Cold Iron - Alderon Tyran
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- This song is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "Cold Iron" Poem put to music. The Melody and chords were borrowed from Leslie Fish's version recorded in 1983. The song tells the tale of Man (The Baron), and the struggle to use war (Cold Iron), to make the world by might alone. This leads Man to wage war on God (The King), and learn that perhaps Cold Iron isn't the true marker of what is Right... I hope you enjoy!
Lyrics:
Gold is for the mistress - silver for the maid -
Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.’
‘Good!’ said the Baron, sitting in his hall,
‘But Iron - Cold Iron - is master of them all.’
So he made rebellion ’gainst the King his liege,
Camped before his citadel and summoned it to siege.
‘Nay!’ said the cannoneer on the castle wall,
‘But Iron - Cold Iron - shall be master of you all!’
Woe for the Baron and his knights so strong,
When cannon-balls of iron, laid ’em all along;
He was taken prisoner, he was cast in thrall,
And Iron - Cold Iron - was master of them all!
Yet his King spake kindly (ah, how kind a Lord!)
‘What if I release thee, and give thee back thy sword?’
‘Nay!’ said the Baron, ‘mock not at my fall,
For Iron - Cold Iron - is master of us all!’
‘Tears are for the craven, prayers are for the clown -
Halters for the silly neck that cannot keep a crown.’
‘As my loss is grievous, so my hope is small,
For Iron - Cold Iron - must be master of us all!’
Yet his King made answer (few such Kings there be!)
‘Here is Bread and here is Wine - sit and sup with me.
Eat and drink in Mary’s Name, the whiles I do recall
How Iron - Cold Iron - won’t be master of you all!’
He took the Wine and blessed it. He blessed and brake the Bread.
With His own Hands He served Them, and presently He said:
‘See! These Hands they pierced with nails, outside My city wall,
Show Iron - Cold Iron - isn’t master after all.’
‘Wounds are for the desperate, blows are for the strong.
Balm and oil for weary hearts all cut and bruised with wrong.
I forgive thy treason - I redeem thy fall -
For Iron - Cold Iron - isn’t master of you all!’
‘Crowns are for the valiant - scepters for the bold!
Thrones and powers for mighty men who by my law do hold!’
‘Nay!’ said the Baron, kneeling in this hall,
‘But Iron - Cold Iron - is master of us all!
‘Iron wrought by men, has no power in this hall,
Only Iron out of Calvary is master of you all!’
Finally getting this posted 6 days late, this was *supposed* to be ready for Pentecost Sunday, but issues in Video editing (including the complete crash of the computer and loss of all the progress at that point) *kinda* delayed me. I hope y'all aren't too man for the delay. This song was a song recommended by a community member a few months back that I'd gotten hooked on, so I knew I had to start working on it so I could get the song out of my head. This song has been a lot of fun to record and make (editing issues asides), and features almost entirely original artwork, with the exception of three images. The video style is a bit of a downgrade from Fire in The Sky, but I hope that still images are still alright. For those of you who've been considering Patreon, or are otherwise interested, This song released just over a month ago as an early audio release for Patreons only. There will be *another* early Patreon release for this month as well, so feel free to support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/AlderonTyran
Thank you for watching and I hope you've enjoyed!
Always worth the wait!
So I gotta say, especially cos I was a Cav Scout in the Army, it is spelled Cavalry. I like your stuff but this like the second or third time youve done this lol😅 Love the song though, keep up the good work
@@harpermorin1538 The line I think you're referencing actually _isn't_ talking about horsemen or mounted soldiers, but rather a location outside of Jerusalem. Hope that explains any confusion! 😊
@@alderontyranYeah, I realized that when I heard the Peter Bellamy version yesterday and forgot I made this comment. Didnt help that for whatever reason, I thought the site was called Calgary lol. So, yeah my bad and Im sorry😅
I hope god forgives all of us for making our Is for making rebellion and for our sins
I cried at the last two lines, It reminded me of the Lord's undending love for us, which helps me through these tough times!
love adaptatiuons like these
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I have never heard of this poem, but I love it. The hope in the message is something I feel many need
I can't get enough of this rendition... something about it just feels so much more intimate and poignant than the Leslie Fish version I'd always heard. They're almost like two different songs completely.
same, love Leslie FIsh and it actually surprised me how I liked this one more
One is sang with the Lord in mind and the other is sang by a heathen
@@stopdeletingmyaccount125 Rather bold of you to assume the religion of this video's poster
@@juwebles4352 He is referring to Leslie Fish, who is known to go out of her way to take out references to Christianity in anything she sings. I think it's safe to assume where she lies religiously, even more so if you have listened to her other music.
@@D-nTh3M-n 1. Leslie took out references to the Anglican church from cold iron not references to Christianity (the end line refers to iron out of cavalry which is an anglican term, especially considering the catholic church believes the nails were made of silver) 2. I was referring to them saying this was sung "with the lord in mind" as opposed to the other one.
Beautiful rendition of this ballad.
I love my Savior, and I love this song!
I love this song, Leslie Fish does a great version. Got me through work for months on end. I love your channel you do such a great job!
