Kerowyn's Ride - Mercedes Lackey - By the Sword
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- Опубликовано: 24 фев 2010
- A duet between Kerowyn and her grandmother Kethry from the beginning of By the Sword when Kero goes to rescue her soon-to-be sister-in-law Dierna. Enjoy.
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"She's but a child, all alone and unaided"
Now imagine a little old mage woman practically being PULLED by this magic sword towards her granddaughter.
A sling of curses from kethry XD
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My mom actually named me Kerowyn after this book.
Dragon Lich Queen I like your mother. Kerowyn is easily one of my favorite characters of any series lol.
Kerowyn is one of my favorite characters too!
she named you after a great heroine, yet you became a dragon lich queen... tsk tsk tsk (jk)
Did you get called Kero a lot as a kid?
@@lorendaemon7945 No, actually lol. It happens more often now, though ever since I brought it up.
Kerowyn Kerowyn, where are you going?
Dressed in men's clothing, a sword by your side
Your face pale as death, and your eyes full of fury
Kerowyn Kerowyn, where do you ride?
Last night in the darkness black raiders attacked us
Our Hold lays in ruins below
They've stolen our treasure and the bride of my brother
And to her aid now I must go,
To her side now I must go
Kerowyn Kerowyn, where is your father?
And where is your brother? This task should be theirs
It is not seemly for maids to be warriors
Go back to your valley, and to woman's cares
My father lies dead at the hands of their leader
My brother lies raving in pain
The raiders left no man unwounded to free her
But in their hands she'll not remain,
I vow she'll not with them remain
Kerowyn Kerowyn, where are your senses?
What can you hope to accomplish alone
You have no knowledge of war or of weapons
Why loose your life, for a girl you scarce known
This is for more than a matter of honor
And more than a matter of pride
She's but a child, all alone and unaided
And someone at least should've tried,
So now to her rescue I ride
Grandmother, grandmother I need a weapon
I'm one against many, and I am afraid
The raiders have bought them a dark wizard's power
I cannot help Dierna without magic aid
Kerowyn, grand-daughter, into your keeping
I'll give you this sword I once wore
Need us her name now ride fearless to battle
She'll aid as she did me before, her magic is strong as before
Grandmother, grandmother, why turn so willing
Why did you try to persuade me to stay
Whence came this weapon of steel and of magic
And why do you choose now to give it away
Kerowyn, not for the weak or the fearful
Is the path of a warrior made
You've passed all my tests, now ride out with my blessings
And trust in the spell of the blade, right now and go unafraid
One thing the grandmother forgot to mention is that she was also sending a veteran warrior that swore an oath to her goddess to become a weapon of vengeance. She also was sending a giant wolf creature that is full human intelligence.
At that time, they did not know the Origin of Need. Need's Origin's were revealed to Kerowyn when she crossed the border to Valdemar and became a Herald-Mercenary.
oh those bards! always getting SOMETHING MIXED UP! 🤣 THE LYRICS are written to say that it was Kehtreveris, Kero's grandmother who stood on that path talking to her..when it was actually the sword-sworn oathsister, Tama shena Talesedrin.. last survivor of her Clan, who was out thre talking to Kero on the trail..
any Convo with her Grandmother, the sorceress kethreveris, took place at their KEEP.. although at least the bard got right that it WAS Kethreveris, Kerowin's' grandmother who held the powerful spelled soul=sword called Need.
IN FACT . befor they could settle down to their keep, both of the two bloodsisters ( Tarma and Kethry )
had cause to complain about a bard who mis-wrote songs about their own adventures..
a bard named Leslac..🤣🤣 any 1 else see a similarity to the name of the Author of the stories.. Mecedes Lackey?🤣
@@MeredithPutvin so does the sword have connection to her family? I understand that she had never held one in her hand before
@@eliotreader8220 the sword decides who it goes to next. She will let her current bearer know by means of becoming suddenly active and then quietening down in the presence of the one she wants to go to.
