Online:Bardic Performances

Throughout The Elder Scrolls Online are musical performers called bards that play and sing a number of different songs. Some of these bards are named, some not, and they can often be found in cities and taverns. These bards will also play purely instrumental numbers on the flute or the lute in between performances. Players can also perform a random bard song by using the /flute and /lute commands or beat a drum with /drum.

Malukah, a YouTube musician who came to prominence with her rendition of Skyrim's "The Dragonborn Comes", was invited to write the music for (and perform some of) the bardic songs in the game.

Elder Scrolls Online base game

There are ten songs in the base game of Elder Scrolls Online, performed by Malukah, Kari Wahlgren, Crispin Freeman (younger male voice), and Jim Cummings (aged male voice).

The songs can also be played on flute or lute by the player or bards.

Song	Malukah	Kari Wahlgren	Crispin Freeman	Jim Cummings	Flute	Lute
Battle of Glenumbra Moors	Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
Chim-El Adabal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Coldharbour Compact	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hymn to Kyne	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ithguleoir	Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
Ode to Queen Ayrenn	Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
Over the Seas and Far Away	Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
The Plane Meld	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stagger and Sway	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Three Hearts as One	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

• Bards and players can play two other unnamed lute performances besides the ones listed above, and they are also able to play a drum.

Listen to a sample of lute song 1

Listen to a sample of lute song 2

Lyrics

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Battle of Glenumbra Moors

Listen to a sample (Crispin Freeman)

Who took up arms that winter dawn and to Glenumbra came?

To raise their hand 'gainst tyrants, stand and die in freedom's name?

Who stood upon the field that hour to answer Direnni's call?

Men, Breton-born, all came that morn, to fend the land for all!

Rise, rise! To freedom, rise! Arise, ye Breton sons and daughters.

Ride, ride! To freedom, ride! Truth and glory to the brave!

And when the battle, it was joined, Alessians three to one,

Skies lit bright with magic's light and with magic, it was won.

For all they stood on blessed ground whence all her power came,

The rocks would yield, what might they wield, all in Direnni's name!

Rise, rise! To freedom, rise! Arise, ye Breton sons and daughters.

Ride, ride! To freedom, ride! Truth and glory to the brave!

So children of this Breton land, ye best remember well

All those who for High Rock stood: Brian, Ancois, Rielle

Men of the North fought and stood forth

Till all oppressors fell!

Chim-el Adabal: A Ballad

Sheet music for Chim-el Adabal: A Ballad

Listen to a sample (Malukah)

When Akatosh slew Lorkhan,

He ripped his heart right out,

He hurled it across Tamriel,

And the heart was heard to shout:

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

The heart and soul of Men.

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

Protect us till the end.

The laughing heart sprayed blood afar,

A gout on Cyrod fell,

And like a dart shot to its mark

Down in an Ayleid Well.

Magicka fused the Lorkhan blood

To crystal red and strong

Then Wild Elves cut and polished it down

To Chim-el Adabal.

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

The heart and soul of Men.

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

Protect us till the end.

When Elves lost Nirn to Man,

Akatosh gave the stone

To Saint Alesh in token of

Her right to sit the throne.

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

The heart and soul of Men.

Red Diamond! Red Diamond!

Protect us till the end.

The Coldharbour Compact

Listen to a sample (Jim Cummings)

Poor Gil-Var-Delle we still recall

The God of Schemes consumed it all

To Coldharbour went our Clockwork God

To bargain on the Princes' sod

They came to mock at Tribune small

Schemer, Hunger, Hunter, all

Pariah, Scryer, Destroyer came

Raver and Twilight just the same

From dread Daedra save us

From Daedra keep us safe

Forsake the ones that made us

To fight a wrongful fate

They sneered when Clockwork made his demand

Till Twilight raised a hand

"And what do you offer in return

"To keep us from chastising Nirn?"

Then Clockwork whispered long and low

And what he said, no mortal can know

From dread Daedra save us

From Daedra keep us safe

Forsake the ones that made us

To fight a wrongful fate

Hymn to Kyne

Listen to a sample (Kari Wahlgren)

In darkness, your light shines through,

Warrior Goddess, for you we strike true.

When hope is lost and war rages on,

Warrior Goddess, hear our blessed song!

With a Nord's death, fallen in battle,

Warrior Goddess, guide us through shadow.

Grant us courage to fight and sharpen our swords,

Warrior Goddess, mother of Nords!

Ithguleoir

Listen to a sample (Crispin Freeman)

We all remember Annine Praul,

Went out to sea one day;

Ithguleoir bit off her head,

Beneath the sea of gray, beneath the sea of gray!

And what about Therese's son,

A brave and handsome boy;

Ithguleoir et him up,

His mother's pride and joy, his mother's pride and joy!

Oh how we mourn our good man Thom,

Who swore he'd catch the dreadful beast;

Ithguleoir et him whole,

And then he ate the priest, and then he ate the priest!

Ode to Queen Ayrenn

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Listen to a sample (Crispin Freeman)

This song's for our queen, our beautiful elf

Who would not be held up there on a shelf

She sang and she danced, and she studied the past

But her time as princess, it would not last

Ayrenn, Ayrenn,

Where have you been?

No time for court intrigue

And now you rule as queen

She ran from the dresses, she ran from the pomp

She could not right stomach more High Elven wrong

Our future leader sailed from our shores

To High Rock, Skyrim, and more

Now what did she do while she was away?

She met sword-dancers and taught them to sway

Fought bears, ran dungeons, drank mead with the Nords

Not once was she ever bored

When push came to shove and her father lay dead

She aimed for the Isles to put a crown on her head

And we welcomed her back

With a cheer and a dance

Now let's all at once, now eagles advance!

Ayrenn, Ayrenn,

You are a great queen

We toast to your health

By moon, stars, and green

Over The Seas

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Listen to a sample (Malukah)

Our land-bound mates can till their fields

Or fight behind their masters' shields

But a seaman's free to sing and play

Over the seas and far away

Over the seas and over the Lane

For Ayrenn, Edhelorn or the Mane

The lords command and we obey

Over the seas and far away

A sailor lives a happy life

Free of land-bounds' toil and strife

The soil he tills will be his grave

Over the seas and far away

Over the seas and over the Lane

For Ayrenn, Edhelorn or the Mane

The lords command and we obey

Over the seas and far away

Buck up, ye hearties, I foretell

We turn to port with loot to sell

Our coffers fill with gold today!

Over the seas and far away

Over the seas and over the Lane

For Ayrenn, Edhelorn or the Mane

The lords command and we obey

Over the seas and far away

The Planemeld

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Listen to a sample (Malukah)

Of all the Daedric princes

There's one with shocking gall

His goal: The domination and enslavement of us all

The God of Schemes

The Prince of Pain

The Captain of Corruption

He tills the land of Tamriel

And sows the seeds of destruction

The Planemeld is nigh

The Planemeld is nigh

Our world will disappear

The Planemeld is nigh

The Planemeld is nigh

Our doom is drawing near

Chains of darkness grip the land

And draw it ever near

To his nightmare, Coldharbour

Where hope bows down to fear

Tearing souls of innocents

Into eternal pain

While his daedric minions

Sing praises of his name

The Planemeld is nigh

The Planemeld is nigh

As Molag Bal commands

The Planemeld is nigh

The Planemeld is nigh

Our doom is now at hand

Stagger and Sway

Listen to a sample (Crispin Freeman)

O my sweet love, she waits for me,

Through storm and shine, cross land or sea.

I run to her and together we,

Sway as we kiss

Sway as we kiss

Her graceful shape I heave up high

And in one hand I hold her nigh

Her waiting lips are never dry

Sway as we kiss

Sway as we kiss

Come the morn she goes

The taste of her remains

And in my mind, I see us sway

Sway as we kiss

Sway as we kiss

Three Hearts As One

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Listen to a sample (Malukah)

We tilled Skyrim's ground despite frozen toil

We tended the kwama beneath Morrowind soil

We hunted the wamasu in Black Marsh's glades

We Three hearts had no need for blades

Then they came from the seas, folded steel in their hands

They burned down our homes and ravaged our lands

Akaviri brought nothing but bloodshed and lies

Our families were slain before our eyes

With Three separate people they shared a cruel joke

A choice between death or the yoke

But then our Three people knew what must be done

To end the oppression, all Three became One

Forged by war the Ebonheart rose

And drove the Akaviri back to the sea

When the enemies begged for the mercy they lacked

Three voices as one shouted "Blood for the Pact"

Forged by war our story be told

No shackles can hold us

Whether moonstone or gold

Notes

• While some of these songs are about the members or events of specific alliances, bards in other alliance zones may be found singing these songs. For example, bards in Ebonheart Pact zones may be heard singing "Ode to Queen Ayrenn".

Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind

The Morrowind chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds six new songs, performed by Gideon Emery and Cindy Robinson. Each song has one instrumental variation for flute and lute.

Bards

To listen to the Morrowind Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Mrylav Aralor	A male Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside Saint Delyn Waistworks in Vivec City, Vvardenfell
Ralsynilsa	A female Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Penitent Pilgrim Inn in Molag Mar, Vvardenfell
Tiras Alvor	A male Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, east of the Fighters Guild Encampment in Sadrith Mora, Vvardenfell
Traldrisa Marys	A female Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Resting Kwama in Gnisis, Vvardenfell
Volmyni	A female Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside, at the Saint Delyn Plaza in Vivec City, Vvardenfell

Lyrics

Red Mountain Drinking Song

It sleeps like a giant, our tower of stones,

Red Mountain, Red Mountain, all rumbles and moans.

It tosses and turns, pray it won't wake,

And then without warning the ground starts to shake!

As the world ends, the ground starts to shake! So—

Heft a flask and say a prayer,

Red Mountain's about to explode.

Have a drink but be aware,

It's doom the mountain forebodes.

Lift a glass and curse the day,

Red Mountain's about to burst.

Drink all your cares away,

Who wants to die with a thirst?

Die with a thirst!

Knock back a fiery flin, amid the smoke and ash.

Drain the flask of whiskey we'll be drunk in a flash!

Let's guzzle sujamma amid the fire and fumes

Tip back the jar of liquor let inebriation bloom!

As the world ends, let inebriation bloom! So—

Heft a flask and say a prayer,

Red Mountain's about to explode.

Have a drink but be aware,

It's doom the mountain forebodes.

Lift a glass and curse the day,

Red Mountain's about to burst.

Drink all your cares away,

Who wants to die with a thirst?

Die with a thirst!

Six are the Walking Ways

Six are the walking ways, enigma, enemy, teachers

Begat by precursor gods, come we now their creatures

Embody splendor in your name, and wisdom in your features

By the sword I mean the night

By the word I mean the dead

By the sword I mean a sigh

By the word I mean the end

Six are the guardians, three fore and three incarnate

Here to test your hero's ways, and show that you can learn it

The truest works we shall behold are those made by the silent

By the sword I mean the night

By the word I mean the dead

By the sword I mean a sigh

By the word I mean the end

By the sword I mean the night

By the word I mean the dead

By the sword I mean a sigh

By the word I mean the end

The Cliff-Strider Song

While cliff-racers spread their wings, so broad,

And lesser birds bend their knees, so awed,

You snarl, and hiss, and spit, and screech!

I hear the guars grunting each to each,

"What a terror! What savage speech!"

Oh to be like you.

Your temper flares at the smallest offense,

You snatch our guars and mangle our fence!

You nest in our lofts, spray dung on the wall,

Tear up our roofs like a mid-summer squall,

Frighten our children and make the babes bawl,

Promise you'll never change.

Cliff-strider, stride so high,

On fiery crags, you touch the sky!

Cliff-strider, stride so high,

Screech loud as thunder, may you never die!

You're vengeful and petty like my mother-in-law,

You stink like you've got old fish in your craw,

Your shrieks shatter glass, and rattle my ears,

Your rotten-fig smell brings grown mer to tears,

You piss on our pillows, they smell bad for years,

You're Vvardefell's pride and joy!

Cliff-strider, stride so high,

On fiery crags, you touch the sky!

Cliff-strider, stride so high,

Screech loud as thunder, may you never die!

Armiger Marching Song

Step light, stride far,

O ye Buoyant Armigers,

To glory days and triumphant nights,

March on through your bloody fight!

Sing proud, sound roars,

O ye Buoyant Armigers,

Raise voices in courageous cheers,

Give those heathens cause for fear!

Stand tall, spoil wars,

O ye Buoyant Armigers,

Best their warriors by the score,

Take a bow and best a dozen more!

Set bones, sum scars,

O ye Buoyant Armigers,

Wear the badge of those who lead,

A few new nicks as proof of deeds!

Stand tall, spoil wars,

O ye Buoyant Armigers,

Best their warriors by the score,

Take a bow and best a dozen more!

Brave Little Scrib Song

There's a kwama we all know,

Who's as bold as any Dunmer,

You can see by Torchbug's glow,

Little Scrib, she's such a wonder.

Play, play! Life's an adventure!

Run, run! As fast as you dare!

Sing, sing! Imagine the pleasure!

Everything's fun ... when you don't have a care!

Mean Old Torchbug, full of tricks,

His voice crackling like fire,

Advice he shares conflicts,

Sends Little Scrib into trouble dire.

Play, play! Life's an adventure!

Run, run! As fast as you dare!

Sing, sing! Imagine the pleasure!

Everything's fun ... when you don't have a care!

Brave Little Scrib with the heart so pure,

Always in search of adventure,

She says "Maybe tomorrow."

He says "If you insist,

But that treasure, you'll miss."

Play, play! Life's an adventure!

Run, run! As fast as you dare!

Sing, sing! Imagine the pleasure!

Everything's fun ... when you don't have a care!

Song of the Word

The words you hear are based on meat—don't let the sophists fool you

Fear not upon the walking way—just let hysteria rule you

In their own world, the mad have laws—but only if they're written

The wise can write them different rules—for by the word they're smitten

Use no words for apologies—if you seek absolution

Action is the walking way— and words are no solution

The wise avoid apology—when ravers must be beaten

So sing not with the dusty tongue—no word is true till eaten

Notes

• Both "Six are the Walking Ways" and "The Song of the Word" use and paraphrase lines from The 36 Lessons of Vivec. "Six are the Walking Ways" is from Sermon 6, while "The Song of the Word" is from Sermon 27.
• The refrain of "The Cliff-Strider Song" is a reference to Aldos Othran's cliff racer song in Oblivion.

Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset

The Summerset chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds five new songs. Each song has one instrumental variation for flute and lute.

Bards

To listen to the Summerset Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Castyaarne	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Shrewd Brew in Lillandril, Summerset
Endolale	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside Anchors Aweigh Inn in Shimmerene, Summerset
Farilme	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, west of Riverside Market in Alinor, Summerset
Laeriwene	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, east of the Alinor Crest Townhouse entrance in Alinor, Summerset
Lairinque	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside Oleander Coast Winery, north of Alinor, Summerset
Monormil	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside The Gilded Fork in Alinor, Summerset
Orninlusea	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, south of Nyderion's Boarding Home in Shimmerene, Summerset
Salelale	A female Altmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, the southeast field of Russafeld, Summerset

Lyrics

Charge of the Welkynar

When Summerset, o Summerset, our fair and pretty land,

Is threatened from beyond the clear and shining sea,

The Welkynar, our Gryphon Knights, take wing and make a stand,

With courage, strength, and bravery, they keep the Altmer free!

Charge, o Gryphon Knights,

Fly on and fight our foes!

Charge, o Welkynar,

Take wing with swords and bows!

From Alinor to Shimmerene and every point between,

The Welkynar ride the winds and defend our gleaming isle,

Whether commoner, or noble, or merchant, or queen,

The Gryphon Knights protect us all, always with a smile!

Charge, o Gryphon Knights,

Fly on and fight our foes!

Charge, o Welkynar,

Take wing with swords and bows!

Charge, o Gryphon Knights,

Fly on and fight our foes!

Charge, o Welkynar,

Take wing with swords and bows!

Folly of Man

Listen 'round, I've a warning to sound,

About an overgrown weed.

I don't mean to forebode, but this little ode,

Is a lesson you best heed.

Now, our story unfolds, upon a pitiful mold,

Was made to thrive on rot.

This unsightly staph, was a trickster's last laugh,

Long after his battle was fought.

The Sundering, if you were wondering,

When the heavens dropped out of the sky.

They hit with a thud, and gave birth to the mud,

Making up this mortal sty.

It was a hell of a mess, but I digress,

My story's about the swine.

What took root in this land, were seeds called Man,

That sprung up like fungus from grime.

Their lives may be short, and lacking import,

But keep an eye to their blundering.

It's tempting to jest, about this simple pest,

That's until you've seen their plundering.

For when Men bound, to the Doom Drum's sound,

You'll learn what the Corpse-God wrought.

Trinimac didn't know, with his final blow,

Just how badly he'd been caught.

