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THE
SANTHALAN
BALL
by
ALYSSE
THE LIKELY
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This is a little song/game for children in New
Santhala, though of course there are probably regional variations. It is
most fun with a large group of kids.
The children join hands and form a circle. One child is picked to be the
leader and he/she starts off, singing:
O, I went down to the Santhalan ball,
And who do you think I saw, O!
I saw--Sage Federkiel and all, and all,
Sage Federkiel, and all!
(Any well-known person's name may be substituted
here, although this is the most popular choice for Santhalan children)
Then the leader sings the song again, but this time adding the name of one
child in the group, thus:
O, I went down to the Santhalan ball,
And who do you think I saw, O!
I saw--Miraran, Sage Federkiel and all, and all,
Sage Federkiel, and all!
The child whose name is picked goes next and sings,
adding the name of another child:
O, I went down to the Santhalan ball,
And who do you think I saw, O!
I saw--Azhira, Miraran, Sage Federkiel and all, and all,
Sage Federkiel, and all!
And the song continues, with each child singing the
song , and adding the name of one child in the group each time, until each
child has had a chance to have his/her name added and to sing the verse.
The whole group joins the last singer in repeating the song, trying to get
all the names in, and in the right order. With a big group, this can be
difficult and the game occasionally dissolves in fits of laughter.
Some common variations are to use the names of celebrities, or even
animals:
O, I went down to the Santhalan ball,
And who do you think I saw, O!
I saw--tareps, hunting dogs, kuatu and dragons soaring over all, and all,
Dragons soaring over all! |
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ONCE
THERE
WAS
A HOBBIT
THE
NERMERAN VERSION
by
ALYSSE
THE LIKELY
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This is a game played by human children in the
province of Nermeran, especially those near the Silvermarshes. A large
group of children form a ring, in which one child (the “hobbit”) stands,
as the others dance around, chanting the verse. With each new verse,
another child is chosen by the “hobbit” to enter the ring. During the last
verse, which is generally chanted very loudly, all children except the
last child (the “loaf of bread”) re-join the circle. Traditionally, the
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Once there was a Hobbit,
Once there was a Hobbit,
Once there was a Hobbit,
In the Helmondshire.
The Hobbit took a lady,
The Hobbit took a lady,
The Hobbit took a lady,
In the Helmondshire.
The couple had a child,
The couple had a child,
The couple had a child,
In the Helmondshire.
The child had a puppy,
The child had a puppy,
The child had a puppy,
In the Helmondshire.
The puppy caught a fuzzle,
The puppy caught a fuzzle,
The puppy caught a fuzzle,
In the Helmondshire.
The fuzzle took a bread loaf,
The fuzzle took a bread loaf,
The fuzzle took a bread loaf,
In the Helmondshire.
There sits the loaf of bread,
There sits the loaf of bread,
There sits the loaf of bread,
In the Helmondshire!
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More verses may be added as desired (usually,
additional "animals" such as the hobbithorse, pgymy goat, or hogling) but
this is the standard version. One version simply adds a line to each
verse: |
Once there was a Hobbit,
In the Helmondshire.
Once there was a Hobbit,
The Hobbit took a lady,
In the Helmondshire.
Once there was a Hobbit,
The Hobbit took a lady,
The couple had a child,
In the Helmondshire.
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Etc. etc. This is a faster
paced game and is often done with larger groups, so that more children can
have turns in the centre. |
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THE
ORCLING
VERSION
by
ALYSSE
THE LIKELY
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The young orcs form a circle and pick a “warrior”
for the centre. In turn, he chooses a “bride”, a “son”, a “warg” and a
“foe” from the ring, while they circle him, chanting the song. On the last
verse, “caught a foe”, the circle closes in as tightly as they can, and
once they reach the final line of this verse, “And great was the killing,
oh!”, they all give bloodcurdling shrieks, leap on the enclosed group and
the game degenerates into an every-orc-for-himself brawl. A lot like most
orcling games, really. |
A mighty warrior roamed the land,
Roamed the land
A mighty warrior roamed the land,
And great was the killing, oh!
Then the warrior took a bride,
Roamed the land,
took a bride,
Then the warrior took a bride,
And great was the killing, oh!
And the warrior had a son,
Roamed the land,
took a bride,
had a son,
And the warrior had a son,
And great was the killing, oh!
Then the warrior trained a warg,
Roamed the land,
took a bride,
had a son,
trained a warg,
Then the warrior trained a warg,
And great was the killing, oh!