@@starchild56220 Leslac was named for Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish, lyricist and composer respectively for most of the Velgarth songs.
Let no one forget the hatred Kero holds for bardic songs like these.
All I can think of while listening to this is when Kero meets Talia and tells her about how much she hates this song, when Talia tells her that she actually sang this song a few times before!
Too bad Rethwellan bards don't have the same ethics as Valdemaran bards about accuracy in tale-songs.
valdemar bards take creative licence as seen by vanyels trouble with them (specifically his demonsbane adventures and epithets)
In the book Kero said her biggest problem was with out-of-tune amateur minstrels proudly screeching their overly inventive version of the song ... after her troops spread word through the town that she was THAT Kerowyn.
@nyxhellwyrm7405 I remember having to hold in laughter so hard at that part I sneezed.
A curse upon all bards , I'm reading by the sword again after a better part of my childhood has pasted and now at 20 I have this and Draw a circle going through my head as I'm reading the beginning of Kerowen's ride. Earlier I had keep the peace going through it as well but looks like that song will be patient and wait for later
Kerowyn, Kerowyn, where are you goin'?
Dressed in men's clothing, a sword at your side?
Your face pale as death and your eyes full of fury
Kerowyn, Kerowyn, where do you ride?
Last night in the darkness black raiders attacked us
Our home lies in ruins below
They've stolen our treasure
And the bride of my brother
So to her aid now I must go
To her side now I must go
Kerowyn, Kerowyn, where is your father?
And where is your brother? This quest should be theirs
It is not seemly that maids should be warriors
Go back to your valley and to woman's cares
My father lies dead at the hands of their leader
My brother lies wraithing in pain
The raiders left no man
Unwounded to free her
But in their hands she'll not remain
I vow she'll not with them remain
Kerowyn, Kerowyn, where are your senses?
What can you hope to accomplish alone?
You have no knowledge of war or of weapons
Why lose your life for a girl you've scarce known?
This is far more than a matter of honor
And more than a matter of pride
She's but a child
All alone and unaided
And someone at least should have tried
So now to her rescue I ride
Grandmother, grandmother, I need a weapon
I'm one against many and I am afraid
The raiders have bought them a dark wizard's power
I cannot free Dierna without magic aid
Kerowyn, Granddaughter, into your keeping
I'll give you the sword I once wore
Need is her name
Now ride fearless to battle
She'll aid as she did me before
Her magic is strong as before
Grandmother, grandmother, why turn so willing?
And why did you try to persuade me to stay?
Whence came this weapon of steel and of magic?
And why do you choose now to give it away?
Kerowyn, not for the weak or fearful
Is the path of the warrior maid
You've passed all my tests
Now ride forth with my blessing
And trust in the spell of the blade!
Ride now and be unafraid
Did I just spend two hours looking for this song because I listened to it when I was young but couldn’t remember her fricking name? Yes. Yes I did 🥲😂 I’ve listened to about a billion songs similar trying to find it
Actually, you had better not find them (new and unused ones anyway). Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish wrote them and put them out together under Firebird music label. Later, Firebird ended up losing a number of it's artists, Leslie among them, in a business dispute, and Firebird lost the right to make any new ones once the existing inventory was gone. This was in the mid-90s. Leslie has caught them selling new ones and has won at least two court injunctions to stop it that I'm aware of.
I know this comment is six years old but it's incredibly helpful and I'm disappointed it has no upvotes. Thanks!
Huh that's why you can't find them. Well thanks for that explanation.
You left out the part where Firebird screwed Heather over on the licensing rights.
@@owenmcgee891 "losing a number of it's artists". I know Leslie; I don't know Heather so I didn't have details on her.
@@snelson134 if appropriate, please tell her that her work is appreciated.
When I first heard the song, I heard "heroin" and I was like 0_o
Then I thought it was just "heroine", which makes sense.
