SCA Filk

i feel this must have been done already...

2008-07-16T23:59:48Z

...but any road, this is the kind of thing that pops into my head when i go surfing around listening to music/videos on youtube.com ...

ttto: lynyrd skynyrd's 'simple man'

Chivalrous Man -

Met an old knight when I was young
And so I asked him for some wisdom.
And listened closely to what he'd say.
"For if you do this,"
Said he, "'t Shall serve some day."

"Live you slowly, rush not too fast.
"When all is hurried, joy can not last.
"Find you a woman worth fighting for,
Give her your heart, and be sure
That you earn hers."

(chorus)
"Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Give Honor and Love, whene'er you can.
Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Can you do this, son?
I hope you can.

Forget your lust for crowns of gold
Such heavy burden can bend your soul,
Covet not, nor scheme, for belts of white.
All you should do, my son,
Is just live _your_ life.

(chorus)
"And be a Chivalrous kind of man.
There is far more to life than just rattan.
Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Will you do this, son?
It's in your hands.

All this He told me, then his voice fell.
"Follow these words, young squire, and you'll do well.
And if you live them, shall come a day.
One will ask you, and make it,
Your Turn to Say,

(chorus)
"Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Show Honor, Love and try to Understand.
Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
You can do this, son,
If you choose you can."

"Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Give Honor and Love, be a Noble man.
Be a Chivalrous kind of man.
Your own honor, son,
Is in your hand.

( ed. - may/will change, still in the 'tweaking stage.' it's not like i can remember songs well enough to sing them the same way twice, anyway...)

; ^ )

comments? suggestions? input?

fire away.

Looking for lyrics

2008-05-28T23:23:32Z

Greetings!

I'm new to this community and joined on a quest for lyrics. While discussing sci-fi filk with someone on-line, she asked if I could explain "The Cripple's Shield Wall" by Leslie Fish, since I used to be in the SCA. I can in vague terms, but it would help if I could send her the lyrics written down. Haven't been able to find it anywhere, and my copy of the song is on a very dead cassette tape.

Would appreciate it if someone could send me the lyrics, or a link to them.

In Service,
Brigid

Looking For Some Songs

2008-04-24T13:16:51Z

I'm trying to track down some songs known to assorted Lochacians at least. Perhaps you can help. There's a reward if you can -- see the end of this post.

wenchilada sings a song that might be called High On The Heather. It appears to be to the same tune as The Blacksmith (well, one of them) and it has a succession of creatures eating each other. Ring any bells?

anthraxia sang something at the Friday night Bardic Circle at Festival, involving silly call-back lines and a bell falling out of a belltower onto a couple of young lovers. I'd love to see the lyrics to that one.

And here's your reward: an earworm from Festival, filked. Share and enjoy!

Filk: The SCA Definition?

2008-04-22T04:07:20Z

I got a discussion going over on filk about what the word "filk" means. This is not yet another "what is filk?" thread, but rather a point of order: see, in Lochac, I believe the word "filk" means what other people call a "parody", more or less what Weird Al Yankovic does in songs like Yoda or Like A Surgeon or Fat. Whereas, to the wider filking community, filk is the folksong of fandom: it doesn't have to be to the tune of some other song, and often isn't.

But I'm wondering if what I see as the Lochac SCA definition (filk = parody) is actually universal to the whole of the SCA, or whether we're in a linguistic minority within the SCA as we are in the wider fannish sense.

View Poll: The SCA Definition of Filk

Newest SCA drama

2008-01-10T14:05:09Z

I am in the East, but this is about us all. For quick reference, the BOD of the SCA has asked the Grand Council to see what the populace thinks of any kind of 'pay to play' type examples. A second letter revealed that the key question had to do with loyalty to household and kingdom and why the general populace did not feel that same loyalty to the corporation. There is even further clarification at this point. If you wanna read it, go look in the sca lj. , If you want the tune for this song, there is a YouTube vid of the Hoff doing it. :)

Anyway, it all came together in my head and is not perfect, but it makes me smile.