I don't mean to forebode, but this little ode,

Is a lesson you best heed.

Praise Be (Ancestor Song)

Praise we now Mara

O Goddess of Love

Bless us with children

Our mother above

Praise we now Xarxes

Who transcribes our story

Honor the scrivener

Archivist of glory

Clap hands in praise

Exalt the Divines!

Clap hands and praise

Our ancestral lines!

Our lines!

Praise we now Y'ffre

O first Ehlnofey

God of the forest

Earth Bones showed the way

Praise we now Stendarr

Apologist of Men

Lord of compassion

For the lesser of ken

Clap hands in praise

Exalt the Divines!

Clap hands and praise

Our ancestral lines!

Our lines!

Last praise Auri-El

Forefather of all

Formed us to be like him

Wise, noble, and tall

Clap hands in praise

Exalt the Divines!

Clap hands and praise

Our ancestral lines!

The Star-Eyed Bride of Alinor

Eyes of polished amber, hair swept like a comet's tail

Soul alight with love and joy under pregnant golden sails

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

Lost in storm and spray

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

That cruel fate took away

White swan feathers fluttered from her ivory bridal gown

And unsung vows slipped from her lips, eager to be found

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

Gone beneath the waves

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

The sea became her grave

The clouds they gathered overhead, ripping sail from mast

The hull creaked like a coffin's hinge as the captain yelled 'hold fast!'

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

She never made it home

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

Drowned in brine and foam

Lightning crashed upon the sea, wind howled with the swells

I strained to reach her glistening hand, but into the depths she fell

Upon the beach I wander still, to gaze out at the sea

Hoping to see her shining face smiling back at me

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

Whose last words were my name

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

I still weep from the shame

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

Lost in storm and spray

My star-eyed bride of Alinor

That cruel fate took away

That cruel fate took away.

The Tale of Syrabane

Gather round and hear the tale

Of Archmage Syrabane

Through his mercy and his might

He stopped the Thrassian Plague

He knew war was the only way

To stop the plague at hand

So he called for aid

All throughout the land

Oh, Syrabane, oh Syrabane

Ye mer of godly fate

Oh Syrabane, oh Syrabane

The youngest of the Eight

Man and Mer took up the call

They knew they could not fail

Together they combined their might

The All Flags Navy sailed

With Bendu Olo at his side

Slinging sword and spell

He beat back the tide

The Coral Kingdom fell

Oh, Syrabane, oh Syrabane

Ye mer of godly fate

Oh Syrabane, oh Syrabane

The youngest of the Eight

Now good mer, remember well

The tale of Syrabane

For when dark times came to pass

He knew to ask for aid

Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire

The Murkmire DLC of Elder Scrolls Online adds six new songs, three of which are sung in Jel.

Bards

To listen to the Murkmire DLC songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Ah-Shehs	A male Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	Outside, in front of Bountiful Boughs in Bright-Throat Village, Murkmire	He only sings songs in Jel
Dakee-Jat	A male Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	At the Daggerfall Marketplace in Daggerfall, Glenumbra	He only appears after completing The Sounds of Home
Kalanu	A male Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	Outside, at Marshland Market in Lilmoth, Murkmire
Kud-Gei	A female Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	At the Davon's Watch Market District in Davon's Watch, Stonefalls	She only appears after completing The Sounds of Home
Peek-Neeus	A female Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	At the Harborside Market in Vulkhel Guard, Auridon	She only appears after completing The Sounds of Home
Pozawulm	A female Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	Behind The Stable Steed in Gideon, Blackwood	She only sings songs in Jel
Tar-Lurash	A female Argonian bard who plays the vossa-satl and sings	Outside The Lusty Argonian Footman in Lilmoth, Murkmire

Lyrics

Hear the Hist Speak

Sitting beneath its swaying leaves

Hearing its words within the breeze

Speak, hear the Hist speak

Hear the Hist speak its words to me

Below the roots forever spread

Collecting souls of our dead

Speak, hear the Hist speak

Hear the Hist speak its words to me

From its sap we gain our life

By its judgement we end strife

Tribe and Hist, sky and sun

All connected, all are one.

All connected, all are one.

Sitting beneath its swaying leaves

Hearing its words within the breeze

Speak, hear the Hist speak

Hear the Hist speak its words to me

Hear the Hist speak its words to me

Ku-Vastei

A heart that holds its hesitation

A fear that leads to a stagnation

Something must now clear the way

That which will be Ku-Vastei

Wise eyes always look ahead

Clearing all their doubt and dread

They who see past yesterday

They who will be Ku-Vastei

Ku-Vastei, Ku-Vastei

That which sparks the needed change

Ku-Vastei, Ku-Vastei

One who sees the needed way

Scales of shadow, nothing speakers

Their dark words will be our teachers

Those who herald word of root

Mind the Hist and then dispute

Spells that come from words of power

Sun and rain that grows the flower

Sorrow leading to great mirth

Death that then becomes rebirth

Ku-Vastei, Ku-Vastei

That which sparks the needed change

Ku-Vastei, Ku-Vastei

One who sees the needed way

One who sees the needed way.

Shunatei

Shunatei, shunatei

The belly of regret

These feelings of despair

That I cannot forget

Shunatei, shunatei

Why do you last?

Why do I cling

To my troubled past?

Despair over lost ones

Those I must avenge

Hatred and sadness

A thirst for revenge

They blind me from reaching the path ahead

And so I am lost to my dread

Shunatei, shunatei

The belly of regret

These feelings of despair

That I cannot forget

Shunatei, shunatei

It strikes me blind

If I move ahead

I can't look behind

I will become like the river below

I will clear the rubble of my hate and woe

I will release these dark thoughts that cloud my mind

I'll leave what has been behind

Shunatei, shunatei

You haunt me no more

For my heart is the bird

That has learned to soar

Shunatei, shunatei

I will ascend

For all that has begun

One day must end

Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr

The Elsweyr Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds five new songs. Each song has one instrumental variation for qanun.

Bards

To listen to the Elsweyr Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Duzhargo	A male Khajiit bard who plays the qanun and sings	Inside The Sugar Bowl in Rimmen, Northern Elsweyr	He also plays the four bard songs introduced with the Dragonhold DLC
J'luk	A male Khajiit bard who plays the qanun and sings	Outside, above the Flophouse on the westernmost landing of The Stitches, Northern Elsweyr	He also plays the four bard songs introduced with the Dragonhold DLC
Nulaga	A female Khajiit bard who plays the qanun and sings	Inside Banished Regrets Inn in Riverhold, Northern Elsweyr	She also plays the four bard songs introduced with the Dragonhold DLC

Lyrics

Dancing Among the Flowers Fine

Dancing among the flowers fine

Singing the song that calls to him

Moonlight serenade at my whim

Dancing among the flowers fine

Sleeping within the dreaming deep

Chasing the butterflies he sends

Hoping that summer never ends

Sleeping within the dreaming deep

Hoping that summer never ends

Sleeping within the dreaming deep

Vistas unfold before me now

Sharing their secrets joyfully

They're bright in hue yet darkly dire

They warm me with softly glowing fire

They're bright in hue yet darkly dire

They warm me with softly glowing fire

Moving within the worlds between

Following all the gemstone birds

Yearning to hear his whispered words

Moving within the worlds between

Yearning to hear his whispered words

Moving within the worlds between

Val Vijah Va Rhook, Baandari

Dancing through savanna grass

On light feet we glide

Hey, hey, Baandari boy

Tap your heels in stride

Hey, hey, Baandari girl

Swing your tail beside

Val Vijah Va Rhook, Baandari

Carrying our world in packs

Val Vijah Va Rhook, Baandari

Our kingdom on our backs

Home is on the move again

On wagon wheels we go

Hey, hey, Baandari boy

Where the wild winds blow

Hey, hey, Baandari girl

Our caravan in tow

Val Vijah Va Rhook, Baandari

Carrying our world in packs

Val Vijah Va Rhook, Baandari

Our kingdom on our backs

Walker we can teach the steps

We'll be your guiding star

Hey, hey, Baandari boy

Keep close and we'll go far

Hey, hey, Baandari girl

Our vagabond bazaar

Sweet Moon-Sugar Cane

The wood elves have their rotmeth brew

Made of meat and bile

The lizards eat their bugs and twigs

And everything so vile

But those of us who walk the sands

Know life's greatest pleasure

Is strictly sweet, a tasty treat

It's moon sugar that we treasure

Fields drenched in moonlight

Dewed with summer rain

Brilliant green and growing tall

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Gifted by the moons

As they wax and wane

Fill our bowls and fill our souls

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

We sprinkle it on fine steak

Glistening so sweetly

We smear it on our salmon

And gobble it up completely

We bake it into our sweet treats

Don't you want a taste?

