Enderal:The Song of the Aged Man - Revision history

Miro.georgiev97: /* Lyrics */

2026-01-12T00:56:32Z

Lyrics

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	<div style="margin-bottom: 2em; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin-bottom: 2em; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Do you know the Aged Man<br>		Do you know the Aged Man<br />
	Of whom no one knows from whence he came?<br>		Of whom no one knows from whence he came?<br />
	His house lies on the edge<br>		His house lies on the edge<br />
	Of a solitary cliff.		Of a solitary cliff.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Glow of death and pallid light<br>		Glow of death and pallid light<br />
	Illuminate the dark of night,<br>		Illuminate the dark of night,<br />
	Gleaming out the windows<br>		Gleaming out the windows<br />
	Of the Aged Man's abode.		Of the Aged Man's abode.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door,<br>		If you batter at his door,<br />
	Say farewell to our world,<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br />
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br />
	Never walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br />
	From the Aged Man's abode.		From the Aged Man's abode.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Notorious, of wide-spread fame,<br>		Notorious, of wide-spread fame,<br />
	Yet no one knows him by his name,<br>		Yet no one knows him by his name,<br />
	The Aged Man in his abode<br>		The Aged Man in his abode<br />
	On a solitary cliff.		On a solitary cliff.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Ghastly voices speak of pains,<br>		Ghastly voices speak of pains,<br />
	The blood is freezing in your veins.<br>		The blood is freezing in your veins.<br />
	Silent cries and wailing howls<br>		Silent cries and wailing howls<br />
	Are fading in the night.		Are fading in the night.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door,<br>		If you batter at his door,<br />
	Say farewell to our world,<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br />
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br />
	Never walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br />
	From the Aged Man's abode.		From the Aged Man's abode.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Sometimes, when the moon is bright,<br>		Sometimes, when the moon is bright,<br />
	You see him in the countryside,<br>		You see him in the countryside,<br />
	Accompanied by loneliness,<br>		Accompanied by loneliness,<br />
	Abandoning his works.		Abandoning his works.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	If you then stroll in gloomy nights<br>		If you then stroll in gloomy nights<br />
	And peer in cold and hollow eyes,<br>		And peer in cold and hollow eyes,<br />
	You've run across a wooden doll<br>		You've run across a wooden doll<br />
	Carved by the Aged Man.		Carved by the Aged Man.<br />
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door,<br>		If you batter at his door,<br />
	Say farewell to our world,<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br />
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br />
	Never walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br />
	From the Aged Man's abode.		From the Aged Man's abode.<br />
	</div>		</div>

Miro.georgiev97: /* Lyrics */

2026-01-11T23:38:02Z

Lyrics

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	<div style="margin-bottom: 2em; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin-bottom: 2em; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Do you know the Aged Man<br>		Do you know the Aged Man<br>
	of whom no one knows from whence he came?<br>		Of whom no one knows from whence he came?<br>
	His house lies on the edge<br>		His house lies on the edge<br>
	of a solitary cliff.~~<br>~~		Of a solitary cliff.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Glow of death and pallid light<br>		Glow of death and pallid light<br>
	~~illuminate~~ the dark of night<br>		Illuminate the dark of night,<br>
	~~gleaming~~ out the windows<br>		Gleaming out the windows<br>
	of the Aged Man's abode.~~<br>~~		Of the Aged Man's abode.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door<br>		If you batter at his door,<br>
	~~say~~ farewell to our world<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br>
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br>
	~~never~~ walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br>
	~~from~~ the Aged Man's abode.~~<br>~~		From the Aged Man's abode.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Notorious, of wide-spread fame<br>		Notorious, of wide-spread fame,<br>
	~~yet~~ no one knows him by his name<br>		Yet no one knows him by his name,<br>
	~~the~~ Aged Man in his abode<br>		The Aged Man in his abode<br>
	on a solitary cliff.~~<br>~~		On a solitary cliff.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Ghastly voices speak of pains<br>		Ghastly voices speak of pains,<br>
	~~the~~ blood is freezing in your veins.<br>		The blood is freezing in your veins.<br>
	Silent cries and wailing howls<br>		Silent cries and wailing howls<br>
	~~are~~ fading in the night.~~<br>~~		Are fading in the night.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door<br>		If you batter at his door,<br>
	~~say~~ farewell to our world<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br>
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br>
	~~never~~ walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br>
	~~from~~ the Aged Man's abode.~~<br>~~		From the Aged Man's abode.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	Sometimes, when the moon is bright<br>		Sometimes, when the moon is bright,<br>
	~~you~~ see him in the countryside,<br>		You see him in the countryside,<br>
	~~accompanied~~ by loneliness<br>		Accompanied by loneliness,<br>
	~~abandoning~~ his works.~~<br>~~		Abandoning his works.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
	If you then stroll in gloomy nights<br>		If you then stroll in gloomy nights<br>
	~~and~~ peer in cold and hollow eyes,<br>		And peer in cold and hollow eyes,<br>
	~~you~~'ve run across a wooden doll<br>		You've run across a wooden doll<br>
	~~carved~~ by the Aged Man.~~<br>~~		Carved by the Aged Man.
	</div>		</div>

