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Official Middle Kingdom Songbook Unto the Populace of the Known World come greetings from Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke, Chronicler of the Middle in the first reign of their Majesties Eliahu and Elen. The book you now hold in your hands is, I must confess, a mystery to me. It was handed to me, wrapped in a plain brown wrapper, by a mysterious figure in purple. Opening said package, I discovered a manuscript, much travel- and tear-stained. The dedicatory page purported to have left the hands of Countess Valmai many years before, but when I contacted that noble lady, she denied any knowledge of it and vehemently refused to accept any e!a!Tle credit for such a manuscript.* Despite the mysterious origins of the book, it seemed to me to be of value. Not many days before, the Neos in my home barony had been complaining that "No-one ever sings the old songs any more. How can we learn them?" Thus, the discovery of the mysterious parcel seemed Provident, if not serendipitious. It was a book Whose Time Had Come. I set about getting it published. Master Reginald of the Horns, seeing my bewilderment, surrounded by pages of music tossed about in a random manner, graciously offered to rewrite the musical scores in a consistent and pleasing manner. I owe a great debt to him for this labor, for I am confident that the Book would not have appeared in print until Pennsic XX or even later had the task of transcribing the music been left to me. Thanks are also due to Mistress Greya Ankayrlyn, who took pity on the poor naked manuscript and created a cover for it. Her labors mean more to me than you might imagine. Now all that is left is for you, dear Readers, to take up this book, cherish it, and SING. Whoever the poor, weary editor of this book may be, I am sure it would gladden his/her heart to hear these songs rising from your campfires and in your revel halls. In Service, ~~bh C>Ro"l" * Soon thereafter she moved and left no forwarding address. "Tile OfficiaL MiMfe KingdOm Song6oofi" Edlmf 6y Countess Vafmai Arcafien Cover 6y: Mistress Greya AnkayrL)~l "The Official Middle Kingdom Songbook" is a publication ol the Middle Kingdom of The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. II is published under the authority of the office of the Chronicler of the Middle Kingdom. Original material in this book is < SCA, Inc. Other rights, as delineated in the text, belong to the authors and publishers indicated. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy­ ing, recording or otherwise without written permission from the copyright owners. Made in the United States Printi119 6y: CopyGraph Services, Inc. East Lansi119, MI Other graphic sen'iccs provUfed' 6y: Proft.ssiona[ Composition, Inc. East Lansil19, MI P"9e design, won{ processi"9 ana other comp11ter sen'iccs 6y: Tion Efd'uatft Bek Tarrant Shire Sliattere<f Crystaf St. Louis, MO. DEDICATION To Their Most Royal Majesties Eliahu ben Itzhak and Elen o Dynevwr this book is respectfully dedicated. In addition this songbook was compiled at the direction and under the patronage of The Curia Regis of the Middle Kingdom. It is therefore also dedicated to this sincere and hard-working group of Kingdom Officers who have always in my experience held the good of the Midrealm above personal gain. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project has been nearly three years in the making. I owe many thanks to many people, and if I were to name them all, it would take pages. The biggest share of thanks goes to Tion Elduath and Bek Tarrant, who worked many long hours typing, retyping, adding, deleting, correcting, and finishing this book. Without their help, I'd still be in the beginning stages of all this. I would also like to thank all those who contributed songs and moral support, especially Yosef Alaric, Andrew Lyon of Wolvenwood, Aed of Avigdore, John ap Wynne, Azarael the Soul-Separator, The Dark Horde, The Shire of Dearnehealde, The Shire of Standing Stones, Fionn MacGiollapadraig, Crag Duggin (who gave up his songbooks to me for months and months and months), The Curia Regis (who instituted this project and nagged it to completion), and Una the Unwashed (who wouldn't leave me alone). Many thanks' also go to Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke, who enabled this book to be printed quickly and as inexpensively as possible. I am most grateful. Any project of this type is bound to have inaccuracies and for these I sincerely apoloF,ize, especially to any unknown and/or overlooked authors. I hope these mistakes can be corrected in a second, expanded edition, which someone else will do. Every kingdom has songs. To some extent a Kingdom can be measured by the number and kind of songs its people