Heather Alexander - Kerowyn's Ride Lyrics
Kerowyn, Kerowyn, where are you goin'?Dressed in men's clothing, a sword at your side?Your face pale as death and your eyes full of furyKerowyn, Kerowyn, where do you ride?Last night in the darkness black raiders attacked usOur home lies in ruins belowThey've stolen our treasureAnd the bride of my brotherSo to her aid now I must goTo her aid now I must goKerowyn, Kerowyn, where is your father?And where is your brother? This quest should be theirsIt is not seemly that maids should be warriorsGo back to your valley and to woman's caresMy father lies dead at the hands of their leaderMy brother lies wraithing in painThe raiders left no manUnwounded to free herBut in their hands she'll not remainI vow she'll not with them remainKerowyn, Kerowyn, where are your senses?What can you hope to accomplish alone?You have no knowledge of war or of weaponsWhy lose your life for a girl you've scarce known?This is far more than a matter of honorAnd more than a matter of prideShe's but a childAll alone and unaidedAnd someone at least should have triedSo now to her rescue I rideGrandmother, grandmother, I need a weaponI'm one against many and I am afraidThe raiders have bought them a dark wizard's powerI cannot free Dierna without magic aidKerowyn, Granddaughter, into your keepingI'll give you the sword I once woreNeed is her nameNow ride fearless to battleShe'll aid as she did me beforeHer magic is strong as beforeGrandmother, grandmother, why turn so willing?And why did you try to persuade me to stay?Whence came this weapon of steel and of magic?And why do you choose now to give it away?Granddaughter, not for the weak or faintheartedIs the path of the warrior maidYou've passed all my testsNow ride forth with my blessingGo now and be unafraidRide now and be unafraid
