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Words by Jude, original tune Cantem Nadal (trad. Occitane) [http://www.madrigirls.org.uk/audio/2011/10cantem.mp3 here] (arranged by Katy Cooper, sung by Glasgow Madrigirls).
  
(Sing the verses as written; the chorus is sung to 'la'.)
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'''RECORDING of this song''' : [[Media:riqueza.mp3]]
  
Riqueza's Dream<br>
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==Riqueza's Dream==
  
A highborn lady I was born and raised<br>
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<song>
In Bastion's halls where I spent my days<br>
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A highborn lady I was born and raised
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In Bastion's halls where I spent my days
  
As I lay dreaming in the dead of night<br>
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'''Chorus:'''
The sky was split by a comet's flight<br>
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My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be
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My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be
  
And I dreamed I travelled to a far country<br>
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As I lay dreaming in the dead of night
Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?<br>
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The sky was split by a comet's flight
  
I dreamed I walked along the road outside<br>
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Chorus
And I left that city where I'll no more abide<br>
 
  
I dreamed I walked into the mountains high<br>
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And I dreamed I travelled to a far country
Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky<br>
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Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?
  
And I dreamed I travelled to a far country<br>
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Chorus
Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?<br>
 
  
I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain<br>
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I dreamed I walked along the road outside
Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain<br>
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And I left that city where I'll no more abide
  
I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore<br>
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Chorus
And there I'd settle and I'd go no more<br>
 
  
For I dreamed I travelled to a far country<br>
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I dreamed I walked into the mountains high
Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?<br>
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Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky
  
I dreamed a nation was my legacy<br>
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Chorus
For a freeborn people shall my children be<br>
 
  
It may be a simple dream and nothing more<br>
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I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain
Still I'll set my course to that distant shore<br>
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Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain
  
For I dreamed I travelled to a far country<br>
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Chorus
Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?<br>
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I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore
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And there I'd settle and I'd go no more
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Chorus
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I dreamed a nation was my legacy
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For a freeborn people shall my children be
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Chorus
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It may be a simple dream and nothing more
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Still I'll set my course to that distant shore
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Chorus
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</song>
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 12 March 2015

Words by Jude, original tune Cantem Nadal (trad. Occitane) here (arranged by Katy Cooper, sung by Glasgow Madrigirls).

RECORDING of this song : Media:riqueza.mp3

Riqueza's Dream

A highborn lady I was born and raised In Bastion's halls where I spent my days

Chorus: My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be My sisters, come along with me, a Highguard slave I'll not be

As I lay dreaming in the dead of night The sky was split by a comet's flight

Chorus

And I dreamed I travelled to a far country Will you rise up my sisters, will you come with me?

Chorus

I dreamed I walked along the road outside And I left that city where I'll no more abide

Chorus

I dreamed I walked into the mountains high Where I reached to heaven and I touched the sky

Chorus

I dreamed I travelled to the barren plain Where the winds blew dry and I prayed for rain

Chorus

I dreamed I'd come at last to find the shore And there I'd settle and I'd go no more

Chorus

I dreamed a nation was my legacy For a freeborn people shall my children be

Chorus

It may be a simple dream and nothing more Still I'll set my course to that distant shore

Chorus