So this one is… weird. In the ballad, three ravens stare at the corpse of a knight that’s just lying around in the grass. Suddenly, a doe wanders into the scene and – as does are apparently wont to do – starts kissing the knight. Then she dumps the body in a lake before dying herself, presumably because making out with a dead body can give you all manner of diseases. LITERATURE, FOLKS.
(Note that, with most of Lit Brick, I’m obviously drawing the most literal interpretation of the text. The doe is no doubt a metaphor for the knight’s lady love, but that’s not nearly as funny.)
Continuing our ancient lit jam session, here’s “The Three Ravens,” courtesy of Peter, Paul, and Mary:
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The version below lacks the modernization of terms presented in the Peter, Paul, and Mary version… and, additionally, does not drop a verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsNCLjMgTM
The Scottish version of the song (which a lot of people believe to be the original) is called “The Twa Corbies.” It’s a little less randomly suicidal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLxlrFtltLk
Hggghk! >_< Did… did the original ballad involve tongue? I’m a little surprised the ravens find it so disturbing, though. They’ll eat carrion, I’m sure they love tongues.
Hey… to tide everybody over until Gilgamesh returns…
Here is his epic theme music. You know… possible to get John Troutman off this Ballad thing… [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgdJE0-YB6U ]
Or… maybe he is on this Ballad thing, on the mistaken notion he will find something more awesome than that theme song. Which he won’t… I mean, Lavos even ended up ripping off Giglamesh, and when a major villain like Lavos takes notes from Giglamesh, you know that is why Lavos is awesome [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaJulksCik ].
But video game headcanon aside… stop trying to remove the awesome of Giglamesh from your head in anyway other than his story… though this Ballad series is a good attempt.
…Gilgamesh?
Hannelore?
Bueller?
Don’t listen to him! This series on ballads rocks!
Gilgamesh is off to get the correct sword.