We're a'chasing the Queen

We're a'chasing the Queen is a folk-song/travel ballad commemorating the flight of Queen Feywil during the Calds' Rebellion.
Jeol, then Dux of Talhorn, was sent by the rebels to chase and capture Feywil - the rightful Queen of the Welds. This was of the utmost importance to the rebellion, who were seeking to establish their own claimant as legitimate. However, the Dux seemed unable to catch the Queen's party, and ended up joining her forces as she fled into his lands. It was strongly suspected that the pursuit was not hotly followed, and that the Dux had always been intending to 'escort' the Queen to the safety of his land, and join her side.
Jeol's 'loyal treachery' (deceiving the rebels into thinking he was with them) earned him a heroic status, and the song is sung from the perspective of one of his cavalrymen who understands that the goal is to herd her, not capture her. There are two common verses, a third patriotic Talhorn verse which is less often heard outside the Duxia, and numerous folk verses, including the usual range of bawdy, absurd, and some which turn it into a romantic song for young men to woo ladies.

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We're a'chasing the Queen

We're a'chas-en the Queen, o'er brook out of Cal, thr'o meadow unseen, down into the Tal.
We're a'chas-en Feywil, to sa'v the whole lan', o'er Ruck's crashing gill, with true Jeol in van'.
We're a'chas-en a hope, that the Duxi must smote, Cross fen and cross hill, we ride an' race for Feywil.
A hope that the land, be governed by right. A hope that the Queen, sees proud Calthor a'gin.
We're a'chasing the cr'wn, down thr'o all of the land. To put it by hand, on each freeman's brow.
(In Talhorn) Jeol cries us on! Greenwood a'fore us, the rebels have ran. False Duxi are gone, Talhorn e'er true on't Oath of the Tan!

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Type

Manuscript, Musical

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

after 200 AC