Category: Original Songs

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The Endwearde March – The Fighters of the Center of the Realm

Fighters of the Center of the Realm was written to be a marching song for the fighting forces of Endewearde. It speaks of all our lovely seasons, and marching in them.  We are also the geographic center of the East Kingdom.

http://www.mbouchard.com/misc/Endewearde-March.mp3

Though the winter winds blow high, blow low
Through the stinging bitterness of snow
Endewearde march, to fight we go
The Center of the realm shows no fear-o.

When rain pelts down blow high blow, blow low
Sinking the muck our carts we tow
Endewearde march, to fight we go
The Center of the realm shows no fear-o.

As the hot winds come, blow high, blow low
Over thick’ned fields we sternly mow
Endewearde march, to fight we go
The Center of the realm shows no fear-o.

While the leaves have left, blow high, blow low
Steadily advance to meet our foe
Endewearde march, to fight we go
The Center of the realm shows no fear-o.

** Endewearde march can be replaced with Onward we march for general singing use.

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Bright the Eyes Behind the War-Helm

A song for Astrid, who is beloved of us.

http://www.mbouchard.com/misc/Bright-the-Eyes-Behind-the-War-Helm.mp3

There are people in the North-land
who stand strong amid the strife
There among them lives a woman
She, a legend come to life.

Bright the eyes behind her war helm
White the arm that holds the sword
Blood-red hair waves as a banner
Sharpest lightning are her words.

Comes the wish girl
comes the chooser
comes the ones at Odin’s call
with a raven on her shoulder
See the idis leave her hall.

Fair mead-bringer is this lady
holding horn in long-hall warm
she will soon leave for the battle,
Joyful cry o’erwhelms the storm.

Few are places in the Midgard
which could claim such as their own
Valkyrie of Malagentia,
youngest Norn has Eastern home.

Comes the wish girl
comes the chooser
comes the ones at Odin’s call
with a raven on her shoulder
See the idis leave her hall.

Hark ye warriors for the thunder
of her war horse, battle thrall,
Ulfkillsdottir and her raven
come to take you as you fall.

Comes the wish girl
comes the chooser
comes the ones at Odin’s call
with a raven on her shoulder
See the idis leave her hall.

With a raven on her shoulder
Ulfkillsdottir leaves her hall.

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Words and tune by Aneleda with skillful edits and suggestions by Jean.

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Farewell My Bonney

At the EK Bardic Competition, His Majesty King Gryffith II made his request of me for the final round, which was to sing a song I had written myself.  “What kind, Your Majesty?” I asked him.  And he chose, “Sad.”

So I sang this song, which I don’t sing often.  I wrote it for my grandmother when she died, for she loved music and my singing. At the end of her life I would sit by her bed and sing through the hymnal page by page…  So this is her song, but also the song we all can sing to those who have sailed before us.

Here is the song in mp3 format.

Farewell my bonny
Farewell my love
Where you have gone I canna go
For soon you will stand
On the good Caanan land
Where we’ll meet
After my last tomorrow

Oh the sea has enthralled you
For all of your days
I ne’re dared to call you my own
Watching your sleep
I would almost weep
Knowing someday you’d be summoned home.

For thirty long years
I ha’ loved you so well
Though your flower is faded and pale
I know my mere hand
Can’t keep you on the sand
When the captain says its time to sail

I knew awaiting
on that bonny shore
Are many who’ve said their goodbyes
You’ve been called to the sea
By one greater than me
So I wave as the salt fills my eyes

May the ocean’s wide waters
Fall calm before you
May a fair wind blow at your command
And bless’d that ship be
That takes you far from me
With the cargo bound for Canaan land

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Oriens Victoriosus!

OriensVictoriosusSheetMusic-web

OriensVictoriosusSheetMusic pdf

Here comes the East with banners raised
Join your voices sing her praise
Shout to the sky in proud displays
Oriens Victoriosus!

Look to the throne, the Eastern light
Crowing brilliance fills our sight
Beneath their rays our hearts ignite
Oriens Victoriosus!

Here comes the East with banners raised
Join your voices sing her praise
Shout to the sky in proud displays
Oriens Victoriousus!

Look to our kin at battle’s call
Eastern love holds each in thrall
Some will stay rais-ed some will fall
Oriens Victoriosus!

Here comes the East with banners raised
Join your voices sing her praise
Shout to the sky in proud displays
Oriens Victoriosus!

Look to our homes to fields and plows
Think on them while time allows
Ere we come to fill our vows
Oriens Victoriosus!

Here comes the East with banners raised
Join your voices sing her praise
Shout to the sky in proud displays
Oriens Victoriosus!

Look to the kith of Eastern Lands
all created by by their hands
This is why she strongly stands
Oriens Victoriosus!

Here comes the East with banners raised
Join your voices sing her praise
Shout to the sky in proud displays
Oriens Victoriosus!
Oriens Victoriosus!
Oriens Victoriosus!

http://www.mbouchard.com/misc/OriensVictoriosus.mp3

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The song is written in a marching cadence – singers should consider composing verses of their own for their own marching units to sing should they wish!

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Eastern War song

Created by the mad scientists at Pastrano Laboratories after Spring Crown Tourney AS46.

I am Eastern, I am Eastern

So are you, So are you

Let’s go beat the Midrealm, Let’s go beat the Midrealm

With a stick! With a stick!

(To the tune of Frere Jaques, more or less.)

 

(Created by Lady Aneleda, Jarl Thorson, Countess Svava, and Syr Antonio over bagels. Muhahahahahha!)