English Carol: Fealty With Love

Fealty With Love

burden/refrain:
As from below, so from above:
True fealty is a bond of love.

I’ll love my mother ’til I’m dead;
She raised me at her knee.
She broke her bread and always fed
The greater half to me.

I left my home to serve a knight
And wear the squire’s red.
He day and night taught me to fight
And for his love I bled.

In golden spurs I made my start
Among the baron’s corps.
Of his own heart he gave me part;
For him I went to war.

I served the king in foreign lands
And held his banner high.
He led his band with sword in hand;
In their place he would die.

We stood a vigil at his grave,
All brothers of the sword.
The bold and brave each proudly gave
Love’s bond to our lost lord.

This is a song written in the style of a 15th century English carol. It was written in December of 2009. The accompanying music, composed by Lady Alasais Bandeli, can be found here.

Updated: June 9, 2022 — 3:32 pm