英國／美國重金屬搖滾樂團［彩虹］──搖滾抒情曲──［The Temple of the King／國王的神殿］

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
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 had 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 a 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 from the stories hes heard
Of what hes gonna see

There in middle of the 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

１９７５年成立的彩虹（Rainbow）是英國／美國重金屬搖滾樂團

由英倫深紫色樂團（Deep Purple）樂手Ritchie Blackmore創立，因此也已Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow 或 Blackmores Rainbow知名

原始成員為Ronnie James Dio (lead vocals), Craig Gruber (bass), Gary Driscoll (drums) and Micky Lee Soule(keyboards)

１９７５年８樂發行首張大碟［Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow／里奇·布萊克摩爾的彩虹］［發行公司：Oyster (UK) ／Polydor (rest of the world)］

由Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio擔任大部分詞曲創作

Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio製作

英國樂評好，美國評價較差

首支主打為［Man on the Silver Mountain／銀山上的男人］，但反應冷淡．

第二主打為［The Temple of the King／國王的神殿］

由Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio創作

被製作成一首搖滾抒情曲, 在中慢板的節奏間, Ronnie James Dio以他富有渲染力的嗓音演繹這首寓言式的歌曲．

［The Temple of the King］也沒打入英美排行榜

不過巡迴演唱受到歡迎，大碟銷售穩定，登上英國專輯榜＃１１　拿到銀唱片（６萬張９）

美國榜＃３０　挪威＃１０　瑞典＃２４　日本＃２６

奠定他們未來成為重金屬超級樂團的基礎．

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7nKzCRL_oo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2acd7NmrmlM

1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S981zrMBUBo