Fremen in Land All Around Us
Words by Joe Ficklin © 2025-02-13
TTTO Firm as the Mountains Around Us

Fremen in land all around us, Hidden beneath the sand In the rocks our fathers carved out For us in this deadly land— The sietch is harbor and haven, Refuge from the giant worm They raised their weapons defiant Make all the Harkonnen squirm And we cross the desert singing: Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud! Hills and vales and mountains ringing: Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud! Holding aloft our weapons, We ride on the worm that is good O we are the noble riders Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud! We'll capture the spice excavators And drumming, the worms will bring And all the boasting Sardaukar Into the worms we'll fling For the Arrakis they gave us, Full of sand and the golden spice Is a weapon ever blasting For fear and war and strife. And we cross the desert singing: Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud! Hills and vales and mountains ringing: Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud! Holding aloft our weapons, We ride on the worm that is good O we are the noble riders Shai Halud, Shai Halud, Shai Halud!