Lament of the Darkrunners

A traditional darkrunner funeral dirge, Lament of the Darkrunners, as it's colloquially called, is a song in Scheli-dren that laments the loss of a life close to the speaker. Despite its name, the only aspect of the dirge that could connect it to a darkrunner is the fact it's in Scheli-dren and a vague reference to how the personification of death is portrayed in many darkrunner myths.
The true name of the song is "Siseich Al'auer" (translated as, "O My Sister") on account of it apparently being written for the death of a queen's sister. Because it is now used for males as well as females, it may sometimes be called "Siseich La'auer" or referred to by the gender-neutral "Lament of the Darkrunners" (fee-Ariruer Gloridt Trauer; literally, "The Grieving Cry of the Darkrunners").
==Background==
The song was written during the Second Galactic War for Queen Eine Seiklaigen, whose sister had been killed during the fight. When she was alive, this song was also called "Seiklaigen's Lament".
==Original Text==
Because of language shifts, the text below is presented in modernized Scheli-dren.
: Siseich Al'auer/La'auer
: idikten Fu ro-erecht
: ash vee-erecht Gloridt trauer
: serg Holme rildin faldercht
: ragut vee-Dus
: hirfel du Alterd et
: morast deister ordat Al'auer/La'auer
: Balek-valak ve rus
: ischter vee-Falvet balek nus
: blux erdin vee-Trauer
: ringert-ve ro-olma Al'auer/La'auer
==Translation==
: O my sister/brother
: They cut your throat
: And from mine tore a grieving cry
: My world is empty
: My heart bleeds
: We have lost this war
: You died in vain, sister/brother
: And now Death's shadow descends
: My will to fight Death is gone
: End my grief
: Lead me to you, sister/brother
==Notes==
As the song does not distinguish between a male or female subject with the exception of Al'auer/La'auer (sister and brother, respectively), the song is a common sight to have engraved on gravestones or memorials, omitting the Al'auer or La'auer word on several of the lines and replacing it with "Relgt'auer" (friend).
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