Daggerfall:Songs

The lyrics for various songs from Daggerfall. They have no official name, and are organized between each rhyme. The first rhyme given is used as an unofficial name for each song on this page. 

Fowls in the Wood
Fowls in the wood

I would if I could

"O, that would be good"

Let us do as we should

"Would you, would you, would?"

Does your sword so drip with blood?

Like a babe in the wood

I saw thee in my neighborhood

"Knock, knock, knock on wood"

"Love, why cannot I be good?"

"The stem, petals, and bud"

Just one face in the crowd

I pick thee out of the crowd

"Sing it now, sing it loud!"

Why must thou cry out loud?

"My love, my love, be not proud"

"My love, I fear, is very proud"

Lay upon my grave a shroud

The clouds look like a gray shroud

Praps I am somewhat over-endowed

He remembered her from his boyhood

Such innocence is left in childhood

"My love, that is but a falsehood"

"Eat, love, of ivy and monkshood"

Much more my love hath withstood

Your words to me are wormwood

Far more than that I understood

Am I now better understood?

Why must I be misunderstood?

"Perhaps, dear, I misunderstood"

When the Green Leaves Were A-Falling

When the green leaves were a-falling

My love will come a-calling

That is what I find most galling

"Upon its knees, it comes a-crawling"

The house with tenements a-sprawling

Conditions that I find appalling

You I always find enthralling

Then from the clouds am I ever falling

With tongue a-wagging and a-lolling

With A Down, Derry, Derry, Down, Down

"With a down, derry, derry, down, down"

"She wore a lovely, lovely gown"

Nothing more than Jephre's clown

"Her eyes were blue, her cheek so brown"

Diamonds sparkled in his crown

Down in the sea we all drown

"Smile, my love! Don't you frown!"

"Across bonny dell, across bonny town"

"Fly, fly away, and do never look down"

O Where Have You Been?

O where have you been?

The knives edge is keen

Let me sharpen my skean

"Ah, to me don't be mean"

Thy black heart be clean

"I'm thy king, be my queen"

"Spring, spring, so lovely green"

What a remarkable scene!

"O, she likes to be seen"

I'm the knight to thy queen

"I'll be Johnny, you be Jean"

"To your Johnny, I'll be Jean"

He Was a Brave Gallant

He was a brave gallant

They all rave and rant

"So sure, so calm and confidant"

"Be not, my friend, a sycophant!"

"Come, my love, lets gallivant!"

An actor filled with his talent

They say thou art elegant

Love will grow like an ivy plant

"No giant, but ever be an ant"

"Every nephew, niece, uncle, aunt"

I'm Sick, And Very, Very Sick

"I'm sick, and very, very sick"

Give the old dog a merry kick

The mother hen and her chick

Let me lick where bees doth lick

The rain doth make the road slick

Which shall I pick?

"All of us, the dead and the quick"

My house is built brick by brick

Is this all a merry trick?

My waist is a-growing thick

"She a High Elf, He Nordic"

Show me how you do that trick

Throw your arms around my neck

Cannot thou see what a merry wreck

So doth my blade go snacker snick

It Was At Mid Year Time

It was at Mid Year time

"Up the tree, my dear, lets climb"

Lizards crawling from the slime

Excuse my crude rude rhyme

To love is naught but a crime

White hands in blackest grime

"To die, alas, in ones prime"

Could it be more sublime?

Explain to me love's paradigm

Nature shows us pantomime

To touch the sky one more time

"O Akatosh, give me more time"

Bring Water From the Well

Bring water from the well

"Ding, dong, dell"

"Over mountain, over dell"

The fragrance I do smell

A mad wizard's spell

My love you do quell

A felon in his lonely cell

"Fair love, love to sell"

"Upon the beach, I find a shell"

My tale I try to tell

Where e'er my love doth dwell?

"The tide it ebbs, the tide doth swell"

Let me cry with a mighty yell

"Against it, let us all rebel"

My love doth this repel

But never would I thee compel

I bid thee then a fond farewell

"Dong, Dong, Dell"

"Ding, Ding, Dell"

"Spring, Sprong, Sprell"

"I scream, I shout, I squeal, I yell"

"Like an angel, she fell"

She lay like in a deathless spell

"Stendarr, save me from this hell!"

