Will Ye Go Robbie, Go? - A Filk

Will Ye Go Robbie, Go? Adapted by Mairghread ni Stilbheard uu Coinn (Mairghread Stoibheard inghean ui Choinne) 7-2013 (Filk sung to the tune of “Will Ye Go Robbie, Go?” to honor the wise peers and leaders of Thescorre past and present) Oh, the black, white and blue And the three shining ravens Fly around the busy gentles To inspire budding mavens Will ye go Robbie, go? CHORUS: And we’ll all go down together By the true learning fountain All around the shining feathers Will ye go Robbie, go? As we build our ring of power Near yon pure and crystal river On it we will pile All the knowledge of the givers Will ye go Robbie, go? REPEAT CHORUS If our true múinteoirs leave us We could never find no others Such kind and skillful teachers Are abounding in our bowers Will ye go Robbie, go? REPEAT CHORUS Oh, the autumn-time is comin’, And some chiefs have sorely fallen Where Thescorre’s sagest teachers Bow around our brilliant AEstel Will you go Robbie, go? FINAL CHORUS And we’ll all rise up together To meet Hugin, Munin, and Rob All around these shining feathers Will ye go Robbie, go? Notes: 1. The tune is a traditional Scottish fiddle tune also know as      The White Cocade(BI, R120) or The Green Cockade (Healy-OISBv2, pp. 40-41) The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lass's Plaidie Awa' (File: RcWBTBLP) The Old Settoo (File: OLcM026A) 226A Child Ballads “Lizie Lindsay” "Fat'll Mak a Bonny Lassie Blythe an' Glad?" (tune, per GreigDuncan5) Several of these were known during the 18th century Jacobite rebellion (1745- 1757) but it is not unlikely that the melodies predated this era by several generations. 2. “múinteoir” is Gaelic for “teacher” 3. The three ravens of Thescorre are Hugun, Munin and Bob (or Rob). A Raven’s Feather is a Barony service award. The AEstel is an element of the AEthelmearc Kingdom populace badge and the Kingdom Newsletter name. An AEstel is derived from the Latin hastula which means “little spear” - a smaller version of a pikestaff.