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Michael_Morris
Acolyte
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 02:41:25
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Presented for your entertainment, the lyrics to several songs I have written that are set in the Realms. Many of these appear in my Realms net novel Flowers in the Wind
Time Passes By A Cormyrean ballad
Time passes by as the evening sky Floats into the night and awaits the sunrise. Nightbirds and memories take wing and fly; I still remember the field where he lies... I still remember where my true love lies.
So long ago it seems I did cry, So long ago as the world passed me by My sad sweet memories still make me cry When I remember the field where he lies. I still remember where my true love lies.
He was a young man; strong, brave and true He sought adventure and fame as a fool Those took him from me, tearing my eyes. I still remember the field where he lies Yes I remember where my true love lies.
One day an offer for glory came near he grasped at the chance to conquer his fear. He joined an army, within their tide I still remember the field where he lies Oh I still remember where my true love lies
They trained him for warfare, to take away lives They raised up his spirit, his soul flew awhile They took away his fear, and love from his eyes I still remember the field where he lies O I still remember where my true love lies.
The day come when the battle was to be joined He lined into his rank and drew forth his sword, With the first flight of arrows the enemy let fly... I still remember the field where he lies O I still remember where my true love lies.
I walked through the field that very afternoon. After the armies elsewhere had pursued. I found his body, pierced in its side.. I still remember the field where he lies... I still remember where my true love died...
I'll Follow Daleland ballad, probably originating from Daggerdale
Sea waves roll by, carry light from the sky Carry dreams far away to their homes in the night I know there is somewhere that they lead tonight And I'll follow them there, And I'll follow them there.
REFRAIN I'll follow cross the highest mountain I'll follow cross the deepest sea I'll follow my dreams wherever they lead Until they lead me back to thee.
Wind blows and teases music from the trees And my dreams far away lie in their home tonight I know there is somewhere the wind blows tonight And I'll follow them there, And I'll follow them there.
REFRAIN
Clouds billow by, so graceful they fly Carry imaginations dreams and give them flight I know there is somewhere the clouds go tonight And I'll follow them there, And I'll follow them there
REFRAIN
Thus travels me to a home I can't see As I follow a road that has no end in sight I know your at the end, I'll rest just awhile, Then I'll follow it there, Then I'll follow it there.
REFRAIN
Listen Child
Listen child, to the song, the story I tell Of long ago and far away... Of a time and a place not unlike our own Save for the power of the magic...
Listen child to the song now upon the wind Floating across all the ages... To the hearts of the people who cherish dreams Written with love on the pages...
So carry me far on the winds of the dreams Wait, for they'll take me there... To the lands of the memories fallen... And recalled only in the night.
Listen child to the words of the songs we sing Echoing softly forever... In our hearts we will always remember these Forgotten realms of the past...
We can fly... We have wings... We can soar... Float in dreams... Carry me... So high... On the wind... In the night...
Listen child to the song, the story I tell Of long ago and far away... Of a time and a place not unlike our own Save for the power of our dreams.
Brighter Than the Sun (The Love Theme of Shandril & Narm)
My love, I hold my hand to thee, My love, I bar my soul to thee, My love, I give my heart to thee, So we two shall be Here eternally Loving faithfully Brighter than the sun.
The paths, We walk beneath the sun, Are long As from our foes we run, But though Our trials seem to not end Still we two shall be Lovers faithfully Tied eternally Brighter than the sun
(Coda) For love is flame that always lasts, Even when everything else has passed, And she can warm the soul forever, Even when all else is gone.
And though A heart may be strong In flame It can only last so long For the brief Candle has the brightest flame And the memory Shall eternally Last with those who see What's brighter than the sun.
So your memory Shall remain with me And you'll always be Brighter than the sun.
What Do You Know? Cormyrean Love Song
What do you know of what lies behind the Horizon beyond where the eye can see? What do you know of the love I hold for thee? Tears fill my eyes and flow all about me!
What do you know of the tears I shed for thee As you ride on to a distant crusade? I softly watch your form fade in the sunrise And stand as if stone as my heart cries your name.
What do you know of the perilous journeys Across the land and sailed cross the seas? What do you know of this fathomless distance That has come forth and taken you from me?
What do you know of the rise of the springtime, As flowers bloom open the power of Sune? Their fragrances wafted by winds through the valley. The birds sing their love songs and I cry your name!
What do you know of the beauty of summer As nymphs and fairies bathe the world in green? My heart calls out memories of you in the sunrise, The cold of your absence all I feel and see.
What do you know of autumn's slow declining As all life around me fades and falls away? If beauty existed my heart took no notice; The beauty of my eyes still lies far away.
