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mark12_30 · 11-23-2003, 12:01 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>But she ought to have relaxed a bit more, she seemed self-conscious. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Rather than self-conscious, I think Eowyn was trying to hold herself together long enough to get the lyrics out in Theodred's honor. Singing at a funeral is difficult even if the singer is distanced from the deceased. I sang at a wedding in the midwest a few years back, and the father of the bride insisted that I promise to return to sing at his own funeral. Fortunately he seemed quite healthy at the time.And yet, in the Rohirric culture it's expected that relatives sing laments and dirges over their lost ones. I can't imagine singing at the funeral of someone I grew up with and who was like a brother to me. I suspect I would disintegrate.

11-23-2003, 12:01 PM	#65
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>But she ought to have relaxed a bit more, she seemed self-conscious. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Rather than self-conscious, I think Eowyn was trying to hold herself together long enough to get the lyrics out in Theodred's honor. Singing at a funeral is difficult even if the singer is distanced from the deceased. <P>I sang at a wedding in the midwest a few years back, and the father of the bride insisted that I promise to return to sing at his own funeral.<P> <P>Fortunately he seemed quite healthy at the time.<P>And yet, in the Rohirric culture it's expected that relatives sing laments and dirges over their lost ones. I can't imagine singing at the funeral of someone I grew up with and who was like a brother to me. I suspect I would disintegrate. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.