So eat it quick and wash it down

Because nothing shall go to waste

Fields drenched in moonlight

Dewed with summer rain

Brilliant green and growing tall

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Gifted by the moons

As they wax and wane

Fill our bowls and fill our souls

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

Sweet moon-sugar cane!

A Cat's Serenade

(Note: The pronouns in this song will change to match the pronouns of the singer.)

This one weaves a song

She'll sing it to you all day long

Will you love her, will you love her

She'll steal a thousand jewels

She'll even play the fool

Say you love her, say you love her

Well your father will never give his blessing true

But let's be honest dear

That's what you want to hear

No this one will never buy you Mara's ring

But under the starlight

You can grasp her tight

This one weaves a song

She'll sing it to you all day long

Will you love her, will you love her

She'll steal a thousand jewels

She'll even play the fool

Say you love her, say you love her

So many sweetmeats this one could woo

But it's you that she needs

Oh she begs and pleads

In the moonlight she will surely worship you

But come the morning sun

She will most definitely run

Song of Kingdoms

A song emitted from the Rithana-di-Renada, which can be obtained as a furnishing. Translated by ZOS_Soundmaster, song is originally written in Ta'agra:

Swift paws of Ne-Quin-Al

Rimmen gold rains down

Green Riverhold has farms

Blessed-moons of Dune

Clever-Smile Orcrest in Dessert

Verkarth Strong-Warrior stand

Must-smile drinks for Meirvale

Helkarn has wary eyes

Wise words Alabaster praise

River people of Bruk'ra

Pray Pa'alatiin of reverence

Corinthe carving wood

Green forests of Tenmar

Torval renowns the Mane

Sweet Khenarthia has fish

Senchal ocean traders

The Song of Khunzar-ri

When the sixteen kingdoms were only sixteen tribes,

A hero ambled forth all tall and tough and wise,

How sleek he is! How fragrant! A five-claw? No, a ten!

He wrestles giants just for fun and charges into senche's den!

Who is he? Khunzar-ri! Khunzar-ri!

Sing it loud sing it clear. Fighter, lover, poet, thief

He's one khajiit to cheer!

Who is he, Khunzar-ri, Khunzar-ri

Sing it proud, sing it strong! Brave and sly, rarely shy.

He never steers you wrong

No dungeon cage can hold him no lock can bar his way,

Some stories claim that he's a god or so they say,

He dragged the light from Jone and Jode down to the growing fields,

And now we have moon-sugar and all the good it yields.

Who is he? Khunzar-ri! Khunzar-ri!

Sing it loud sing it clear. Fighter, lover, poet, thief

He's one khajiit to cheer!

Who is he, Khunzar-ri, Khunzar-ri

Sing it proud, sing it strong! Brave and sly, rarely shy.

He never steers you wrong

Elder Scrolls Online: Dragonhold

The Dragonhold DLC of Elder Scrolls Online adds four new songs.

Bards

To listen to the Dragonhold DLC songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Rakzzin	A male Khajiit bard who plays the qanun and sings	Inside The Sweet Breezes Inn in Senchal, Southern Elsweyr	He also plays the five bard songs introduced with the Elsweyr Chapter
Tsrarranza	A female Khajiit bard who plays the qanun and sings	Outside of Salezu's House in Black Heights, Southern Elsweyr	She also plays the five bard songs introduced with the Elsweyr Chapter

Lyrics

The Burning of Senchal

Though the sun shines down on me

The darkness years ago makes me weep.

And after flames devoured their breath,

I stood above, mourning all that death.

What then became of me?

I cannot say.

As the moons shone down on me,

I chose to follow an ill-made path.

Staring from a starlit sky,

Moons' stark radiance witnessed them die.

What then became of me?

I dare not say.

We must survive, despite the ravages of life, cruel life

With its suffering and injustice

As death surrounds us.

But can we thrive when all hope has fled before us?

All that's left is grief and shallow graves.

The march of darkness goes on.

What can we do? We just survive.

Decades later who are we,

And after that dire crucible of death?

Did we pay too high a price

To walk away, knowing all we know?

What then became of us?

No one should say.

We have survived, despite the ravages of life, cruel life

With its suffering and injustice

When death hounded us.

But can we thrive after what we paid to get here?

Who are we now? We dare not say.

The march of darkness goes on.

What can we do? What have we become?

Demon from the East

Kingdoms stretch across the sands

Peace warms our joyful lands,

A heart that shines through the dark

Wrapped in the threads of time.

A demon rises from the East

Followed by a crimson beast,

Oh the earth is torn and scorched

Our people know but fear now.

A warrior raises sword to the sun

Calling warriors to follow,

Alkosh guides threads yet unspun

His champion goes forth.

His champion goes forth.

Soldiers come from foreign shores

To join us in our dreadful war,

Taking stride by the warrior's side

And prepare for battle.

Crimson beast nobly bestows

A horn to defeat his vile foe,

Its call forces fiends to fall

Victory seems so close now.

The warrior makes one last stand

Against the dreaded demon,

Ice and blood staining peaceful sands

Nighttime fills the sky.

Chains and spells bind the demon tight

Locking it away in darkness,

Soldiers celebrate in new dawn's light

And peace reigns once more.

The Gambler's Art

Hello, my friend, come take a seat,

grab something sweet, and join us for some fun.

The tickle felt in this one's ear

as you drew near says you've got a tidy sum.

The clink of coins from your jaunty loins

Sing of riches to be won.

Let down your mane, join in our game.

We've only just begun!

Place your wager, raise the stakes

Build a tower from your drakes.

Draw your fortune, toss your wealth

Risk it all, you'll have your health.

And if you wind up on the street

At least you lived like true Khajiit.

I see, my friend, that you have pluck

but you're short on luck—that hand was hard to beat.

And if you find you're feeling cross

about this tragic loss, there's a cause for your defeat.

You took your chance on a furtive glance

At cards that couldn't compete.

But this cat's eyes, they tell no lies

Next time be more discreet.

Take a gamble, oops you're done.

Now you're broke, tuck tail and run!

Don't make a scene or swear and roar.

Tossed out, to hoots and howls galore

Next time your money's on deceit

Have the good sense to try and cheat.

Song of Alkosh's Champion

Halls loom ahead of me

My heart is yet untried

I know it is my destiny

To walk the path with pride.

Guiding winds push behind

Darkness lies ahead

The threads begin to unwind

I must swallow my dread.

Khenarthi's winds will guide me

To brave the path with pride

Lorkhaj's steps will bind me

To follow in his stride.

Alkosh will purify me

To mend the sands of time

His mask will sanctify me

A champion of pride.

I ride the winds cunningly

And never break my stride

I face the darkness valiantly

The lanterns are my guide.

When the threads are all spun

When I've earned my right

I'll stand before the Endless One

And bow before her might.

Khenarthi's winds will guide me

To brave the path with pride

Lorkhaj's steps will bind me

To follow in his stride.

Alkosh will purify me

To mend the sands of time

His mask will sanctify me

A champion of pride.

Holy mask and Path of Pride

Path of Pride, Path of Pride.

I shall mend the sands of time …

Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor

The Greymoor Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds five new songs. Each song has two instrumental variations for flute and lute.

Bards

To listen to the Greymoor Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Brankelvi	A female Nord bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, at a campfire by the road leading north out of Dragon Bridge, Western Skyrim
Gjargrydd	A female Nord bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Bottomless Pit in Dusktown, Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns
Ifmor	A male Nord bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, in the Courtyard Marketplace in Solitude, Western Skyrim

Lyrics

A Threnody to Lost Love

Deep within my mind

The storms, they gather inside me

Deep within my mind

The tides rise far too high

Hiding in my mind

The sorrow whispers freely

Fear is so unkind

Shouting through my tears

Please don't find me

I can't be free

Please come find me

Your death haunts me

Your death haunts me

Deep within my soul

The fires burn inside of me

Deep within my soul

Pain rips through all I am

Lurking in my soul

Loneliness beseeches me

I'm no longer whole

Screaming through my tears

Please don't find me

I can't be free

Please come find me

Your death haunts me

Your death haunts me

Your death haunts me

Nord War Song

Take your fill of golden mead,

Let it spill like blood across your blade.

The horns of battle call upon the strongest,

Only in war are warriors made.

Hone your axes til they gleam,

Like a light upon the frozen snow.

Relish in the sweet, sweet sound,

As it nestles in the breast of your foe.

