across the sea they live plotting against us all a constant shade laid over our empire a rusty nail into the eternal city s crown now is time to wield the deadly iron and to sail on a thousand ships the roman pride by scipio s hand they re led to war rise rise let carthago pays sail sail across the sea rise rise let carthago fall fight fight till the end the cato s worlds burn in the heart of every man the salt must be spread on the ruins nothing will remain oh mighty lord of shadows hades we re calling you come witness our triumph carthago delenda est neither gods must dare roma on your knees or die and once again the eagle hammered on these wasted lands will show the power of roman soldier s steel rise rise let carthago pays sail sail through the sea rise rise let carthago fall fight fight till the end