Songs and Poems
Tinker Tanner
A sing-along with a bunch of verses
A drinking song older than God
A song that applies to scraelings
Let me tell you what to do
dig a pit that's ten by two
ash and elm and rowan too
The chandrian children's song
When the hearthfire turns to blue
what to do? what to do?
run outside. run and hide.
When his eyes are black as crow
where to go? where to go?
Near and far. Here they are.
See a man without a face
move like ghosts from place to place
What's the plan? What's the plan?
Chandrian. Chandrian.
Alriden's Lanre
Sit and listen all, for I will sing
A story, wrought and forgotten in a time
Old and gone. A story of a man.
Proud Lanre, strong as the spring
Steel of the sword he had at ready hand.
Hear how he fought, fell, and rose again,
To fall again. Under shadow falling then.
Love felled him, love for native land,
And love of his wife Lyra, at whose calling
Some say he rose though doors of death
To speak her name as his first reborn breath.
Lady Lackless
Seven things has Lady Lackless
Keeps them underneath her black dress
One a ring that's not for wearing
One a sharp word, not for swearing
Right beside her husband's candle
There's a door without a handle
In a box, no lid or locks
Lackless keeps her husband's rocks
There's a secret she's been keeping
She's been dreaming and not sleeping
On a road that's not for traveling
Lackless likes her riddle raveling
Bast song
How odd to watch a mortal kindle
Then to dwindle day by day
Knowing their bright souls are tinder
And the wind will have its way
Would I could my own fire lend
What does your flickering portend?
Below the walls
- Written by Kvothe's father the same way he pieced together his final song
Feilor's Fall
- Claims 13 Chandrian on in each pontifet in Aturn and and extra for the Capitol
Kvothe's Parents Sing
Mother:
In evening when sun is setting fast
I'll watch for you from high above
The time for your return is long since past
But mine is ever-faithful love
Father:
In evening when the light is dying
My feet at last are homeward turning
The wind is through the willows sighing
Please keep the hearthfire burning
The Ballad of Ben, Brewer Supreme
- Written by Kvothe's troupe for Ben's going away
Greystones
Like a drawstone even in our sleep
Standing stone by old road is the way
To lead you ever deeper into Fae
Laystone as you lay in hill or dell
Greystone leads to [something something] 'ell'
__Whatever the season
That I'm on the road
I look for a reason
Loden or laystone
to lay down my load
The Lay of Sir Savien Traliard
by Illien, considered to be his crowning work
hellishly complex
a tragedy, makes Kvothe cry every time
The Pontifex Always Ranks under a Queen
- Written by Kvothe and his mother while coming up with rhymes for the more nonsensical etiquette
Kvothe's lyricless songs
Warm Grass and Cool Breeze
Wind Turning a Leaf
Sun Setting Behind the Clouds
Bird Taking a Drink
Dew in the Bracken
Riding in the Wagon with Ben
Singing with Father by the Fire
Watching Shandi Dance
Grinding Leaves When it Is Nice Outside
Mother Smiling
Waiting While it Rains
Snow Falling with the Late Autumn Leaves
Calloused Fingers on a Lute with Four Strings