Finally I read the description and I realized that it was a name XD
its funny how long ago i found this song, and way before i actually read the books. its good to know that my namesake was this cool and my parents made a good choice
Since Need "sang" for Kero, there was not much choice. Kethry never was as good at resisting Need as Kerowyn became. When Need later "sang" for Elspeth, there wasn't much Kero could do either - and then again when Elspeth passed the sword to Nyara.
I’m listening to this to try to get myself into the right mindset to read the new book (Beyond).
it is really fun reading the book by the sword while the listening to this song, i can remember at one point Kero is in Valdemar and she is totally exaperated by the very same song hehe
because every single village she rides through trots out someone to sing it when the Bolts tell them she is "that" Kerowyn. Although I always thought she should have listened to Talia sing it!
i love Sayvil, she's doesn't follow the "Companions speak only with their chosen rule" plus if what you find out in the Storm books, She's really Savil Vanyel's aunt. lol
Such is alluded to in the Winds books. Gwen mentioned "Say- Savil", when talking about Kerowyn's companion.
Also, can I interest you in this tidbit - Savil's own companion was name Kella, which is not all that distant from Kero. :D
Neither did Rolan when Herald Talia needed rescuing. He reached out to Princess Elspeth and Herald Dirk in order to "Far Fetch" Talia from her prison in Hardorn. Rolan and the rest of the companions lent their strength to Dirk and Elspeth guided him to the cell with her Farsight.
"By the Sword", the best of the best!
Kerowyn was always my favorite character
Misty's, apperently, I seem to remember reading.
This song is pretty great, I love the lyrics far more than the music, but then the lyrics are THAT good. Also, 1:28, it's Thor and Sif!!! And my fangirl loves that :-)
That was just the beginning of her trouble with Need. That damned blade was as stubborn as Kero herself.
It got unmade in the final moment of the second magic cataclysm, freeing at last Sister Lashan to her well deserved rest.
BTW Kerowyn hated the damned song.
"I need to save her."
Everyone: "You can't, go home."
Grandma .0002 seconds later with sword:
Your the admin now, and their life subscriptions have expired.
I forgot how wonderful Misty's songs are. MERCEDES LACKEY FOREVER!
Thank you sooooooooo much!!!! This is one of my favorite songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's actually the whole reason I uploaded it. The only version on youtube was damaged and it was incredibly hard to find. I spent hours looking for it- searching the most abandoned sections of the internet. There weren't any cats.
@TerraRose21 Kethry did test her a bit. An encounter did happen between them where Kero was asking for some magical aide in retrieving Dierna. Tarma tested her first, but Kethry is quite similar to her Oathsister, also, she needed to test for herself whether Kero deserved Need or if she was just like her mom.
What did everyone think of this series? I personally loved it, but not as much as its predecessor, Vows and Honor. But even though I lived for that tie-in to Heralds of Valdemar, I didn't much care for the way that it ended.
Aaaaaaaactually!
Well, you're right. It's Tarma that does that on the road. But Kethry and Kerowyn have basically the same conversation in the tower. And that conversation is much longer and much more like this song. The road talk wasn't very lengthy at all.
I understand Kero fought the Bandits who broke into the kitchen.
Did Kethry arm Kerowyn with Need? Or did she arm Need with Kerowyn?
Good question, but I would say she armed each with the other in equal part.
@@colinmoore7460 I thought that she already had a sword as it's mentioned in the song
@@eliotreader8220 Kerowyn was a tomboy, growing up, and kept an old sword, mail shirt and old leather armour hidden under her bed. All discards from the Guard-house. She knew that this equipment wasn't up to the job of saving her brother's kidnapped bride. Her Aunt Kethry was a retired mercenary mage, so went there for a decent sword and equipment, not the essentially scrap metal that she had.
Need... *shakes head* Kethry, are you TRYING to kill your granddaughter?
There is a good argument that Need tried to kill Kethry countless times. In fact, that hunk of tin gave Kero far less trouble than her grandmother.
