Ballad of the Frontier Bound Caravan
If you’ll
lend me an ear I’ll sing you a tale
Sit back in
your stool and grab ye an ale.
Tis a paean
of brave deeds but a sad tale t’is too
For it
honors our friends and those that we knew.
Many strode
forth to begin lives anew
But as they
journeyed on the many became few
T’was like
the land itself had a will that they fail
Listen on
dear folk and with more I’ll regale.
Chorus
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this solemn refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always
reign.
The caravan
traveled through many a day and an eve.
With
darkness an abyss to each other did we cleave.
Then late
one evening when camped in glade
A score of masked
bandits did the caravan raid
Halfir he
fought wildly, like a savage-clawed bear
Elgar loosed
arrows like rain in the air
Tirias
pierced enemies from the shadowy night
But we lost
all of those dear ones in that terrible fight.
Chorus
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this solemn
refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always
reign
And many
more nights in the air did our fear hover
Not knowing
if the loss to come next, was our brother or lover.
In other
battles dwarven courage felled foes
But always
like ivy in grew more woes.
Forests so
thick one could scarce swing a blade
Worry so
common seemed like even toddler’s hair
greyed
Several
times storms rode in like a dragon
And despite
our best augury we never gleaned when.
Chorus
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this grateful
refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always reign.
And once fog
so dense one’s own hand went unseen
A curious
fog for at times it was green.
Like the fog
was some poison; some grew ill then they died
Despite our
best efforts and all that we tried.
Onwards they
traveled though at times all seemed lost
Onwards we
journeyed despite the high cost
with
determination and courage, strength and sheer will
And many a
member who contributed skill.
Lost were
many we honor them now
With a full
note rest, and a short head bow.
Gone were Fi
and Rad, Parna and Zep.
Radoc and
Reeger, Svark and Mylep.
Jaime and
Torg, Anarth and Vadu
Brahma and
Dunlap, Bishop and Hsu.
Trenk and
Violet , Tully and Thane
Besin and
Griosh Annaliese and Levaine
Chorus
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this grateful
refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always
reign.
Some
travelers survived and journey’s end comes nigh,
And those
remaining can now breath with relief and
sigh
Among
surviving travelers none is the same
No matter
our past or from where we came
Bonds formed
in trouble, friendships in crisis
These cannot
be bought no matter the prices
“Carry on”
this do we pledge
We shall stick together till we each reach the edge.
Chorus
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this grateful
refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always
reign.
And journey
they did for many, many miles
And this is
but a taste of their many hard trials
But drink up
friends oh so dear,
pour more
wine, pour more beer
For now this
is where, ends the song’s verse
Pay a dear
girl. Put some coins in her purse
And perhaps with
even more heartstopping detail
More of the ballads triumphs I will regale.
Chorus (repeated twice)
Through battles and blood many were slain
For you our kinship comes this grateful
refrain
In the ground upon which your body is lain
May goodness blossom and the verdant always
reign.
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