Looking for Meanin'
Mahin Banu, Selena Kaplan
TTO: Hooked on a feelin', Mark Jame

oogah-chocka oogah-chocka, oogah oogah oogah-chocka

First we pay the site fee, day board and for feast,
then non-member surcharge, that is our new beast.
Then you tell us “discuss ‘pay to play’”
I ask you, are your heads okay?

I-I-I, I’m looking for meanin',
You’re high in believing, that we need more to do

But if you want to know about our loyalties
BOD, just ask the question it has naught to do with fees
We are mouthy people, yammer all the time
certain subjects explode like a online mine.

Keyboard antics, when were snowed in home
Don’t need drama, thanks we make our own

I-I-I, I’m looking for meanin',
You’re high in believing, that we need more to do

A new flame war, research brushed aside,
lose all reason, and our tone gets snide,

I-I-I, I’m looking for meanin',
You’re high in believing, that we need more to do

the beginnings of a horrible one

2007-09-20T03:34:39Z

This hit me Saturday and I managed to get the 1st verse and the chorus done before concluding that singing Village People for folks that have peerages for being able to use big sticks on me fluently would maybe a bad idea ;)

Young man! grab a sword and a shield
I said, young man! Join me on the list field
Young man, I think you just might be right
To..join..me...in..the..armored..fight

Come fight with the KSCA
(knights of the SCA)
KSCA!!

A squire you shall be
learn to fight just like me
and the Order of Chivalry!

What the world needs now...

2007-08-31T18:15:42Z

idea stolen from a friend...

"What the world needs now is a new version of The Aristocrats joke or here, as a card trick, (neither work safe, nature of the joke) which is done in the form of a letter of intent for Crown Tourney. "

"Please allow me to fight in crown tourney as I have the following abilities and staff/household ready...."

lord, lady, squires, retainers, herald, bards/minstrels, ladies in waiting, etc.

have at it.

; ^ D

A Rude Song About (And For) Heralds

2007-08-15T02:13:57Z

This is a filk of The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by the Arrogant Worms.

The Last Saskatchewan Herald

Well, I used to be a newbie, had a lot to fill my days,
A-cooking and a-costuming and archery displays,
But one September morning as I sat amid the crowd,
A double-peer espied me and she told me, "Gosh, you're loud".
A voice like I'd been blessed with was a useful tool
To let it stay unutilised, I'd surely be a fool!
I ought to see if anyone could fit me in a role
Confucius say, no man can dig himself out of a hole!

Then I thought, who gives a damn if there are tender ears around.
I'm gonna be a herald and make loud, obnoxious sounds!

'Cause it's an oh-yay, oy-vey, mispronounce a name,
Lose your registration and never take the blame
And it's an oh hey, no way, every man look out,
When you see the golden trumpets and you hear the mighty shout.

Well I learned the way to run a court, and let my voice be heard
Occasion'ly the king would talk, but really that's absurd
The heralds are the royal voice, all eyes are shining onto
And kings are gone in half a year, so we do what we want to.
A superduke politely tried to register a name,
We gave him books in Greek and Dutch and said, "Just play the game"
Fill out your forms in triplicate, be sure it's fully checked,
It shouldn't take us more than half a decade to reject.

Well, Blazon is our language, it's a form of mangled French,
You'd think it was invented to impress a comely wench.
But listen up, I'll tell you all the reason why it's used:
It's 'cause it makes it easier to keep you all confused!
A herald's staff, a tabard green, and nerds for company
We sit around inventing rules to thwart the royalty.
Your favourite charge is disallowed, by Laurel Queen's decree;
If you wanna get your coat of arms, you gotta get by me!

Well the herald life's appealing but it's also pretty hard.
You have to watch the fights and write the winner on a card.
And when you call a Gaelic name to combat for the round,
You need to gargle gravel first, to get the proper sound.
Now winter is upon us and the tourney season's done,
A herald runs the risk of doing stuff that isn't fun:
Be sure to keep your head down when Laurel goes berserk,
Or else she'll put you on her staff to drown in paperwork!

