Evening Falls

Evening falls, the day is done.
We have worn out the watching sun.
The deeds he saw has made him weary,
So now he takes his rest.

Evening falls, the day is done.
Eighty fought so long, so well,
That all the Kingdom's bards can't tell
The story in one night.

Evening falls.  The day is done
For Armin, who died majestically,
For Caroline, true Amazon,
And for Yrjö, new-made knight.

Evening falls!  The day is done,
Turned into golden memory,
That breeds in us the tourney-lust:
The sun will see us here again.

—Calafia
2004