I Found this amateur clip (good 3d and editing job here) after a little research about this wonderful track i used to listen back when.the song is “The Temple Of The King” from Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and the great-awesome voice of Dio. a classic “old heavy metal” with “innocent” lyrics works fine today and everyday.

Lyrics:

One day, in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well,
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell.
One day in the year of the fox,
When the bell began to ring,
It meant the time had come for one to go
To the temple of the king.

There in the middle of the circle he stands,
Searching, seeking.
With just one touch of his trembling hand,
The answer will be found.
Daylight waits while the old man sings,
Heaven help me!
And then like the rush of a thousand wings,
It shines upon the one.
And the day has just begun.

One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well,
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell.
One day in the year of the fox,
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had come for the one to go
To the temple of the king.

There in the middle of the people he stands,
Seeing, feeling.
With just a wave of the strong right hand, hes gone
To the temple of the king.

Far from the circle, at the edge of the world,
Hes hoping, wondering.
Thinking back on the stories hes heard of
What hes going to see.
There, in the middle of a circle it lies.
Heaven help me!
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
The answer had been found.

Back with the people in the circle he stands,
Giving, feeling.
With just one touch of a strong right hand, they know
Of the temple and the king.

enjoy.

And…some more from the “Deep Purple-awesome spin off” :

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow-Catch The Rainbow (listen only video)

Mistreated (Deep Purple cover)

Man on the silver mountain

Sixteenth Century Greensleeves

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Rolling Stone -Review

AllMusic Page

RB String Master

Rainbow - On Stage - Classic Fantastic live album 1977

Rainbow CD Discography, October 1975-January 1977

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