Wonkru Anthem

The Wonkru Anthem, titled "A Champion in Red" ("Osleya gon Rouz" in Trigedasleng), was the anthem of Wonkru under Octavia Blake's control.

The song was sung by Julia Dominczak with musical accompaniment by Tree Adams. David J. Peterson wrote the Trigedasleng lyrics. It is heard playing in the Second Dawn Bunker in "Pandora's Box" and "The Warriors Will".

Lyrics

Below are the lyrics of the recorded version of the song.

Trigedasleng

English

Deimeika gonot Graun laik pauda 'So ona trikova Ba ha na kik raun riskiwe Ba nowe na soujon? Wei daun kom memen Kom houd bilaik pri stedaun Soncha kik thru, noda raz Osleya gon rouz Gonplei ste odon Wor ge win au Souda drop 'so leda klin Hed dropon daun, teik emo in Stedaun souda kik raun tiya Sheid won daun, sheid emo daun Ge shoun op kom pyones Soncha kik thru, noda raz Osleya gon rouz 'So groun op kon'cho drein au Folau gon folau, klaka gon uf

The sun was gone The earth was dust We were cast in shadow But how to live inside the dark With nowhere else to go? Haunted by the memory Of a world that's all but dead A light breaks through, another dawn A champion in red The fight is over The war is won We must shed our skin Mourn the fallen, bear their loss The dead must live within Dishonor one, dishonor all In virtue we are led A light breaks through, another dawn A champion in red We grow from what we've bled Ash to ash and bone to brawn

David J. Peterson released the full lyrics of the song. However the recorded version removed eight lines after the second "Osleya gon rouz" ("A champion in red"). Below are the lyrics Peterson released, starting with the second "Osleya gon rouz":

Trigedasleng	English
Osleya gon rouz Stedaun gonot Klaka laik pauda 'Mo wan op, 'so kik thru Oso nou na gon riskiwe 'So fleim au, kik raun, kik thru Folau gon folau, leda gon klaka 'So groun op kon'cho drein au Folau gon folau, klaka gon uf Soncha kik thru, noda raz Osleya gon rouz	A champion in red The dead are gone Their bones are dust They died so we survive We will not fade into the dark We burn, we live, we thrive Ash to ash and flesh to bone We grow from what we've bled Ash to ash and bone to brawn A light breaks through, another dawn A champion in red

Trivia

• Tree Adams shared a worksheet of the anthem after "Pandora's Box" aired.
• While the song did not make it onto the Season 5 soundtrack, it was released online the same day as one of seven additional songs.

See Also

• Grounder Anthem ("Take A Life With Me")

External links

• Full song on Dropbox (official release)