No true Nord fears death,

They hold it in high regard!

Take courage, those with hearts so bold,

A place awaits you in Sovngarde!

There's a cry in every warrior's heart,

A triumphant, hearty, mighty toll.

Ysgramor's courage steadies your hand,

His strength imbues your soul.

No true Nord fears death,

They hold it in high regard!

Take courage, those with hearts so bold,

A place awaits you in Sovngarde!

Old Nord Drinking Song

I climbed Shearpoint Mountain,

Drinking my store of mead.

My vision got so blurry,

I couldn't hardly read.

I found a warm dry cave,

Never saw a sign or warning.

Curled up with an old frost troll,

Which surprised us both come morning.

Mead, mead, mead, mead!

It's all you really need.

It's sweet and it's strong,

So good it can't be wrong,

Mead, mead, mead, mead!

Gave that troll a bottle,

She drank it down right quick.

She danced around me happily,

Then hit me with a stick.

The old troll was snoring,

When I woke hours later.

She'd drunk up all my mead,

But I couldn't really hate her.

Mead, mead, mead, mead!

It's all you really need.

It's sweet and it's strong,

So good it can't be wrong,

Mead, mead, mead, mead!

It's all you really need.

It's sweet and it's strong,

So good it can't be wrong,

Mead, mead, mead!

Frelytte and Pular: A Love Song

Sweet Frelytte the Fair

Hair the color of hay,

Like spun gold and honey

Bright sun at midday.

She loved a boy named Pular

And he loved her, too.

As fiercely as ice entombs lakes,

As surely as spring melts through.

Her mouth as red as snowberries,

His hands calloused and true.

He left to hunt an ice wraith, saying

"I'll become worthy of you."

After four nights of waiting,

Frelytte rode into the snow.

The mountains howled with darkness,

The moon sank ever so low.

But soon her horse grew tired,

The cold did lull her to sleep.

She curled up beneath a tree,

Until the storm buried her deep.

Pular returned triumphantly,

He'd killed the wraith as he foretold.

He stopped at the base of a tree,

Where he saw a tuft of gold.

He brushed away the snow, found her

Pale as cream and cold as death.

But Divines smiled on their love,

And when he kissed her she drew breath.

"I've slayed the beast," Pular proudly cried,

And Frelytte wept tears of joy.

Hand in hand, they ran home to marry,

Theirs was a love that winter could not destroy.

The Pale Man

A stranger came upon our hold,

Ghostly for all to behold.

Mute and shivering by our fire,

What conjured a visage so dire,

A voice so hollow, could barely be heard,

Murmured warning with just a few words.

The Pale Man comes,

On cold wind and dark clouds

The Pale Man comes,

To snatch away your loved ones

The Pale Man comes.

No sooner was the warning sound

The first snows touched the ground.

Shrinking from the howling winds

And praying as the sunlight dims.

We barred our doors against the night,

Gathered close and huddled tight.

The Pale Man comes,

Wrapped in a cloak of snow

The Pale Man comes,

His touch will chill you to the bone,

The Pale Man comes.

As the frightful storm wore on

We stretched out to wait for dawn.

There would be no rest

Awaiting our unwanted guest.

Clutching hard our swords

At the clatter of the boards.

The Pale Man comes,

He passes like a ghost

The Pale Man comes,

Vanishing without a trace.

At last our night did end

Without the visitation portend.

As our vigilance began to fade

I turned to where the stranger laid.

But they were nowhere to be seen

Nothing remained, just an icy sheen.

Elder Scrolls Online: Markarth

The Markarth DLC of Elder Scrolls Online adds four new songs, performed by Anna Graves and Kellen Goff. Each song has two instrumental variations for lute and one instrumental variation for flute.

Bards

To listen to the Markarth DLC songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Carinoch	A male Reachman bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside Understone Keep in Markarth, The Reach
Tisnevere	A female Reachman bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Hunter's Repose in Markarth, The Reach

Lyrics

Hail to the Ancient Spirits

Hail Hircine, Lord of the Hunt

Master of wood and hill

All things that live must chase or flee

In death alone fall still

Hail Namira, Spirit Queen

Skein-weaver, silent midwife

Each beginning must have its end

Dark mother of death and life

Hail to the ancient spirits

Teachers, testers, weal and woe

Hard lessons, but needful too

For this world is full of foes

Hail Molag Bal, the Prince of Pain

Brutal master, lord of troubles

Giver of strength to slay and strive

For men are meant to struggle

Hail to the ancient spirits

Teachers, testers, weal and woe

Hard lessons, but needful too

For this world is full of foes

Hail to the ancient spirits

Hail to the ancient spirits

Reach Hunting Hymn

The chase begins like a song

Paws pounding through the leaves

Wings tearing against thorns

The shadow of the elk looms

The shadow of the elk looms

The endless forest beckons

Your fear smells sharp and thrilling

To be hunted is to be alive

To be tested and worthy

Run, little rabbit, run

Your skin would make such a prize

Feel the tear of teeth at flesh

The Hunting Grounds await you

The Hunting Grounds await you

The endless forest beckons

Your fear smells sharp and thrilling

To be hunted is to be alive

To be tested and worthy

To be tested and worthy

Reach Witch Chant

Give heed, blood kin

Hear us sing out

Our time falls short

As shadows grow long

Mighty spirits

With wide eyes wait

Wolf fangs stay sharp

To save the pack

Give heed, Great Beast

Hear us sing out

With sinew tough,

And muscle tight

Through us give strength

And our spirit shall pour

Upon the dirt

For your reward

Give heed, Black Fly

Hear us sing out

Filled with nothing

Know our hunger

Decay's vigor

And Void's might

They empty our chests

Of soul or need

Red Eagle's Song

Remember, remember, child of the Reach

Faolan's bloody story

Remember, remember, child of the Reach

Red Eagle's final glory

Shrieking eagles cried his name

As he rose from mother's womb

A child born with the blood-elk's eye

Whose rage spelled diamond's doom

Despair, despair as Hestra came

South-born hag of White-Stone Tower

With bands of iron spears and shields

She turned the king-hearts black and sour

He warred and howled as seasons passed

Slaying the Empire's daughter and son

But Reachfolk fell by arrow and spear

Till clan-friends he had none

At last he traded his Eagle's heart

To the ravens who covet our power

In his breast they planted the briar seed

That grows from the corpse's flower

Thousands fell to his flaming sword

As the blood-sun rose and set

Despite the bite of a hundred arrows

He fought till death he met

Let all remember Faolan's rage

For it dwells in the heart of us all

Any who covet the sacred Reach

Will suffer our spears and fall!

Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood

The Blackwood Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds five new songs, performed by Colby West and Jenna O'Gara. Each song has two instrumental variations for flute and lute.

Bards

To listen to the Blackwood Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Audania Decanius	A female Imperial bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Kaladas Inn in Leyawiin, Blackwood
Haderus Vano	A male Imperial bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside The Egg and Hammer Inn in Gideon, Blackwood
Marana Pera	A female Imperial bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside The Happy Crow in Farmer's Nook, Blackwood

Lyrics

Across the Niben Bar

From Cyrodiil to Topal Bay

The Niben's back is wide

Good ships along Leyawiin-quay

Await the morning tide.

In Aleswell we took on ore

At Weye, Colovian red

Timber we shipped in Bravil-port

Then sailed for Blackwood Head.

One, two! One, two! Cast far, cast true!

Hey leadsman, call your mark!

Shoal-water lurks in foggy murk

Across the Niben Bar!

In Torval we bought sugar cane

In Southpoint furs and dyes

Then sold it all at Daggerfall

And drank in Stros M'Kai!

The Gold Coast has silk and wine

We turn for home again

In Leyawiin-town my sweetheart pines

To see her sailing-man!

One, two! One, two! Cast far, cast true!

Hey leadsman, call your mark!

For nereids dwell beneath the swells

Across the Niben Bar!

One, two! One, two! Cast far, cast true!

Hey leadsman, call your mark!

For sailors roam upon the foam

Across the Niben Bar!

Imperial Deception Song

Golden goblets overflow with wine

A sultry dancer with eyes so fine

A circlet of rubies crowns her head

Tangled blankets as you fall in bed

Hot grease drips into the blazing fire

Grapes dangle as mouths open with desire

Blue velvet and golden trim abound

So many sordid delights surround

But what is the cost of such wonderful things?

