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Message: <blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2730360" data-attributes="member: 13164">I prefer to make my own songs.  The one I'm about to share with you was actually developed for Pledge of Tyranny, but it'll be a while before it appears in the Story Hour, so you guys should consider yourselves lucky. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> This tune is popular among the Dalesfolk, especially itinerant merchants.  The song as presented is the feminine version of the most popular variation.  It is a song which starts out somber and melancholy, but picks up to a lilting, upbeat tempo by the end.  Thrice O'er may not be appropriate for Eberron, as it was inspired by the feeling of camaraderie associated with heroes in the Forgotten Realms setting.The following is copyrighted to Timothy P. Campbell.  All rights reserved.Thrice O'erAs penned by Lander the Jaunty of DaggerdaleThrice o'er I pass the road tae homeThrice o'er me longing waxethBut still ahead me journey liesSo harrowing, it taxethPress oan I must, press oanUntil the shadows o'ercomeAnd wit' a heavy heartSee the peaks conceal the sunAnd in the dark, the dreadful darkFeel longing fer thee, me loveThy touch, in the midst of the treesAnd earth, seemeth soft as a doveWithout thee, oh me Theylïôn*Me journeys must be the gravestWit' every waking moment I faceThink I of the love thou gavestI travel now tae distant landsConstant peril me only "friend"If not fer thee, me TheylïônMe journeys surely shouldst endWit' weary heart, return I nowMe burdens seem so heavyE'en wit' me best of effort giv'nOur needs cannot we levyThe road seems longer wit' each stepThy face I wish not tae viewMe hands again shall be emptyMe pockets still be so, too.Yet, when I reach our humble doorThou comest out tae greet meAnd wit' thy arms around me thusRelieve the ache within meMe journey seems so long agoWhen wit' thee be I reunitedMe hopes seemed tae be well restoredWhen thy face I lovingly sightedThe road again so long shall beWhen again I must needs departBut I fear not, me TheylïônFor thou keepest me in thy heart*Theylïôn (which may or may not appear correctly on your screen, it is Theylion with an umlaut above the "i" and a circumflex above the "o", good luck pronouncing it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> ) is an archaic elven word which denotes one's lover in a much endearing manner.</blockquote>

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