What do you know of Auril's cold embrace? Her ice cold hand driving winter's chilled breeze. All of her fury cannot try to compete With the cold of your absence which wraps around me.
What do you know of the coming of war boy And what do you know of the battle's rage? Only a fool feareth not Tempus' fury. My fear is that this may take you away.
What do you know of what it is to kill boy To take life away from some other like thee? What do you know of the smitten foe's last cry? Do you know death may taint all that you see?
What do you know of the pain of your absence As I think upon you every passing day? What do you know of the pain caused in cleaving My heart in two as it ponders your fate?
What do you know of the dread of the new day With no happiness for your heart to keep? What do you of the tears with each new sun Which rises as you still lie far, far from me!
What do you know of the love I have for thee? What do you know of how precious is day? What do you know of the life I'd give to thee Or of the love fore its taken away? Yes, of my love, fore death takes you away.
Where All Shadows Play (Loviatar's Theme from Flowers in the Wind)
Where all the shadows play my dear, where all the shadows play. We hold within your fear, my girl, hidden away from the day We hold onto your past, little girl, your clouded memories -- Can you ever hope to outlast us, pursue the world to see!
Where all we shadows play my dear, we play within your dreams. We play so far and we play so near, we play along with your screams. We play men's dreams as instruments; them shatter without remorse. We play mortals as foolish pets, and leave them no true course.
Where all we shadows play little girl within your heart so dear. The corners of your soul little girl cloaked and hid by your fear. The essence of your mind is soaked in tears you wept so long ago. The fear of the evil within you finding - gaining all control.
Where all the shadows play; now see the shadows of the world. Masters of night and day fear us, for we have all control. Sages throughout all time have sought what we have always known, But we'll tell you not all the secrets which control your poor soul.
Where all the shadows play on the stages of the world. We fear no one and stay in control of hapless girls. And you someday we will control even as we try now. This thing be certain, don't delay us, don't be foolish now
Where all the shadows play, We shadows of the heart. Where all we shadows play, this pain we shall impart. Where all your shadows play little girl, come on and set them free. Let all your inhibitions go - come and follow me..
Daleland Eulogy
Rest now, the day is over, your work is finished, the battle done. Sleep now, beneath the clovers, a time of rest, your god's reward. Cry now, shalt be done in remembrance of sacrifices thou hast made. Rest now, sleep forever, I'll cry now, remember and honor your name.
Morning Praise of Lathander
Thus begins the new day, its birth is now complete Now shall I seek my way to bind my soul complete" Lathander guides each of us, where e'er our paths lead on And may he safely guide me to see another dawn.
Tonight I Hear (Cormyrean Tavern Song)
Tonight I hear whispers, tonight I hear songs Of joy and of happiness, things joyful and fond And I'll find the way through the night into day And I'll find the way to your arms love, I'll find the way to your arms.
Tonight I hear whispers and unsettled truths And lies filled with vanity which bar me from you But hinder me not from what's precious and true For I'll find the way to your arms love, I'll find the way to your arms.
Tonight I hear songs of journeys that took long Lengthy years spent from loved ones fighting the throng And they'll find the way to another joyful day And I'll find the way to your arms love, I'll find the way to your arms.
May Sune Return Me (Traditional Ballad)
Selune doth slowly rise, Her tears are close behind. And as with her I slowly cry For soon I must leave you behind, my love, Soon I must leave you behind.
Tomorrow with Lathander's dawn I'll go where earth meets the sky. I'll go maybe not to return Softly crying for you all the while, love, Crying for you all the while
Fate awaits all adventurers dear With every step they take And I can go without any fear For at journey's end you await, love At journey's end you await.
I shall return to you my love This promise I will keep. If not your name on my lips love Will be the last thing that I speak, love As I go to my final sleep.
My journey may lead far and wide To lands you'll never see As far away as Shou Lung's skies Or to far away Waterdeep, love To far away Waterdeep.
I love you with all my heart dear This truth no one denies, May Sune return me to you In your arms once again shall I lie, love In your arms once again shall I lie.
That's all for now. There are others.