Like the Empress Kyntara in her cell

"Farewell, to love, to life, farewell"

The Ways of Love be Foul

The ways of love be foul

Upon the tree was a wise owl

Around her face she wore a cowl

The wolf at the far moon doth howl

"At night, the daedra dark doth prowl"

"Into the wind, must I howl?"

"Arkay, grant me death here and now"

It Was a Lover and His Lass

It was a lover and his lass

They cluster in a murky mass

Forgive my song so bold and crass

"She loved him not, alas, alas!"

The gold the miser doth amass

A symbol bold on his cuirass

Drink spiced wine and hippocras

"To thee, let me raise my glass"

In a wildy mountain pass

Eyes as green as springtime grass

"But, love, see thou the hourglass?"

Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Breeze

"Blow, blow, thou winter breeze"

A laborer finally at his ease

Milk doth rot to finest cheese

Her love she wished to please

Sweet juice from berry squeezed

My heart to love's hot fire freeze

Let this that blessed moment seize!

"My love cajoles, my love doth tease"

The Gods we are careful to appease

Sing me again love's sweet reprise

"Alas, my heart has love's disease!"

More tempting than Dibella's knees

O, Where Doth Thou Roam?

"O, where doth thou roam?"

See Sentinel's stately pleasure dome?

The sea doth spray and foam

When will thou come home?

Work me hardier than a gnome

Mara wrote love's sacred tome

"If you want, around the world roam"

A house that is not a home

Then Come and Kiss Me, Twenty and Sweet

"Then come and kiss me, twenty and sweet"

There is nothing I can eat

"Rat-rat-rat, the drums doth beat"

"If it's all a game, my love, let's cheat"

Let me warm me with all thy heat

"In the valley, hear the sheep sad bleat"

"O Notorgo, make my message fleet"

Heart cold as Morning Star Skyrim sleet

Let us feast on wine and fruit and meat!

"Arkay, cruel fate thee must mete"

"The twinkling stars, love, let us greet"

Shall I see thee in a %cn street?

"Thy hair, lush and brown, like Breton wheat"

She is strong and he effete

The naughty night the dawn doth defeat

Elect me to the guards elite

"My sweetest love, must I repeat?"

"Against such odds, dare we compete?"

"Don't ask me, love, to be discreet"

From such a sight I can't retreat

"Love me dear, she doth entreat"

But lovers heart brim with deceit

Is not such science made obsolete?

I kiss you from your head to your feet

Merrily, Merrily Shall I Live Now

"Merrily, merrily shall I live now"

She shall curtsey and he shall bow

"O'er the stream, lush flowerful bough"

"In the fields, the slave doth plough"

"Furrow not, my love, thy brow"

The hog doth nuzzle with his sow

"I am free, my love, art thou?"

"Swear not, my love, a sacred vow"

"Strange, I want to be with thou."

All Follow This, and Come to Dust

"All follow this, and come to dust"

Her face was fair and round her bust

No law against love can be just

"If thou likes, thou may call it lust"

I despair about doing what I must

The sword in the scabbard doth rust

There is no love where there is no trust

To the bright sky winged birds do thrust

Perhaps my song fills thee with disgust

"To be strong, my love, thou must adjust"

"See thee that knight, strong and robust?"

Fill me with a wanderlust

The While I Think on Thee, Dear Friend

"The while I think on thee, dear friend"

The beginning comes closest to the end

The river is deepest at its widest bend

"Neither borrow, love, nor lend!"

Love of body and soul do blend

"With pain, I feel my heart doth mend"

The fool this ballad sour hath penned

Nights of bliss with thee I spend

"To thee, all my cares I send"

"The past uncouth, the future unkenned"

"Your honor, know thee I will defend"

This passion I feel should not offend

"To Oblivion, my spirit doth descend"

"I fear, my love, thou doth condescend"

The villian the knight shall apprehend

"Love, can this thou comprehend?"

