Long ago the year
When I first saw Calontir,
And from that day did learn to love this land.
Often I’d been told
Of a pair with crowns of gold
And that they our love and fealty did command.
Not of greatest renown,
Nor the first to wear the crowns,
Nor are they the last of our line.
From the day they took the thrones
They made Calontir their own
And in my mind they reign for all time.
Young as I was then
Seldom court I would attend.
‘Twas chance alone that brought me to their hall.
The King stood proud and strong,
The Queen’s voice a sweet soft song,
And by their grace was I there enthralled.
Not of greatest renown,
Nor the first to wear the crowns,
Nor are they the last of our line.
From the day they took the thrones
They made Calontir their own
And in my mind they reign for all time.
Since then Kings both wise and fell
And gracious Queens have ruled us well,
Each adding fame and glory in their time.
As they wear those crowns of gold
I hearken back to days of old
And an image comes unbidden to my mind.
Not of greatest renown,
Nor the first to wear the crowns,
Nor are they the last of our line.
From the day they took the thrones
They made Calontir their own
And in my mind they reign for all time.
Now as reign follows reign
And new King and Queen we gain,
They heed the good advice of our Peers.
As you rule be aware
Our whole Kingdom sees you there
And for some you may become Calontir!
Not of greatest renown,
Nor the first to wear the crowns,
Nor are they the last of our line.
From the day they took the thrones
They made Calontir their own
And in my mind they reign for all time.
And in my mind they’re King and Queen for all time.