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Darwin Tenderfoot
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 02:54:10
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Clap Clap. I think those are very good songs. You should post more I'd like to here them. (well, read them actually.hehe)
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Michael_Morris
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 03:03:26
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quote: Originally posted by Darwin Tenderfoot
Clap Clap. I think those are very good songs. You should post more I'd like to here them. (well, read them actually.hehe)
Darwin
Thank you. Some of them can be heard actually, if you have the patience to download 3 MB MP3 files (or at least a fast connection). Where All Shadows Play & I'll Follow were each incorporated into my Dusk campaign setting, although they were originally written with the Realms in mind. They are at
http://www.enworld.org/settings/dusk/music.asp
At the last GC I met with Ed Greenwood and was able to sing to him "May Sune Return Me" and "The Leafturning." I had asked him if the music I had wrote for the latter was in line with his intentions for the song (It appears in Spellfire) He said yes. I promised at that time to have a CD ready for him come next GC, and collecting together all my Realms songs is a first step to that process. |
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Darwin Tenderfoot
Seeker
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 03:09:02
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You actually met Ed Greenwood!! Whats a GC by the way? I will also go to that site and download the music.
Darwin |
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Michael_Morris
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 03:29:41
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quote: Originally posted by Darwin Tenderfoot
You actually met Ed Greenwood!! Whats a GC by the way? I will also go to that site and download the music.
Darwin
GC - Gencon. Next one is in Indianapolis. All the major fiction writers are there. I ran into Greenwood, but also Troy Denning, Margaret Weiss, and R.A. Salvatore |
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Darwin Tenderfoot
Seeker
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 03:38:19
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I need to go to one of those how much dose it cost to get in? What do you do at one of these GC's? Are their ever any in Utah?
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Drummer Boy
Senior Scribe
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 03:50:43
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Those are great! I'd like to hear more of them too. |
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 07:54:07
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"When I was a young Warthog!!!!!".........ok, I'll stop now.... The Great Drizzt |
"Don't poke Drizzt, 'tis highly unsociable!" Drizzt Do'Urden -BG1 |
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Frey
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 14 Oct 2002 : 10:36:57
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quote: Originally posted by Michael_Morris
Presented for your entertainment, the lyrics to several songs I have written that are set in the Realms.
Question: Does 'for your entertainment' include using them in a game? (for instance* letting my bard sing one of these songs?)
btw: I've written some 'songs' for a FR-bard and I'm willing to share them for such a purpose.
*) well ... what other uses are there for songs in a game?
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Edited by - Frey on 14 Oct 2002 11:03:43 |
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Michael_Morris
Acolyte
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2002 : 03:18:14
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quote:
Question: Does 'for your entertainment' include using them in a game? (for instance* letting my bard sing one of these songs?)
btw: I've written some 'songs' for a FR-bard and I'm willing to share them for such a purpose.
*) well ... what other uses are there for songs in a game? [/font=Comic Sans MS][/blue]
Of course you can use them in your game. And go ahead and post your own songs, why not? |
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The Great Drizzt
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2002 : 08:41:24
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hmmm.....never liked bards or songs very much, but I did play a bard-blade kit once, he was pretty cool, ok, not really, but does anyone know any Drow songs, or any Elf songs at least? The Great Drizzt |
"Don't poke Drizzt, 'tis highly unsociable!" Drizzt Do'Urden -BG1 |
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Frey
Learned Scribe
130 Posts |
Posted - 15 Oct 2002 : 09:20:35
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quote: Originally posted by Michael_Morris
Of course you can use them in your game. And go ahead and post your own songs, why not?
Thanks
And here are a few of my 'songs':
Grmlulu's monster, a story adapted from the Drentons [The Drentons are a Bedine tribe in Anarouch]
Grmlulu and Drilala had a daughter She was only four weeks old But she cried so loud and often All day and all of the night
Grmlulu had a hard time So one night he left his tent And went outside the camp Just to sit and moan and whine
''Oh, the noise this little monster makes!'' ''Ah, my eyes won't get a wink!'' ''Ooh, this miserable mouth to feed!'' ''No, this creature's endless hunger!''
''Oh, how she controls my life!'' ''Ah, so weary, still have to go on!'' ''Ooh, how wonderful life once was!'' ''No, I wish there was a way ... away!''
There's a rustle in the bushes A group of Orcs surrounded him, fiercely Overheard him all the time Now one of them asked, ''Then, why don't you leave?''
Grmlulu looked up and sighed, ''I can't'' ''Imagine this power a hundredfold,'' ''Her mother holds up me leaving'' ''Wherever I go my heart will burn!''
Grmlulu sighed and returned to his tent - Talking always make annoyances shrink - Perhaps these orcs had misunderstood him, For at these words, they screamed and fled
Springtime [A lovesong]
It was end of winter, nearly spring The sun has come to meet us We all came out the dark stone Keep We danced and sang our hearts out
An' you stood near the bakery's ruin The wind touchin' your soft hair I saw you while you lingered there I didn't dare disturb you
Then suddenly you turned your head - Your hair unhasty followed - And your wet eyes then met with mine I saw a smile appearing...