sing. A book of this sort is necessary not merely for pleasure or to keep these songs from being forgotten over the course of time, but to serve as a record of the Midrealm, its strengths, weaknesses, history, sorrows and joys. I hope this songbook will serve as such a record and will inspire the writing of still more songs of our Kingdom and its people. In Service to the Middle Kingdom, Valmai Arcalien N'Ennessiel of Dernehelde ' TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART 1: Songs Treating of Kings and Other Notables • • • • • • • • • • • • • l \ 1 (• I) 1 Lay of the MidRealm Kings • · • '• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 The King is Grand • .. .. ... • 4 Pointwork • • • • • • • • • • • . • 5 Imperium Compound • • ...... 6 Nathan············ 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 ° 0 0 0 0 ° O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 7 Middle Kingdom Folk .... 8 Treegirtsea Province .. .. 9 A General in the King's Army .. .. • •••••• 10 Taking Care of Kingdom • .. .. 0 0 0 0 I I 11 Angus' Song .. .. • ••••• 12 Plague Rat • . 13 Prince Hugo's Song • • . • • • • • • • ••••• 14 Seven Hundred Elves ... .. 15 Ladies, Don't Let Your Fighters Grow Up to be Tanist • 0 0 0 0 I I 16 The Baron's Vanity • • .. .. .. .. ••• 17 To the Green Iguana • • • .... .. 20 A War Song For Talymar and Valmai • ... .................. 22 They Call Him Master Moonwulf • • • • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Takya 0 0 O 0 I 0 24 Moonwulf .. .. ... 25 Moonwulf's Still the King· ... .. ···26 Song For Corwin Dragonstar .. ... • • • . • 27 Help Me Brummbar · • .. ....... .. The Marvelous Beard 0 0 0 o o o 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 o 29 PART ll: Songs Treating of Battles Bold and Kingdom Glorious ...... 30 0 The Impossibility Song ....... 0 0 I 31 Dirge toP. W. IV • • • · • ... ····32 When the Middle Went to War· . 33 Ode to Pennsic War IV • • • • • • • • • • • · • • · · · · · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •34 Fare Thee Well, Middle Kingdom (Lament of PW X) • • • ·35 PW Ate • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • ' ....... ·36 Tale of Pennsic VIII ................. ·37 Six Feet of Andelcrag .................... ......... ... 38 Septentria ........ ............. .... .. 38 Men of CaJon .. .. .......... •39 Mid Realm War Song · • • · • • • · • • • • • • • • · • • • · • • • • • · ... ·40 Onward MidRealm ....... ·41 A MidRealm Hymn • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... ·42 Up the Mid Realm · • · · · · · · · • • • • · .. ·43 PART UI: Songs Treating of Ease and Small Pleasures ·44 White Belt From the North Woods • • • • • • • ·45 A Calontir Song · · • · • · · • • • • • • • • · .. .... ·46 The Land Is Very Flat in Calontir • ·47 Lament of a Novice • • • • • • • • ·48 Hark the Herald ... ·49 MidRealm Ladies .. ..... .. ... •50 Lady Matilda's Song • • .. 51 Song of the Peoples • 52 The Viking Christmas Carol .. ·53 God Rest Ye, Frantic Autocrat .. ...... .. ·54 The Hospitaller's Song • • • • • • 56 Back in the SCA Again • • .. •57 The Chivalry • • • • • • • .. .. .. •58 My Seneschal's Fault ... •59 Descent of the Dragon .. .. ·60 Thor's Son • • · • • • .. ·61 Sixteen Knights • • • .. •62 Little Saxons • • • ·63 Little Green Snake .. ..... .. •64 Bearsark Rag • • • • • .. ..... .. •65 A Song For Maidens Green From Envy or Other Conditions • ·66 Splendour of the Crusades • • • • • • • • • • • ..... .. •67 A Viking Christmas in Wales .. •68 Sideways • • · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •69 Don't Ask That Question Here o I I I I I I I t I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 70 If You're SCA • • • • • • ." I I I I " . I I I I I I I I I I I I 72 I am a Dane • • • • • ." " . ." " I I I I I I I I 7 3 Jingle Helms • · • •.... .... I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t I 7 3 The Kuda-Yari Man . • • .............• • ..........•••........ •74 A German Beer Song Aspiring to Become a National Anthem • • • • • 74 The Twelve Days of Ducal• • • • • • • • • • • • • • I I I t I I I I I I I I I I I I 7 5 Have Yourself a Merry Little Crusade • • 1 t I 1 I I I I t I I I I I I I 7 6 Zorabb's Song • " I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 7 6 Mongol Nights I I I I I I I I I I I I I 77 Favorite Things ". ". I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 7 8 PART IV: Authentic and/or Or-iginal Songs· ... I t I I I I I I I I 79 To Duchess Zarina • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . " I I I 80 Lions and Leopards, or Amberview I I I I I t I I t I I I I I I I I I I 81 The Dragon Song • • • • • • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t I I I I I I I 83 The Rogue " " ".
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