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Lady Knight, Pale Lady

from Corbeau Blanc, Corbeau Noir by Brimstone Rhine

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The friend I wrote this for asked me to write a song about women rescuing women. It was the last song I wrote for the album, because I wanted it to be perfect.

lyrics

The Lady Knight stood on a hill
Her eyes grave as the thunder
And down upon the Vale she gazed
Where brave flew all the banners

Lords and ladies gathered there
In silks and broidered velvets
And round about their wrists they wore
The finest golden leashes

Hawks and hounds and panthers rare
Were bound by gilded shackles
Meek and mild and tame withal
They ne’er did show their hackles

But in the kingly tent enthroned
A sovereign rich and haughty
And to his wrist all bound in gold
There was a pale lady

“Come, my friends, come gather round!”
The sovereign roared so brazen
“A tourney shall I hold today
The prize shall be this maiden!"

And to the lists there flocked a dozen
Handsome lords and princes
Mirror-bright their helmets shone
Their mighty horses prancing

How strong were some with sword and shield
How scrupulous the archers
How silken supple, quick and true
Those few who fenced with rapiers

And some, their lances lean and long
Competed in the tourney
To strike like lightning smites the oak
And woo this gentle lady

But one who wielded sword and shield
Proved staunch and unbeleaguered
Whose every target arrow found
Who ne’er a match conceded

And at the hastilude it proved
No prince could e’er unseat her
Unparalleled at every tilt
No spear did dare defeat her

“Oh, lordly knight, O champion!”
The King cried, bluff and blithely
“Remove thy helm and bend thy knee
Receive from me my lady!”

The Lady Knight removed her helm
Her breastplate and her gauntlet
But from her high horse never stirred
Nor did the King acknowledge

But lo the pale lady stood
Cast off her bracelet golden
And to her gaze there sprang a gleam
As fierce as any falcon

“This Lady Knight has won me, King
She battled for my honor
By bruise and blood she bought my chains
I no more am your daughter!

“O Lady Knight, what would you ask
Of one who is your debtor?”
“O nothing,” said the Lady Knight
“Except you walk unfettered.”
 

credits

from Corbeau Blanc, Corbeau Noir, released July 13, 2018
C. S. E. Cooney (vocals)
Stefan Dollak (lute, flutefair)

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Brimstone Rhine is an imaginary rockstar. She is also the alter-ego of fantasy writer and audiobook narrator C. S. E. Cooney.

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