Long overdue for a posting here

2007-06-13T01:18:26Z

Hey, hi, how are ya. I live in the Province of Malagentia, up in the East, where the weather can get--shall we say--somewhat unpredictable. We have a big ol' shindig up here every year what's called Great Northeastern War (formally) or S&M (formerly). Well the fourteenth annual one of these saw what we Malagentians refer to as "weathah". LOTS of "weathah", ayuh. Well a bunch of my stuff got wrecked as a result and it made me realize that lots of other people probably did as well. So, in an attempt to make lemonade out of lemons (and LOTS of water), I came up with this little ditty.

Tune: "All for Me Grog", Traditional

All From the Rain
by Lady Gormlaith inghen ui Suillebhan (or, "The Bard Formerly Known as Cara")
Permission given to perform with credit given; if you make money doing so I want some.

(Refrain:)

It's all from the rain,
The soggy soggy rain,
It's all from the rain of Malagentia!
S and M, X-I-V
You took ev'rything from me
And across the Eastern ocean it's a-floatin'!

Oh where are me shoes,
Me bonny bonny shoes?
They're gone from the rain of Malagentia!
In a puddle they did drown
And they shrunk five sizes down
Now my feet are holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Oh where is me car,
Me bonny bonny car?
It's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
Buried all of the tires
In the muck and in the mire
Now the roof is holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Oh where is me tent,
Me bonny bonny tent?
It's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
Far away, watch it float
Like a ten-by-ten foot boat
Now my gear is holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Oh where is me garb,
Me bonny bonny garb?
It's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
Wore my best leather pants
Oh they didn't stand a chance
Now me arse is holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Oh where is me lord,
Me bonny bonny lord?
He's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
Oh the mud rose so high
That it covered up his eyes
Now his brow is holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Oh where is me wife,
Me bonny bonny wife?
She's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
Oh the wind caught her gown
And it blew her upside-down,
Now her legs are holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

(Slow down for this bit, extra-dramatic-like)

And where is our King?
Our bonny bonny King?
He's gone from the rain of Malagentia!
(spoken:)And we all heard him say...
(sung)"Tell my wife, whom I love,
I shall always..." Glub, glub, glub!
Now the Queen is holding out for better weather!

(Refrain)

Cam Ye Here Tae Bitch?

2007-06-06T04:55:01Z

anthraxia mentioned this community to me a while back, but I misunderstood -- I thought she was talking about a Yahoo!Groups thing, which didn't interest me. But something clicked today and I looked, and here I am.

My name's Karl Faustus von Aachen, Baron of the court of Lochac, but I'm much more widely known as Eric the Fruitbat. By way of introduction, here's a little filk of Cam Ye O'er Frae France, a catchy little Jacobite hatchet-job brought to earwormish life by Steeleye Span. This is dedicated to all those pillocks who can't stop complaining about everything in the SCA, but somehow feel that their complaints are of such inestimable value that they needn't also go to the trouble of fixing what they hate or, better still, learning to live with it. Share and enjoy!

Cam Ye Here Tae Bitch

TTTO Cam Ye O'er Frae France
by Eric TF Bat

Cam ye here tae bitch?
Cam ye here for moanin'?
I saw ye leavin' court;
Wisht ye had nae blown in!
Oh, di'n't ye like the way
Someone got awarded?
What ye had tae say
'S best left unrecorded...

First remove is oot,
Didnae hear ye cheerin'.
Some tucked in but you
Could hardly eat for sneerin'.
Out there came a blade,
Tried tae cut your meat, sir;
Said ye'd rather trade
For a slice of pizza.

Swore the eggs were bad,
Blythely cleared the platter,
Cook was clearly mad,
Using too much butter.
What was not served raw
Cooked had been for ages.
Gin he worked for free,
He's still nae worth his wages!

Got ye up tae dance,
Couldnae find a lady.
When they saw ye prance,
Out they skipped all shady!
They'll be back, ye said,
Bouncing, pert and pretty --
Still they cam not back
Dearie, what a pity!

