The Battle<br>
Song of the Kingdoms<br>
By Rathflaed DuNoir<br>
The Black Bard of Meridies, MSoB<br>
mka: Stephen R. Melvin<br>
Two Verses: href="kdomclip.mp3" target="_blank">.mp3 (251K)"Song of the<br>
Kingdoms" is performed<br>
by Rathflaed<br>
DuNoir<br>
This song was written for Grand Court at Estrella XIV. Her Majesty of An Tir<br>
wished to do something a bit different during the "gift-exchange" and so had<br>
me write and sing this for the gifting. The verses can be sung in any order<br>
and<br>
were intended that way because we had no way of knowing which gifts would be<br>
given at which times.<br>
Aethelmarc:<br>
C F<br>
We honor this fine kingdom, who stands so straight and tall,<br>
C F G C<br>
We sing of Aethelmarc, the youngest of us all!<br>
An Tir:<br>
All honor to you An Tir,<br>
full well may you boast,<br>
We sing of mighty An Tir, the Brave and Bonny Host!<br>
Ansteorra:<br>
Now honor Ansteorra, Known both wide and far,<br>
We sing of Ansteorra, at the rising of the Star!<br>
Artemesia:<br>
We sing of Artemesia, the gryphon gold and black!<br>
We sing of Artemesia, no honor do you lack!<br>
Atenvelt:<br>
The land of the Phoenix, the<br>
land of the sun,<br>
Proud father of kingdoms,<br>
sing Atenvelt the one!<br>
Atlantia:<br>
The bravest of warriors, and<br>
the poet's friend,<br>
Fair Lady of Atlantia, we<br>
honor you again!<br>
Caid:<br>
The kingdom of the Crescent,<br>
who keeps the western shore,<br>
We give honor to fair, fine<br>
Caid, and they honor us the more!<br>
Calontir:<br>
The center of the Knowne<br>
Worlde, their shieldwall knows no fear,<br>
We honor this fine kingdom,<br>
now sing of Calontir!<br>
Drachenwald:<br>
The Kingdom of the Dragon,<br>
brings honor to us all.<br>
So let us now give honor,<br>
unto Drachenwald!<br>
Eastrealm:<br>
The Eastrealm has the<br>
seaboard, proud tigers and the hills.<br>
All honor to the Eastrealm,<br>
our hearts are with it filled!<br>
Meridies:<br>
Honor to this kingdom side to<br>
side and forth and back,<br>
Let us praise the chivalry of<br>
the silver and the black.<br>
My heart still holds you<br>
dear, my home, though I wander all my days,<br>
I sing now of my homeland, of<br>
fine Meridies!<br>
Midrealm:<br>
Much glory and much honor,<br>
with ceremony grand,<br>
We praise the Middle Kingdom,<br>
who's known throughout the land!<br>
Outlands:<br>
Persistence and rich valor,<br>
the Outlands are so bold,<br>
The stag upon the green<br>
field, embattled by the gold!<br>
Trimaris:<br>
A kingdom by the water,<br>
Trimaris stands so proud,<br>
So let us sing their praises;<br>
we sing them strong and loud!<br>
West:<br>
The first one and the<br>
foremost, and some might say the best!<br>
So let us sing the praises of<br>
the Kingdom of the West!<br>
14 February 1998<br>