Feats Of War

I bid thee welcome,Valorous oneI scried your arrivalAnd know what must be doneSo swear your allegianceAnd you may remainI will give you my guidanceFor a year and a dayNow enter my fortressAnd stand by my sideI've never beforeMet a warrior so proudSwear your allegianceAnd you may remainI will give you my guidanceFor a year and a dayOh brave young CuchulainnDay by day you learn moreSuch courage and such vigourI train and I teach you all feats of warCome let me show youCrafts of battle loreSword-edge and shield rimThe grand deeds of warSwear your allegianceAnd you may remainI give you all my guidanceFor a year and a dayOh brave young CuchulainnDay by day you learn moreSuch strength and such honourI train and I teach you all feats of warNow there's only one skill leftMost terrible of allBarbed spear, Gae BolgThe deadliest feat to callYou've sworn your allegianceAnd you have remainedI gave you all my guidanceFor a year and a daySo now I will have nothingTo teach you no moreSuch courage and vigourStrength and such honourAll heroes shall hearOf your deeds of warThe only championImproved to perfectionThe greatest warrior you areFor now you have learnedAll my feats of warNow you have learnedAll my feats of war