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Post by boatmurdered on Jul 7, 2012 2:49:26 GMT -5
"And in this land I'll proudly stand Until my dying day, sir; For whate'er a king o'er all command, I'll still be a Cormyte brave, sir." — The Cormyte's Boast, Cormyr: A Novel So my question is, what in the heck is a cormyn brave? Is that just a term for the regular men and women of Cormyr, and is that boast their kind of unofficial motto of the common people of the kingdom? I have read the novel but it's been years and years and years and I don't actually own it, it was on loan from one of my teachers (the same teacher who gave me ALL OF THE AD&D FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOKS  ) so if anyone could clear this up I'd be really happy. It's driving me nuts. |
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Post by Carpe on Jul 7, 2012 9:34:30 GMT -5
Perhaps it's Yoda who's singing, and he's really saying "a brave cormyte".
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Post by Savoie Faire on Jul 7, 2012 9:37:38 GMT -5
English originated as a poetic language. While once Grammar was a matter of conveinience, somewhere in the middle of the Dark Ages some priests tried to force Roman Latin's rules upon the English language as they converted an oral history to written.
If you read it as, "I am a brave Cormyte" it will make more sense to you.
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Post by highknight on Jul 7, 2012 10:22:07 GMT -5
"And in this land I'll proudly stand Until my dying day, sir; For whate'er a king o'er all command, I'll still be a Cormyte brave, sir." — The Cormyte's Boast, Cormyr: A Novel So my question is, what in the heck is a cormyn brave? Is that just a term for the regular men and women of Cormyr, and is that boast their kind of unofficial motto of the common people of the kingdom? I have read the novel but it's been years and years and years and I don't actually own it, it was on loan from one of my teachers (the same teacher who gave me ALL OF THE AD&D FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOKS ) so if anyone could clear this up I'd be really happy. It's driving me nuts. The Cormyte's Boast is pretty much the national anthem of Cormyr. The line "I'll still be a Cormyte brave, sir" is, as SF said, I'll still be a brave Cormyte, sir. It just doesn't fit as well. The full lyrics are as follows; When Purple Dragons first rode the ways,
Swording every monster seen,
Then did adventurers' mighty plays
Hearten all in this land green.
But now with farmer and merchant both
I hearken more or lasting peace,
And find myself increasing loath
To welcome the weapons charter wreath
Chorus:
And in this land I'll proudly stand
Until my dying day, sir.
For whate'er king o'er all command
I'll still be a Cormyte brave, sir.
Now Sembian gold it piles up high,
And men show the price of their hides.
But there stand here folk you cannot buy
Whate'er changing fortune's tides.
So let all dandies prance and preen,
Doing anything for coins tossed their way.
Here in this pleasant kingdom green
I'll steadfast unbending stay.
Chorus
Now other lands sing prouder songs,
And their folk come swaggering our way.
But if those lands are so free of wrongs,
Why do their folk from home away?
Oh, many boasts are empty boasts,
And distant shores our hearts recall,
But among all other glittering toasts
There's one that beats 'em all
Chorus
And in Cormyr none shall starve or thirst
For so the fair law demands.
But of all fair folk we are the first
To strike down bad laws and commands.
Some folk may live in layer halls
Or wear cut gems on every toe.
Such folk take greater and grander falls
And so find rows to hoe.
Chorus |
The way Silver explains it, it has its roots in the time of King Boldovar the Mad, whose reign is remembered as a time where things went wrong. Boldovar, when looking at things through the lens of retrospection, was a terrible king, but the Cormyrean nationalist spirit still remained, hence the line "For whate'er king o'er all command/I'll still be a Cormyte brave, sir." "The Cormyte's Boast" is basically "Why Cormyr and Her People Rock, Why I'm a loyal Cormyrean". Think of it as the "Star-Spangled Banner" or "God Save the Queen", but for Cormyr. Also, here is the tune used by Ed Greenwood in writing the lyrics for the "Boast:" Enjoy and I hope that answers some of your questions. |
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Post by boatmurdered on Jul 7, 2012 13:13:00 GMT -5
*Drools*
Yes that is so cool and now it's a resource I can use in game, thanks a lot. Not only does it help it makes me able to sleep easier at night!
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Post by DOT on Mar 3, 2019 19:14:06 GMT -5
*bump* <3
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Post by lucid on Mar 3, 2019 22:33:01 GMT -5
The Cormyte Bard to the war has gone
In the ranks of death you will find him
His adventurer's sword he hath girded on
And his doss lute slung up behind him
"Oh Land of Purple Dragons," cried he,
"Though every hand betrays ye,
"One blade, at least, shall defend your name!
"And one faithful voice yet shall praise ye!"
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) so if anyone could clear this up I'd be really happy.