And the warrior caught a foe,
Roamed the land,
took a bride,
had a son,
trained a warg,
caught a foe,
And the warrior caught a foe,
And great was the killing, oh!
(general mayhem ensues)
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ANOTHER
ORCLING
VERSION
by
THAROC WARGRIDER AND
BARD
JUDITH
Ten green Losh-oc, with their heads upon the block,
Ten green Losh-oc, with their heads upon the block,
And if the big, shiny axe blade should accidentally drop, CHOP!
There'd be nine green Losh-oc with their heads upon the block.
or
Ten big Losh-oc with their heads all in a noose,
Ten mad Losh-oc with their heads all in a noose,
And if one vexed Losh-oc should happen to get loose,
There'd be one less human executioner, the silly goose...
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THE
MARCOGGIAN
VERSION
BY
BARD
JUDITH
There was an old miser, and he had a purse,
Whatever he spent from it t'was to the worse.
He bought him a house - and in moved a mouse.
Burnt house with a brand, and bought him some land.
The land it was dried, so he found him a bride.
The bride she turned sour, and took back her dower.
Dower from bride, land that was dried,
Burnt-up old house, crust shared with a mouse,
Gone to the worse from the old miser's purse!
And great was the killing, oh!
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THE
CENTORAURIAN
YODDELER
BY SIVARTIUS
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This is more a contest
of speed and accuracy in singing. The backround/beat is tapped out by
slapping ones thighs, clapping hands, then snapping fingers. One child
starts the beat, (slap, clap, snap), and the others join in. This is sung
starting out slowly and speeding up with each verse, until only one person
can sing it accurately and in time. |
Centoraurian went yodelling
On a mountaintop high,
When along came an avalanche
interrupting his cry.
Oh holy...
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a-ho
A Centoraurian went yodelling
On a mountaintop high,
When along came a Rimmerin
Interrupting his cry.
Oh holy...
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh, Grrrr!)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh, Grrrr!)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a
Olly-rock-ki-ku (Swoosh, Grrrr!)
Olly-rock-ki-ki-a-ho
...Iceland Mutt...(Pant Pant)
...Strata Cow...(Psht Psht)
...Pretty Girl...(Smooch Smooch)
...the Girl's Papa...("Get away!")
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THE
DWARVEN
VERSION: ONE
DWARF WENT
TO MINE
by
DEKLITCH
HARDIN
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This is a version in
form of a mining song sung by dwarven youngsters from all clans... they
are in a ring, with the 'miner' (and boar) in the centre of the ring, and
as each new miner is named, the miner selects another to be the next
miner. During the song, each of the 'miners' do mining actions, and the
one who is the boar squeals like a pig when the boar's name is sung... |
One dwarf went to mine, went to mine for mithmez,
One dwarf and his boar, Tarl, went to mine for mithmez
Two dwarves went to mine, went to mine for mithmez,
Two dwarves, one dwarf and his boar, Tarl, went to mine for mithmez
Three dwarves went to mine, went to mine for mithmez,
Three dwarves, two dwarves, one dwarf and his boar, Tarl, went to mine for
mithmez
Four dwarves went to mine, went to mine for mithmez,
Four dwarves, three dwarves, two dwarves, one dwarves and his boar, Tarl, went
to mine for mithmez
And so on and so forth until we get to...
Ten dwarves went to mine, went to mine for mithmez
Ten dwarves, nine dwarves, eight dwarves, seven dwarves, six dwarves, five
dwarves, four dwarves, three dwarves,
two dwarves, one dwarf and his boar, Tarl went to mine for mithmez
For an added challenge, replace the number names with their Thergerim
counterparts.
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THE
BROWNIE
VERSION: FIVE
LLAOIHRR BROWNIES
by DEKLITCH
HARDIN
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Sung by Brownie
youngsters ... most likely Rat Brownies ... |
Five Llaoihrr Brownies went out one day,
On the back of snow owls far far away,
They discovered it was food they lacked,
But only four Llaoihrr Brownies came back.
Four Llaoihrr Brownies went out one day,
On the back of snow owls far far away,
They discovered it was food they lacked,
But only three Llaoihrr Brownies came back.
Three Llaoihrr Brownies went out one day,
On the back of snow owls far far away,
They discovered it was food they lacked,
But only two Llaoihrr Brownies came back.