"On thy kind heart, I shall depend"

"O'er proud %cn, the stars suspend"

My finest garments shall I rend

Lilies That Fester Smell Worse Than Weed

Lilies that fester smell worse than weed

I starve though from thy hand I feed

"O Mara, thy cruel law I must heed"

"Follow, dear, the path I lead"

From the blade of lust my soul doth bleed

"To thee, fair Mara, thy mercy I plead"

Eat good food and drink fine mead

Thou may find thou gets what thou need

"Come water of Rains Hand, come with speed"

"Thou noblest specie, thou finest breed"

"Love is my religion, but sorrow my creed"

"Take me as thine, for love not for greed"

Rain is aplenty in the month of First Seed

"Strong like an ox, and swift as a steed"

Your pride I swear I would never mislead

Foul laws of men doth true love impede

Your beauty and grace none can exceed

By Mara, I Think My Love Rare

"By Mara, I think my love rare"

Flying like strong falcons high in the air

"Like truth, I would see thy body bare"

I kiss your lips and your neck so fair

"Love makes us reckless, without care"

Such boldness of passion do I dare

"And how, my love, doth thou fare?"

Sunshine in Mid Year shines your hair

"He was her stallion, she his mare"

"Together, they walk down to the square"

You never have seen a prettier pair!

"O goddess Mara, acknowledge my prayer!"

"Bathed in sunlight, sunlight to wear"

"On moonlight and stars, lovers do swear"

My love to thee I do sadly declare

"To a spring dawn, I would not compare"

"My life is in agony, I am filled with despair"

I remember that melancholy affair

"My darling love, let the buyer beware"

Reach With Thy White Hands Out to Me

Reach with thy white hands out to me

"Where jealousy walks, there sorrow be"

"I hold the locket, and thou hast the key"

"On thy bonny hair, I spy a flea"

"When thou seest love, do not flee"

"My goddess, O Mara, I do plea"

What does it mean to be truly free?

"Add one to us, love, and make three"

Birds chatter love songs in their tree

"But you, my love, are far across the sea"

You give yourself and I give myself to thee

So it was stated by Mara's decree

No fool doth love ever guarantee

What a sight my eyes do see!

You drowned within the raging sea

I brought your soul inside of me

I Got Me Flowers to Strew Thy Way

I got me flowers to strew thy way

"Thy hair night-black, thy eyes bright as day"

"With a nonny, nonny, nonny, nonny, hey!"

"On a bough of flowers, my body lay"

"Like children, in gold fields we play"

What price for love we fools do pay!

"Like clouds fore the storm, I turn gray"

"My darling, beside me please stay!"

My love like a strong branch ne'er will sway

Flowers you pluck to make your bouquet

The dancers begin their sad ballet

Now let us sport while we may

"My love, thou art so far far away"

A thousand wasted hours every day

Would thou simply throw me away?

Sweet Day, so Cool, so Calm and Bright

"Sweet day, so cool, so calm and bright"

Shelter yourself from jealousy's bite

"Peace, my love, I weary of the fight"

Let us hold our love up to the light

Harvests come of plenty and blight

Pity not me my sorrowful plight!

Struggle we do with all our might

She was his lady and he her knight

Walketh thou in beauty like the night

Thou paineth me of jealous spite

I curse my eyes for their sight

I spy in the field a horse so white

"Come my love, come at twilight"

"Of thee, dear, I do delight"

I am in the room without a light

I would give anything to hold you tight

I would love to take you home tonight

Take me in your arms this very night

Thus Sang the Uncouth Swain

Thus sang the uncouth swain

"Thy love is like a sweet, sweet bane"

"If this be love, I cannot feign"

Bring me the knife that I be slain

Why must love bring so much pain?

In my heart a tyrant doth reign

Thou left me standing in the rain

"How, my love, can thou be vain?"

The fickle moon doth wax and wane

My heart is broke again in twain

"Forces occult, daedric, arcane"

"With words, I to you enchain"

You look to me with true disdain

How can I pray hope regain?

"Perhaps, my love, I should explain"

How do lovers from love abstain?

Thou came to me like a hurricane

I can see through thy legerdemain

I am plagued with thoughts inane

I only hope I might entertain

'Twere lovers and madmen e'er sane?