[Intro]
(Dark church organs with howling wind and distant tolling bell, whispered choir, Latin chant)
Zig et zig et zig... la mort en cadence...
Danse macabre... danse macabre!
[Verse 1]
Midnight strikes the hour, graves begin to crack
Skeletons arise, no turning back
From crypt and catacomb, the dead come out to play
In moonlight's wicked glow, they dance the night away
[Pre-Chorus]
Violin of bones, the devil plays the tune
No saint can save you from this macabre moon
Join the endless waltz, feel the cold embrace
Death invites you all to this unholy place
[Chorus]
Danse macabre!
We dance with death tonight!
Danse macabre – mortis gloria!
In the graveyard light!
Spirits rise, the living fall
To the rhythm of the skeletal call
Danse macabre – eternal ball!
Gloria in morte!
[Verse 2]
Kings and beggars twirl, no rank in this parade
Priests and sinners spin in the masquerade
Flesh turns to dust, but the dance goes on forever
In the arms of reaper, we surrender never
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the fiddle scream, the bones begin to clash
Every soul is bound in this final flash
No escape from fate, no prayer will set you free
Come and join the circle – dance eternally!
[Chorus]
Danse macabre!
We dance with death tonight!
Danse macabre – mortis gloria!
In the graveyard light!
Spirits rise, the living fall
To the rhythm of the skeletal call
Danse macabre – eternal ball!
Gloria in morte!
[Bridge]
(Intense Latin chant with growls and accelerating drums)
Mors ultima linea rerum!
Zig et zig et zag – la mort joue du violon!
Mors vincit omnia – the dead are alive!
Mors vincit omnia – in the dance we thrive!
[Final Chorus]
Danse macabre!
(Danse macabre!)
We dance with death tonight!
(With death tonight!)
Danse macabre – mortis gloria!
Gloria in morte!
Till the dawn breaks the spell
We waltz in hell – farewell!
(Fade out with massive choir, howls and final bell strike: Danse... macabre... Awooooo!)
