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>From: Jo Jaquinta <jaymin@maths.tcd.ie>
>Subject: CherryhList -- Maziani
>Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 14:13:25 GMT

	There is a filk tape (SF-folk music) called "Finity's End" which
is full of songs based on Cherryh books (some (the better ones) by Cherryh
herself. Here's my favourite:

		MAZIANI

		Leslie Fish

	We fought your fight and we died in droves
	In a rear gaurd action with no reward
	We spilled our guts to cover your butts
	Spending ships and lives we could ill afford.

	And now earth side says we can't win
	Hell we could have won if we'd gotten support
	Now they say pull back, they say pull out
	They say the war is over: mission abort.

	It was our blood spilled on the stars
	Did you think that you could deal it away?
	We hear your calling us pirates now
	Then screw you all, we'll earn the motherless name.

Translation:

fight		you		you		you		you
many		no		give		call		say
die		thank		up		back		over
save		no		no		abort		enemy
you		supply		support		abort		win

our		stars		blood		now		pirates
blood		see		you		say		screw
spill		blood		deal		pirates		you

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