No amount of gold can hide the rot it brings

Fangs lurk beneath brightly painted lips

As innocence falls like arrows from our ships

We dance until our tired feet bleed

Gorge upon all the delicacies and mead

The lovely deception will tarnish the gold

When we finally realize how much we've sold

The Liberation of Leyawiin

Thunder rolls as Sai Sahan

Nears Leyawiin as war rages on

Leovic's warriors are on the attack

While traitors strike Sai's back

Arrows seeking, and swords swinging

Death knells will soon be ringing

His face grim, drawing strength from within

His sword swings for Leyawiin

Traitors behind and Longhouse before

Both seek the swordmaster's death in this war

Sai Sahan fights to cheat such a fate

Alone now he battles through the gate.

Inside the walls, Sai draws a breath

Facing two armies, he deals out death

With only sword and wits to defeat them

He fights for Leyawiin's freedom.

Traitors behind and Longhouse before

Both seek the swordmaster's death in this war

Sai Sahan fights to cheat such a fate

Within the city he seeks to liberate.

The forces converge, but Sai's blade is unstilled

Leovic flees, Sai's task is fulfilled

He stands on a mountain of traitors' corpses

Defender victorious against lost causes

And the people of Leyawiin are free!

May Disaster Turn Away

The ground shakes, the sky quakes,

The forests are ablaze.

Darkness falls, and chaos spreads,

Betrayal fills the days.

May disaster turn away from us,

Send your earthquakes to our neighbors.

May death and destruction pass us by,

Let fire and flood fill another's chambers.

Storms strike from distant clouds,

Infernos rage, death amasses.

Blackness looms, discord ahead,

Betrayal like a sword blade flashes,

When open wide the gates of Oblivion.

May disaster turn away from us,

Send your earthquakes to our neighbors.

May death and destruction pass us by,

Let fire and flood fill another's chambers.

Lord of Destruction, Prince of Disaster,

Give our people their space.

God of Bloodshed, King of Betrayal,

Go visit your troubles some other place.

May disaster turn away from us,

Send your earthquakes to our neighbors.

May death and destruction pass us by,

Let fire and flood fill another's chambers.

On Topal Bay

I found my love on Topal Bay,

Where the river meets the sea.

We oft watched wavy waters churn,

From Leyawiin's towers three.

Hie, hie, the mist in the morning!

Hie, hie, the fog rolls in!

Hie, hie, the storms come without warning,

Along the coast of Topal Bay!

I made my wealth on Topal Bay,

As a sailor on the sea.

And with the gold that filled the hold,

My love I gave this ring to thee.

Hie, hie, the mist in the morning!

Hie, hie, the fog rolls in!

Hie, hie, the storms come without warning,

Along the coast of Topal Bay!

I lost my love on Topal Bay,

As she strolled along the sea.

She never saw the river troll,

And never had a chance to flee.

Hie, hie, the mist in the morning!

Hie, hie, the fog rolls in!

Hie, hie, the storms come without warning,

Along the coast of Topal Bay!

Elder Scrolls Online: The Deadlands

The Deadlands DLC of Elder Scrolls Online adds 5 new songs. Each song has one instrumental variation for flute and lute.

Bards

To listen to The Deadlands DLC songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Alain Caria	A male Breton bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, in the Fargrave Foodstuffs plaza in Fargrave City District, Fargrave
Tirasie Mirel	A female Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Bearer's Rest in Fargrave City District, Fargrave

Lyrics

A Supplicant's Song

Free us from Mehrunes Dagon, we plea

Chaos he spawns upon us with glee

Spare all from hardship and grant calm repose

Share with us safety from all he'd impose.

Help us stay sheltered from Dagon's harsh fires

Shield us from the wicked harm he inspires

We serve as pawns within his many games

Guard everyone from his destructive aims.

Blunt all the edges of Dagon's dire blades

Staunch the dread bleeding from his grave crusades.

His followers revel in such ghastly strife

Please put an end to his spilling of life.

Aid us when Dagon's disasters unfold

Grant all succor beyond our stout threshold

Keep us unfettered from ambition's chains

Else all will perish from ruinous pains.

Dremora Never Die

Far from our homes, we still drink our fill

The ale here is strange, an immortal swill!

Our friends here don't drink, nor do they eat

To exist without any fun is quite the feat!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

We don't know if they're fauna or flora!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

They'll be here long after we're no more, ah!

It must be so boring, but we're here to assist,

Us death-fearing mortals who live in their midst,

What good is a drink when you can't get drunk?

To frolic with mortals, to what depths they have sunk!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

We don't know if they're fauna or flora!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

They'll be here long after we're no more, ah!

Don't judge them too harshly, it's all in good fun,

The company here is second to none!

Unchanging and sleepless and up to no good,

Our immortal friends are just misunderstood!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

We don't know if they're fauna or flora!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

Their presence is hard to ignore, ah!

Drink, drink, drink to Dremora!

They'll be here long after we're no more, ah!

Fargrave's Song

Where spirits stay late

In the shining night's slate

And coals glow to light the brave.

Red footprints lead straight,

through a tavern's doorway.

A chorus here sings of Fargrave!

Where giant's bones rest far from the Ashpit,

And the roads outside are dark and unlit,

It's the greatest of cities discovered by clan,

Reaching it may take an entire life's span.

All are welcome in Fargrave!

Some think it's Apocrypha, they are quite wrong.

This city of cities we immortalize in song.

With profits for all and mercy for none

Prosperity's work will never be done.

The bazaars never close in Fargrave!

Where spirits stay late

In the shining night's slate

And coals glow to light the brave.

Red footprints lead straight,

through a tavern's doorway.

A chorus here sings of Fargrave!

More vibrant than Meridia's Colored Rooms,

And with all the Daedra, there's very few tombs.

Our trade and our commerce fill every last street,

You'll remember each stranger and friend you meet,

When you cross into Fargrave!

The stars of the Void shine far away,

While Daedric merchants haggle by day.

The Plaza of Portals leads everywhere,

And the Bearer's Rest has drinks to spare.

There's always a party in Fargrave!

A chorus here sings of Fargrave!

The Fool of Fargrave

Nobody really knows her

She doesn't even know herself

She's the hermit of the hovels

In this place of many portals and planar trade

The mortals hold out empty palms

And she fills them without a thought

In a city built on commerce

She doesn't care about profit or loss

She's the woman in the mask

A puzzle without solution

Living a life of seclusion

The fool of Fargrave feels your pain

Nobody really knows her

She doesn't even know herself

She's the darling of the alleys

Trapped behind a curious mask she can't remove

The mortals weep and cry out

They're hungry and hurting too

She does whatever she can to aid them

And never seeking favor or coin

She's the woman in the mask

A puzzle without solution

Living a life of seclusion

The fool of Fargrave lends a hand

When the Spires Fell

Thunder peeled and the sky split wide

The beast arrived with his fiends

Ripped a hole where the temple stood

But we refused to fall to our knees

Slammed down with a boom and a shriek

Clouds of dust filling our lungs

Crying gets you nowhere

Keep your heads down and hold your tongues

Storms keep roiling overhead

And the beast stalks around outside

But as long as I stay in Wretched Spire

I can keep my hopes alive

Hear this, you wretched listeners

Though this town may protect from strife

No one can say how long we'll last

Standing on the edge of life

Storms keep roiling overhead

And the beast stalks around outside

But as long as I stay in Wretched Spire

I can keep my hopes alive

The spire's bell no longer tolls

No answers found in any tome

Outcasts all, hide from Dagon's sight

Pray we can find our way home

Pray we can find our way home

Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle

The High Isle Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds five new songs, performed by Tamar Greene and Rebecca Reidy. The Gonfalon Maid song is also sung by a man on a boat as he passes through Gonfalon Bay, performed by Billy Kametz, which can be viewed [here]. Each song has an instrumental variation for the nyckelharpa.

Bards

To listen to the High Isle Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Bienena Marcien	A female Breton bard who plays the key harp and sings	Outside, west of the jousting arena at Castle Navire, High Isle
Portic Boulat	A male Breton bard who plays the key harp and sings	Inside The Ancient Anchor Inn in Gonfalon Bay, High Isle

Lyrics

The Gonfalon Maid

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A Gonfalon maid went upon the lea

To where sunny flowers stood

For she loved the sun, and she loved the green

And she danced merrily beside the wood

She danced beside the wood

The lad she loved went down to the shore

A sailing man for to be

For he loved the wind, and he loved the spray

And he roamed upon the roiling sea

He roamed upon the sea

Oh, how long she waits upon

Upon the strand

Oh, how long today, oh

Oh, how long, how long he's hoped

To claim her hand

Oh, how long she waits, oh

And hard it was that they never met

Until he came home to stay

He built their house between hills and sea

He built it along Gonfalon Bay

Along Gonfalon Bay

Oh, how long she waits upon

Upon the strand

Oh, how long today, oh

Oh, how long, how long he's hoped

To claim her hand

Oh, how long she waits, oh

Ballad of the All Flags Navy

When sickness came unto our shores

From across the Abecean Sea

The good folk shook, the bad folk sighed

And told this tale to me

Dead, dead, so many dead

From Daggerfall to Dune

It was the slug plague they said

And blamed the Sload for our ruin

Our rulers cried out that all was lost

But not the Anvil King

He boarded his ship and raised the sails

And sailors began to sing

The All Flags! The All Flags!

