The Dornishman's Wife
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The Dornishman's Wife is a song about a man who slept with a Dornishman's wife, but died of wounds received in a duel with the Dornishman and considered it a fair trade.
Lyrics
- The Dornishman's wife was as fair as the sun,
- and her kisses were warmer than spring.
- But the Dornishman's blade was made of black steel,
- and its kiss was a terrible thing.
- The Dornishman's wife would sing as she bathed,
- in a voice that was sweet as a peach,
- But the Dornishman's blade had a song of its own,
- and a bite sharp and cold as a leech.
- As he lay on the ground with the darkness around,
- and the taste of his blood on his tongue,
- His brothers knelt by him and prayed him a prayer,
- and he smiled and he laughed and he sung,
- "Brothers, oh brothers, my days here are done,
- the Dornishman's taken my life,
- But what does it matter, for all men must die,
- and I've tasted the Dornishman's wife!"[1]
- The Dornishman's wife was as fair as the sun,
References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 7, Jon