Sing for the East album lyrics Each time I walk those lands again, returned on Needleworkers, clever craftfolk pilgrim feet, Laboring throughout the night, I almost kneel and kiss the ground, the grass so green Scribes and chroniclers with quills Track List and sweet; Make ready for the coming fight. 1. Welcome Home The sky so fair, the stars so bright, the fires and Ministers and loyal councillors, 2. Carmen Orientalis friendships dear, Seneschals and castellans, 3. The Eastern Tyger Roars And sweet as any song to me, the words I love to Wide-famed peers and worthy nobles 4. We Are the East hear: All to battle set their hands. CH Welcome home. CH 5. Oriens Victoriosus (Here Comes the East) ’Neath the Tyger passant azure 6. Ave Tigris Regia So all you joyful pilgrims, who once a year are found Gathers now the thronging crowd. 7. Light of the East Upon the shores of Cooper’s Lake, that well-beloved All distinct and yet united, 8. Regnum Orientalis ground, Singing Eastern praises loud. 9. East Realm My Heart Pass on the words that welcome you, in early times Pipes and drums now call us onward, 10. Pennsic Farewell or late, Trumpets sound a thunderous roar! And greet the weary traveler who enters through the Music sets our feet to marching gate: As we make our way to War! CH Welcome Home Welcome home. CH By Dorigen of the Grey Gate Music from “In Taberna” from the Carmina Burana Words and music © 2004 Janet C. Anderson (13th Cent.), Words © 2004 Wendy Gale Our journey took us through the dark, a long and winding road; Our caravan was weary, and right heavy was our Carmen Orientalis The Eastern Tyger Roars load; By Sabine de Kerbriant By Aife ingen Chonchobair in Derthaige We saw the light, we found the gate, we made our way within; Now the days are growing longer CHORUS: No words can tell our thankfulness, when greeted by Soon the war will be at hand. Now heed the call of Queen and King our kin: From all corners of our kingdom As war drums thunder and battle rings. Welcome home. Rise the stalwarts of our land. Raise your voices and lift your swords; Come you shires, come you cantons The Eastern Tyger is called to war. CHORUS: Hear the Northern warriors cry! Welcome home from near and far, Come you baronies and ridings Beat your plowshares into swords, Welcome home whoe’er you are, See the Southern banners fly! Black the fields from battle scars. Welcome home again, wherever you may roam, Guided by our eastern star, From north and south, east and west, CHORUS: Hear the Tyger's mighty roar. To the place we love the best, Gathering for love and honor The Eastern Tyger roars! CH Where the heart may find its rest: Standing for our king and land! Welcome home. Off to battle, off to splendor Bowman loose your arrows swift. Glory to our Eastern band! Foes will shake at blackened sky. We stumbled and we staggered, for we had travelled Glory to our Eastern band! Sky will sing with fatal gift. long; Guard us with your deadly eye. Our eyelids they were heavy, and our bodies far from Knights in armor, keen-eyed archers, The Eastern Tyger roars! CH strong. Lancers fierce on horses tall. But through the gate we entered, and from every Nimble fencers, mighty axemen, Swear on chain of honor bright. friendly face None afraid, courageous all. Kneel before your Tyger King, Came words that gave us strength again, like herbs of Heralds cry with ringing voices, Rise! the host of eastern knights. healing grace: Marshals stand to hold the line. Courage stands through anything. Welcome home. CH Steadfast helpers bear the water, The Eastern Tyger roars! CH Surgeons wait to mend and bind. CH Blood of heroes runs through our veins. We remember the times we each felt so alone Ave Tigris Regia Blood, the price of honor and pride. Though we lived in a kingdom that we’d never By Judith Fitzhenry, Fiana of Clare & Alexandre d’Avigne Blood that’s shed by battle slain, known. Blood that cannot be denied. Now we’ve found it, embraced it, and made it our Tyger's army onto the field The Eastern Tyger roars! CH own, To contend with sword and shield And we’re bound here by so many ties. With the foe they quickly deal: Words and music © 2010 Amanda Lord Tyger's army shall never yield! It’s remarkable now to discover that we’re We Are the East Each a part of this tapestry, that much is clear. CHORUS: By Drake Oranwood In these moments of joy, we fly back through the AVE TIGRIS REGIA years PETAMUS PRO VICTORIA! In the sunrise, we march through the fog on the field And the centuries fade from our eyes. CH ’Til your eye sees the bold Eastern banner revealed. Tyger’s archers, prowess show; There’s a clamor arising from each sword and shield, Words and music © 2016 Eric Schrager Take the field with shaft and bow. And we roar as we enter the fray. Arrows fall like iron snow; Oriens Victoriosus (Here Comes the East) Swift and silent fall the foe. CH Though on this day our forces are dwarfed by the foe, By Aneleda Falconbridge We are Tygers united with valor to show, Feline grace and Tyger’s sense, Every warrior defending our realm, blow for blow. CHORUS: Sharpened blade and muscles tense; Win or lose, they’ll remember this day. Here comes the East with banners raised Execute the art of fence Join your voices sing her praise For Honor, let the duel commence! CH CHORUS: Shout to the sky in proud displays We are the fighters. We are the makers. Oriens Victoriosus! Valor, Honor, Courtesy We are in service, preparing the feast. Raise the arm of Chivalry We are the elders. We are the children. Look to the throne, the Eastern light Dangerous in enmity We are all family, for we are the East. Crowning brilliance fills our sight Follow the Tyger to victory! CH Beneath their rays our hearts ignite In the work of our hands, and the work of our hearts, Oriens Victoriosus! CH Melody “Ecce Mundi Gaudium” (13th Cent. Anon) Shaping glass, shaping metal