The Traveller
Burgh Chris De Lyrics

In from the coast, riding like the wind and racing the moon,
A traveller rushes in from the coast, moving fast like the wind, as if chasing the moon.

Shadows on the road, dancing and a-weaving like a crazy fool.
Shadows on the road seem to be moving erratically, like someone who's lost his mind.

A horseman is coming, death in his heart, for a rendezvous,
A man on horseback approaches, bearing a dark heart filled with thoughts of death, heading towards a meeting.

And where the traveller goes, nobody knows,
Nobody knows where the traveller is heading to.

A candle in the night, fear on every face when he goes inside,
Everyone fears when the traveller enters a place, like a candle illuminating the darkness.

"Maybe he's on the run,"
People wonder if the traveller is trying to escape from something.

Get back from the bar, a stranger in town is a dangerous sight,
People are wary of strangers in town and stay away from the traveller at the bar.

"Maybe he's got a gun,"
People speculate that the traveller may be armed.

"Bring a bottle of whisky landlord, I want to talk for a while,"
The traveller requests for a bottle of whisky and wants to chat with the landlord.

And where the traveller goes, a cold wind blows,
A chilling wind seems to follow the traveller's path.

There is something in his eyes, something in his hands,
The traveller's eyes and hands reveal that he's carrying something ominous.

You can almost smell his revenge,
The desire for revenge emanates strongly from the traveller and can almost be sensed.

And whoever he is after, it will be disaster,
The person the traveller is after will face a terrible fate.

This man is gonna take him to the very end;
The traveller plans to see his mission through to the bitter end.

Well the landlord he trembled, staring at a face he'd seen somewhere before,
The landlord trembles in recognition of the traveller, whose face he's seen before.

"You laid him in the ground,"
The landlord accuses the traveller of murdering someone and burying him.

Suddenly remembered a killing, yes a murder many years before,
The landlord recalls a murder from long ago.

"'T was you that shot him down,"
The landlord identifies the traveller as the one who committed the murder.

He said to a boy, "Saddle me the black, I'll meet you down below,
The landlord tells a boy to prepare his horse for him to meet the traveller.

With this man I must talk, with this traveller I'll go,
The landlord resolves to talk with the traveller and accompanies him on his journey.

There is something in his eyes, something in his hands,
The traveller's eyes and hands continue to convey an ominous message.

I can almost smell his revenge,
The traveller's thirst for revenge is just as strong.

And it's me that he's after, it will be disaster,
The traveller is after the landlord this time, and the consequences will be catastrophic.

This man is gonna take me to the very end,
The landlord knows that the traveller's determination will lead to his own demise.

And they were never seen again!
Neither the traveller nor the landlord are seen again after embarking on their journey together.