Song of Liltarë

She dwelt ‘neath trees untouched by scars

With fragile branches high

Their crowns themselves were crowned with stars,

Well hidden from the eye

And though her grace she’d only show

In deepest hollows there,

The daylight wove its way below

To twist her flaxen hair

Excerpt from the Song of Liltarë

The Song of Liltarë is an ancient song telling the tale of the wood elf maiden Liltarë, who danced in Twisted Hollow deep in Beleryn before the founding of the kingdom of Thessélias. It is thought to have been written by Lyril the Lark.
The ballad follows Liltarë after her first arrival in Beleryn and describes her friendship with several animals. She first meets a deer, who sees the trees as little more than things to hide behind, and she shapes them into twisting structures such that the deer's form cannot be obscured by them, telling it that it should seek beauty and happiness above safety in its fleeting life. Next she speaks to a squirrel, who is upset that its familiar pathways among the branches have been disrupted, and likens the trees to its kingdom, making it feel powerful. She tells it of humility and teaches it to navigate ever-changing pathways. Lastly she meets a gnome, who only wonderingly asks her why she is dancing, and she explains joyfully. The gnome warns her that the animals crave little more than comfort and security, and it is a hard thing to convince them to care about anything else, and she replies, "My friend, this would be hard to miss / But I'll not keep them here."
Liltarë is often portrayed as something almost more angelic than elfin for her philosophy, and though the song is not explicitly religious, it is often thought of as such.