As we learned from the past, as has been foretold A great serpent from the sea arrived on these shores Above the mast of a great ship Like a forked serpent's tongue The pennant swiftly flapped on the east horizon An omen of disease and great despair, As it was foretold They prophesied a sign of sorrow and ruined lifes from a distant land With eyes so wide They saw them arrive with eyes so wide Fearful of the warning War is waged - their sole intent To pierce the heart of akamon From east to west, thousands fall to endless war and plagues The wisdom of these ancient men, centuries ago To have known of this prophecy, this serpentine curse Otomien wept as the ships came into view Knowing that the serpent tradition was true To see through the fog of wars To smell the scourge of plagues To perish in winter frost To tread through this life with black legs