[Ansteorra] Rising of the Star verses

[David J. Hughes]

Chris Zakes wrote:

>At 04:55 PM 4/6/2007, you wrote:
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>>Chris Zakes wrote:
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>>>The Ansteorran weather, it always aims to please
>>>The temperature is 92 with snow up to your knees
>>>There's hurricaines, tornados and rains of boiling tar
>>>It's always something different by the rising of the star.
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>>>        -Tivar Moondragon
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>>Is this original? I.m adding it to my songbook, and want to give proper
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>>David Gallowglass
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>Yes, that's one of mine, as are the following:
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>The Ansteorran children are ever so polite,
>But don't turn your back upon them, 'cause the little darlings bite!
>Their cunning none surpasses, you know they'll travel far
>They're the heirs of Ansteorra by the rising of the star.
>(Written while driving to an event with you, as I recall.)
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Memory is a chancy item.  I've always claimed that verse as mine, and I 
believe I'm the first to sing it in public
Mind you, I used

"Don't turn your backs upon them, the little beggers bite!
Their cunning none surpasses, you know they'll go far"

rather than "darlings" (a cleaned up version of my first choice <G>), 
and think the shorter version scans better.
And it may have been that trip with you, Dormouse and myself crammed 
into a Mazda GLC.
But we made many trips together.

>The Ansteorran landscape is pleasing to the eye
>But there's thorns upon the flowers, and thunder in the sky
>The animals wear armor, though it sounds a bit bizarre
>It's just home sweet Ansteorra, by the rising of the star.
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>I'll ask you all a riddle they'll be talking of for years
>"What stands on twenty-three legs by the side of Calontir?
>It helped take the Eastrealm banner at the sixteenth Pennsic War."
>It's your friends from Ansteorra, by the rising of the star.
>(From Pennsic 16, which was, IIRC, the first one Sir Kief attended.)
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>The Ansteorran archers are keen of hand and eye
>With their longbows and their crossbows raining death out of the sky
>No matter where you're standing, they'll drop you near or far
>Don't run--you'll just die tired--by the rising of the star.
>(From Gulf War 12 or thereabouts.)
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>         -Tivar Moondragon
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