The Novarion Phoenix

This has been adapted by Rosie Goldsmith from The Phoenix by Julia Ecklar, as sung here.
A pdf of the tune and lyrics can be found here.

Knight of Dawn in Richilde’s reign, she was born Proved true and brave, with a charge so fierce, they won at Semmerholm And with all the battles over, the darkness at an end Novaria stood tall in victory and the Sun Queen called her ‘friend’

With my banners riding so high, my knights all armed in steel And from my Pride and Courage comes the power that I wield Once around the labyrinth, I died beneath my tree Now my scions rise on phoenix wings, for all of Dawn to see

To guard in Applefell she built her, fortress there But the soul that never ventures far, in peace begins to wear No one listened to the Weavers, they’d forgotten how to strive So when flames took hold of the old heart, left them open to the sky.

With my banners riding so high, my knights all armed in steel And from my Pride and Courage comes the power that I wield Once around the labyrinth, I died beneath my tree Now my scions rise on phoenix wings, for all of Dawn to see

My war cry rends the morning skies, I am here No longer sheltered and kept close, now I stride out without fear My fruit I cast so widely ‘neath, the Empire’s blazing sky I led the way, and I lead the way, to the future and for Pride

With my banners riding so high, my knights all armed in steel And from my Pride and Courage comes the power that I wield Once around the labyrinth, I died beneath my tree Now my scions rise on phoenix wings, for all of Dawn to see