thealmightysage
thealmightysage
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2012
- Location
- Bend, OR
An Elegy is a sacred poetic form, written to honor anyone deceased. An Elegy usually consists of three parts:
Beginning with a lament, where the speaker expresses their own grief
Followed by a singing of praises to the deceased
And concluding with a consolation, or solace.
When I set out to write an elegy I had just played through Majora's Mask. It was December 2012, so you could say it was the "in" Zelda title, what with the apocalypse and all quickly approaching. and I thought who could possibly deserve tribute more than the citizens of Termina? So I set out to write an elegy Hylia herself could be proud of, and I ended up with five elegies put together, entitled The Elegy of Healing. (I didn't do the Elegy of Emptiness because I feel like that elegy would be very different than the one I was writing, and I think the Elegy of Healing is much more fitting of a title for this poem)
So I present to you my personal homage to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask!
This poem was published in Project Heart EP by Scott "Sage" Goodenough (me! :sanec
So if you liked this one, hit me up! I got more and would love to share!
Also I would love to hear what you all thought of this particular poem, criticisms, and things you liked. I appreciate all feedback!
Most of all, thank you for taking the time to read my work!
Beginning with a lament, where the speaker expresses their own grief
Followed by a singing of praises to the deceased
And concluding with a consolation, or solace.
When I set out to write an elegy I had just played through Majora's Mask. It was December 2012, so you could say it was the "in" Zelda title, what with the apocalypse and all quickly approaching. and I thought who could possibly deserve tribute more than the citizens of Termina? So I set out to write an elegy Hylia herself could be proud of, and I ended up with five elegies put together, entitled The Elegy of Healing. (I didn't do the Elegy of Emptiness because I feel like that elegy would be very different than the one I was writing, and I think the Elegy of Healing is much more fitting of a title for this poem)
So I present to you my personal homage to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask!
:majora: Elegy of Healing :majora:
"I wonder... If you do the right thing... Does it really make...
everybody...happy?" -Gyorg Moon Child
1. Odolwa
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the swamplands,
Whose waters were poisoned
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Whom we will never get to meet.
The son of a butler to the king,
Still just a child! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
2.Goht
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the mountain,
Whose warm home was frozen
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
The hero of his people, who stood
Against the imp’s icy-magic, only
To fall to his death! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
3.Gyorg
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the Great Bay,
Whose neighbors were depraved
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Who cared not for his failing country.
A musician who died in search
Of his lover’s children! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
4.Twinmold
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the canyon,
Who blamed gods for wrongs done
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there
Who did not beg sleeping giants
For salvation. Taking his own life
From his daughter! Oh, Woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
5.Majora
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of Clock Town,
Whose sky is being forced upon them
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Abandoned by his only friends
Hidden behind a magic mask
A sad little imp! Oh, woe is me!
I now understand, goddess of time,
Why I was brought to this place.
First drops a tear, then the moon.
Even in a world doomed to fade,
A song can still be played.
Oh, Hylia! Oh, Hylia!
The giants of Termina need you…
"I wonder... If you do the right thing... Does it really make...
everybody...happy?" -Gyorg Moon Child
1. Odolwa
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the swamplands,
Whose waters were poisoned
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Whom we will never get to meet.
The son of a butler to the king,
Still just a child! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
2.Goht
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the mountain,
Whose warm home was frozen
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
The hero of his people, who stood
Against the imp’s icy-magic, only
To fall to his death! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
3.Gyorg
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the Great Bay,
Whose neighbors were depraved
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Who cared not for his failing country.
A musician who died in search
Of his lover’s children! Oh, woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
4.Twinmold
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of the canyon,
Who blamed gods for wrongs done
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there
Who did not beg sleeping giants
For salvation. Taking his own life
From his daughter! Oh, Woe is me!
I plead, great goddess,
Hallowed be thy name!
Grant me another chance
To ease these people’s pain.
Hear the song I play…
Give ear! Give ear!
To the melody I sing this day.
5.Majora
Oh, woe is me! This heavy heart
Goes out to those of Clock Town,
Whose sky is being forced upon them
By the hatred of an imp…
However, there was one there,
Abandoned by his only friends
Hidden behind a magic mask
A sad little imp! Oh, woe is me!
I now understand, goddess of time,
Why I was brought to this place.
First drops a tear, then the moon.
Even in a world doomed to fade,
A song can still be played.
Oh, Hylia! Oh, Hylia!
The giants of Termina need you…
This poem was published in Project Heart EP by Scott "Sage" Goodenough (me! :sanec
So if you liked this one, hit me up! I got more and would love to share!Also I would love to hear what you all thought of this particular poem, criticisms, and things you liked. I appreciate all feedback!
Most of all, thank you for taking the time to read my work!
