Mark A. Mandel Copr. 2002
Ttto In Good Old Colony Times (Three Jolly Rogues of Lynne), trad.
Based on Steven Brust's Five Hundred Years After
(see note below)
(Jhereg = "zhuh-REG")
At the Seventeenth Cycle's end,
With the Phoenix fated to fail,
A Jhereg, a Tiassa, and a Dragon proud
Were part of a tragic tale.
Were part of a tragic tale,
Part of a tragic tale.
A Jhereg, a Tiassa, and a Dragon proud
Were part of a tragic tale.
The Jhereg was betrayed by his House,
The Tiassa by the great,
And the Dragon was betrayed by his soaring pride
And the twisted workings of fate.
[in each verse repeat last two lines as above]
The Jhereg got his revenge,
The Tiassa his reward,
And the Dragon was dissolved in swirling Chaos
When he tried to take the Orb.
Now, nobody's seen the Jhereg,
The Tiassa can still draw blood,
And the Dragon's ghost haunts the Lesser Sea of Chaos
Where Dragaera City once stood.
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last modified 2003-06-05