Ancestral Romance
# Ancestral Romance

Ancestral Romance is the eighth full-length album by the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor, released on 24 November 2010.

## Track listing

* "Gadir" - 4:59
* "Love from the Stone" - 4:02
* "Alaric de Marnac" - 4:42
* "Mio Cid" - 6:39
* "Just Rock" - 2:35
* "Tilt at Windmills" - 5:19
* "Canción del Pirata" - 5:39
* "Ritual Fire Dance" - 3:58
* "Ah! Wretched Me" - 4:59
* "A Music in My Soul" - 7:31

## Concepts

* "Canción del Pirata" means "Song of the Pirate" in Spanish and is based on a poem written by José de Espronceda.
* "Ah! Wretched Me" is based on the "Life is a Dream" by Calderon de la Barca.
* "Tilt at Windmills" is based on Don Quixote de La Mancha.
* "Mio Cid" is inspired by the legend of the Spanish hero El Cid.
* "Alaric de Marnac" is an adaptation of Paul Naschy's latest book of the same title.
* "Love From the Stone" tells of the legend of the lovers of Teruel.
* "Gadir" is inspired by the first city founded in Europe, Cádiz.
* "Ritual Fire Dance" is based on Danza ritual del fuego by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla.
