Work Text:
Alor Calls Us Home
(set to the tune "Oak and Ash and Thorn" by Peter Bellamy)
Intro
Oh, far and wide, cross the galaxy’s hide,
Our brothers, the Vode, are sown.
Gladly we sing, above everything,
The Vod’alor calls us Home!
Chorus
Oh, Alor calls us home, ner vod,
Anywhere Vode may roam.
Surely we sing of no little thing.
Alor calls us home.
Verse 1
Oh, Valor informs, through suns and storms,
Whither the Vode must go;
Leads them ahead and marks where they tread,
Tells what they must know.
They keep their eyes on starstrewn skies,
And chart all the paths unknown.
Thankful we live for all that they give
‘Til Alor calls us home.
Chorus
Oh, Alor calls us home, ner vod,
Anywhere Vode may roam.
Surely we sing of no little thing.
Alor calls us home.
Verse 2
Oh, Nova defends, to the bitter ends,
Endures through snow and frost.
Desperate times forge steadfast lines
Who hold despite the cost.
Brothers march on, and though they are gone,
Their every name is known.
Nova will stand, braced hand in hand,
‘Til Alor calls us home.
Chorus
Oh, Alor calls us home, ner vod,
Anywhere Vode may roam.
Surely we sing of no little thing.
Alor calls us home.
Verse 3
Oh, Winder sustains, through wind and rains,
Lifeline from Rim to Core.
Praying for aid to thread the blockade,
For blessings by the score,
A toss of a coin, their men they rejoin,
When all other help is flown.
Their dedication commands celebration
'til Alor calls us home.
Chorus
Oh, Alor calls us home, ner vod
Anywhere Vode may roam.
Surely we sing of no little thing.
Alor calls us home.
Final tag
Oh, far and wide, cross the galaxy’s hide,
Our brothers, the Vode, are sown.
Gladly we sing, above everything,
The Vod’alor calls us Home!