Cut 'em Down

They came across the seaLanded in the coast of PommerThey entered to south SaxonyDuring the thirty years warFrom Breitenfeld to LutzenFrom Leipzig to LensThe Battle after one by oneThe were ready to the nextThe Finnish light cavalrymenWith the helmets and the swordsThe warhorses ready to fightAcross the rivers they fordedIn the service of king GustavusWith their glory and their prideThey raided, attacked savagelyThrough the enemy front they rodeNo mercy to the enemiesDust clouds, finnhorses breathFight with courage to the endFrom dusk till the dawn of deathTheir strength and camaraderieTheir battlefield successThey were well-respectedBy their adversaries[Chorus:]Attack - scream your warcryFight proud with courage - before you dieAttack - scream "Cut 'em down"Kill 'em all now - burn down their town"Our fatherland awaits us in the land of the snowBlazing flames in our beach and storms strongly blowsOur hands fill the air with our strong mighty swordsThere faith and the honour of brotherhood strongly glowsThey forded across the Neva, snorting horses like war-beastsAnd swan over Vistula like hurrying to their feastLike the avengers they bring their sabres over the Rhine'til from the Danube they all drank the emperor's wine"[Poetically partly translated by Tears Of Magdalena of original Swedish verses from The Finnish cavalry battle march by Zacharius Topelius.]With a leather armor and a breastplate of steelThey fired the pistols then draw the sword