Twas led by the Anvil King

Of its ships and sailors we sing!

We sing! The All Flags!

They fell in line from far and wide

The heroes heeded his call

Breton, Redguard, Elf, and more

Their fleet headed into a squall

They sailed the stormy sea as one

To crush a terrible foe

They braved red skies and thunderous waves

As deadly storms did blow

The All Flags! The All Flags!

Twas led by the Anvil King

Of its ships and sailors we sing!

We sing! The All Flags!

They closed on the enemy isle

Just as fog rolled in

Whatever horrors they might face

They knew that they must win

The allied fleet besieged the Sload

With terrors of their own

Unyielding until the isle did crack

The slugs reaped what they'd sown

The All Flags! The All Flags!

Twas led by the Anvil King

Of its ships and sailors we sing!

We sing! The All Flags!

Dirge of the Stormy Seas

When lightning strikes far from shore

And the fates still my crew till they shout no more

I hope to be on the prow standing tall

Spitting in the face of life's final call

We fought and we loved folks on shore

When we're gone, many drinks they'll pour

For the water's deep and stormy sea cold

As life sinks into the blackness below the hold

So raise a toast with a mug in your hand

To those we've lost and ones waiting on land

Our bodies may be consigned to the foamy depths

But it's better than hearing our beloved's sad breaths

We set sail without knowing what's in store

So we sing and we drink and we chance explore

For when life's over and work's at end

I'm pleased to call these sailors my friends

Blessings of Y'ffre

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Fill us with nature's glory

And guide us on our path

Dance free with exultation

A fear in no one's wrath

Stone's firmness set below us

Her waters spring forth free

Blue skies alight with sunfire

Bound into blessings three

Blessings of Y'ffre

Blessings of Y'ffre

Blessings of Y'ffre

Peace settle deep within you

A blessing from the stone

Lean wisely into changes

Let waters bless your home

Life's answers seek your questions

Sky's blessing as you roam

Let nature lead you onward

Three boons upon you sown

Blessings of Y'ffre

Blessings of Y'ffre

Blessings of Y'ffre

The Glittering Sapphire Tourney

Gather round, ye lads and lasses

Listen far and wide!

For 'cross the isles

And for a while

We've had a source of pride!

Noble are the knightly orders

Three in name there are

Through epic poems

Their deeds are known

In lands both near and far!

Oh the Orders of the Systres

They lie so close at hand

Let's take a count and raise a glass

To our merry bands!

The Albatross, it sails the waves

While Iron sallies forth

The Oaken Knights know ancient ways

And none of them are coarse!

Listen here, give me your ear

The Sapphire Tourney comes!

From every nook

By sea, on foot

And not a one is glum!

Aspirants head to old Navire

Hailing from near and far

To joust and ride

And sing with pride

With hopes they'll be a star!

Oh the Orders of the Systres

They lie so close at hand

Let's take a count and raise a glass

To our merry bands!

The Albatross, it sails the waves

While Iron sallies forth

The Oaken Knights know ancient ways

And each a fearsome force!

Whomever wins the tourney

On the final day

Be they Sir or Dame

They'll live with Fame

And bask in the hurrays

Noble is the Closer

Who fought, and bled, and won!

It could be you

Come tell us true

But this quick verse is... done!

Oh the Orders of the Systres

They lie so close at hand

Let's take a count and raise a glass

To our merry bands!

The Albatross, it sails the waves

While Iron sallies forth

The Oaken Knights know ancient ways

Now, quick, where is my horse?

Elder Scrolls Online: Firesong

The Firesong DLC of Elder Scrolls Online adds 5 new songs. In addition, Bittding can be heard drunkenly singing a version of To See My Systres while fishing the lava flows near the Llanshara Wayshrine.

Bards

To listen to the Firesong DLC songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Colbois Ephine	A male Breton bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside, on the stairs west of the Vastyr Market Center in Vastyr, Galen	He doesn't sing "Rescue Me" or "The Storm and the Sunflower" until after the quest The Siege of Vastyr
Luce Gemain	A female Breton bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside The Jaded Ornaug Tavern in Vastyr, Galen	She doesn't sing "Rescue Me" or "The Storm and the Sunflower" until after the quest The Siege of Vastyr

Lyrics

Rescue Me

Far from our shores in a becalmed sea

Lost are we

Tragedy

We ration grog

Until Kynareth sets us free

No smiles are left as we drift alone

Far from home

Into the unknown

Our navigator's mind has flown

Cursed by the visions that he's shown

The skies glow red, there's mold on our bread

Despair dogs every mind

We're tangled in fate, is it far too late

To flee this desperate bind?

With little left to guide our way

Far astray

We all pray

Hope remains that we'll find our bay

And be home in time for feast day

The skies show red, our captain is dead

Despair locks every mind

We're lost to fate, it is far too late

To flee this desperate bind

Forgive me, Kynareth, hear my plea

Set me free

I am all that's left of this journey

Rescue me

Rescue me

Please Kynareth rescue me

Song of Vastyr

We tap our toes along the streets

And we never think to fear

A dance is always welcome

In the city of Vastyr!

From sparkling docks to Castle Morn

All good people far and near

You'll never be without a friend

In the city of Vastyr!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Galen's shining gem!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Rise above the waves!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Hear its melody!

Vastyr, Vastyr! City with a song!

Go have a drink at the Jaded Ornaug

And your worries disappear

Druids, and nobles, and peasants are all welcome

In the city of Vastyr!

Along the Systres lovely coast

To our shores we hope you veer

Smiling and laughing and dancing away the night

In the city of Vastyr!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Galen's shining gem!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Rise above the waves!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Hear its melody!

Vastyr, Vastyr! City with a song!

From sturdy walls and vendor's stalls

To the ships docked in our pier

You'll find no better place

Than the city of Vastyr!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Galen's shining gem!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Rise above the waves!

Vastyr, Vastyr! Hear its melody!

Vastyr, Vastyr! City with a song!

Spirit of the Volcano

Our mountain's song brings smoke and flame

The ground gives way and fires consume

Fear not the heat you can't tame

Ill omens are not to blame

Now listen close to her trembling words

The ground quakes as her song is heard

Waves crash and boil at her feet

This mountain won't bend in defeat

Volcano spirit weaves life, weaves life from her loom

Where fires burst, flowers now bloom

Where earth once cracked, the isle grows

Clear skies cut through thick smoke's plume

At dawn's break we sing her praise

And new life grows from molten bed

As birds emerge from the haze

Her spirit will last beyond our days

Volcano spirit weaves life, weaves life from her loom

Where fires burst, flowers now bloom

Where earth once cracked, the isle grows

Clear skies cut through thick smoke's plume

The Storm and the Sunflower

Do you hear the waves, my sunflower?

The seas brought us together, and now they'll tear us apart.

Soon I'll breathe my last, my sunflower,

And die with a scar upon my heart,

Content we dared to dream we might end this war that we didn't start.

Bend your tired head, my sunflower

And kiss me with your soft petals, those soft lips pressed to mine.

Pull me closer still, my sunflower,

The love we dared to share, it was not a crime.

We'd have known Mara's grace if we'd had more time, had a world of time.

And when you taste the sting of raindrops, each one my kiss

And when you feel wind on your face, it's my gentle hands' caress

And when you hear the distant thunder, I call your name

Who knew when lightning met sunflower, we would set the field aflame?

Will you remember me, my sunflower,

And all the dreams we had of being wed, wild, and free?

Or will you follow me, my sunflower,

Remembering all we'd forfeit so we could be?

Don't gasp and pray for rain when you could drink deeply of the sea.

Vastyr Fisherfolk Song

Heave ho, heave ho

Til we see the shore,

From night to morn

With our nets all worn.

Once we spot our prey

It won't last the day,

It can't escape our sight

And soon we'll get a bite.

Then the contest begins

Our vessel rocks and spins,

With hook and net and spear

We reel our quarry near.