	<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">		<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
	If you batter at his door<br>		If you batter at his door,<br>
	~~say~~ farewell to our world<br>		Say farewell to our world,<br>
	For everyone who entered<br>		For everyone who entered<br>
	~~never~~ walked back on the road<br>		Never walked back on the road<br>
	~~from~~ the Aged Man's abode.~~<br>~~		From the Aged Man's abode.
	</div>		</div>

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	*The metrical feet employed in the song is typical of English poetry. The dominant metrical foot is iamb. The song beautifully and consistently uses amphimacer.		*The metrical feet employed in the song is typical of English poetry. The dominant metrical foot is iamb. The song beautifully and consistently uses amphimacer.
	*The song is about one of the most enigmatic and core characters of the game, [[Enderal:Aged_Man\|The Aged Man]].		*The song is about one of the most enigmatic and core characters of the game, [[Enderal:Aged_Man\|The Aged Man]].
	*The song mentions some of the [[Enderal:Aged_Man\|The Aged Man]]'s masterfully-carved sculptures, which are related to the main questline in Enderal. The sculptures can be found in his manor.		*The song mentions some of the [[Enderal:Aged_Man\|The Aged Man]]'s masterfully carved sculptures, which are related to the main questline in Enderal. The sculptures can be found in his manor.
	*[[Enderal:Jespar_Dal%27Varek\|Jespar]] or some children in Ark can be overheard singing some verses of the song.		*[[Enderal:Jespar_Dal%27Varek\|Jespar]] or some children in Ark can be overheard singing some verses of the song.

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{{Breadcrumb|[[Enderal:Bards|Bards]]}}
'''The Song of the Aged Man''' is one of the [[Enderal:Bards#Bard Songs|Bard Songs]] in [[Enderal]]. It tells the tale of the [[Enderal:Aged Man|Aged Man]] and his [[Enderal:Aged Man's Manor|manor]].

== Lyrics ==
<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 2em 0; column-count: 2; column-rule: solid 1px gray; " >

<div style="margin-bottom: 2em; break-inside: avoid; ">
Do you know the Aged Man<br>
of whom no one knows from whence he came?<br>
His house lies on the edge<br>
of a solitary cliff.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
Glow of death and pallid light<br>
illuminate the dark of night<br>
gleaming out the windows<br>
of the Aged Man's abode.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
If you batter at his door<br>
say farewell to our world<br>
For everyone who entered<br>
never walked back on the road<br>
from the Aged Man's abode.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
Notorious, of wide-spread fame<br>
yet no one knows him by his name<br>
the Aged Man in his abode<br>
on a solitary cliff.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
Ghastly voices speak of pains<br>
the blood is freezing in your veins.<br>
Silent cries and wailing howls<br>
are fading in the night.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
If you batter at his door<br>
say farewell to our world<br>
For everyone who entered<br>
never walked back on the road<br>
from the Aged Man's abode.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
Sometimes, when the moon is bright<br>
you see him in the countryside,<br>
accompanied by loneliness<br>
abandoning his works.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; ">
If you then stroll in gloomy nights<br>
and peer in cold and hollow eyes,<br>
you've run across a wooden doll<br>
carved by the Aged Man.<br>
</div>

<div style="margin: 2em 0; break-inside: avoid; font-weight: bold; ">
If you batter at his door<br>
say farewell to our world<br>
For everyone who entered<br>
never walked back on the road<br>
from the Aged Man's abode.<br>
</div>

</div>

==Authorship==
*Music and lyrics by Frank Bartholomai
==Notes==
*The metrical feet employed in the song is typical of English poetry. The dominant metrical foot is iamb. The song beautifully and consistently uses amphimacer.
*The song is about one of the most enigmatic and core characters of the game, [[Enderal:Aged_Man|The Aged Man]].
*The song mentions some of the [[Enderal:Aged_Man|The Aged Man]]'s masterfully-carved sculptures, which are related to the main questline in Enderal. The sculptures can be found in his manor.
*[[Enderal:Jespar_Dal%27Varek|Jespar]] or some children in Ark can be overheard singing some verses of the song.

[[Category:Enderal-Bards]]
[[Category:Enderal-Bards-Bard Songs]]

== External Links ==
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/enderal/comments/50v2yb/anyone_know_lyrics_to_the_aged_man_song_the_bards/d777nb9 Translation]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfP7MZTkueI YouTube video, male bard]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYN9TwdGMKo YouTube video, female bard]