MONGOL IS WHAT I AM!
After the death of Saladin
Rose up another king
His real name was Temudjin
He wore a diamond ring
Born in 1162
A humble man like you
According to the Secret History
Was brave, strong and free
When his father was poisoned
He was only nine
Then the frightened warrior promised:
“all the world will be mine!
Living in a hostile world
With the power of the sword
Emperor of All Men
Mongol is what I am!”
At the age of fifteen
captured by Targutai
Actually a mighty warrior
Genghis was hard to die
In 1206, elected by the kuriltai
A very polemical statesman
Grandfather of Khubilai
He had the obsession
of invading and pillaging Cathai
under the rule of his general
whose name was Subodai
After the conquest of North China
The South was ruled by the Song
Now we must subdue the Moslems
The campaigns always must go on
A wise man built for the kill
A smart sovereign with unbreakable will
Relied only on the power of steel
Conquered a lot of rich lands
Lived at Karakorum
Which means Black Sands
In his youth he had a sworn brother
Was created by a vigorous mother
A great master of strategy
Seeking alliance with the enemy
Wanted by his rivals dead or alive
It was a very good way to survive
You must let the Conqueror live
This was Genghis’prerogative
Capable of making his own decisions
There cannot be two Khans on the Earth
God gave him an important mission before his birth
Not yet totally satisfied
Wishing immortality
“Is it possible to live forever?”
The Taoist monk Chang Chun denied
Genghis’life was made of victories
Had no interest in the West
Proved to everybody
That the Mongols were the best!
The Tartars rose up in History like a ray of light
All those little dark warriors were born to win and to fight
“Living in a hostile world
With the power of the sword
Emperor of All Men
Mongol is what I am!”
