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Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find... Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted July 23, 2021, 2:55 p.m. by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) (James Sinclair)

Posted by Civilian Ragna Idun McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

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Revna pulled away and looked at Tara who nodded, a wolfish grin on her face. Revna stood up, holding onto Mike’s hand. “Alright Ada we need your hurdy gurdy and…DEVLIN I need your voice up here.” Devlin whooped and took the steps in quick order. “What am I singing?” Revna turned to the crowd, “Oh my dear sweet LADY RUNA! I require your presence on stage.” Runa who was attempting to make an exit toward the gate stopped short. Oh no Revna did not just use that official tone with her. “Get up here Twin of mine,” Revna called. Runa climbed the stairs and glared at Revna. “Now we’ve had all these amazing love songs. But ya know, as a clan we just had the most epic of break ups…so we need an epic break up song. And no one sings this quite like my sister.” Devlin began to laugh. He and Runa had attempted one very horrible date together years ago. Well this song got involved afterwards and .... well that’s a story for another time. “Revna, we need bag pipes!” Revna looked at Devlin and nodded, and then looked at Mike, “My love, we are in Scotland aren’t we? Surely we can find bag pipes somewhere?” But before he could answer the drone of the pipes was heard and there stood Tara next to Ada. There were LOUD cheers and, and then the music began - drums, violin, bass and guitar, and after the first the hurdy gurdy and pipes. Devlin and then Runa’s voice rang out over the crowd in German. The song might be about the end of a relationship, but the music had everyone moving and urged them to find joy in the moment rather than focus on the bad.

(Devlin)
Ich bin heut’ Nacht
Erwacht aus einem Traum
Ein Traum wie ich ihn vorher nie gekannt

Und unterm Lindenbaume dort
In ebenjenem Traum
Hielt ich dich zartes Vöglein in der Hand.

Das Vöglein sah mich traurig an
Und fragte mich ganz leis:
„Wozu hab ich Flügel
Wenn zu fliegen ich nicht weiß?“

(Runa)
Whispered Fare thee well, Farewell

(Devlin)
Fare thee well
Komm und küss mich nochmal unterm Sternenzelt
Lebewohl und adieu
Fare thee well
Und ich tanz mit dir bis in eine ferne Welt
Lebewohl und adieu, fare thee well

(Runa)
Ich bin heut’ Nacht
Erwacht aus einem Traum,
Ein Traum, wie ich ihn vorher nie gekannt.

Und unterm Lindenbaume dort
In ebenjenem Traum
Nahm‘ ich dich armen Toren bei der Hand

(Runa and Devlin)
Du blicktest voller Lieb‘ mich an,
Da fragte ich ganz leis
„Wozu hab ich Flügel,
Wenn zu fliegen ich nicht weiß?“

(Devlin and Runa)
Fare thee well
Komm und küss mich nochmal unterm Sternenzelt
Lebewohl und adieu
Fare thee well
Und ich tanz mit dir bis in eine ferne Welt
Lebewohl und adieu, fare thee well

Fare thee well
Komm und küss mich nochmal unterm Sternenzelt
Lebewohl und adieu
Fare thee well
Und ich tanz mit dir bis in eine ferne Welt
Lebewohl und adieu, fare thee well

Fare thee well
Komm und küss mich nochmal unterm Sternenzelt
Lebewohl und adieu
Fare thee well
Und ich tanz mit dir bis in eine ferne Welt
Lebewohl und adieu, Lebewohl und adieu
Lebewohl und adieu, fare thee well

Devlin was a decent singer, and a good sport, but Runa’s voice was outstanding. Where Revna’s voice was ethereal, haunting, and moved through people, Runa’s voice was playful and rich. When it was over she and Devlin were both laughing and went to move off the stage. But they weren’t quite done with Runa yet.

https://youtu.be/ckSEnb_I3Zg
Runa (with thanks to dArtagnan and Patty Gurdy)

The pipes began to sound… loudly.

Lady Tara McKenzie stood proudly with her bagpipes on her shoulder, her fingers moving on the chanter as the bag filled the drones and the notes began to fly forth. Then, from inside the house, came more pipe music. The doors opened and Blaire McKenzie, Master Smith, walked out with her pipes following Tara’s effortlessly. The two women, mouths expertly and effortlessly filling the bag through the blowstick, looked at Runa… daring her to step up and join them.

Mike looked at Runa and said “Put up or shut up, Sis.” and slid the pipe case Tara had brought out unseen over to her.

https://youtu.be/HXm8JdC4k4c

Mike (with special thanks to Archy Jay - The Snake Charmer, Jane Espie - The Phantom Piper, and Chelsea Joy - Dame of Drones)

Runa glared daggers at Revna, “YOU TOLD!” Revna laughed, “Sure did.” Runa looked at Mike, “Alright Mike, but YOU get to keep those handsy Scotts off of me.” She grinned and flipped her hair behind her shoulder out of the way, opened the case and with quick hands had the pipes drabbed over her shoulder, bag under her arm and began to work the music. She turned and dropped a cute but daring little curtsy at Tara and began to play a complicated chord and riff progression. And in a matter of moments it was the bag pipe version of dueling banjos between the three Problem Children of the Clans. The crowd went crazy. They all knew Tara, of course, and loved seeing this side of her, she was well loved. And well it was Blaire who didn’t know her. People liked her…at a distance, where they didn’t get burned…But the copper haired addition…the Edmans laughed as the McKenzies got a really good luck at Runa for the first time and heard her on the pipes. And of course they all knew what anyone wanting to talk to Runa was in for. Cuyler looked at Oddvar…”I’m gonna take that torc right off Revna’s neck for this.” Oddvar laughed and so did Helka. “What did Mike say…three daughters of such epic caliber. He’s not wrong.”

As the song worked it’s way to close Runa glanced up her gaze landed on movement outside the fence. Tall, built like a power house, bald, mustache and goatee…Capall Southerland. He met her gaze, waved, and then the crowd moved and she lost sight of him and when it cleared, he was gone. Runa took her bow, handed, more like smacked, Mike with the pipes and disappeared off the stage heading for the gate.

The sound of drums began and a deep voice spoke softly to Tara behind her, but not in her space. “Tara, do you think you can keep up?” Oddvar, legs braced apart, large mallets in hand and began to beat on the war drum positioned in front of him.

Tara lifted the pipes and grasped the blowstick and said “Master Oddvar… it really is you who should be worried about keeping up with me.” and she filled the bag and began to play… and it was epic.

(special thanks to Lincoln Hilton for the compliation: https://youtu.be/RlP2qRYaudo)

Runa exited out of the gate and glanced around and then turned following the drive back to the main road.

Runa

There were few in sight. Some McKenzies who lived in nearby Drumnadrochit were going to their vehicles before they wouldn’t be able to find them. Some were the punks from earlier. But nowhere was the former McKenzie Capall to be seen.

The McKenzies


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