Bardic Arts

Honor of the Swan
by
Torvald Torgarson
Cynagua Winter Investiture
January, 1998 (AS XXXII)

Young child, watching
      do you understand?
Why we strive and why we fight
      on the eric’s green clad strand.
Sit down here beside me
      and I’ll explain it if I can
How we honor those who came
      before us in this land
Chorus
We hear the echoes of the past
      and know there mem’ries now will last
The joy and pain are shared by everyone
We stand here now upon the field
      no surrender, none will yield
Maybe someday you will be the one
      To carry on the honor of the Swan
Young man, watching
      learning all he can
Brand new armor on his form
      a new sword in his hand
Waiting for his name to call
      for his first time on the field
Smiling at his lady
      for the love he knows is real
They hear the echoes of the past
      and know their mem’ries now will last
The joy and pain are shared by everyone
They stand here now upon the field
      no surrender, none will yield
Maybe someday they will be the ones
      to carry on the honor of the Swan
Their Highness’, watching
      over all this land
Soon they’ll place the coronets
      into another’s hands
Safely in the knowledge
      of the honor they bestow
Upon the Lord and Lady
      with whom the realm will grow
They hear the echoes of the past
      and know their mem’ries now will last
The joy and pain is shared by everyone
They stand there now upon the field
      no surrender, none will yield
Now they now their heirs will be the ones
      to carry on the honor of the Swan

This song was written for the stepping down of Prince Thorfinn and Princess Katherine of Cynagua. It was meant to convey the continuous circle of our society from newcomer to oldtimer, whether peer or not, but the dream we hold. -- Torvald

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