Kassima: "I always did like songs that mention specific names--but that's not to say that they're anywhere near as good as *limericks* that mention specific names, mind."
Note: Credits for the original Dimover National Anthem, a filk based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series, go to Hedrick, McQuillin, and Wayne. Many thanks are due Meli for helping me with writing this, too.
If your Masters are sendin' you to Weyr Benden With your life's belongings in a bag, Know that the lifestyle's fair here, but sanity's rare here-- And that is the Benden Weyr snag! Chorus: Oh, well, 'tis high, low, why should we go? Benden Weyr, Benden Weyr, we love you so! Baklava, deadly klah, Benden red, dawn sweeps, And greenflights are all that we Bendenites know! Now, there's Fearless P'tran with his firm guiding hand, In the Weyr, in the Air, on the Sand. With bronze Laerth by his side it cannot be denied He's the man with the definite plan! Jehrina and queen, they are really quite keen, For her knot has a big thread of gold! 'Tis wise, we all know, to flee when Leilanth glows, Unless you're unspeakably bold! (Chorus) M'kla our Weyrsecond's a force to be reckoned, And not just because of her skill! Many here will bet you, if Thread doesn't get you, Then her lethal klah surely will! Be wary when you fly through all of Benden's sky, Or else you may find yourself hit By storms--yea, by blizzards of green fire-lizards As home to F'hlan's weyr they flit! (Chorus) The newest clothes passion in Benden Weyr fashion, Is neither slacks, tunic, nor shirt. There're those who'd pants trade for a kilt made of plaid, Though some still insist it's a skirt. They live in Barracks and toss firestone sacks: They're the Weyrlings of our latest clutch! Weyrlingmasters are fast to prevent all disaster, So 'Lings don't get in trouble--not much. (Chorus) Proddy riders are scary, so of them, be wary-- When a dragon has that glowing sheen, You may just be seeing quite a few folk fleeing From the rider of that proddy green! If you're here, you oughta be warned about Water Before a single glass you taste. If rumors are true that it brings Benden Flu, That sip will soon increase your waist! Oh, well, 'tis high, low, why should we go? Benden Weyr, Benden Weyr, we love you so! Baklava, deadly klah, Benden red, dawn sweeps, And greenflights are all that we Bendenites know! Yes, greenflights are all that we Bendenites know! ---Written by Kassima and Meli
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