It was like someone struck my head My chest was filled with warm ice I could not see anything else The word at once was silenced
I must have seen you a thousand times We played when we were children But everything before was pale Since I saw you that morning
When suddenly you turned your head - Your hair unhasty followed - An' I just gazed, nailed to the ground The moment seemed like ages
I hardly noticed summer pass 'cause you were always with me The miles we strolled, the thoughts we shared, The times we were just silent
The thousand things that you have said I word for word remember Your eyes, your lips, your hair, your smile. The way you talked and listened
And how you, sudden, turned your head - Your hair unhasty followed - That year, that early spring, that day, The moment I first saw you
Then winter passed, it's spring again But you are not beside me My chest is full of cold ice, now I know I'll never see you
Still think of you ten times a day Remember every moment Regretting why it stopped this way As sudden as it started
Still see you how you turned your head - Your hair unhasty followed - Your tearful eyes, your silent smile. My life will lack your colour.
/ Leather Armour [an old song, found in 'the savage frontier' in the North]
A princess' honour was insulted, By a prince of a neighbouring land, The king -of course- was furious, And revenge therefore on hand!
And there I was, in leather armour, My sword still hanging on the wall, When this king called upon me, To share in victory 'n' all.
Knights and soldiers then we gathered, Some mounted, most of us on foot, Armed with shortbow, claive or great club, And proud we left our neighbourhood
So there I walked, in leather armour, My trusty sword in my right hand, Over long and dusty roads, Towards a near, unfriendly land.
On the heath fields, close to Oldhorn, The enemies thus met, One hundred men here, on the pink moor, Two hundred foes there, to be slain
So there I stood, in leather armour, My trusty sword right in my hand, Started doing what I came for, Chopping up people of this land.
On the third day of the battle, Not many left then, foe or friend, Another man fell by the metal: The attacking king just met his end.
So there I fought, in leather armour, My bloody sword in my right hand, Fatigued, wet, thirsty, smelly, Searching more to death to send.
But ''No!'', our brand new queen spoke 'This enmity we must forget.' The dishonouring prince, well, It was him whom she soon wed.
So there I stood, in leather armour, My bloody sword still in my hand, I'm told to be at ease right now, I can return to my own land.
Three hundred brave young peasant men Stayed there on Oldhorn's moor. With them six brothers and some friends, For whom soon wives will mourn.
So here I sit, in leather armour, My rusty sword is useless now, I watched for days these lifeless bodies No reason to stand up at all.
Note: to be honest, great drizzt, (and why shouldn't I?) I always disliked long songs and poems in books, still skip them while reading LOTR. Still.. a bard can't do without them and it helps me to personalise the character's background.
Hmm, I could have used those horizontal lines in this post ...
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Michael_Morris
Acolyte
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2002 : 05:29:00
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I'm glad these were found to be entertaining. Here are a few more.
"Flowers in the Wind" (Sonnet contained in the novel, engraved upon the funerary urn of Archmage Graniteheart).
Arching through the sky, flying all the while Teasing grace and ease, float amoungst the trees. Flow into my mind, in my heart to find Pain sorrow and woe, tears easing the flow Flowers in the wind waving to and fro Where should I begin, where should I now go. Tragically we fly from whence began our flow, May I someday lie in peace within the world. I pray to someday see through all that comes to be A pattern to my life to justify its strife. As flowers in the wind we are tossed about We know not why our begin, our lives are filled with doubt. Of where we come to die, close our weary eyes, One last breath took deep, begin our final sleep!
"Path of the Heart" (Title sonnet of Flowers in the Wind II)
Most dangerous is the path of the heart But no path runs so true. In love's name great ventures embark To the ends of the earth as I to you. For you see, love is the eternal thread. Which links the hearts of all mankind And if abandoned by a world mislead Fear and destruction we'll find. More dangerous though is the break of the heart; Lost love can tear any eye. The scar left behind is a horrible mark Within which all bitterness lies. But I shall pursue the path of the heart. The struggle is worth the reward.
"Tomorrow Mother" Cormyrean Ballad.
Azoun IV was known to hate this song quite a bit, to the point of banning it from performance at court - this despite it being one of the more popular ballads in the kingdom. Those close to the king while he lived believed that the reason had more to do with the memories the song evoked for him than the song itself.
Tomorrow Mother, I go to war I go to battle the enemy horde And if from that field I do not return Do not cry, Do not cry Such a death is honorable to earn.
Tomorrow Mother, I go to fight I go to set great wrongs aright And if this conflict takes me away Do not cry, Do not cry Such an end leads to happier days.
