As the dusk is fading And the army marches on Through the barren highlands My spirit feels so numb My body feels so worn out from sickness ♪ Haze of fever dreams Weaves the shape of my passed life In the brightest colours Carry on leave me behind in a cavern I shall lie And await my slumber Oh, carry on leave me behind in this cavern I shall die In solitude I resign to my fate time is here to pass away Until I feel Ereshkigal embracing me Lugalbanda fell ill and was left for dead in a cavern After two days of struggle however His prayers to the great luminaries brought back his will to live And his dreams revealed that the gods have elected him To a special status among humankind A cosmic battle between the forces of light And the forces of darkness has begun