The Lay of Sir Savien Traliard

[Intro-M)] Still! Sit! For though you listen long, Long would you wait without the hope of song So sweet as this. As Illien himself set down An age ago. Master work of a life, Of Savien, and Aloine the woman he would take to wife. [V1-M] A knight of legend, forged in war's hot breath, Sir Savien Traliard, hailed for deeds of death. At Blac of Drossen Tor, the enemy did fall, But victory's embrace turned bitter, cold, and thrall. [Refrain,M+F] For love defied the final call, a lover's desperate plea, Aloine reached beyond the veil, brought Savien back to see. A mortal coil unraveled, a life unnaturally kept, A debt to fate, a love that forever slept. [V2-M] Years spun by, a tapestry of joy and deepest woe, Aloine's laughter, a fading ember's glow. Then silence fell, a winter's hush where music played, The light in her eyes dimmed, a precious life decayed. [Refrain,M+F] Grief's icy grip, a maddening, hollow ache, A vow etched deep, a promise for her sake. Through forbidden paths, a desperate hero trod, To cheat the grave, to bring Aloine back from the gods. [V3-M] With power grasped from shadows, dark and unrefined, I stood before the veil, a desperate state of mind. But fate's cruel hand dealt a crushing blow, ... [V3-M] With power grasped from shadows, dark and unrefined, I stood before the veil, a desperate state of mind. But fate's cruel hand dealt a crushing blow, The power I wielded wouldn't let her spirit flow. [Refrain,M+F] Love's yearning unanswered, a promise left unkept, Desolation's weight, a soul forever swept. In despair's abyss, I sought a final sleep, But the twisted gift denied me solace, even deep [V4-F] Though veiled by death, your love a beacon true, I watched you struggle, lost, consumed by deepest blue. The power you wielded, a perversion of the light, Could never mend the sundered threads of night. Release yourself, from burdens self-imposed, Let go of vengeance, at what terrible cost? Our love, a song that echoes through the spheres, Lives on, unbound, transcending mortal tears. Release yourself, from burdens self-imposed, Let go of vengeance, at what terrible cost? Our love, a song that echoes through the spheres, Lives on, unbound, transcending mortal tears.