As Kethry said, she (Kero) is neither fish nor fowl. Need would work better then ever for her and the young bride.
@@NuriannaGypsyArts And she did threaten to drop the sword down a well, even "sleeping", Need would have understood THAT threat
@@riddlemaker7547 I thought that this magic sword was made from steel not tin
@@colinmoore7460 so this sword has some kind of mind of its own then
"Need is her Name". Well, actually, her name is Lashan. But then, "Woman's Need calls me; As Woman's Need made me; Her Need I must answer; As my maker bade me"
Yes, but it was only Elspeth, who got Need from Kero, that found out where Need got its powers and that it was a person and had a name once. Throughout Vows & Honor, and By the Sword, it's only referred to as Need, and Kethry never knew any other name for the sword, so of course it's referred to as Need.
Very cool!
I'm reading the book at the moment and it's really sad how Kerowyn is treated and how she feels when the ride is over...
sad song
+MsPat1996 whats the name of the book?
"By the sword " by Mercedes Lackey.
Nostariel I want to read it now too
Just finished rereading it
Considering the damsel in distress was the hero's brother's bride, i hope her being a "child" was meant metaphorically
She was 14. So not really.
@Kayle0 Definitely Heather Alexander, immediately recognizable. The other one is probably Leslie Fish, similarly recognizable.
thats a pretty unique name. Awesome
Gods, but Heather had a spectacular voice. Not that Alec doesn't, but not to the same level, in all honesty. On the other hand, he's 54 now...age might be taking a toll.
My kids names are Kerowyn and Kethreveris (which is this Kethry's full name) and yes Ketherveris we call Kethry almost always, and yes we sometimes call Kerowyn Kero. Except my Kerowyn is older by 16 months than my Kethry.
Jonathanimator Id name my child Vanyel in half a heartbeat, Same with Dirk and Kris and Elspeth and Talia....
Honestly, if I ever have children (not planning on it though) I'm naming them all after charters from Mercedes Lackey's books! I love them and the characters so much!
I wouldn't mind doing that but I wouldn't name them after any of the more tragic characters like Vanyel or Lavan.
True.
Naming kids after Mercedes Lackey characters is okay as long as they don't have blue eyes. Horrible things happen to people with blue eyes in her books.
Yay! Eowyn!! 1:32
And it's a much better love story.
You can probably find the appropriate CD's at various Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions. I don't know where you live, but Inconjunction in Indianapolis is a good place. You just have to find Juanita Coulson, she sells a lot of music.
Leslie Fish in the role of Kethry, and the great Heather Alexander as Kerowyn.
I believe while she didn't know how to use a sword yet. I believe Kero did knew how to use daggers
Hope you don't mind Elena but i'm stealing your song lol i have it as well but mine skips and has scratches on the disk right in the middle of this song so i'm totally stealing this mp3 and replacing my damaged one. Also going to put this replacement in my vid instead of the damaged one your a life saver
Not alone!
Good thing Terna was there. Damned sword almost got her killed. Through a fire, straight ahead for the wizard, and never mind the one with the sword poised to gut her.
Kerowyn had to threaten to throw her down a well, to make that damned blade behave with any sense.
Any female in trouble in her range , off Kerowyn went. Never mind her intervention was not needed, or wanted, any excuse would do.
Could anyone explain to me why this song is connected to "Alles Neu" by Peter Fox? They're both great songs, but I don't see the connection between them.
I so want to buy all her cd's i have oathbreakes and oathbound since i couldn't find it on the internet but it cost me $50 just for those two i have been procrastinating big time on getting the others since i can find copies of the songs on the internet.
Apparently there was some bad blood that resulted in Fish leaving Firebird and some sort of rights agreement where they were no longer able to produce copies of the album. Fish has been rather litigious on this point, it seems.
@Kayle0 You are correct.
