Riqueza's Dream
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http://www.madrigirls.org.uk/audio/2011/10cantem.mp3 | Words by Jude, original tune Cantem Nadal (trad. Occitane) [http://www.madrigirls.org.uk/audio/2011/10cantem.mp3 here] (arranged by Katy Cooper, sung by Glasgow Madrigirls). | ||
'''RECORDING of this song''' : [[Media:riqueza.mp3]] | |||
==Riqueza's Dream== | ==Riqueza's Dream== | ||
<song> | <song> | ||
A highborn lady I was born and raised | A highborn lady I was born and raised | ||
In Bastion's halls where I spent my days | In Bastion's halls where I spent my days | ||
'''Chorus:''' | |||
Chorus: | My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be | ||
My sisters, come along with me | My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be | ||
My sisters, come along with me | |||
As I lay dreaming in the dead of night | As I lay dreaming in the dead of night | ||
The sky was split by a comet's flight | The sky was split by a comet's flight | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
And I dreamed I travelled to a far country | And I dreamed I travelled to a far country | ||
Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me? | Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me? | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
I dreamed I walked along the road outside | I dreamed I walked along the road outside | ||
And I left that city where I'll no more abide | And I left that city where I'll no more abide | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
I dreamed I walked into the mountains high | I dreamed I walked into the mountains high | ||
Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky | Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain | I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain | ||
Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain | Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore | I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore | ||
And there I'd settle and I'd go no more | And there I'd settle and I'd go no more | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
I dreamed a nation was my legacy | I dreamed a nation was my legacy | ||
For a freeborn people shall my children be | For a freeborn people shall my children be | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
It may be a simple dream and nothing more | It may be a simple dream and nothing more | ||
Still I'll set my course to that distant shore | Still I'll set my course to that distant shore | ||
Chorus | |||
Chorus | |||
</song> | </song> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 12 March 2015
Words by Jude, original tune Cantem Nadal (trad. Occitane) here (arranged by Katy Cooper, sung by Glasgow Madrigirls).
RECORDING of this song : Media:riqueza.mp3
Riqueza's Dream
A highborn lady I was born and raised In Bastion's halls where I spent my days
Chorus: My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be
As I lay dreaming in the dead of night The sky was split by a comet's flight
Chorus
And I dreamed I travelled to a far country Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?
Chorus
I dreamed I walked along the road outside And I left that city where I'll no more abide
Chorus
I dreamed I walked into the mountains high Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky
Chorus
I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain
Chorus
I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore And there I'd settle and I'd go no more
Chorus
I dreamed a nation was my legacy For a freeborn people shall my children be
Chorus
It may be a simple dream and nothing more Still I'll set my course to that distant shore
Chorus