish, Scottish, Manx, Breton, Welsh, and Cornish people around the world.

    C.... ....

    Forgot the Helvetian, and Iberians

    C.... ....

    ChthonicRemains they are not the only Celts in the world anyway.

  37. S.... ....

    2,927 people are people who, before their grandfather's grandfather was born, this has been their land, which places are good, their gods live there, in the trees and the rivers, they watch over them. They are happy, they hunt, they love, they have families, a good life.

    But sometimes they must fight against 28 people that dislike the video, and therefore, they are Romans, they disturb the gods, they burn the forests, they take what belongs to the 2,927 people, wives, children and land, they talk about how will they protect the free men of Gallia, putting them to sleep with golden promises; when the free Celts wake, all they had is gone-stolen!
    Meanwhile, the 28 people take the 2,927 men's children and turn them into little Romans.. Ha!
    So the 2,927 people fight to keep what is theirs, what must stay theirs! There can be no peace, no peace with the 28 Romans that disliked, men of stone and iron and lies.
    There can be only war!

    S.... ....

    Solrod you have played too much on Rome total war man 😁. I agree. This speech is awsome.

    S.... ....

    God does not live in some trees he dwells above the FIRMAMENT

    Psalms 19:1 KJV

    S.... ....

    Funny that you think the Gauls never raided or invaded anyone just to plunder and kill. Why would you even believe for a second they were some pacifist saints is beyond me, go read up some history of the Gaulish tribes if you don't believe me. Before they had any dealings with Rome they raided and invaded the Greek city states and even served as mercs for Hannibal in the second Punic War against Rome. Eluveitie romanticize the Gauls a lot in their lyrics, but reality was different.

  38. I.... C....

    Hurdy-gurdy > electric guitar

  39. r.... ....

    Hate every loser who intentionally miscategorizes.

  40. G.... ....

    This song is so epic! I love it!

  41. o.... n....

    i hope the they aren't satanist

    o.... n....

    +Hamza Kakakhel nope

    o.... n....

    +Hamza Kakakhel it has nothing to do with satanism, a pagan is just a follower of a polytheistic religion which was normal in the ancient world. Some of their lyrics make reference to this ancient gods but that doesnt mean they are pagan, they just use it as an inspiration.....

    o.... n....

    thats fuckn good

    o.... n....

    Why would it matter if the music is good anyway ?

    o.... n....

    they ain't real pagan tho and if you'd really know what satanism is, you'd realize that christianity is worst.

  42. P.... G....

    The best song of Eluveitie !

    P.... G....

    They have so many good ones, hard to pick. But this one is in my top five.

    P.... G....

    I totally agree

    P.... G....

    I agree as well!

    P.... G....

    I'm so totally grateful I saw this song live in Warsaw in 2011, it got me into Eluveitie for life

  43. P.... A....

    Eluveitie and Sabaton <3

    P.... A....

    the best of the best!

  44. D.... L....

    c'est irlandais c'est chez-moi

  45. J.... ....

    "Tegernakô"

    A folk of cheeriness and strength
    content with the life they lived
    So-called barbarians yet with eyes cleared
    for what they truly need and what damn not

    free and plain

    Barbarians, farmers and savages
    counted as ignorant and uncivil
    But told to bow before the emperors throne
    they were at least not venal

    True and plain freedom - of this natures clan
    True and plain pride - of this Celtic clan
    True and plain dignity - Tegernako!

    Not for riches, not for sway
    not for economic benefits
    met they the emperors requirements
    for freedom can't be bought

    J.... ....

    Susumu Hirasawa + Eluveitie = epic win
    You have good tastes

    J.... ....

    Finally! Someone who appreciates both these great artists

  46. F.... ....

    Merlin Sutter I'll miss you really for the future !!!!!!!!
    Spirit Album is the best for me !!!

    F.... ....

    Especially since, I mean, Ackermann sucks :/

    I'd never though in my life I'd actually see an Eluveitie member suck

  47. G.... ....

    México lml

  48. T.... ....

    Nice and very inspirated of the Alan Stivell's "Suite Irlandaise"

    T.... ....

    +BardPipe Holy shit you're right it is.

    T.... ....

    well it's no shame, both bands and many others have picked in the traditional repertoire ; it's always fun to compare the different versions, like Inis Mona and La Tribu De Danna for exemple

    T.... ....

    Indeed it is not La Tribu de Danna but rather Tri Martolod d'Alan Stivel :) !

