The Fortress by the Sea Song for San Carlos v1

Please share with your friends. The Fortress by the Sea (Song for San Carlos)” High on the rocky edge of Palma’s harbour stands Castillo de San Carlos — a 17th-century fortress built to guard Mallorca against pirates and invasions. Today its cannons are silent, but the stones still echo with centuries of courage, exile, and sea wind. “The Fortress by the Sea” is our musical tribute to this timeless sentinel overlooking the Bay of Palma — a folk ballad blending warm acoustic guitars, soft strings, and the rhythm of the waves. It’s a song about endurance, memory, and the beauty of Mallorca’s maritime past. “The Fortress by the Sea” (Song for San Carlos) (Verse 1) On the edge of Palma’s harbour, where the salt winds call the name, Stands a fortress built of marès stone, still proud beneath the flame. From Felipe’s age it watches, through centuries of tide, Its cannons long fallen silent, but its spirit won’t subside. (Chorus) Oh, San Carlos, fortress by the sea, Keeper of the memories of who we used to be. Your bastions guard the daylight, your towers guard the dreams, San Carlos, old stone sentinel, beside the silver gleam. (Verse 2) They say you watched the corsairs come, and heard the battle roar, Then held the drums of soldiers bound for far and foreign war. Now echoes fill your galleries with tales of time and men, And Palma’s bay still shimmers, as it did back then. (Chorus) Oh, San Carlos, fortress by the sea, Keeper of the stories carved in history. Your guns are rust and memory, your walls a melody, San Carlos, heart of Palma, still standing free. (Bridge) Through cannon smoke and prison bars, through silence and decay, The sea still hums your lullaby beneath the Porto Pí quay. And when the evening shadows climb your bastioned stone so high, The sunset lights your courage as gulls and time drift by. (Final Chorus) Oh, San Carlos, fortress by the sea, Echo of an island’s strength and dignity. May your walls keep singing softly where the blue horizons be— San Carlos, timeless guardian, beside the sea. Thanks for watching. Facebook facebook.com/SteveAndAnitaInMallorca Email: [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/steveandanitainmallorca/ #mallorca #majorca #baleares #spain #vlog #illesbalears Here is a link to our 360º Virtual Reality channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/360VRSteveandAnitainMallorca