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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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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 /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 12 January 2026
The Song of the Aged Man is one of the Bard Songs in Enderal. It tells the tale of the Aged Man and his manor.
Lyrics
Do you know the Aged Man
Of whom no one knows from whence he came?
His house lies on the edge
Of a solitary cliff.
Glow of death and pallid light
Illuminate the dark of night,
Gleaming out the windows
Of the Aged Man's abode.
If you batter at his door,
Say farewell to our world,
For everyone who entered
Never walked back on the road
From the Aged Man's abode.
Notorious, of wide-spread fame,
Yet no one knows him by his name,
The Aged Man in his abode
On a solitary cliff.
Ghastly voices speak of pains,
The blood is freezing in your veins.
Silent cries and wailing howls
Are fading in the night.
If you batter at his door,
Say farewell to our world,
For everyone who entered
Never walked back on the road
From the Aged Man's abode.
Sometimes, when the moon is bright,
You see him in the countryside,
Accompanied by loneliness,
Abandoning his works.
If you then stroll in gloomy nights
And peer in cold and hollow eyes,
You've run across a wooden doll
Carved by the Aged Man.
If you batter at his door,
Say farewell to our world,
For everyone who entered
Never walked back on the road
From the Aged Man's abode.
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, The Aged Man.
- The song mentions some of the The Aged Man's masterfully carved sculptures, which are related to the main questline in Enderal. The sculptures can be found in his manor.
- Jespar or some children in Ark can be overheard singing some verses of the song.