    T.... ....

    yes, but we won't untangle the folk influences shambles ; still I'm sad that most of the folk metal band can't maganed to honour both metal and folk

  49. E.... p....

    Notes of primordial breath for flute?

    E.... p....

    Jeison Cambronero R primordial breath great song

  50. A.... ....

    SLAY DAECH !!!!

  51. J.... P....

    "True and plain pride - of this celtic clan!"
    Man, Eluveitie have great lyrics.

  52. S.... Z....

    que genero es?

    S.... Z....

    Z Almeida y ms específico Celtic metal.

  53. s.... ....

    Just saw these guys Yesterday night. this song is awesome when played live, so much energy. Love them!

  54. W.... A....

    Wrong lineup in the picture(Anna Murphy didn't join until after Spirit, and they had a second fiddle player), but who cares.

    W.... A....

    +Wedge Antilles no one said it's the lineup they recorded Tegernako with, but who cares

  55. Z.... ....

    Can't wait for Woodstock 2015! See you soon! :)

  56. L.... L....

    Morisson jig <3 <3

    L.... L....

    Kid on the Mountain, Slip Jig

  57. �.... �....

    God bless Eluveitie,great fucking music

  58. C.... T....

    Give me a claymore and many enemies!

    C.... T....

    Nice to see another Eluveitie and Ergo Proxy fan.

    C.... T....

    Cenk Tüneygök Your enemies have machine guns. Gun look with the Claymore

    C.... T....

    Batuhan Terzi you can say Galatians 😋

    C.... T....

    @Batuhan Terzi Yeah we are just Galatians

    C.... T....

    "To crush your enemies, have them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!"

  59. A.... Y....

    Es la melodía de la canción irlandesa de Morrison Merrily Kissed -The Quaker. 

    A.... Y....

    @Andrés Young i would say it's more a traditional tune (morrison's jig) , for example, alan stivell recorded it before (in 1970) in his 'reflets' as 'suite irlandaise'

  60. S.... S....

    these folks can realy put it together. dig it !!!

  61. D.... S....

    Wow, i like this shit.

  62. I.... Y....

    I wish the chorus was at least 3x as long. It is too beast to only be 20 seconds long.

  63. V.... j....

    Taa gerr naaaako

  64. s.... ....

    What language is the word "Eluveitie" in? Or what language do they use for the names of their songs?

    s.... ....

    Elu-vei-tie. "The Helvetic", I think. Helvetics were a celtic tribe of Switzerland, and sometimes they use helvetic-old gallic-english in their songs.

    s.... ....

    @Red Viking The old xeltic language they sing is called gaulish i think

    s.... ....

    +somegirl Eluveitie is in Etruscan, and means the Helvetian. However they sing in a fairly reconstructed version of the extinct Gaulish dialect from the Helvetian region.

  65. R.... ....

    From 5:10 onwards. <3

    R.... ....

    Morrison's Jig :D Also, Inis Mona is based on "Tri Martolod" an old breton song :)

  66. T.... D....

    I just accidentally beheaded my mother while listening to this song when she came in to tell me dinner was ready.

    T.... D....

    +Tom Dickinson hahahahahahahahaha loool mate :D

    T.... D....

    Tom Dickinson best comment in a while!!

  67. I.... H....

    This song gets me... violent! Leave the fireguns and take your swords, we want a real war, an honorable war!

  68. M.... ....

    Few bands can make violin sounds so brutal.

  69. R.... H....

    Este grupo es de origen Sueco y es muy bueno representando a historias legendarias celtas antepasadas. Me pregunto si México algún día llegará a ese grado de evolución en la música, aunque se ve lejano debido a su bajo nivel cultural y económico.

    R.... H....

    suecos no, suizos xD

  70. G.... ....

    tabernacle 

  71. S.... D....

    I used to hate this genre of music... I was wrong

    S.... D....

    Sooo wrong! Glad your "right" now ;) (Outdated comment is outdated)

    S.... D....

    FLORIE2017

    S.... D....

    I salute you

  72. �.... ....

    i am so glad they came together as a band and shared this ART with the world !!!!

  73. J.... T....

    so is Eluveitie celtic or nordic? the music has a distinct celtic feel, but i assumed thats because of the bagpipes. 

    J.... T....

    Celtic from Switzerland 

    J.... T....

    Celtic.They are from Switzerland , and in the time when the celtic tribes were controling that land , it was called "Helvetia".I think that that's where the band's name cames.