No rage from me i'm with u
her Grandmother's Sword sounds like it's really important
You really should get the facts straight Elena, Kethry wasn't the one that tested Kerowyn, it was Tarma. It's the curse of the family to have songs sung with false facts. But I guess "Bloodsworn Great Aunt" doesn't roll off the tongue like "Grandmother".
The lyrics in the book are quite a bit different.
The "raiders" are about to find out why it is a bad idea to anger certain women.
Especially one who carries THAT sword!
Does anybody know where can I watch it online?
Gwadelinianka I'm not sure if you ever found the answer, so I thought I'd give this a response - it's not something to be watched. It's a song written about a scene in a book. This particular song covers a scene in a book called Kerowyn's Ride by Mercedes Lackey
+Skye Rathke By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
lolololol my Drama teacher called me a snob today for insulting twilight.. it's true tho
katie gardner i dont think it is right tough... someone like or loves Twilight. I wouldn't like it if someone would laugh about the Heralds Books. Why laugh about something another being loves? You dont have to light Twilight but you should respect the work and the fans of Twillight. Just a thought... :)
I agree, twilights pretty awfully written, I've read all the books so i can say yes, it's pretty terrible ..i like some charaters. Pretty much the entire book would be better with our bella and edward. Your standard gary lou and Mary sue. People can like it, but they can't claim it's some literary master peice.
1:26 looks likle Xina
Psh. Camy, you weren't supposed to comment before i did!!!!!
ooh i saw a picture from the lord of the rings.
If anyone could help. There is a song i have been looking for called "A Serious Business" I don't know who made it. When I looked up the song from the lyrics i remember i found the lyric but no artist. The song is about a girl learning to use a sword or to fight. If anyone could help find it for me i would be grateful beyond words!
What are some of the lyrics?
+jena osborne In case you haven't found it yet, I believe the singer is Meg Davis. I typed "a serious business song' into RUclips's search box and that's what came up.
omg thank you so much Emiko!
+jena osborne Just sharing some other fabulous songs, you might look up 'Freedom of the Snow' by Leslie Fish. Tells about what happens when a Sorority is snowed in and how they fend for themselves. Humorous but serious. Speaking of 'Serious', you might check out 'Serious Steel', also by Leslie Fish. Imagine a convention of the SCA and the SHTF. These people are just trying to get back home. There really should be a movie about this. Leslie Fish has a serious side to her music but she can be hilarious at the same time. Just search for Leslie Fish and Michael Longcor for songs about learning to be a warrior .. male or female. I really believe you will enjoy them.
+jena osborne Savitar the surfing god has it in his videos.
Crystal
Dana
Megan.. I need the 🔑
The other singer sounds like Leslie Fish
Yes it has that special phaseing that Fish uses. A much youger Fish. Not quite as rasphy as what we hear from her now.
are magic swords really important in the stories
Only this one. There are two more songs about it, one is called "Need", the other "Blade of Desire"
@@seonor I was wondering if Need was based off another sword from a similar book
@@seonor I just wondering if Need was handed down in her family.
@@eliotreader8220 Only once, from Kethry to her granddaughter Kerowyn. Kethry herself got it from an old mercenary working at the mage school Kethry learned magic at before she went out to travel on her own, and Kero gave Need to Elspeth, princess of the kingdom Valdemar. Need always choses herself who the next wielder is going to be, always going to whom she can help most.
There is a decent wiki for the Heralds of Valdemar book series, so if you have questions you can look it up yourself.
I tried to ask you the orher day.
Angie
If it wernt for the son this could totally be a lesibian story (haven't read the book yet I want to cause of this song)
it's far more honorable facing unbelievable odds to save a poor innocent girl simply because nobody else can or will rather than because of a strong personal attachment.
@@PatienceKiss you make a fair point my freind
Feia!!! Il rwar tjis existence apatt. I swear.
She hated that song :p
I didn't know the book, but I like this song!
Go, Sisters!
the book is really good