The Woes of the Night Children

  1. Of all the races that inhabit the world of Azeroth, the Kal’dorei have suffered many times over for their transgressions. In eleven ways have they paid for their sins; yea, twelve are the number of their losses.
  2. The first loss inflicted upon them was the destruction of the world over which they were given dominion, on account of their misuse of arcane magic, which brought the Burning Legion to Azeroth. In this was a third of their race destroyed and another third fallen into the depths and became the loathsome naga; and the Kal’dorei have greatly dwindled.
  3. The second loss inflicted upon them was the Sundering of the world. The land was once peaceful and plentiful, but now it is broken with their kingdom.
  4. The third loss inflicted upon them was the loss of their fertility. Of old, the Kal’dorei begat sons and daughters in great number. But over the ten thousand years of their watch over Kalimdor, the women all became barren. This loss is like unto the last but one.
  5. The fourth loss inflicted upon them was the loss of security. For on account of Illidan Stormrage, who is called the Betrayer, the demons were permitted to enter the world yet again and so they were all endangered and the loss of their world made as naught.
  6. The fifth loss inflicted upon them was the loss of kin. Those who stubbornly refused to forsake arcane magic, and threatened to destroy all of the Kal’dorei with magical whirlwinds, were banished into the east, and became the Quel’dorei, who afflicted them in times to come.
  7. The sixth loss inflicted upon them was the War of the Shifting Sands.
  8. The seventh loss inflicted upon them was the loss of Cenarius.
  9. The eighth loss inflicted upon them was the loss of their forests; for many goodly trees were corrupted during the Third Invasion of the Burning Legion, and now the Kal’dorei have lost most of northern Kalimdor as a result.
  10. The ninth loss inflicted upon them was the loss of Nordrassil, the World Tree, the source of their immortality and power over nature. For this was a sorely grievous loss and many Kal’dorei have fallen as a result of this loss.
  11. The tenth loss inflicted upon them was the loss of Ysera the Dreamer.
  12. The eleventh loss inflicted upon them was the loss of reconciliation. By the fair speech and flattery of the Quel’dorei, the fertile Shal’dorei hardened their hearts against the Kal’dorei and would not know them. For this was the secret hope of the continuation of the Kal’dorei, who cannot conceive now as they could in former times.
  13. The twelfth loss inflicted upon them, and greater than the ninth, was the loss of Teldrassil. When the Horde ravaged through Kalimdor, destroying everything in its path, Teldrassil was the last refuge of the Kal’dorei people (for they do not go East, North, or South, on account of the loss of their immortality). But Sylvanas, an un-dead Quel’dorei, led the Horde to destroy Teldrassil and burn it with fire.

Now you all know

The bards and their songs

When hours have gone by

I’ll close my eyes

In a world far away

We may meet again

But now hear my song

About the dawn of the night

Let’s sing the Bard’s Song

Tomorrow will take us away

Far from home

No one will ever know our names

But the Bard’s Songs will remain

Tomorrow will take it away

The fear of today

It will be gone

Due to our magic songs

There’s only one song

Left in my mind

Tales of a brave man

Who lived far from here

Now the bard songs are over

And it’s time to leave

No one should ask you for the name

Of the one

Who tells the story

Tomorrow will take us away

Far from home

No one will ever know our names

But the Bard’s Songs will remain

Tomorrow all will be known

And you’re not alone

So don’t be afraid

In the dark and cold

‘Cause the bards’ songs will remain

They all will remain

In my thoughts and in my dreams

They’re always in my mind

These songs of Hobbits, Dwarves and men

And elves

Come close your eyes

You can see them too

Blind Guardian – The Bard’s Song (In the Forest)

Malukah – The Bard’s Song (In the Forest)