 The words chanted during the "Duel of the Fates" are from  Robert Graves (II) (qv) poem "The White Goddess". "The White  Goddess" is a translation of the original version, "Cad Goddeu" or  "The Battle of Achren", an early Celtic work of great antiquity also  known as "The Battle of the Trees," which was originally composed by  Gwion and is found in the "Book of Taliesin", a Thirteenth Century  Welsh manuscript . John Williams (I) (qv) had the lines "Under the  tongue root a fight most dread, and another raging, behind, in the  head" translated into Sanskrit. The translation sung in the movie is  as follows: "Korah Matah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Rahtamah Yoodhah  Korah Korah Syahdho Rahtahmah Daanyah Korah Keelah Daanyah Nyohah  Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah  Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Korah  Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Korah Matah Korah  Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Korah  Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah"