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Child of the Dragon
Lyrics: Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht
Tune: Chi Mi Na Morbheanna (Scottish trad)
Chorus:
Soar now, up high on the Dragon's wing
Cry out, the song the dragon sings
Crimson and white, my heart beating proudly now
Child of the Dragon am I!
(repeat chorus)
Horns sound! The Dragon is called to war.
Join now, we muster our fighting corps.
Fight for our land, with buckler, blade, bolt, or bow
Arm of the Dragon am I!
Knit, sew, we make our fair kingdom bright,
Sing, grow, create all the day and night
Jewels of our land, we craft them with skill and care
Hand of the Dragon am I
(Chorus x1)
Time's now! The Dragon seeks service fair.
I go, and aid as I'm needed there.
Lend me your hand, with more now the work is done
Heart of the Dragon am I!
Hear now! The Dragon's mighty roar,
See how - we answer the call once more.
Proudly we claim, no matter the path we take
"Child of the Dragon am I!"
(Chorus x2)
Resolve
Lyrics: Lucy la Penne (called Lalla)
Music:
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Argent Azure and Rose
Lyrics & Music: Bird the Bard
Chorus:
I stand with pride as the person I am
And I stand with strength in my pose
I stand triumphant and graceful and free
Flying the banner of Azure and Argent and Rose
I am a Lord of my house and my hall
With my brothers I fight for my King
With armor of azure and heart made of gold
I raise my voice proudly and sing
(chorus)
I am a Lady most charming and fair
With beauty without and within
My dress is of rose and my mind is of steel
And proudly my song shall begin
(chorus)
I am a Gentle, unique in myself
No Lord or no Lady am I
In argent I clothe myself, silver my soul
And proudly I shout to the sky!
(chorus)
Miri It Is
First Verse and Music: 13th c Middle English
Subsequent Verses: Bird the Bard
Miri it is while sumer ilast with fugheles song
oc nu necheth windes blast and weder strong.
Ei ei! what this nicht is long and ich with wel michel wrong.
Soregh and murne and (fast)
Merry it is when summer lasts with birds singing songs
But then comes the cold wind’s blasts and winter so strong
Ei ei! How this night is long and my heart has been so wronged
But yet I hold fast!
Merry it was in summer sun, my lover and I
In the pasture we would run under the blue sky
Ei ei! How my heart does cry
For my love with winter dies and our time is done!
Merry again the summer shall be when it returns
With the sun, my lover, to see my passion burns
Ei ei! How my heart it yearns for the seasons steady turns
And love comes to me!
Add My Shield to the Wall
Lyrics and Music: Mistress Ambra Michelli mka Samantha Moore © 2010
A glaiveman was boasting, "I took 10 men down!"
A spearman said, "Twice that has earned me renown."
When asked on my merit what count I claimed mine,
I answered, "I saved many lives on the line."
Chorus-
I add my shield to the wall.
My glory's not forged by the foeman who fall.
I guard well my kinsmen, I hold 'gainst the tide,
That by god, none shall fall who would stand by my side!
An archer proclaimed, "By my bow it began!"
A siege master cried, "Did you see how they ran?"
A lady of coursing asked, " Did you pursue?"
I answered them all with humility true...
(Chorus)
A red belted youth asked, "Did you ever tire?"
I laughed, "Don't be foolish, of course, my good squire.
But mind you the shame should you have to declare:
When the wall fell, brother you were not there!"
(Chorus)
My king called my name, took my hand in his hand
He spoke, "Brave the heart who beside me would stand.
Not once took you ease, I was proud you were mine."
I answered, "My liege, a shield rests at the line!"
Final Chorus:
So add your shield to the wall.
Our glory's not forged by the foeman who fall.
We guard well our kinsmen and hold 'gainst the tide,
That by god, none shall fall who would stand by our side!
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Belt and Chain
Music & Lyrics: Master Morric of Trimaris
The days are too fast, and the legends long past;
Yet some would dream of a place -
A place of goodwill, where beauty lies still
A bastion of honor and grace;
A bastion of honor and grace -
REFRAIN
Will you wear the Belt and Chain -
That this dream may yet live again
Swear your heart to Chivalry's art
Swear your sword to our gain?
Take the young lad and make him page
Teach the boy to come of age;
Teach him fealty, service and truth
Give him these gifts in his youth;
Give him these gifts in full sooth.
REFRAIN
Take the young man and make him squire;
Teach him arms to best his sire;
Teach him chivalry, strength without stain;
For one day he'll take belt and chain;
For one day he too will be chained.
REFRAIN
Wear the belt as a badge of your word,
Bear well the chain, for your oath is interred;
Hold fast to honor, as hard as it seems;
For you guard the halls of our dream;
For you guard the halls of this dream.
REFRAIN
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Vivit the Dream
by Warjina Waleska Katzjmjr
©1992 Varina Suellen Plonski
The Known Worlde remembers mid laughter and tears
The dream we've been dreaming for twenty-five years
And in celebration, we gather as then
To be certain the Dream comes alive once again
Chorus:
So sing "Vivat! The Dream!" May it live long
In hearts and in poetry, story and song
For all men need a dream, as we all ken
And each time that we gather, we dream it again.
Oh chivalry, courtesy, honors and love
Are ideals that we cherish, all others above
Ideals are a fire in the hearts of all men
And each time that we gather, we live it again.
Each Lord needs a Lady to strengthen his arm
Each Lady a Lord for to keep her from harm
Tis love and the Dream bring together all men
And each time that we gather, we live it again
The Known Worlde remembers mid laughter and tears
The dream we've been dreaming for twenty-five years
And in celebration, we gather as then
To be certain the Dream comes alive once again
Anne Bo-limbo (or The Tudor Limbo)
Lyrics: Lady Magdalen Venturosa
Tune: The Limbo Rock, Chubby Checker (c) 1958
Henry T, he had six wives,
Two divorced, and one, she died
Two beheaded, one survived,
‘Twas the way of Henry's life
It’s a story very old, but one tha-at must be told
Henry's life was one of sin, well, 'nuff said, now lets begin.
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn x8
Katherine de Aragon: Well, she was the first-a one
Thought she'd be the queen for life, thought she'd always be his wife
But Alas! The way, the world Cath-o-lic and bore a girl
Mary Tudor born in Kent to the tower Katherine's sent.
CHORUS
Anne Boleyn then came along without her we'd have no song
Told Henry she'd have a son said he'd be the only one
But, Elizabeth's a girl wi-ith Henry's redhead curl
Ann was banned from Henry's bed, and Alas! She lost her head!
CHORUS
Jane Seymour, she was the next, and with Henry was most vexed
But Huzzahl She had a boy, Edward, Henry's pride and joy
A sickly prince he was to view, And his mother's sickly too
The streets of London heard our cry, When poor Jane just up and died.
CHORUS
Hans Holbein paint Anne of Cleaves, Picture pretty as you please
But in truth, she was to see, Anne was very ug-a-ly
Divorced her without a care 'Cause she was the Flanders mare
Anne of Cleaves was Number Four, But there’s be at least two more!
CHORUS
Katherine Howard, Number Five, was lucky to be alive
She was caught abed to cheat, Henry’s wrath, it was complete
‘Twas a shame, it was to see, Katherine’s in-fi-del-ity
He no longer shared her bed, And another lost her head!
CHORUS
Katherine Parr she was the last, Henry’s reign was soon to pass
She was his sixth, beloved wife, She outlived his wizened life
Bloody Mary, five years to reign, Edward, Sixth, was short and plain
The last Tudor to be seen, Was Good Bess, The Virgin Queen!
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
A-Anne Boleyn, Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn
Well, 'nuff said,
Now that's The End!
Panis Angelicus ~ 13th c
Panis angelicus fit panis hominum
Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum
O res mirabilis manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper servus et humilis
Pauper, pauper servus et humilis
Panis angelicus fit panis hominum
Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum
O res mirabilis manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper servus et humilis
Pauper, pauper servus, servus et humilis
Health to the Company
Trad: Irish Tune, final 2 verses Duke Moonwulf
Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine
Come lift up your voices all grief to refrain
For we may or might never all meet here again
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass
Let us drink and be merry all grief to refrain
For we may or might never all meet here again
Here's a health to the dear lass that I love so well
For her style and her beauty, sure none can excel
There's a smile on her countenance as she sits on my knee
There's no man in this wide world as happy as me
Chorus
Our ship lies at anchor, she's ready to dock
I wish her safe landing, without any shock
If we ever should meet again by land or by sea
I will always remember your kindness to me
Chorus
My footsteps might falter, my wit it might fail
My course may be challenged by a November gale
Ere’ fortune shall prove to be friend or be foe
You shall always be with me wherever I go
Chorus
Here’s to all absent comrades we’ll nevermore greet
Let us drink to the memories both bitter and sweet
We remember companions whom fortune hath claimed
And may we be remembered by those who remain
Chorus
Rose of the Midrealm
Lyrics & Music: Llwelyn Glyndwr © 2009, Mark Cipra
In our hills, on our farms,
Where our graceful rivers' arms
Greet our lakes and embrace oak and elm -
Where our cities touch the sky -
Where our dragon banners fly -
Proud and true grows the Rose of Midrealm.
Where the coursing hound is led;
Where the weft and warp are wed;
Where the arm'rer closes rivets on a helm;
Where the lute sings his tune;
Where the oaken box is hewn:
Proud and true grows the Rose of Midrealm.
[Chorus]
Emerald scepter in dew-silvered gown:
Windblown fragrance sings of your renown!
Ever bloom, Midrealm Rose,
For your heritage bestows
The velvet ruby petals of your crown.
When the dragon of our dreams
Weaves a tale from misty themes;
When the hunger for our hearth starts to whelm -
Call us home, call us home,
And no matter where we roam,
We'll return to the Rose of Midrealm
Drums Over Pennsic
Music & Lyrics: Lorelei Skye, © 2012, C.Coate
YouTube Learning Link: Pennsic 42 Performance, July 26, 2013
https://youtu.be/ChO7jpi96pU?si=VvVwImGn8vYXDqX2
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With thanks to Janusz Zawisza, drum consultant & Katherine Ashwood
Rhythms used in chorus: 1. Maqsum 2. Saidi 3. Rumba 4. Ballady
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The dawn begins on Pennsic morning
Sun creeps up at break of day
Lifts the dew off Rune Stone meadows
Softly drums begin to play
House Maxwell is brewing up the good stuff
A Flaming Griffin Says, “ ‘ello”
From largest tent on top of steepest hill
Drums awake sleepers below
Chorus:
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec (1)
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec (2)
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec (3)
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec (4)
Fighters arm for field of battle
Rapier, sword, bow, axe, and mace
Armies gather singing battle songs
Banners fly high as they come to place
Drums they call to march more quickly
War point battle’s soon to start
Canons fire - they run off to their fate
Drums pound on to stir the heart
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
Afternoon the sun is hazy
Many things to fill the day
Go to class, browse the market place
Take a nap in a patch of shade
Stop for a snack at the Inner Vagabond
Frozen Chocolate sets me right
Watch dancers through gauzy window shades
Drummer’s improv in fading light
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
Pennsic nights - start off slowly
Steal a dance, pavanne with grace
Bardic Fires to sing in harmony
Walk with friends to Chalkman’s place
As I wander on in the darkness
Another sound beckons me in
Though the gates of the Casa Bardicci
Dance ‘til dawn to those drums within
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
I stumble home on Pennsic Morning
Starlight fades from dawning sky
Lifts the dew off Rune Stone meadows
Drums call out as I walk by
House Maxwell is brewing up the good stuff
A Flaming Griffin Says, “ ‘ello”
Turn towards my camp to start another day
Drums awake sleepers below
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
With their Dun Ka Tecca Dun Ka Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Dun Dun Tecca Tec
Dun Tecca Tecca Tecca Dun Tec Dun Tec
Dun Dun Tecca Tec Dun Tecca Tec
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March the Midrealm Banner On!
Music & Lyrics: Lorelei Skye, © 2012, rev.2015 C.Coate
YouTube Learning Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctz5gF7q_eM
Newcomers from far and near -
We welcome you to our land here!
Midlands, Constellation, All
March the Midrealm banner on
Oaken, Pentamere, Voices ring
For the Midrealm banner sing!
Chorus:
March the Midrealm banner on
See the Dragons in the dawn
Tooth and Heart and Barb and Wing
For the Midrealm Banner sing!
Lords and Ladies AOA
Dragon flame shall light your way
Dragon Treasure, Acorn, Batan
Encourage lifting fledgling song
CHORUS
Oak, Willow, Laurel, Evergreen,
Making real Dragon’s dream
Purple fret, Dragon heart, Pelican
Lend service unto Dragon kin
Cadet, Cavendish, M.O.D, Bronze Rings
Rapier guard our Noble Queen
Soldiers, Squires, Chivalry
Shield wall stand with Dragon King
CHORUS
Comp’ny of Greenwood, Red, White Lance
Guard now well all Dragon’s Lands
Fretty, Grove, and Teeth and Flight
Groups who show our Dragon’s Might
Gold Mace, King’s Chalice, White Champron
Orders of nobility won
Sapphire, Does Grace, and the Rose
Dragons lasting wisdom shone
CHORUS
You the Draco Incarnate
Inspire all who follow next
For the Dragons gone before
We'll keep your names in Dragon Lore
Midlands, Constellation, All
March the Midrealm banner on
Oaken, Pentamere, Voices ring
For the Midrealm banner sing!
Final Chorus:
March the Midrealm banner on
See the Dragon in the dawn
Tooth and Heart and Barb and Wing
For the Midrealm Banner sing!
For the Midrealm Banner sing!!
For the Midrealm Banner sing!!!
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Band of Brothers
Music & Lyrics: Ken Theriot
Link Source: https://www.calonsong.org/CalontirSongs/bandofbrothers.htm
YouTube Learning Link: Studio Version - Human History Album; Performed by: Ken & Lisa Theriot Live at Pennsic 2011
words adapted from William Shakespeare’s Henry V, Act IV, scene iii, by Lisa Theriot
Music by Ken and Lisa Theriot © 2007, Raven Boy Music, ASCAP)
MP3 sample and album/song (Human History) available at Ravenboy Music
Lyric sheets available at Ravenboy Music
If we are marked this day to die
We are enough to lose
But if we live, the fewer men,
The greater fame accrues!
I pray you, wish not one man more
Who thinks to claim a share
For we have honours fairly won
And there is none to spare!
We band of brothers
For if you shed your blood with me
You are my brother
And men in England now a-bed
Shall feel accursed they were not here
To fight with us
Upon St. Crispin’s Day.
Proclaim it now throughout my host
To bear no false pretense
If you’ve no stomach for this fight
Depart and get you hence
The price of passage you shall have
And rations generous;
We will not bear his company
Who fears to die with us!
We band of brothers
For if you shed your blood with me
You are my brother
And men in England now a-bed
Shall feel accursed they were not here
To fight with us
Upon St. Crispin’s Day.
He that shall live to see old age
And come safe home at last
Shall on this vigil feast his friends
And tell of glories past
He will with pride display his wounds
And scars however deep
And any man who was not here
Shall hold his manhood cheap!
We band of brothers
For if you shed your blood with me
You are my brother
And men in England now a-bed
Shall feel accursed they were not here
To fight with us
Upon St. Crispin’s Day.
Old men forget, and each man here
May crumble and decay
But he’ll remember while he lives
What feats he did this day
So shall the good man teach his son,
Until the world is new
And to our memories will drink,
We few, we happy few!
We band of brothers
For if you shed your blood with me
You are my brother
And men in England now a-bed
Shall feel accursed they were not here
To fight with us
Upon St. Crispin’s Day.
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Welcome Home
Music & Lyrics: Dorigen of the Grey Gate
from Sing for the East, released June 10, 2017
Words and music © 2004 Janet C. Anderson
Lyric Source: https://singfortheeast.bandcamp.com/track/welcome-home-2
YouTube Learning Link: Studio Copy: Sing for the East Album; Performed by: Drake Oranwood with Bird the Bard, Pennsic 2017;
Our journey took us through the dark, a long and winding road;
Our caravan was weary, and right heavy was our load;
We saw the light, we found the gate, we made our way within;
No words can tell our thankfulness, when greeted by our kin:
Welcome home.
CHORUS:
Welcome home from near and far,
Welcome home whoe'er you are,
Welcome home again, wherever you may roam,
From north and south, east and west,
To the place we love the best,
Where the heart may find its rest: welcome home.
We stumbled and we staggered, for we had travelled long;
Our eyelids they were heavy, and our bodies far from strong.
But through the gate we entered, and from every friendly face
Came words that gave us strength again, like herbs of healing grace:
Welcome home. (CH)
Each time I walk those lands again, returned on pilgrim feet,
I almost kneel and kiss the ground, the grass so green and sweet;
The sky so fair, the stars so bright, the fires and friendships dear,
And sweet as any song to me, the words I love to hear:
Welcome home. (CH)
So all you joyful pilgrims, who once a year are found
Upon the shores of Cooper's Lake, that well-beloved ground,
Pass on the words that welcome you, in early times or late,
And greet the weary traveler who enters through the gate:
Welcome home. (CH)
Banners of Scarlet
Music & Lyrics: Gwendolyn the Graceful
Copyright © Lee Hillman 2002
Lyric Source: http://www.silencethebard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/BannersOfScarlet.pdf
https://history.aethelmearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AE-Pennsic-Lyrics-2004.pdf
YouTube Learning Links: Performed By: Gwendolyn the Graceful;
Performers: Led by Lucia Elena Braganza, Lorelei Skye and the February 2010 Northshield Bardic Badness Postrevel
Chorus:
Scarlet, fight for the banners of
Scarlet, fight 'til the fields, they run
Scarlet with blood from the foe.
Heed to the Drum! To battle we go.
Our King calls: Fight with him proudly!
Our King calls! Rally your forces:
Our King calls. We'll stand by our Crown;
For Æthelmearc march, do not let him down.
Chorus
Shieldwall: wide as a mile the
Shieldwall. Shoulder to shoulder the
Shieldwall. The moment is near.
Let loose your war cry; don't show them your fear.
Chorus
Longbow: Agincourt's prowess, the
Longbow. Nock and draw strongly your
Longbow, then loose and let fly!
Take the first rank before they draw nigh.
Chorus
Spearpoints! Dress the line. Hold up your
Spearpoints. Lift them up! Steady your
Spearpoints, a gleaming display
To pierce through the shieldwall and into the fray.
Chorus
Honor comes before victory.
Honor: let no one question your
Honor. Rememeber, my friend:
'Tis Æthelmearc's honor you bear in the end.
Chorus
Argent: white the escarbuncle
Argent: knight's belt of fealty and
Argent as blades of bright steel
That shall not be sheathed until the foe yields.
Chorus
Nightfall. We've fought from dawn until
Nightfall. Sit by the fires of
Nightfall: in drink and in song,
Honor the fallen. Remember them long.
Final Chorus:
Scarlet, follow the banners of
Scarlet, follow the white and the
Scarlet, in peace or in war,
We'll stand with our Kingdom forevermore.
Take pride in your Kingdom forevermore!
Stand Brother Stand
©Eleanor Fairchild (Truly Carmichael)
Lyric Source: https://ansteorra.org/artsandsciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/08/voices_01.pdf;
https://tilted-windmill.com/midbards/ansteorra/785-Stand_Brother_Stand.html
YouTube learning links: Performed by: Lucia Elena Braganza & Lorelei Skye, Coronation Post Revel, May 2013;
Performed by -Aibhilin inghean Daibhidh, SCA 50 Year Celebration, 2016
Chorus:
Stand brother stand and defend our mother land.
Through the blazing sun of summer, through the mud & rain & sand.
And line after line we'll await our king's command.
For the pride of Ansteorra we will stand.
1) The Land of the lion is the land I call my home,
where the star on our standard shines for honor truth and right.
And the sons of the south-land have no fear of any foe.
For the pride of Ansteorra we will stand...(Chorus)
2) The foe are not few and I know them to be strong
And alone, I am one, and I cannot stem the tide.
But I am not alone in the shield wall or the throng
For the pride of Ansteorra we will stand...(Chorus)
3) Woe be to they who the lion's land betray
And woe be to all who take arms against our king
And down with the foemen, who would slay my chosen kin
For the pride of Ansteorra we will stand...(Chorus)
4) Oh join with your kin --for the wars will come again
And every sword and spear adds a link into the chain
Add your arm to the army and the star shall rise again,
For the pride of Ansteorra we will stand...(Chorus)
5) Stand for the weak and the weary and the lame
And stand for the right of the ruler and the realm
And stand at my shoulder and make ready for the fray
And if I should fall, then steady you must stand... (Chorus x2)
This is our Kingdom, Tridentata Gloria
by Mary Amandy Fairchild
YouTube Learning Link: Performed By: Praxilla Taurina, SCA 50 Year Celebration 2016
This is our kingdom Tridentata Gloria
This is our kingdom Artemisia.
Strong and united, conquering and undivided.
We shall fight for Artemisia.
Lands of wonder, skies of thunder
Burn with sun and wind and stars.
Gather all ye proud and mighty
Sing with one voice who we are.
This is our kingdom Tridentata Gloria
This is our kingdom Artemisia.
Strong and united, conquering and undivided.
We shall fight for Artemisia.
Men of honor, knights of vaolor,
come and stand on higher ground
Women guide them as you join them
in this most victorious sound.
This is our kingdom Tridentata Gloria
This is our kingdom Artemisia.
Strong and united, conquering and undivided.
We shall fight for Artemisia.
Flower of the Desert
Music & Lyrics: Baldwin of Erebor,
YouTube Learning Link: Studio Mix, Welcome to the Current Middle Ages;
Performing by Adelaide de Beaumont (Lisa Theriot), SCA 50 Celebration
On a warm winter's evening I stopped at an Inn
I met a bold captain; a leader of men
he asked me to join him, for he was alone
and, as he was drinking, he spoke of his home
(Chorus):
Oh, Flower of the Desert full well may you boast!
Proud Father-of-Kingdoms from mountains to coast!
the Land of the Phoenix; your works have been felt!
Oh Flower of the Desert: Atenveldt!
When I was a young man and still in my prime
My life stretched before me; I had plenty of time
But now I'm an old man, and I number my days
And I think of my homeland that seems so far away
I've followed the Wars now for many a year
Rode plenty of wenches; drank an ocean of beer
Lived life to the fullest as a soldier must do
but I'd trade it all, freely, for the Atenveldt blue!
The fire died to embers; he drank steadily on
When I woke in the morning the soldier was gone.
But I think of his story wherever I bide
What a beautiful Kingdom to inspire such pride!
We Be Midrealm Warriors
Lyrics by: Professor Pieter van Doorn & Duke Master Moonwulf Stakraaderson
Music: We Be Three Poor Mariners
Lyric Source: Midrealm Songsheet Project Online 2024;
YouTube Learning Link: Performed by: Lucia Elena Braganza, SCA 50 Year Celebration
We be Midrealm warriors
The Dragon’s teeth and claws
While others keep in peaceful sleep
We fight for King and cause
Refrain:
Shall we go fight and swing the bloody sword
And shall we go swing the bright and bloody sword
And if you are a fighter bold
Come march with us to fight this bloody war
We live to fight and fight to live
Each to his final breath
For life can only be maintained
By marching roads of death
(Refrain)
With sword and shield and spear and glaive
We do our foes great harm
But know our greatest weapons be
Our hearts and minds and arms
(Refrain)
We temper strength with Chivalry
Though some may call us Mad
We’d rather lose a fight that’s good
Than win a cause that’s bad
(Refrain)
We are the Midrealm’s armored might
Through victory and loss
And he who tests our strength of arms
Must always count the cost
(Refrain)
We be Midrealm warriors
The Dragon’s teeth and claws
While others keep in peaceful sleep
We fight for King and cause
Final Refrain:
Shall we go fight and swing the bloody sword
And shall we go swing the bright and bloody sword
And if you are a fighter bold
Come march with us to fight this bloody war!