  74. T.... L....

    Best Eluveitie Song ever. 

  75. G.... ....

    So motherfucking E P I C

    G.... ....

    aduloni FUCK YEAH!!!

  76. K.... B....

    LOVE IT
    LOVE ELUVEITIE

    K.... B....

    this music it the ultime music for vikings and meh
    \M/

  77. 2.... ....

    One of my favorite Eluveitie songs! 

  78. M.... F....

    q bosta

    M.... F....

    VAI SE CATA

  79. N.... G....

    Hermoso tema *-*

    N.... G....

    hermoso

  80. N.... ....

    my all time favourite song of them \m/

    N.... ....

    What makes it epic is that they ended with "Rocky road to dublin".

    N.... ....

    SAME HERE!

  81. J.... D....

    oh my heart, i love it

  82. A.... r....

    what are dey saying??

    A.... r....

    Listen more to what the music says than what the words do. Believe me, you'll love music more. :)

    A.... r....

    but how can i love the music if i dont hear what they say?

    A.... r....

    What about instrumental songs? It's my personal belief that vocals are just another instrument, guitars, drums or bass. Music speaks a language of its own.

    A.... r....

    Eluveitie - Tegernako
    A folk of cheeriness and strength 
    content with the life they lived 
    So-called barbarians yet with eyes cleered 
    for what they truly need and what damn not 

    free and plain 

    Barbarians, farmers and savages 
    counted as ignorant and uncivil 
    But told to bow before the emperors throne 
    they were at least not venal 

    True and plain freedom - of this natures clan 
    True and plain pride - of this celtic clan 
    True and plain dignity - Tegernako! 

    Not for riches, not for sway 
    not for economic benefits 
    met they the emperors requirements 
    for freedom can't be bought

  83. J.... A....

    sword of salvation? celesty??oO;...

  84. G.... R....

    SPARTACUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  85. F.... .....

    celtic rage mode:ON

  86. D.... T....

    DISLIKE

    D.... T....

    Dee Tarrant why?

    D.... T....

    Sandra Wenger he can not it.

    D.... T....

    Another Roman

  87. D.... B....

    Death metal or folk metal, or perhaps celtic metal? They should make up their minds. For the present, they have a great potential in all of the above.
    But they should choose which one...death metal and celtic/folk simply can't get along.
    On my opinion, of course.

    D.... B....

    Bands shouldn't limit themselves to a genre, that just limits their music. Songs should be genres, not bands.

    D.... B....

    @Lopt The Treacherous I don't know the problem with that is you as a person have a specific music taste, your favorite band plays that ''genre you like' for many albums, and all of a sudden they change ...and it sucks

    D.... B....

    @V77710 Why? Why does it suck, when they do not play the old stile? I really dont get it. I like bands, who always play different songs. I like bands, who do not sound the same in every song. Eluveitie does a great job in my opinion. 

    D.... B....

    No need to fight anymore, Eluveitie is dead anyway.

    D.... B....

    David Lessard i still believe in chrigl theyre not dead yet

  88. A.... P....

    I love eluveitie!!! thanks to sabaton and a friend of mine :)

  89. G.... O....

    Se cerchi musica che ti gasa li Eluveitie son per te amico mio ;)

  90. C.... ....

    MADONNA CHE POTENZA VI PIGLIO A PEDATE TUTTI WHAAAAAAAAA

  91. W.... ....

    Melodic death + folk is even more epic, trust me and check band called Ensiferum.

  92. L.... A....

    The goal is purely artistic and the objective is to recreate an antic Celtic atmosphere. Traditionnal songs are the property of nobody.

  93. L.... A....

    This violin riff cames from a traditionnal Irish song ("Jig"). Eluveitie music band uses currently some part of celtic traditionnal instrumentals songs to do theirs. For instance, "Luxtos", "Inis Mona" or "Uis Elveti" are inspired from songs coming from Britanny (a celtic area in France): "La Jument de Michao"/"J'entends le loup le renard et la belette" & "Tri Martolod"/"La vallée de Dana" (modern artists: Alan Stivell/Nolwenn Leroy/Manau), "Y a quatre marins" (modern artist: Tri Yann)

  94. z.... ....

    this song is sooooooo awesome...i hear it everytime before entering my workplace to gather my spirits.this is metal which suits and comforts my soul, giving me power.

  95. A.... R....

    They didn't pretend to own the melody... They use a lot of well known (or not) melodies and turn them Celtic Folk Metal... That's not really cheating