Two Llaoihrr Brownies went out one day,
On the back of snow owls far far away,
They discovered it was food they lacked,
But only one Llaoihrr Brownies came back.
One Llaoihrr Brownies went out one day,
On the back of a snow owl far far away,
He discovered it was food he lacked,
But no Llaoihrr Brownies came back.
THE
LLAOIHRR
VERSION: SNOWY
OWLS
by
IRID
AL'MENIE
AND
SHABAKUK
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Llaoihrr Brownies have a
slightly different variation of this one: |
Five snowy owls flew out to play,
Over the hills and into the Vale.
The cruel storm blew, hard fell the hail:
And four snowy owls came home.
Four snowy owls ... (etc.)
Or, in a more rhyming version:
Five snowy owls flew out to play,
Over the hills and into the Vale.
The cruel storm blew,
hard fell the hail:
And four owls homeward flew.
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AN
INJERÍN VERSION
by
ALYSSE
THE LIKELY
An Injerin elf went out to dance
Among the flowering cerubel plants
He (she) had such delightful fun,
that he sang for another elf to come.
Two Injerin elves went out to dance
Among the flowering cerubel plants
They had such delightful fun,
that they sang for another elf to come...
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Continues until all the children are dancing,
concludes with: |
All of the elves went out to dance
Among the flowering cerubel plants
They had such delightful fun,
that they didn't stop til the day was done!
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DA
ORCS GO
MARCHIN'
ONE BY ONE
by DEKLITCH
HARDIN
Da Orcs Go Marchin' One by One
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' One by One
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' One by One
Da little ones stop and are bullied for fun
And dey all go marchin' off to da war
To kill off da dwarves
SMASH SMASH SMASH
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Two by Two
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Two by Two
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Two by Two
Da little ones stop and start up a blue
And dey all go marchin' off to da war
To kill off da dwarves
SMASH SMASH SMASH
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Three by Three
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Three by Three
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Three by Three
Da little ones stop and are forced ta flee
And dey all go marchin' off to da war
To kill off da dwarves
SMASH SMASH SMASH
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Four by Four
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Four by Four
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Four by Four
Da little ones stop and start ta snore
And dey all go marchin' off to da war
To kill off da dwarves
SMASH SMASH SMASH
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Five by Five
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Five by Five
Hurrah Hurrah
Da Orcs Go Marchin' Five by Five
Da little ones stop and are eaten alive
And dey all go marchin' off to da war
To kill of da dwarves
SMASH SMASH SMASH
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I've
GOT A WAIN
by DEKLITCH
HARDIN
I've got a wain that's made of wood,
Canvas, leather, it's all good,
Got four wheels and pulled by a horse,
It's a Kolbruk wain of course.
Chorus
Bump Bump, rattle rattle, woah, crash, neigh neigh
Bump Bump, rattle rattle, woah, crash, neigh neigh
Bump Bump, rattle rattle, woah, crash, neigh neigh
Bump Bump
Drive my wain along the roads,
Look out all ye frogs and toads,
Here it comes with might an' force,
It's a Kolbruk wain of course!
Chorus
(leave out neigh neigh - but do actions)
Verse 3
Took my Salli to the fair,
Hit every rut on the way down there,
When we parked the wain, by dam,
All her berries turned to jam!
Chorus
(leave out woah crash neigh neigh - but do actions)
Verse 4
I've got a wain that's pulled by rats,
Driv'n by Brownies and chased by cats,
Six good neeps and four round buns,
We'll be fed 'til springtime comes!
Chorus
(leave out rattle rattle, woah crash neigh neigh - but do actions)
Verse 5
In his wunnerful one-hoss wain,
Comes the ancient Kolbruk thane,
Both er sixty years, they say,
Wish they'd crack a mainspring stay!
Chorus
(actions only - no words)
Repeat Verse 1
Chorus
(Faster - Words and actions)
Actions
Bump - hit open palm with fist
Rattle - shake hands
Woah - pull back as though trying to stop the horse
Crash - open palm squashed against nose
Neigh - pull ear
Other possible verses:
Draped in brilliant spilken cloth,
Liv'ried driver on the roof,
Twenty footmen just to shout
"Get out the way you layabout!"
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Here's a noble, high and grand,
Gots a wain ta beat the band,
Draped in brilliant spilk-o-gold,
Surely catch his death of cold!
or
Here's a noble's spilk-draped wain,
Liv'ried driver - what a pain!
Twenty footmen just to shout,
'Clear the way, you layabout!'
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