Off went Bradamante
Back to her soldier's duty
She thought she'd never see Ruggiero again
But when you're in love
Even if you're pretending that you're not
You can't help hearing the name of your loved one everywhere
On the lips of friends, of enemies
On the breath of the wind
Even seeping out from the ground itself
So it was that Bradamante heard
How the evil necromancer Atlas had
For some dark reason of his own
Spirited Ruggiero away
To his magical steel castle
Deep in the mountains of the Pyrenees
Things never go according to plan
When there is an evil necromancer involved
At once, Bradamante forgot all her good intentions
And went galloping to the rescue
After more dangers and desperate adventures
Than we have time to tell
She arrived, armed with the magic ring
That would help her defeat the necromancer
At the foot of the cliff
Where the steel castle raised its shining head
Bradamante blew her horn
As if in answer
A strange beast appeared over the battlements
The hippogriff
The eagle eyes and lion claws of her father the griffin
The belly and hind legs of her mother the mare
And stretching out as if to block out the sun
Magnificent wings
All the colours of the earth and sky
On her back rode the iron-clad necromancer
Bristling with weapons
With the aid of the magic ring
Bradamante could see that these weapons were illusions
All he really held was a book of spells
With this he controlled the hippogriff's every movement
Only her thoughts were her own