Meetings
Written by Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish
Vocals and Guitar by Leslie Fish
Keyboards by Ernie Mansfield
Midi Programming by Teri Lee
Rothas Sunsinger and Lythe Shadowdancer are legends of Valdemar History,
like Vanyel and Windrider. This song is a prelude to the song Sun and
Shadow. It was sung by Talia, Chris and Dirk during the private coronation
celebration the Heralds held in Arrows Flight.
She dances in the shadows like a shadow, is her hair
Her eyes hold midnight captive like a phantom, fell and fair
while the woodlarks sing the measures that her flying feet retrace
She dances in the shadows like a dream of darkling grace
He sings in summer's sunlight to the cloudless summer skies
His head is crowned with sunlight and the heavens match his eyes
All the wildwood seems to listen to the singer's gladsome voice
He sings in summer's sunlight and all who hear rejoice
She dances in the shadows for a doom upon her lies
If the sunlight shines upon her the Shadowdancer dies
And on his line is this curse laid that once that day is sped
In sleep like death he lies 'till once again the night has fled
One evening in the twilight that is neither day nor night
The time part bred of shadow and partly born of light
A trembling shadow dancer heard the voice of love and doom
That sang a song of sunlight through the gathering evening gloom
A spell it cast upon her and she followed in its wake
To where Sunsinger sang it all unheeding by her lake
She saw the one that she must love until the day she dies
And bitter tears for bitter love the Shadowdancer cries
(This
verse is not in the recorded version but is included in the book:)
One evening in the twilight e'er his curse could work its will,
Sunsinger sang of sunlight by a lake serene and still
When out among the shadow stepped a woman, fey and fair
A woman sweet as twilight, with the shadows in her hair
He saw her and he loved her and he knew his love was vain
For he was born of sunlight and must be the shadow's bane
So e're curse could claim him then he shed one bitter tear
For he knew his only love must also be his greatest fear
So now they meet at twilight though they only meet to part
Sad meetings, sadder partings and the breaking of each heart
Why blame them if they pray for time or death to bring a cure
For the sake of bitter loving nonetheless they will endure