Immigrant Song

By Led Zeppelin

Members of the Group:

Victoria CastilloVictoria Molinari

Camila LeguizamónAntonella Fernández

Lyrics:

Ah ah we come from the land of the ice and snow 

from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. the hammer of the gods 

will drive our ships to new lands to fight the horde singing and crying: 

Valhalla i am coming! on we sweep with threshing oar 

our only goal will be the western shore. 

ah ah 

we come from the land of the ice and snow from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. 

how soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, 

of how we calmed the tides of war. we are your overlords. 

on we sweep with threshing oar, our only goal will be the western shore. 

so now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins, for peace and trust can win the day 

despite of all your losing.

Analysis of the Lyrics

We think that the song is about the people who came from other places and arrived at the occident coast with the idea of conquer new places. Also, those immigrants wanted to put order, peace and became the lords of the

people who lived there.

But it is more accurate to say that this song is about Vikings, and the group tell this story from their own

perspective. Vikings were from Scandinavia and they moved looking for new places. We also believe that

occident had some problems and the Vikings wanted to go there to help people, but not without any reason… they would not help without a purpose. Vikings were

raiders, traders, explorers, and settlers. So we think they would give their help in exchange for keeping the other

people’s lands.

“The hammer of the Gods will drive our ships to new

lands"

This line is about the travel that the Vikings made to

arrive at the occident coast. 

“How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, of how we calmed the tides of

war. We are your overlords"

This stanza is about the places where the Vikings landed and they said that in those lands they

lived stories of war. They said that when they arrived they calmed down everything there, that was the reason why they considered themselves

to be the lords of those people. 

"On we sweep with threshing oar. Our only goal will be the shore"

In this line they explain that the only thing they wanted was to arrive there and they would not stop until they achieve that. 

"So now you'd better stop and rebuilt all you ruins, for peace and a trust can win the day despite of all your losing"

What we interpreted in this stanza is that the Vikings wanted to help people in

some places, give them peace in exchange for the power of the town and

people who lived there.

CONCLUTION We think that the Vikings believed they were

doing a favor to the people in the occident when they arrived, as immigrants, to land.

They wanted to finish with the war in the place and give them peace, but in the end they

wanted something in exchange. So they did not really have good intentions and the only

thing they wanted was the power, not the peace for the people living in those towns.

Vikings:

The Vikings (from Old Norse víkingr) were the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia

and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.

During the 10th century they brought Christianity back to Scandinavia.

Historical Background

Scandinavia:

Scandinavia is a region of northern Europe that geographically consists of Norway and

Sweden (two countries that form the Scandinavian Peninsula) and the country of

Denmark.