Sabaton - A Ghost in the Trenches

Sabaton - A Ghost in the Trenches

Historic fact

 First Nations' scout and marksman Francis “Реggу" Pegahmagabow, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 тоrе, was оnе of Canada's most decorated soldiers and the deadliest sniper of World War 1. He earned his notoriety in the Second Battle of Ypres where he established his reputation as а sniper and scout infiltrating  German trenches, the Second battle of Passchendaele when he led а lost battalion of reinforcements into position, and the battle of the Scarpe when he braved heavy machine gun fire to resupply his company with enough ammunition to hold their defensive position. Francis enlisted in August 1914 and stayed until after the war ended in 1919 effectively serving and surviving the entire war before returning home.

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps.

Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the (1)______

A force deployed from overseas
A war in foreign land await the (2)_____ recruits
And in their (3)______, among the men
A soldier with a different past return to his roots

Into battle, the gas has them (4)______
Then this soldier invoke the spirits of the wind

Under fire, a ghost that (5)______ the battlefield
Move between the lines,
A soldier breaking the _______
Just another man and (6)______, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

And on the fields of Passchendaele
A guiding light for (7)__________ finding their way
And in the Battle of the Scarpe
Bring ammo over no man's land and fire away

In the battle, the gas had them ______
Pegahmagabow
Invoked the spirits of the wind

Under fire, a ghost that ______ the battlefield
Move between the lines,
A soldier breaking the _______
Just another man and ________,
A marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

Under fire, a ghost that
Under fire, a ghost that _______ the battlefield
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the _______
Just another man and _________, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

Francis stayed and fought throughout the war
Made his way until the end alive

Lyrics

Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines

A force deployed from overseas
A war in foreign land await the eager recruits
And in their midst, among the men
A soldier with a different past return to his roots

Into battle, the gas has them pinned
Then this soldier invoke the spirits of the wind

Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines,
A soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

And on the fields of Passchendaele
A guiding light for reinforcements finding their way
And in the Battle of the Scarpe
Bring ammo over no man's land and fire away

In the battle, the gas had them pinned
Pegahmagabow
Invoked the spirits of the wind

Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines,
A soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle,
A marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

Under fire, a ghost that
Under fire, a ghost that roams the battlefield
Move between the lines, a soldier breaking the confines
Just another man and rifle, a marksman and a scout revealed
Makes his way from trench to trench alone,
Moving undetected

Francis stayed and fought throughout the war
Made his way until the end alive

 

Some interesting words that may be new for you:

confines  –  the limits or borders of something

deploy  –  to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed

await - to wait for or be waiting for something

eager - having or showing desire or interest

recruits  – a new member of an organization, especially the army

midst – the middle of a group of people or things

 

 pin (verb) – to hold someone or something firmly in the same position or place; to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it

The gas has them pinned’

 

invoke – to call on something or someone, esp. God, for help

roam –  to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do

marksman – someone who can shoot a gun very accurately

scout – a person, especially a soldier, sent out to get information about where the enemy are and what they are doing

reinforcements – soldiers sent to join an army to make it stronger

ammo – informal for ‘ammunition’ - objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs

no man’s land – disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies

 

fire away (verb) – to begin to shoot with a weapon

The troops landed on the beach and started firing away.