SR - Kingdom War Song

[Lady Simone Ui'Dunlainghe]

Thank you Very Much

Simone

> To quote Don Alden:
> 
> > I, Paul DeLisle (known in the Society for Creative Anachronism as Alden
> > Pharamond) do hereby release my work "The Ansteorran Line" for publication
> > by any SCA newsletter, or performance by any SCA member (in an SCA setting)
> > without recompense, provided that appropriate credit is given.
> >
> >
> > And here are the words:
> >
> > THE ANSTEORRAN LINE
> > Alden Pharamond & Benedict Foxwell
> > (cheerfully plagiarized from "Clare's Dragoons")
> >
> > On any Known World battlefield
> >    An army finds it's fate is sealed
> > And they know that they must die, or yield
> >    Before -- the Ansteorran Line
> > So let all who face our might today
> >    And try to hold our swords at bay
> > Be the next to join the dead who lay
> >    Along -- the Ansteorran Line
> >
> > And cry "Vivat!" for the heroes (of) old
> >    Cry "Vivat!" for the new ones, too
> > And cry "Vivat!" for the Black and Gold
> >    And the Star that shines when hearts are true
> >
> > And whene'er for honor's field, we vie,
> >    Our Kingdom's banners sweep the sky
> > And we know we'll win, or bravely die,
> >    Within -- the Ansteorran Line
> > For never when our spears were set,
> >    And never when our shield-walls met
> > Have our foemen failed to pay the debt,
> >    Unto -- the Ansteorran Line
> >
> > CHORUS
> >
> > And for every fallen friend we must,
> >    Fulfill for them this warrior's trust
> > A dozen foes shall bite the dust,
> >    Before -- the Ansteorran Line
> > So fling your war-flag to the sky,
> >    "Vivat the Star!" your battle cry
> > And fight 'till the blood floats knee-cop high,
> >    Around -- the Ansteorran Line
> >
> > CHORUS
> >
> > Reprise
> > So on any Known World battlefield,
> >    An army finds it's fate is sealed
> > And they know that they must die, or yield,
> >    Before -- the Ansteorran Line
> > So fling your war-flag to the sky,
> >    "Vivat the Star" our battle cry
> > And fight 'till the blood floats knee-cop high,
> >    Around -- the Ansteorran Line
> >
> > And cry "Vivat!" for the heroes (of) old
> >    Cry "Vivat!" for the new ones, too
> > And cry "Vivat!" for the Black and Gold.
> >    .And the Star that lives ... in me - and - you!
> >
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