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| description = '''The Elf Song''' is a common [[Books|Book]]. It contains the lyrics to the Song of Balduran.
| description = '''The Elf Song''' is a common [[Books|Book]]. It contains the lyrics to the Song of Balduran.
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Empire golden built on trade,<br/>
Empire golden built on trade,<br/>
Could not avert his fate.<br/>
Could not avert his fate.<br/>


When three, though dead, assailed his port<br/>
When three, though dead, assailed his port<br/>
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Succumbed as threat from nether years<br/>
Succumbed as threat from nether years<br/>
Arose to conquer all.<br/>
Arose to conquer all.<br/>


Now hope is gone, or so it seems<br/>
Now hope is gone, or so it seems<br/>
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New cards are drawn, new hands are played<br/>
New cards are drawn, new hands are played<br/>
Newcomers place a bet.<br/>
Newcomers place a bet.<br/>


A knave, a wizard, devil, gith:<br/>
A knave, a wizard, devil, gith:<br/>
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* Inside a Rosewood Desk, when you rent a room at [[Elfsong Tavern]]. {{Coords|-1572|800}}
* Inside a Rosewood Desk, when you rent a room at [[Elfsong Tavern]]. {{Coords|-1572|800}}
| notes = * These are song lyrics that match actual vocals used by in-game music. If the player rents a room from [[Elfsong Tavern]], the background music has [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15155521/ Mariya Anastasova] singing these exact lyrics. This is likely the Elf spirit that haunts the tavern and gave it its name, as described in the tabletop D&D adventure ''Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus''.
| notes = * These are song lyrics that match actual vocals used by in-game music. If the player rents a room from [[Elfsong Tavern]], the background music has a vocalist singing these exact lyrics. Another book item referring to [[Elfsong Tavern]] mentions a "disembodied singing voice" potentially meant as a joke referencing this fact. though more likely it is referencing the elf spirit who can be heard in the dnd module "baldur's gate: descent into avernus,". she haunts the tavern and gives the tavern its name. though in both games the song which can be heard hints at future events.
* The specific lyrics of 'a knave, a wizard, devil, gith' could be a reference to specific [[Origin]] characters.
* The specific lyrics of 'a knave, a wizard, devil, gith' could be a reference to specific [[Origin]] characters.
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