Cannae

Song description:
An epic ballad chronicles the legendary Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal's brilliant tactics decimated the Roman legions, forever changing the course of history.
Lyrics:
Across the dusty plains of old
Two mighty armies face
Hannibal's forces, brazen, bold
Rome's legions take their place
Outnumbered by the Punic might
Consuls filled with hubris, spite
Little did proud Roma know
T'would be their darkest day
Cannae!
Where Carthage crushed her foe
Cannae!
Where crimson blood did flow
Cannae!
A battle for the age
Cannae!
Immortalized on history's page
Hannibal, son of Hamilcar
Master of war's art
Lured the Romans with his guile
Then tore their ranks apart
Feigning weakness in the center
Baiting fools to overextend
Double envelopment sprung
Encircled, Rome's troops were penned
Cannae!
Where Carthage crushed her foe
Cannae!
Where crimson blood did flow
Cannae!
A battle for the age
Cannae!
Immortalized on history's page
Varro and Paullus, consuls proud
Led their men to doom
Blinded by their arrogance
They sealed their army's tomb
Hannibal's cavalry struck hard
Shattering Rome's flanks
Libyan infantry moved in
Decimating Roman ranks
Cannae!
Where Carthage crushed her foe
Cannae!
Where crimson blood did flow
Cannae!
A battle for the age
Cannae!
Immortalized on history's page
70,000 legionnaires fell that day
Cut down in the heat of the fray
Hannibal's triumph, writ in blood
Rome's hopes crushed into the mud
Carthage reveled in its glory
As Rome reeled from the blow
Yet Hannibal knew, deep inside
He'd dealt his finest throw
For Roma was a hardy foe
Her will not easily broke
Hannibal could not breach her walls
And Carthage's dreams went up in smoke
[Chorus]
Cannae!
Where Carthage crushed her foe
Cannae!
Where crimson blood did flow
Cannae!
A battle for the age
Cannae!
Immortalized on history's page
Though Cannae was a masterpiece
Of tactics and of guile
In the end, it was for naught
As Rome rose from the trial
Scipio would avenge the fallen
At Zama's fateful field
Carthage, brought down to her knees
To Roman might would yield
Cannae!
Where Carthage crushed her foe
Cannae!
Where crimson blood did flow
Cannae!
A battle for the age
Cannae!
Immortalized on history's page
Cannae...a legend in its time!
Cannae...a battle so sublime!
Cannae...on history's page!
Cannae...immortalized in rage!
Cannae! Cannae! Cannae!

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