Hey for talkin' true,
Hey for rulin' proudly.
Hey for such as you
Speakin' out sae loudly.
Many a man has burned,
To be so judgemental.
All the best have learned
Better to be gentle

Birka Court

2007-02-01T01:40:56Z

Birka Court
by Toriijima Tohaku (mka Robert Schaeffer)

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful court.
That started right at six P M,
And would not be too short.

The king was a mighty fighten’ man,
The queen his fair consort.
Five peerages were set that day,
For a four hour court, a four hour court...
The heralds started getting hoarse,
Their voices had to mend.
After thirty AoAs it seemed that:
The awards would not end;
The awards would not end.

The court took until ten P M their
Majesties cut it “short”.
With Pelicans, the Laurels too,
His Majesty, and the Queen,
The royal guard, the heralds mute and without voice,
Here at the Birka Court.

If you didn’t figure out the tune, it is to the Gilligan’s Island Theme Song.

This parody © Robert Schaeffer, 2007. Rights to perform granted freely, though I ask that if you plan to perform at an event I am at, let me know. If not, let me know how it went. Rights to distribute also granted, provided this copyright is distributed also.

Looking for words to a filk song

2007-01-03T22:24:39Z

The only bits I've got in my head are:

"My old man's a baron [or $something], what do you think about that??
He wears a baron's armour,
he wears a baron's hat!
He wears a baron's clothing,
he wears a baron's [$some other thing a baron might wear]
And when he (something else) he wears a baron's (something)

I heard it once, at a bardic party sung by a bard from out of town. She had a bunch of verses for it, and each one was funnier than the last. Anyone?

Christmas Filking

2006-12-27T06:05:04Z

This was posted by </a></b></a>celsa in her blog and instantly stuck a chord, so , with her permission, I'm reposting ithere, even though it isn't strictly speaking an SCA filk. Her inspiriation was " One of the Christmas lights displays I saw last night featured a 2D animated outline of a pantless, anatomically correct Santa apparrently... enjoying himself."

This was her response to the trauma:

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Piped carols in your head
Make you want to slash and shred

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

May the man in the red suit
Bring you lots and lots of loot

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

May your children all survive
Dodgy gifts and sugar highs

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Shopping crowds you soon dispatch
With your Trusty Viking Axe

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Christmas dinner's nice I think
I get to feast and fight and drink

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Santa's Reindeer on your roof
Are Christmas dinner on the hoof

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Don't forget to pack your swords
To deal with your in-laws

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

Baubles, tinsel, lights and trees
Be sure you have batteries

Merry Christmas *thud*
Merry Christmas *thud*

(May you not see Santa's Elves
Doing rude things to themselves)

Too funny not to share

2006-11-18T05:15:22Z

Where you are: Canton of Lion's End, EK, Long Island NY

Backstory: The tale of a particularily amusing event that took place at Agincourt this past Saturday. The pictures make it even funnier. Well, for women, anyway.

Original Song: The Guess Who: American Woman

Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing; Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing
Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing; Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing
I said: M... O... N... G... O... L... I... AN...
Mongolian woman, gonna make it sting; Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing
Mongolian woman, gonna mess your thing...

Mongolian woman! Get away from me-heeee
Mongolian woman! She shot me where I pee-heeee
Don't go a-knockin' around her yurt
Even my shadow's in a world of hurt
Colored arrows neutralize
That chick shot me right between the thighs
Now woman
Said get a-wayyyy-hayyyy
Mongolian woman, gave me kabobs todayyyyyy-hayyyyy...

With thanks to ironox for help with the filk.

Let us not forget the scan, cousin of the filk

2006-08-28T20:21:50Z

A few years ago I was working a Robin Hood Faire and was part of the pub sing. One of the pieces was Thomas Campion's "Never Weather-beaten Saile". About 2 weeks before the show it occured to me that this scanned well to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

Verse: Neuer weather-beaten Saile more willing bent to shore,
Neuer tyred Pilgrims limbs affected slumber more

Bass/knowledgeble audience chants "O come quickly O Come quickly O come quickly O Come quickly" hereout

Voice overs: "Than my wearied spright now longs to flye"
"ou-u-u-t of my troubled brest"
(yes 1 too many) "Sweetest Lord take my soule to rest"

Do the same for the 2nd verse which is originally:

Euer-blooming are the ioys of Heau'ns high paradice,
Cold age deafes not there our eares, nor vapour dims our eyes :
Glory there the Sun outshines, whose beames the blessed
onely see ;
O come quickly, glorious Lord, and raise my spright to thee.

one more EK specific, written in 2001 but updated this year

2006-08-28T07:16:52Z

Tune: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

You know Cariodoc, Seigfried, Randal, and Akbar, Andreas, Darius, Gregor and Balfar
but do you recall, the most persistant duke of them all...