You really perfected this poem by how you changed it. It really enhances the message of the poem. I get chills each time you say "iron - cold iron".
A spot of Kipling is always enjoyed. Cheers
Very lovely rendition, I'm glad you included the last part, as many others leave that part out.
Glorious - Iron out of calvary!
When you do a rendition of Berserker... I'll dance :D
I had never heard this song before. You are very talented, thanks for the great cover!
Putting this song on repeat with the volume turned down, cause more people need to hear it. Beautiful and haunting 💙
Love the rendition. Thanks for sharing. Always love your songs.
I think the edit changes the meaning, though: the Baron saying Iron from Calvary shall be master over all shows his redemption, whereas I feel this version doesn't give him this redemption.
Really awesome rendition. I'm glad that you added in that last line.
i love how the entirety of the song the baron is like "wait no that's not how it works"
Dang Alderon, are you keeping your talent to TH-cam or are you going to try and get these songs onto record?
At the moment I'd like to make sure my content has as much reach and availability as possible, I also don't want to worry about any potential obligations that come with trying to deal with records or other places like Spotify. I've considered it, but it's a bit more involved than I'm comfortable atm. Besides, The Patreons give me enough support to keep the subscriptions to the tools I need to keep things running so It's not been an issue yet.
@@alderontyran so they are on patreon?
Just found your channel and it took almost no time before I realized the kinds of songs you do and I subbed.
Friggin amazing. Thx dude youre one of the greatest singer-songwriters of our generation.
Absolutely love the vocals in the middle of the song. Never read this poem before, but you did a great job on it
You got to give the barons his due. He rebelled against god, and when god offered to forgive him and return him his sword. He refused and held to his belief despite knowing he was defeated and had little hope left. He still held onto that bit of hope. Another interpretation of this which is a stretch and by no means correct is that Iron represents power which, in the baron's view, can only be gained through struggle as iron gains hardness from cold forging. The baron likely thinks he has the power to earn the right to rule from heaven, yet god disagrees as he(Jesus) suffered for all; hence he holds the right to rule.
Prayers for the clown 🤡
Yet his King spake kindly (ah, how kind a Lord!)
‘What if I release thee, and give thee back thy sword?’
‘Iron wrought by men, has no power in this hall,
Only Iron out of Calvary is master of you all!’
The baron was a stubborn, arrogant fool like the pharaoh. In the face of God, we must admit our own faults and submit to Him!
I don't see it as him having hope. He acknowleged the fact that he is not as powerful as the king, thus to accept mercy means to abandon his beliefs.
And yet, knowing that, the king still shows mercy - because the power belongs to those who can rule by love.
God bless everyone, stay strong all of you, the Master is coming.
aaaand i love it. this poem is one of my favs
i'd love to hear a cover of the great leslie fish's "the sun is also a warrior''
That was actually in the Patreon Poll for this month!
CAL-VARY not Cavalry
That is what he said tho?
@@baron-von-masky He literally says CAVALRY, instead of Cavalry. A wonderfull song but that ruined the ending for me
Fucking wonderful, as always lad.
The wat you changed the song completely changed its meaning and purpose i must say its kind of disappointing you completely threw out the original meaning of the song by changing the words
There are so many songs I want to recommend you do but im too tired to write em all down rn :(
Everyone here just loving an anchent song about the power of love and sacrifice over war.
Meanwhile deus vult spammers whove never held a bible seething in the comments and trying to "own the heathens" lol
I don't know how, but somehow all of your music becomes a new favorite of mind as soon as I listen to it. What I wouldn't do to have you on Spotify-
Tale of the fall of the Elven Fortress of Gravnock during Human Unification War - 50 4E
0:15 is this Peter Simonischek? Totally looks like him. Rest in peace :(
This was beautiful
Could you do a cover of Skye Boat Song, but with the lyrics of Robert Louis Stevenson?
There is only two covers in youtube that use his version. Outlander based their version of the song in his lyrics, but changed it from being about Prince Charlie to being about a woman example changed lad for lass. Skye Boat song has 3 versions, the original, Robert Louis Stevenson version and the Outlander version.
Thank you man I love your content ❤
I hope forget god forgives all of us for our sins
God loves us!
Great rendition! I think it's even better than Leslie Fisher's version.
Atleast he kept the final line
Hey man, I'm the ducktheanimator7889. I'm back buddy, and your vocie just kept getting better bro! I'm thinking about starting a channel like you, hope some day we can do a collabaration!
Praise the God! May He bless you !
are you able to give the (tab) for your songs
Many of my covers (like this) are based on the chord patterns that you'd find on Ultimate-Guitar-tabs, maybe with a capo or two for ease of play.
Do you need any sort of license to release cover songs on TH-cam in this manner?
great rendition however you mispronounced calvary as cavalry
Chords bro?
Love the song but the comments about god are just annoying you dont know that god is real you don't know that he's not real great cover and i am catholic
Don't sound like a good catholic to me
@@yourmum256 I'm not and don't care to be for not one person despite what they say knows whether god is real or not and will not until they are dead if even
Its literally a song about god what where you expecting
@@vladtheimpalerofficial good point but its a bit too many
The original poem is much better
Do sweet evelina