Gone away, gone ahead,
Echoes roll unanswered.
Empty, open, dusty, dead.
Why have all the Weyrfolk fled?
Where have dragons gone together?
Leaving Weyrs to wind and weather?
Setting heardbeasts free of tether?
Gone, our safeguards, gone, but whither?
Have they flown to some new Weyr
Where cruel Thread some others fear?
Are they worlds away from here?
Why, oh, why, the empty Weyr?
Background
Written by the then MasterHarper Creline[1] its was found in the Archives by Robinton while copying some of worm eating records under Master Archives Ogolly, and he sang it at Benden Hold which made the then Weyrleader S'loner recalled learning as a wyerling. Also Master Singer Merelan was unable to find in the Hold large archives.
F'lon mention that maybe G'ranad the former Wyerleader had removed it.
Notes and More
In Dragonflight, the second line is:
[2] Image of
Appearances
- The Masterharper of Pern
- The Masterharper of Pern (CD)
- The Masterharper of Pern (Songbook)
- Dragonflight
- Dragonsong (mention)