Fortinbras of Norway - Fortinbras' First Day Out lyrics

Citizens of Denmark
I stand before you on this
Bittersweet day to inform
You upon the drastic changes
Happening around us in our beloved
Country i, Fortinbras of Norway, come
Before you hurt, alone, and
Mournful due to the loss of the royal family
Our royal family for the family
Of Hamlet is gone and
Laid to eternal rest they lead this country
With grace and tranquility there was
Never any ill practice heard or seen
From the family although no
One is purely pure
This family’s greatest sin seem
Like a simple white
Lie to those bystanding for Lord
Claudius was a good man
Bestowed in him teachings of honesty
And loyalty never plotting
On the harm of another
Human being our beloved

Queen Gertrude was the epitome
Of a good woman, always an aiding hand
In time of need proficient in
Leading her country, motherhood, class
And most importantly loyalty my
Dear brother Hamlet
My sweet brother Hamlet he will
Remain with me even in
Death as his father remained within him
Brothers born and raised miles apart
Yet their souls continuing to reach out
To one another my greatest
Friend, with whom I would trust my life
Brother Hamlet I put above all
Else! He who shared secrets with me
And I with him once upon
Hamlet and I promised our legacies upon
One another in the event
A tragic fatality should
Occur i hath never wished to see my
Brother go in such a way our community should
Forever honor those who fell before us
Into the hands of death it
Seems almost that we have
Experienced this feeling a thousand
Times too many prince
Hamlet and his family I should
Mourn forever long live
The Hamlet blood line! Long
Live them I command

However, I, Fortinbras of Norway
Am deemed fit to lead the
Country in the direction
It needs to go denmark is in need
Of a strong and courageous leader
And who better to do it
Then I? As a child in my youth
I was bestowed with characteristics that
Are seen in the
Strongest leaders with my own doing
I have raised
An army up, accumulated land and wealth
And my next duty will be to take
The land of Denmark under my
Wing for it is not right for
The country to remain unprotected
The longer Denmark goes without protection
The increasing chances it will completely
Disappear after the death of
The royal family
Many leaders are planning their takeover
Of the land without a strong leader
Denmark will be turned over to the Vikings
The country you all so love
Will be burned to the ground
And turn into a fairy tale that will be told
To children allow myself
Fortinbras of Norway to take control
So that your future may be
Bright and that you
May live without worries do not
Let Denmark fall apart, nay be nonexistent

Therefore you politicians, nobles
And good people
I stand before you a good man as well i stand
Before you with my army
Presented and my royal
Council ready, I stand before
You all wondering
Would you rather live or die?
Turning away my offer results in death
A cruel death it would be a shame
For you to die denying help
Than to live requesting it here
Before you a close
Acquaintance of the royal family
I, Fortinbras of Norway
King of Norway take Denmark under
My wing for this
Nation will arise a thousand
Times! Long live Denmark!