Heave ho, heave ho

Til we see the shore,

From night to morn

We fish and blare our horn.

At the dock we love the stares

As the crowd admires our wares,

A catch so big

They'll dance a jig.

Then we finish the day

And we dance and play,

With mead so sweet

As we put up our feet.

Heave ho, heave ho

Til we set out once more,

We live as we please

And we hit the high seas.

Setting sail with a song and a joke

That's the life of a Vastyr fisherfolk!

Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

The Necrom Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds 4 new songs.

Bards

To listen to the Necrom Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Tolvise Doran	A female Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Inside the Mourner's Solace Inn in Necrom, the Telvanni Peninsula
Vevos Sarano	A male Dunmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside Tel Huulen in Ald Isra, the Telvanni Peninsula

Lyrics

House Telvanni Song

How do we rise in House Telvanni

Clawing and biting our way to the top?

How to succeed in House Telvanni

At the precipice with a knife to our backs?

We start at the bottom as a hireling, a liar-thing

Ascend to retainer and then oathman

Some of us will pause once we have reached raw lawman

Because ascending the heights is tiring

How do we rise in House Telvanni

Clawing and biting our way to the top?

How to succeed in House Telvanni

When betrayal and deceit are the way?

The next step up and now we have become a mouth

Representing a master or a magister

Above that rank is spellwright and wizard

Climbing higher and higher as our towers grow

Someday we'll be masters, leading from above

Perhaps magister influence growing

Then, dare we hope, dare we plan, dare we dream?

Archmagister, ruling all that can be seen

How do we rise in House Telvanni

Clawing and biting our way to the top?

How to succeed in House Telvanni

When trust is rare and treachery comes so cheap?

Song of Fate

Oh fathomless Prince of the dark brewing tide

Who peers through the ink between pages and hide

Come visit our children, they don't wish to wait

Oh great Hermaeus, master of knowledge and fate

Little Dronos wants to circumvent time

And putting off sleep is a victimless crime

He could stay up late eating kwama egg quiche

Or training his daedrat to walk on a leash

Even dull Modryn has a wish for the Prince

Power to deceive, and impress, and convince

With speechcraft like this, he'd go to his mother

And say that the sweetroll thief was his brother

Nilera wishes to learn levitation

Then she could follow cliff racer migration

And even soar high o'er the Bitter Coast

And spit on the heads of the children she hates the most

And then there's Vulyne whose father died

Who dares bring him back from the other side

For a parent returned and skin well-preserved

They offer our Prince an eternity served

Sweet Vulyne knows the price you must pay

Contracts are binding, if also cliché

The One Who Knows takes much more than he gives

Insatiable hunger outlasts and outlives

The Spotted Towers

When I look upon this savage land

and marvel at its mountains high,

I give thanks that among the ashy sand

grow the mushrooms on which we all rely

Mushroom towers, strong and tall

Protect our lords who love us all

Spotted guardian, fungal friend

Please always stand beside us in the end

Long ago our forebears wandered far

cast out by kin and forced to roam

Guided by their heart and star

Found the tall mushrooms we call home

Mushroom towers, strong and tall

Protect our lords who love us all

Spotted guardian, fungal friend

Please always stand beside us in the end

No wind nor beast could knock them down

Those gorgeous towers that fill our skies

Our mushroom havens safe and round

Could never fail us in my eyes

Mushroom towers, strong and tall

Protect our lords who love us all

Spotted guardian, fungal friend

Please always stand beside us in the end

The Waiting Door

Saint Veloth's Great Despair begins a story new

Tribunal birthing pains, Azura's grace eschewed

Ancestors wake from dreaming, kin worship their seeming

The Nerevar led Chimer 'til the fall

Despite Azura's curse, the Dunmer carried on

Ancestors summoned forth through noon and dusk and dawn

New priests brought forth new thought, the Waiting Door was sought

Built cities of the dead in Necrom's walls

Life's end sets your spirit free with nary an exception

So honor your forebears with every breath

You should ask no boons unless ill-pressed, lest Mortal Chill should come

And seek Necrom to commune with death

You will die one day

You'll be revered one day

Will you seek the Waiting Door?

Throughout Necrom's dark halls, the priests' footsteps are heard

They welcome visitors to their ancestors' home

To wander catacombs, don't fear—you're not alone

Your ancestors and priests will remind you ….

Life's end sets your spirit free with nary an exception

So honor your forebears with every breath

You should ask no boons unless ill-pressed, lest Mortal Chill should come

And seek Necrom to commune with death

You will die one day

You'll be revered one day

Will you seek the Waiting Door?

Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road

The Gold Road Chapter of Elder Scrolls Online adds 5 new songs.

Bards

To listen to the Gold Road Chapter songs sung in the game, visit one of the following bards:

Name	Description	Location	Notes
Amberlee the Doughty	A female Bosmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Outside the Wilderhall in Vashabar
Vivacious Faerelas	A male Bosmer bard who plays the lute and sings	Clearing east of Vashabar
Syloria Rullus	A female Imperial citizen	Skingrad graveyard	Sings lines from Skingrad Widow's Lament

Lyrics

Green Pact Song

Deep in our roots, in times long ago

Y'ffre looked down on the Wood Elves below

A pact was made in the forests of green

Y'ffre offered a life so serene

"Protect the Green," Y'ffre said with a flourish

So all of the flowers and trees we did nourish

"And it will become your true home in turn"

So farming and sowing and reaping were spurned

Here in the Green, all plants survive

Leaves, and petals, and new buds can thrive

We hunt for our food, with arrows aimed true

And when we need rest, Y'ffre makes do

No chopping, or carving, or cutting of wood

The Green grows our homes, sturdy and good

We have no need to take from the trees

The Green Pact will see to our needs

When in the forest, take care if you please

Y'ffre has friends all through the trees

Wood Elves like us have nothing to fear

Thanks to the Green Pact we hold dear

Jagga Drinking Song

One thing a Wood Elf would never pass up

A fresh pint of jagga poured straight in their cup.

Sweeter than bloodfroth and smoother than honey

A full mug of jagga makes everything sunny.

And what makes this drink so wanted by all?

The stench of pig's milk, right from the stall.

Boil it and keep the cats away from the pan

Wait till the curds form and share with the clan.

Wood Elves and jagga go well from the start

The creamy sweet brew is good for the heart.

You-know-what whiskey does not compare

To the ripe taste of jagga, or so we declare!

Forget about wine and beer from hops

The Green Pact gives plenty of drops.

Of ale made from mold and Arenthian brandy

Compared to them all, jagga's just dandy.

One thing a Wood Elf would never pass up

A fresh pint of jagga poured straight in their cup.

Sweeter than bloodfroth and smoother than honey

A full mug of jagga makes everything sunny!

Rite of Theft Song

First I stole your dagger,

Then you stole it back.

Now I want your short bow,

Along with your pack!

Do kindly hand it over,

You needn't make a fuss.

It comes around it goes around

Between the two of us!

That's the Rite of Theft,

A Bosmer's sacred dance.

A back-and-forth of sneak and swipe,

Quite the romance!

First you steal from me,

And then I steal from you.

But when we steal from them,

A heaping boon is due!

You took my purse of gold,

I would have shared it freely.

But what's that I see in there?

Oh look, I spy a stealie!

That's the Rite of Theft,

A Bosmer's sacred dance.

A back-and-forth of slip and snatch,

Quite the romance!

Things Lost, Things Forgotten

Things lost, things forgotten,

Things that may never have been,

Memories, fleeting and fragile,

Impressions of things half seen.

A scent sparks recollection,

A song can bring a tear,

A face seems so familiar,

A memory so clear.

Things lost, things forgotten,

Things that may never have been,

Memories, fleeting and fragile,

Impressions of things half seen.

But time scatters things like windswept leaves,

What's remembered fades like a dream.

History a mystery, truths and lies,

What you remember well may be different from I,

Such is the nature of things inside your mind.

Things lost, things forgotten

Things lost, things forgotten

Skingrad Widow's Lament

Lost, my love, you are to me.

No more toasts beneath the tree.

You walk Aetherius these days

While I find my way.

Sing, my love, so far from me.

Let us share sweet harmonies.

Mind not the distance between our planes

May music ease my pain.

Arkay knows my love for you

Is balanced by a grief so true.

May time soften my despair

Leaving me naught but care.

Each night I dream that you are here,

Sharing laughs and kissing tears.

The cruelest cut is when I wake,

Your absence fills my heart with ache.

Arkay knows my love for you

Is balanced by a grief so true.

May time soften my despair

Leaving me naught but care.