Lucan the Viking Warrior
Six times has been the king
And if you've ever fought him
You still can hear your helmet ring

All of the other fighters
try their best to take him down
But there's no stopping Lucan
When he decides to take the crown

Then one foggy Pennsic Eve
Yana came to say
Lucan with your sword so fine
Let us reign just one more time

That brings him up to seven
Not counting principalities
Lucan the Viking Warrior,
The archest duke in history

OK so this is EK specific, but you can add your own archduke in the appropriate spot

2006-08-28T06:15:20Z

(tune: The Time Warp, copyright Richard K
O'Brien)

(It's a tourney, get into your armor,
grab your rattan, and tape it down.
I must win all rounds,
be quicker and stronger, I've got to win the Crown)

I remember hitting the list field
Awaiting that
moment when
the marshal cries "Lay on!"
and the
fighters get the fra-a-a-ay on
Let's do the Crown Tour-na-ment! Let's do the Crown Tour-na-ment!

It just a
thrust to the left
and a block to the ri-i-i-ght
keep your
head down low
and your shield up tight
cause
it's the offside shot
that really rattles your bra-a-a-a-ain

Let's do the Crown Tour-na-ment!

(I'm fighting supremely, yet another victory!
No one can beat me,
no, none at all) *yes I know it is abridged a few lines here*
If I avoid dehydration
I'll achieve
corona-a-a-a-tion
Let's do the Crown Tour-na-ment!

Chorus

I was holding the field,
all my foes had to yield
when this Lucan guy got around my shield

He faked me out, he took me by surprise
He could throw a shot faster than my my eyes!

He took a swing, I felt my helmet ring
I'm eliminated- Now I can't be King! *pout*

Let's do the Crown Tour-na-ment!

*sounds of weapons rattling armor rhythmically*

2 4 6 8 tell us who to coronate!
(Eat your heart out [insert name of one present who has come close often but never won]!)

Chorus

-Ciaran mac Cionaith 2001

EDIT: What made this even better for me was when I finally perfrom this in front of Lucan last Septmeber, it turned out that a large chunk of his household were current or past Rocky Horror performers. Lucan himself used to play Dr. Frank N. Furter. Sadly all the armor was put away already and it was a spontaneous performance so I had to pantomime the "tap dance".

sca_filk @ 2006-07-18T10:19:00

2006-07-18T14:19:36Z

Sadly, LJ communities and listserves often have much in common.

An SCA list no more...
tune: ”Wild Rover”
Baroness Ysabella and Baroness Selena
(chorus)
No nay never (just hit delete) alt (just unsubscribe!)
No nay never no more
Will I read this here drivel,
No never no more!

I will be patient and I will stay sane
I will not deliver the smack down again,
And when it is over as oft times before
I will not subscribe to list serves no more!

They live in their basements with mummy and dad
and it is quite probable no sex have they had
They spew and they bitch and they post all night
To see them in armor would be a delight

They entered the list field "good god" you praise
they are actually in armor with pole arms you raise!
Three Notherners tip him and three spear from around
in three seconds time he is flat on the ground.

When they quote corpora, you venture to guess
Have I just stepped into a horrible mess?
When you corner them quickly they beat on their chests
How dare you dispute them with facts of the best?

Inspired by baronessmartha...

2006-06-30T04:52:54Z

...who posted "This is the Crown that never ends" not long ago.

Which has been slowly morphing in my mind all morning to fit my personal bugbear!

This is the Court that never ends
It just goes on and on my friend!
Some Herald called for business a long long time ago,
And people came to say their piece in this long Court and so...

