Prologue

Among the most sought-after relics of Iria, none are perhaps so touching as the ancient music scores that come up from time to time. Nobody knows when or where they were written, who wrote them, or why.

On our last Iria dig, my excavation dug up some scores that were in relatively good condition. Thankfully they weren't cursed, either! You can never be too careful in my line of business. In fact, these scores took away our fatigue and refreshed our minds when they were played. Some of my colleagues believe that these were gifts left to us by the people of the past.

But that is neither here nor there. This book isn't intended as a historical tome.

I've transcribed one of the scores so we could share this discover with the world. I hope you enjoy this lost song of Iria.

(The following is scribbled in the margin of the page.)

I divided the song into two volumes because it's so long, but Tom (that Golem-brained fool!) lost the over volume to some monkey at the Zardine Hot Springs! Idiot! I don't have any other copies. To whoever ends up with this volume--if you're curious, you can try to get the book back from the monkeys.

The Land of (Unintelligible)

I know of a land where hail ne'er falls and the rains
Be tempered, a valley of the gods.
The winds be still and calm,
The fields filled gentle grains.

Come with me, my lady,
To the beautiful valley on Samhain night,
To this mysterious land I call home.

With gentle smiles and rosy cheeks
Together we shall enjoy this unending
Bonfire and feel unending joy.

Upon the vast fields, spread about
As the stars in the sky, crimson flowers bloom.
If Tir Na Nog be paradise,
Then what word befits a heaven such as this?

If paradise has every drink known to man,
Then the waters of this valley are panacea.
No praise does this land justice,
We know no sickness or age,
We know not fear but love.

All around us walk the blind,
Whom we see but who see through us.
The Goddess of Death has spread her wings,
And covered the eyes of those who would do harm.

Oh, my love!
Come, join me in this paradise-beyond-paradise,
Come join me in the boundless bounties of this land,
And let us return to loved ones once lost,
In this land of the dead.