and thread to our arts. Words © 2009 Dyanna Flynn, Wendy M. Hennquin & Jeff Berry We are learning, then teaching, all playing our parts Look to our kin at battle’s call To bring all of our crafts to new heights. Eastern love holds each in thrall Light of the East Some will stay raisèd some will fall By Siobhan inghean ui Dhonnabhain As we sit round the fire, singing old songs and new Oriens Victoriosus! CH And our voices combine, whether many or few, I’ll tell you a tale of an Everyman brave There’s a bond we create that feels hallowed and Look to our homes to fields and plows Who wandered the earth on a quest for the grail true Think on them while time allows While many gave shelter and rest from the storm To sustain us on long winter nights. CH Ere we come to fill our vows Like Galahad’s story was Everyman’s tale Oriens Victoriosus! CH For the long months we plan, putting work before Everyman’s travels brought him to the oracle fun, Look to the kith of Eastern Lands Asking her desperately, “How shall I fare? For each pot that we scrub, for each list that we run, All created by their hands I’ve traveled so long and I’ve traveled so lonely.” Be we cook, be we Royal, we do what needs done This is why she strongly stands She posed him a riddle to solve if he dared. For the splendor that must be arrayed. Oriens Victoriosus! CH CHORUS: We researched our designs: are the letters just right? Words and music © 2011 Monique Bouchard Where is the light of the East? Scratching ink into scroll, working late in the night, Where is the beauty of the dawn? ’Til the gasp from the court as it catches the light We walk through the night without lantern or guide Marks a memory that won’t ever fade. CH And a man walks beside us sword drawn. His feet took him next to a fair and great city The shining star of heaven’s shroud, the jewel Pennsic Farewell The buildings were taller than any he’d seen amongst their crowd By Linette de Gallardon He asked for the grail, but they said it was taken Luminous Queen both wise and proud, her honor we A long time ago; they were better days then. proclaim loud CH Twilight falls across the land And a pain strikes me as I understand The tavern he stood in was suddenly shaken Warriors fight brave and true in service to our land It’s the last night of Pennsic, it’s soon time to go, Shutters and tavern door both were blown in Defending all that we hold dear, it’s here we make And I wish, oh, I wish, that it were not so. As dust and debris turned the day into night our stand. He could just barely see where a building had been. From all lands fair lord and dame bend down before But all stories must end, all songs fade away, CH the crown Like the sun going down at the ending of day. Vivat the East! Our glorious flame, long life and great So tomorrow we pack all our gear and we leave A gentle hand fell on his sorrowing shoulder renown. CH Even though in our hearts we surely will grieve. He looked up to see a cup filled with sweet mead He took a deep drought and felt strength everlasting Words and music © 2003 Paul Butler CHORUS: When the call came for helpers he turned to take Pennsic, farewell! Adieu and good-bye! heed. East Realm My Heart Rest in our hearts as we pass the year by. By John Lyttleton Many a time we’ll remember and smile, May all of us turn when we hear that great call Oh, glad was the heart that could stay here a while. In service we find what we often most need CHORUS: There’s help in your own special search for your grail East Realm my heart, For two weeks we have lived as folks long ago. And a prayer for those who would lead. East Realm my home, We’ve seen battles and courts and campfires a-glow. The East I'll defend forever. All the riches of the ages were ours for a song, Where is the light of the East? In a place where so briefly we truly belong. And where is the beauty of the dawn? Gregor von Heisler, King of the East, We’ll follow a Queen whose strength is our guide Christence his queen fair and true. But we know in our hearts, our time here must end. And a King who will lead us sword drawn. Together they reign o’er the fairest realm To our lives and our work our paths now must wend. The Knowne World ever knew. CH So I ask you to join me, as with a sad sigh, Words and music © 2003 Shivaun McGoff I bid these fair hills so fondly good-bye. CH Strength of arm, courage of heart, Chivalry, wisdom, Regnum Orientalis and majesty. Well, the firelight shines on each smiling face, By Arden of Icomb These are the things which make our king Like the warm love I feel for this hallowed place. Renowned from sea to sea. CH Yet, I know it's not classes nor courts that I’ll miss CHORUS: Not the archery nor merchants that give such sweet Regnum Orientalis in caelum oriens Honor and beauty, gentle and kind, bliss. Regnum Orientalis aeternum oriens Famed in grace and courtesy. In battle, in arts, in service to the Realm, What we’ll miss is the lake shining torch-lit through As I rode weary and low to my homeward bound Our queen inspires us to quality. CH trees, The mountains, forests, fair meadows and beaches all Sound of laughter and drums carried soft on the around Be ye warned, enemies to peace, breeze, Seemed to unite in a mingled song, a vast and ringing Our warriors are mighty and courageous. The stars blazing brightly in dark skies above, sound A call to arms from our king The dreams that we live, the people we love. CH By their voices sweet and strong, I knew at last I’d Brings retribution full righteous. CH found CH Oh, glad is this heart that could stay here a while. (N.B. it is acceptable to substitute the names of the Blazing sun that beamed on high, my eye beheld our reigning Royalty for Their Graces Gregor and Words and music © 2011 Elizabeth H. Wood King Christence.) Within his golden light I espy lands broad and prospering Words and music © 1993 Ken Anders