And now I am going to bury my head in paperwork and pretend it never happened. Or at least try to get the tune out of my head.

sca_filk @ 2006-06-29T15:30:00

2006-06-29T19:32:05Z

Just before an event weekend, I offer cooking filk.

words by Baroness Selena D'Ambra, June 29, 2006
I am still looking for a title.

To the tune of "Home for a rest" Spirit of the West
(chorus)
You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best,
I've been baking for days, I'm out of my depth
these so called didactions will soon be my death,
I am reading translations they just don't make sense.

I scanned through the chapters, they looked pretty clear,
but several ingredients cost me quite dear
Some phrases confusing, some looked out of place
Saffron, apples, rose water, red wine and mace.

(Chorus)

I've smashed things to gobbits, I've ground some quite fine,
The apples, I think, are absorbing the wine
I've dredged things through sugar, had a tiny taste
A strand of my hair is now stuck to my face.

(Chorus)

The tastes are quite different than out of a box
Such odd combinations I'm feeling so lost
The names aren't familiar, the phrasing is strange
My hands are too sticky I can't turn the page.

(Chorus)

By the dawn of the sun, the kitchen is clean
I completed everything so it would seem
The cookies and cakes are packed for the ride
To share them or hide them, I cannot decide.

You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best,
I've been baking for days, I'm out of my depth
these so called didactions will soon be my death,
I am reading translations they just don't make sense.

sca_filk @ 2006-06-28T14:57:00

2006-06-28T19:02:55Z

At EK Fall Crown AS XL the final bout took over an hour.

A friend and I started singing...

To the tune of: Song that does not end

This is the Crown that never ends,
It just goes on and on my friends.
Somebody started fighting it not knowing what it was,
and they'll continue fighting it forever just because...

This is SCA

2006-06-12T08:40:15Z

Boys and girls of every age
wouldnt you like to see something great
Come with us and you will see
This our game called SCA

This is SCA this is SCA
Bards sing long into the night

this is sca we just want to play
fight and sing till long after midnight
its our dream, we play all day
in this game called sca

Im the one fighting on the field
shining armor, sword and shield

Im the one who will inspire
as I sing around the bard fire

this is sca this is sca

sca sca sca sca
in this game, to win renown
everyone hail to the crown

in this game, dont we love it now?
everyones waiting for the next big fight

on the throne, king is on the throne
everyones waiting now for court and now its come

Huzzah! this is sca
Its our game we will play

Wont you join?

Well its just nice
say it once, say it twice
take the chance and roll the dice
sing at the fire in the dead of night

everyone play, everyone play
in this game called SCA

I am the bard with the wonderful song
Youll hear it soon, it wont be long

Im the one whos always there
volunteering till i fall in a chair

Im may wear a coronet
but thats no reason to fret

this is sca this is sca
sca sca sca sca sca sca

bards singing around the flame
life is fun in this game

Its our life, we will play
in this game called sca

in ghis game

dont we love it now?

everyones waiting for the next big fight

Our king might call you into court
and give you an award
as your kneeling before the throne
this is SCA everyone wants to play
wont ya please come join us for a game?

this is sca this is sca
sca sca sca sca

in this game we love to play
everyone loves the sca

Yes its a filk.
The tune is This is Halloween from Nightmare before Christmas. This one has been on my mind for the past few days....

sca_filk @ 2006-06-11T15:33:00

2006-06-11T19:37:00Z

Hi, I am really happy to have found you guys. Filk is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Who better than those of us who enjoy it? I wrote this last year for Pennsic.

Location and back story: Here in the East there is a large armed force known as the Northern Army. It is a loosely associated (until it hits the battlefield) group of households, baronies, and individuals. There is a kind of camaraderie within and a particular brand of harsh-but-nurturing love.

The original Piece is the 23d Psalm.

