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RAYA!!!! Help! What does F.A.P. mean again.. Is it Feline American Princess right?
Title: Thought provoking song
Author: Ree
Theme: Chibi-Usa (Hymn to Her)
Genre: General
Version: Manga/Anime
Rating: G
This lovely child and her friends were the creations of Takeuchi Naoko. I am just playing with some really nice dolls. ( And hiding them from my daughter and niece.^-^)
Thought provoking song
AN: "Wind's Four Quarters" is a wonderful song in a story called "Sword Sworn" by Mercedes Lackey. This song is sung either a capella, or with a drum, though I've heard it to a guitar before and it sounds quite fine^-^. Leslie Fish is a Filk demi-god. Okay maybe not that, though there are folks out there who would argue it, but she is one of the all time greatest filkers out there. And she did sing this song (Mercedes Lackey wrote it) as well as F.A.P. - Feline American Princess.
"Wind's four quarters, air and fire
Earth and water, hear my desire
Grant my plea who stands alone-
Maiden, Warrior, Mother, and Crone"
Usagi looked around the garden trying to determine where the song was echoing from. Tilting her head this way and that she eventually pinpointed the general direction. As she headed down the right hand path, the song continued, but this time it was accompanied by a voice she knew. 'Chloe? What is she listening to? I've never heard a singer with such a rough sounding voice.'
"Eastern wind blow clear, blow clean,
Cleanse my body of its pain,
cleanse my mind of what I've seen,
Cleanse my honor of its stain,
Maid whose love has never ceased
Bring me healing from the East."
The words echoed through Usagi's soul. She still remembered the time she had turned on her people, her friends, and her family. As much as she tried to forget her, she knew that Black Lady was still hiding in her soul. She knew it because Black Lady represented her failures. 'Whoever this Maid is, I wish she would heal me as well.' As she tracked Chloe down, she listened to hear what the next verse was.
"Southern wind blow hot, blow hard,
Fan my courage to a flame,
Southern wind be guide and guard,
Add your bravery to my name.
Let my will and yours be twinned,
Warrior of the Southern wind."
Usagi bit back a giggle.'The Southern wind is a warrior? Now that sounds crazy. All the warriors are the Senshi or the Shitennou.'
"Western wind, stark, blow strong,
Grant me arm and mind of steel
On the road both hard and long.
Mother, hear me where I kneel.
Let no weakness on my quest
Hinder me, wind of the West."
'Mother... Mother did hear me in my time of need. She heard me when she was locked in that dreamless sleep, trapped in crystal. And she at least healed me from the weakness that was hindering me. And that road...' The memory of the cherry way that ran through the time stream flashed through her mind. '... it certainly was long and hard. I wish I had had an arm and mind of steel. Then the sailor senshi wouldn't have had to protect me so much, and Wiseman would have never taken me over.' Usagi stepped into a virtually unused section of the gardens area. She watched as Chloe belted out the last verse of the song while she pounded the beat on a bench.
"Northern wind blow cruel, blow cold,
Sheathe my aching heart in ice,
Armor 'round my soul enfold.
Crone I need not call you twice.
To my foes bring the cold of death!
Chill me, North wind's frozen breath."
'The Crone is the bringer of death? Then she must be Saturn. Saturn didn't show up, but I almost wish she had. I wish my soul had been sheathed in ice the moment I came back to being me. The moment I saw Pluto lying dead because of my folly.' Usagi stepped into the small grotto.
Chloe heard Usagi's shoe crunch on the gravel path. Spinning she stared in horror at her princess. Then moving quickly she turned off the music and waited, uncertainty written all over her face.
Chloe's expression caught Usagi's attention. 'Surely.... Surely she can't remember that. She can't remember that she was a member of the Dead Moon Circus.' She walked over to her green haired friend, concern written all over her face. "What's the matter?"
Chloe tried to think what she could say that wouldn't upset Usagi. She didn't want to stir up bad memories. 'That's it!' After smoothing her expression, she let her half answer come out. "I hope I wasn't disturbing you. My voice isn't the best, and that song ...." Her voice trailed off as Usagi started to giggle.
Catching her breath, Usagi contradicted her. "Your voice is fine, but whoever was singing on that recording..."
Chloe felt a smile escape. "Well.. Leslie Fish doesn't have the best singing voice either, but in filk you don't need one. And trust me, her voice is perfectly suited to this song. The person who is supposed to be singing had ruined her voice by screaming her head off. But according to her religion, she had to sing her prayer to She."
Usagi felt her curiosity perk up. "She? Did She get a name?"
"Well they called her Star-eyed at one point, but mostly they called her She." Chloe was glad for the subject change. Now maybe she could get her off onto the many religions that used a tri-faced, or quad-faced, goddess. "She was kind of based on the Lady, I think."
"The lady? What lady?" Usagi was glad for the distraction. It allowed her to bury the memories that were floating too near the surface.
"The Wiccan's Goddess. She is typically called the Lady. And she is said to have three faces: Maid, Mother, and Crone."
Usagi frowned slightly. "So, is it just as the song suggests, the Maid is when she is young, the Mother is when she is middle age, and the Crone is when she is old?"
Chloe nodded her head. "Yep! That's right. Supposedly it is based on the three phases of the Moon: waxing, full, and waning. They leave out the new moon for some reason. Though the song sticks the warrior in for that. Maybe they leave it out because the new moon is the dark moon." The last statement was spoken in a musing voice.
Usagi nodded. "And the dark moon harbors so many of our enemies." Pink and green eyes met and they silently decided to let that tangent rest. "So, what else do you have on there? Anything else by Leslie Fish? And do you become used to her voice?"
