|| Court ||

Alviss’ revenge

(Nodari)

Flying from the south

Maidens came through the dark forest

Young Goddesses they were Valkyries

On the seashore they set to rest

Spinning precious flax

Reginn, Hymir and Alviss

Three young brothers

Came in the Valley of the Wolf

And built their home

While the morning star was shining

They met the young Goddesses

For seven winters they lived together

But in the eight the maidens began... .

Began to have a strong yearning for fighting

And in the ninth

Through the dark forest they went, through the dark forest they went

Back from hunting the brothers found

That their home was desert

Eastward went Reginn and southwards went Hymir

And alone in the Valley of the Wolf remained Alviss

The red gold he hammered on the anvil

Dosing all these rings in the shape of a snake

Waiting for his shining bride to come back

But Garm got to know that Alviss alone

Was living in the Valley of the Wolf

Men set out by the light of the waning Moon

They entered in the Alviss’ house

And saw all his rings seven hundreds of rings they were

One of them they kept

Back from hunting the friend of elves

Began to count all his rings

And saw that one was missing... .missing

He thought his young Goddess had eventually come back

He fell asleep while the fine - wood ... was burning

And as he awoke he found himself

Tied hand and foot

He thought his young Goddess

Had eventually come back

He fell asleep while the fine wood was burning... ... ..was burning

Garm gave his daughter the stolen ring

And kept for himself Alviss’ sword

But since he showed his teeth

Every time he saw his ring... .

Every time his eyes like a snake’s

His tendons were cut behind his knees

And he was left...

... .left on the island.

Were he made rings for the king

Nobody dared to go up to him

... .nobody but the king... .

He was sitting with his hammer

When the king’s sons came to him

The key of the safe they demanded

And as they opened it

Their eyes were filled

Wit the splendour of the jewels

“Come, come tomorrow

Come tomorrow, come tomorrow and this gold will be all for you

But don’t tell anyone that you’ve been here

But don’t tell anyone that you’ve been here!”

“Let’s go!” said one brother to the other... ..

But when they came their heads he cut

Their feet he put in the holes of the bellows

But their heads... ..

He gave them the finishing touch

With silver... ... ..

He gave’ em to the king their father

From their eyes... ...

Precious stones he sent to the queen their mother

From their teeth... ..

He made necklaces he sent to the princess their sister!!

And once the princess came to the island

Her ring was broken he gave her a promise

And as she was won through beer

She couldn’t resist

Laughing he flew away new Dedalus

Crying in the island he left the princess

Furious on his throne was the king

Yet his enemy he couldn’t reach

Now that he was high in the vault of Heaven

Lovers

(Nodari, Bonacina)

... the princess awakes

The night has gone ~ But the dream remains

Lost in mind ~ Not so far from heart

Here’s the knight ~ With his shining armour

Here’s her man ~ Speaking words of love

He fought all night ~ In the freezing of highlands

Against black lords ~ To death devote

Now his eyes ~ Ride over sea

Fly through lands ~ To his bright princess

When the wind blows from the east

And the sun deserts the sky

Please my Lord

Please my Lord preserve my love

From the evils of the sea

The evils of the sea

When the war wastes lands

And the men are blinded fools

Please my Lord

Please my Lord preserve my love

From the wrath of the enemies

The wrath of the enemies

And when the eyes of the foreign maiden

Bewitch him with the subtle charms

Please my Lord

Please my Lord make the keepsake of me

Dancing smartly in the halls of mind

In the halls of mind

Another winter ~ Alone in the castle

One more spring ~ Longing for her man

In the summer ~ Ships in the distance

And her eyes ~ Smiled to the sea

The soldiers danced ~ And laughed all night

But still alone ~ Was the princess

She flew away ~ Laying down her beauty

To the ground ~ And rejoined her love

Eckol

(Costanza)

Walking in the light of Epson’s sunset

I smiled to the woman, laughing at the waterfall

Green the valley feeds the living air

Somewhere in the grass

Running from the forest

Smaller then a dwarf

Quicker than a cat

Eckol calling, calling at me

Little friend from the time of joy

Long was the way

Coming from the path

I chose to go by

Right I’m here loving my life

Thinking of winds that you may not know

Light... . Pain... .. Sorrow... . Fear

Sweetest of all I knew the lady

But let me take a rest, so come to my home

Built upon my mother, my mother the Earth

Seasons have passed since I last was here

Finally here back to my fire

Thousands of feelings I’ve seen in the air

No shame for being or laughing at you

I’ve fallen asleep dreaming of colours growing inside

Night! It’s the time, I’ll have my best

See you next sunset, Eckol my friend

Eckol my friend

Cries

(Nodari, Costanza, Bonacina)

Tell me... tell me

Where the soldiers have gone to die

Tell me... tell me

Why the strife is still alive

Why the women are spending their best years

Watching down the horizon from the hills

“Look at the dust of infantry the men are marching home”

Wasted... wasted

Wasted the lands behind them

Now the king is satisfied

Gathering the flowers for their men

The girls whisper promises of love

Sun in their eyes and stalks in their hands

They’re waiting up for their heroes return

The knights come first, the heroes of the Court

Here comes the king, rolls the tambourine

Cries the crowd over victory

“God forever save our king

Rule and dominate over the lands

This is our arrangement!”

In dancing shadows of torch-lit town

A soldier alone cries in the crowd

He can no longer stand heat of fray

The blind eyes reflecting images

They see nothing but that glassy stare

The ears deaf to any noise

Echo endlessly that heavy sigh

The corpse of him still lays in him

It’s growing up in upset mind

He’s speaking up again his mind:

“Don’t ask you why you killed me

There is no meaning, nonsense is war

We claim for us the rights of lands

As slaves we humble before a tyrant

And him we pray though he slew us

I lost my will in lies of king

I blinded my eyes and denied my dreams

I lost the chance to smile to dawn

To hope at dusk and fly by night

Fare you well my brave knight

Don’t ride your horse to waste and fight

That’s a way to fight yourself

Look: they’re joy full for a war

A life not lived is that of them”

The song of omniscient dwarf

(Nodari)

Sigarr: Sigarr is my name, underground is my home

I want your daughter as my bride

It was the Gods’ promise to me alone

King Odin: This promise is not mine

And as her father I can refuse to you

But this girl with the whiteness of the snow

That the Gods promise to you

When nothing I knew...

Will be yours if the answers you know

Tell me Sigarr what are the names of the Earth, in every country

Answer me and she’ll be yours

Sigarr: Expanse way, Verdant, Grow, Mud

This is the Earth

For Men, Elves and Gods

King Odin: And now answer me

And she’ll be yours

Tell me Sigarr

What are the names of the Sky

Sigarr: Vault of Heaven, Wind Weaver, Superior Earth,

Magnificent Roof, Dripping Court

This is the Sky

King Odin: And now answer me

And she’ll be yours

Tell me Sigarr

What are the names of the Wind

Sigarr: Wandering, Shrilling,

Resounding Wayfarer

This is the Wind

Choir: And he delivered all the names of the Moon

All the names of Fire

Then he delivered all the names of the Sun

And finally of the Clouds

As they are among Men, Elves and Gods

After long time the king said the God said:

King Odin: Never did I see Sigarr with my eyes

A more ancient knowledge

But by a powerful cheat you were cheated

The day caught you by surprise, You were petrified

By the Sun that now shines

Down on the Court

Sigarr: That Day caught me by surprise

So here I’m petrified

By the Dawn that once rose... ... ... on the Court.