The Northern Psalm

The North is my Army; it brings me joy
It inspires me to deeds of greatness
It teases me when I am stupid
It restoreth the fun.
It leadeth me down the path of mean but funny for its own sake
Yea though I wade through the tides of bardic suck
I’ll tolerate no stupid; I am Northern
Its wordfame and rattan comfort me
It layeth down the smack upon mine enemies providing skald fodder.
It singeth to me to make me smile; It bringeth me home.
Surely stories and songs will be heard all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the Northern Army forever.

Baroness Selena D’Ambra July 2005. AS XL

Numenorean Rhapsody

2006-06-02T07:11:01Z

Filked this one up for a Bardic Tournament in August '05--won Best Song or Instrumental. It's a little long, but I don't know how to make an LJ cut yet. Oh well. Oh yeah, you'd better be pretty versatile and able to breathe in interesting ways if you want to sing it as a solo. And in this version, "Smeagol" is pronounced using 3 syllables, not 2.

NUMENOREAN RHAPSODY
(to the tune of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody)

(Frodo) Is this my real life?
Is this high fantasy?
Caught in a nightmare...
(Sam) Full of Nazgul and Istari.

(Frodo) Look all around, see everyone's hunting me...
I'm just a hobbit, people make fun of me,
(Sam) 'Cause I'm (Frodo) Easy come, easy go, three feet high, furry toes,
Any way, my sword glows, doesn't really matter to me...
To me.

Bilbo, just left the Shire,
Don't know what's happened to me, since we met that guy in Bree,
Bilbo, they all want my Ring,
But NOW I've got to THROW it ALL AWWAAAYYY...

Samwise, oooOOOooo,
Didn't mean to make you cry,
If Gandalf isn't back this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters.

Farewell to Lorien,
Sang a dirge for Mithrandir, got attacked by Boromir,
Goodbye, everybody, now I've got to go,
Gotta TAKE the Ring to MORDOR BY MYSELFFF...

Samwise, oooOOOooo,
I don't want to die,
Some times I wish the Ring had never come to MEE!!

(air guitar by Gandalf)

(Sam) I see a little shadow crawling down a cliff,
(Frodo) It has eyes, it has eyes, maybe used to be a hobbit,
(Gollum) Yellow Face and White Face, very, very frightening me!

(Frodo) Oh Smeagol! (Gollum) Gollum!
(Frodo) Oh Smeagol! (Gollum) Gollum!
(Frodo) Oh Smeagol, don't kill Sam! (Sam) Don't kill FroDO!!!

(Gollum) I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me.
(Frodo) He's just a poor boy from a Stoor family,
He's been enslaved by this piece of jewelry.

(Gollum) Easy come, easy go. Will you let me go?
(Sam) You Slinker! NO! We will not let you go! (Frodo) Let him go!
(Sam) You Stinker! NO! We will not let you go! (Frodo) Let him go!
(Sam) You Slinker! We will not let you go! (Frodo) Let him go!
(Sam) Will not let you go! (Frodo) Let him go!
(Sam) Will not let you go! (Gollum) Let me GOO!!!
(Sam) No, no, no, no. (Frodo) What would Gandalf do?
(Gollum) Oh my precious, oh my Precious, OH MY PRECIOUS GIVE IT BACK!!!
(Frodo & Sam) Smeagol has a special trap in store for meee, for MEEE, for MEEEEEEE!!!!!

(dance)

(Frodo) So you think you can bite me and hang me to dry-ie?
So you think you can suck out my blood 'till I die-ie?!
OHHH Shelob, can't do this to me Shelob,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right out of here.

(Frodo & Sam) Ooooooooooo, Mount Doom, Mount Doom,

(Frodo) Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters....
Nothing really matters to me.

Hello to the new community

2006-05-09T04:14:37Z

I just happened to be looking at various communities and spotted this one, and from the looks of it you just started. So I thought I'd say "Hi".

I was quite active in SCA filk in the late 70s and 80s, but have only been sporadically involved of late (in the SCA as a whole, not just SCA filk). So if you're looking for some specific SCA Filk from the old days, I may be the dinosaur that can help you. For anything more recent - not so much. I'm still into filk at SF conventions, but out here in California there isn't anywhere near the SCA/SF crossover at filksings that there used to be back east 20 years ago so I don't hear much of the new stuff.