Chloe turned the player back on. "Yep! There is one on here called F.A.P. that you will absolutely love!"
Title: Thought provoking song
Author: Ree
Theme: Chibi-Usa (Hymn to Her)
Genre: General
Version: Manga/Anime
Rating: G
This lovely child and her friends were the creations of Takeuchi Naoko. I am just playing with some really nice dolls. ( And hiding them from my daughter and niece.^-^)
Thought provoking song
AN: "Wind's Four Quarters" is a wonderful song in a story called "Sword Sworn" by Mercedes Lackey. This song is sung either a capella, or with a drum, though I've heard it to a guitar before and it sounds quite fine^-^. Leslie Fish is a Filk demi-god. Okay maybe not that, though there are folks out there who would argue it, but she is one of the all time greatest filkers out there. And she did sing this song (Mercedes Lackey wrote it) as well as F.A.P. - Feline American Princess.
"Wind's four quarters, air and fire
Earth and water, hear my desire
Grant my plea who stands alone-
Maiden, Warrior, Mother, and Crone"
Usagi looked around the garden trying to determine where the song was echoing from. Tilting her head this way and that she eventually pinpointed the general direction. As she headed down the right hand path, the song continued, but this time it was accompanied by a voice she knew. 'Chloe? What is she listening to? I've never heard a singer with such a rough sounding voice.'
"Eastern wind blow clear, blow clean,
Cleanse my body of its pain,
cleanse my mind of what I've seen,
Cleanse my honor of its stain,
Maid whose love has never ceased
Bring me healing from the East."
The words echoed through Usagi's soul. She still remembered the time she had turned on her people, her friends, and her family. As much as she tried to forget her, she knew that Black Lady was still hiding in her soul. She knew it because Black Lady represented her failures. 'Whoever this Maid is, I wish she would heal me as well.' As she tracked Chloe down, she listened to hear what the next verse was.
"Southern wind blow hot, blow hard,
Fan my courage to a flame,
Southern wind be guide and guard,
Add your bravery to my name.
Let my will and yours be twinned,
Warrior of the Southern wind."
Usagi bit back a giggle.'The Southern wind is a warrior? Now that sounds crazy. All the warriors are the Senshi or the Shitennou.'
"Western wind, stark, blow strong,
Grant me arm and mind of steel
On the road both hard and long.
Mother, hear me where I kneel.
Let no weakness on my quest
Hinder me, wind of the West."
'Mother... Mother did hear me in my time of need. She heard me when she was locked in that dreamless sleep, trapped in crystal. And she at least healed me from the weakness that was hindering me. And that road...' The memory of the cherry way that ran through the time stream flashed through her mind. '... it certainly was long and hard. I wish I had had an arm and mind of steel. Then the sailor senshi wouldn't have had to protect me so much, and Wiseman would have never taken me over.' Usagi stepped into a virtually unused section of the gardens area. She watched as Chloe belted out the last verse of the song while she pounded the beat on a bench.
"Northern wind blow cruel, blow cold,
Sheathe my aching heart in ice,
Armor 'round my soul enfold.
Crone I need not call you twice.
To my foes bring the cold of death!
Chill me, North wind's frozen breath."
'The Crone is the bringer of death? Then she must be Saturn. Saturn didn't show up, but I almost wish she had. I wish my soul had been sheathed in ice the moment I came back to being me. The moment I saw Pluto lying dead because of my folly.' Usagi stepped into the small grotto.
Chloe heard Usagi's shoe crunch on the gravel path. Spinning she stared in horror at her princess. Then moving quickly she turned off the music and waited, uncertainty written all over her face.
Chloe's expression caught Usagi's attention. 'Surely.... Surely she can't remember that. She can't remember that she was a member of the Dead Moon Circus.' She walked over to her green haired friend, concern written all over her face. "What's the matter?"
Chloe tried to think what she could say that wouldn't upset Usagi. She didn't want to stir up bad memories. 'That's it!' After smoothing her expression, she let her half answer come out. "I hope I wasn't disturbing you. My voice isn't the best, and that song ...." Her voice trailed off as Usagi started to giggle.
Catching her breath, Usagi contradicted her. "Your voice is fine, but whoever was singing on that recording..."
Chloe felt a smile escape. "Well.. Leslie Fish doesn't have the best singing voice either, but in filk you don't need one. And trust me, her voice is perfectly suited to this song. The person who is supposed to be singing had ruined her voice by screaming her head off. But according to her religion, she had to sing her prayer to She."
Usagi felt her curiosity perk up. "She? Did She get a name?"
"Well they called her Star-eyed at one point, but mostly they called her She." Chloe was glad for the subject change. Now maybe she could get her off onto the many religions that used a tri-faced, or quad-faced, goddess. "She was kind of based on the Lady, I think."
"The lady? What lady?" Usagi was glad for the distraction. It allowed her to bury the memories that were floating too near the surface.
"The Wiccan's Goddess. She is typically called the Lady. And she is said to have three faces: Maid, Mother, and Crone."
Usagi frowned slightly. "So, is it just as the song suggests, the Maid is when she is young, the Mother is when she is middle age, and the Crone is when she is old?"
Chloe nodded her head. "Yep! That's right. Supposedly it is based on the three phases of the Moon: waxing, full, and waning. They leave out the new moon for some reason. Though the song sticks the warrior in for that. Maybe they leave it out because the new moon is the dark moon." The last statement was spoken in a musing voice.
Usagi nodded. "And the dark moon harbors so many of our enemies." Pink and green eyes met and they silently decided to let that tangent rest. "So, what else do you have on there? Anything else by Leslie Fish? And do you become used to her voice?"
Chloe turned the player back on. "Yep! There is one on here called F.A.P. that you will absolutely love!"