Tomorrow Mother, I go to stand Side by side with my countrymen And though many of us will leave this world Do not cry, Do not cry Victory shall be our reward.
Tomorrow Mother, I go alone For the first time away from home I shall miss you, it is for you I fight And do not cry, do not cry I shall be home before the night.
"Bonnie Lee" A drinking song, probably orginiating from Baldur's Gate
Most of the songs I've posted have been serious or tragic in nature. This song is neither.
Bonnie Lee was a cavalier and a handsome man was he He rode a horse that was snow white with long mane flowing free He was bold and reckless as they come on this side of the sea But one day his white horse came home, but never home came he.
Bonnie Lee had heard a tale of gold, a dragon far away And so he set off to slay it upon a cloudless day He came upon the cavern and there stood awhile to see One day his great horse came home, but never home came he.
Carefully he stepped beyond the threshhold of that cave of gloom He scoffed at the feeling in his heart that he was facing doom And deeply he delved into the cavern where the dragon should be One day his great white horse came home, but never home came he.
Bonnie Lee looked about in the cavern when suddenly it forked He did not know which way to go and this could ruin his sport, So he took the largest passageway that his eyes could see One day his great white horse came home, but never home came he.
The dragon soon arrived outside and knew something wasn't right The place had that distinctive smell of all too arrogant knight The horse caught sight of the dragon, then bolted away free One day the scarred white horse came home, but never home came he.
Bonnie Lee was pondering which way in the cavern he should pass When the dragon came up behind and then fired up his ass And when the smoke had cleared there wasn't much of Bonnie Lee His horse did come back home that day, but never home came he!!
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Lost Elph
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 26 Jan 2003 : 06:17:40
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Oh wow!!! I wish I could write songs like that! Your both good I mean really really good Michael_Morris and Frey! |
I`m not lost, my dreams are.
I am one of those people who go through life unseen, but I don`t think of it as a bad thing, no I think of it as an opportunity |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2003 : 19:52:09
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[quote At the last GC I met with Ed Greenwood and was able to sing to him "May Sune Return Me" and "The Leafturning." I had asked him if the music I had wrote for the latter was in line with his intentions for the song (It appears in Spellfire) He said yes. I promised at that time to have a CD ready for him come next GC, and collecting together all my Realms songs is a first step to that process. [/quote]
When did you sing them to him. Wasn't it in the "Wizards of the coast castle" when it was his signing session. Because if it's yes i was just behind you! |
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jan 2003 : 21:20:20
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If you don't mind me asking, when would the next 'Gencon' be? Because I live thirty minutes away from Indianapolis and I would very much like to go. |
We live in a bleak world my friend, where heroes are few and shadows stalk us around every corner. -Mikai Daerni |
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Alexis Merlin
Learned Scribe
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jan 2003 : 19:04:43
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Well done to both of you for such excellent work Unfortuantely I tried the link you put for downloading them but I got one of those '404 errors'...is the link broken or is it just my computer
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Alexis Merlin
Learned Scribe
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jan 2003 : 19:09:05
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Well done to both of you for such excellent work..."If music be the food of love, play on" as the great bard said.
Unfortunately I tried the link to download them but it seemed to be broken?!?
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Edial
Acolyte
Romania
16 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 07:52:44
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first congrats, these are very good lyrics, you have very good composing skills. second, i`d like to ask permission to use these lyrics for songs me and my band are currently making. i can`t really define our style, it`s a very sad gothic; perhaps the one song that is able to give an impression is one called 'at the dawn i wept' by a band entitled silentium. with your permission, i`ll post the links at this forum as soon as we record these songs, we intend to include them on our first demo. i, personally, especially enjoyed 'i`ll follow', 'listen child', 'tomorrow mother' and 'flowers in the wind'.
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eilinel
Learned Scribe
France
296 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 09:43:19
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quote: If you don't mind me asking, when would the next 'Gencon' be? Because I live thirty minutes away from Indianapolis and I would very much like to go.
I don't remember very well, in July i guess, but u should take ur place now, by internet or something, cause there are not a lot and above all in Indianapolis, where i think there will be twice times more people. I regret not to be able to go there, the last was so great. I think every player should go at least one time over there.
[Elmore is also a cool guy who loves Tolkiens poems ]
Have u ever read Tom Bombadils Balads? They are great, really |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 10:27:45
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It's from July 24 to 27 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2003 : 02:15:28
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This is all very great work. I'm impressed.
I do have one question however. Does anyone have any good Dwarven battle chants?. The reason I ask is, I've exhausted all the Dwarven chants for battle I can find throughout the books, and I just thought somebody might have something that I can use.
Thanks all...
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