Gift for cienna by frith-in-thorns (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

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Title of vid: Stars
Recipient: cienna
Vidder: frith-in-thorns
Fandom: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Music: Stars by Heather Dale
Summary: The ship is their home.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 02:59
Signed URL:

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Lyrics
Have you ever been on the road between holds,
As the sun falls away, and the darkness turns cold
And the moon will not rise 'til the night has grown old
And the only things left are the stars?

Those born as the heir, those who rule up above
With a kingdom forever held fast by their love
With all they can do, it will ne'er be enough
To reach the impossible stars.

Those born for the earth, who do work by their hands,
They sweat and exert their will over the land,
When the labour is done, their fatigue does demand
That they rest while the moon courts the stars.

Those born to the sea, with its roll and its swell
Know the faces and names of those patterns so well
And each night on the ocean's a story to tell
But the only observers are stars.

And those born with the fire within, burning bright,
Are inspired by moonglow, so cool in the night
And the fiery passionate sun shares her light
But there's no lady gentle as stars.

So to those of low bearing, and those born to fly,
To those who sweat, sing and sail under the sky
As we're born and we love, we grow old and we die
Watch impassive, eternal, the stars.

As we're born and we love, we grow old and we die
Watch impassive, eternal, the stars.

Comments

[settiai]

Oh, this was absolutely gorgeous. ♥

[cienna]

Wow, this was absolutely beautiful! The song was a perfect choice and I love the gentle, almost dreamy tone. I also love the idea of Jack and Stephen growing old together (yay canon!) so I thought the lyrics worked very well! Thank you so much and I'm sure I will be rewatching it many times! ♥

[leanwellback]

This is lovely ♥

[vivien]

How beautiful... I loved the song.

[gorgeousnerd]

This was fantastic. The song was absolutely perfect, and the character moments...yeah, I'm crying a little bit. (In a good way.)

[isis]

Aw, beautiful, so dreamy and flowy.

[franzeska]

Wow, interesting. This was not what I was expecting from a vid in this fandom. It's neat to see an overview of all of the different characters like this.

[mayhap]

This is gorgeous! I didn't know the song, and it worked absolutely beautifully.

[laurashapiro]

Sweet. I really like the way you brought the two characters together through a structure that highlighted each in turn. Lovely to look at, too.