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'''My Jenny’s song''' is song that is always requested by the [[ghost of High Heart]] as payment in exchange for telling the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] of her prophetic dreams.  The song may be about her friend [[Jenny (Oldstones)|Jenny]].  The true name of the song is never mentioned.
 
'''My Jenny’s song''' is song that is always requested by the [[ghost of High Heart]] as payment in exchange for telling the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] of her prophetic dreams.  The song may be about her friend [[Jenny (Oldstones)|Jenny]].  The true name of the song is never mentioned.
  
[[Arya]] heard the song when the brotherhood took her to [[High Heart]] for the first time.  The men meet with the [[ghost of High Heart]] who requests her song after telling them of her recent dreams.  [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] sings the song, accompaning the words with his woodharp. The song is so soft and sad that Arya can only hear snatches of the words, though the tune is half familiar to her.  ''[[Sansa]] would know it I bet'', she thinks. {{Ref|asos|22|p 250}}   
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[[Arya]] heard the song when the brotherhood took her to [[High Heart]] for the first time.  The men meet with the [[ghost of High Heart]] who requests her song after telling them of her recent dreams.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Prophecies/Entry/1818/  III: 249 - The Shadow, the Crow, the Fish]</ref> [[Tom of Sevenstreams]] sings the song, accompaning the words with his woodharp. The song is so soft and sad that Arya can only hear snatches of the words, though the tune is half familiar to her.  ''[[Sansa]] would know it I bet'', she thinks. {{Ref|asos|22|p 250}}   
  
When the brotherhood go to Hight Heart a second time Tom again sings the song the dwarf woman.  As he is singing she closes her eyes and rocks slowly back and forth, murmuring the words and crying.  [[Thoros of Myr|Thoros]] takes Arya firmly the hand and draws her aside, telling her,
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When the brotherhood go to Hight Heart a second time<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Prophecies/Entry/1823/ III: 491-492 - The Dead Kings]</ref> Tom again sings the song the dwarf woman.  As he is singing she closes her eyes and rocks slowly back and forth, murmuring the words and crying.  [[Thoros of Myr|Thoros]] takes Arya firmly the hand and draws her aside, telling her,
 
{{Quote|“Let her savour her song in peace.  It is all she has left.” {{Ref|asos|43|p 492}}}}   
 
{{Quote|“Let her savour her song in peace.  It is all she has left.” {{Ref|asos|43|p 492}}}}   
  

Revision as of 03:04, 10 May 2013

My Jenny’s song is song that is always requested by the ghost of High Heart as payment in exchange for telling the Brotherhood Without Banners of her prophetic dreams. The song may be about her friend Jenny. The true name of the song is never mentioned.

Arya heard the song when the brotherhood took her to High Heart for the first time. The men meet with the ghost of High Heart who requests her song after telling them of her recent dreams.[1] Tom of Sevenstreams sings the song, accompaning the words with his woodharp. The song is so soft and sad that Arya can only hear snatches of the words, though the tune is half familiar to her. Sansa would know it I bet, she thinks. [2]

When the brotherhood go to Hight Heart a second time[3] Tom again sings the song the dwarf woman. As he is singing she closes her eyes and rocks slowly back and forth, murmuring the words and crying. Thoros takes Arya firmly the hand and draws her aside, telling her,

“Let her savour her song in peace. It is all she has left.” [4]

While the Brotherhood Without Banners waited for Merrett Frey to arrive at Oldstones with his brother’s ransom Tom of Sevenstreams may have been singing some lyrics of the song while sitting on the sepulchre of Tristifer IV Mudd. Merrett finds the music is soft and sad, he hears words,

High in the halls of the kings who are gone, Jenny would dance with her ghosts [5]

It may be the same song that Robb Stark mentions to his mother when he is standing before the sepulchre of Tristifer IV Mudd. When Catelyn tells him the name of the ancient castle where they are encamped Robb says to her,

“There is a song. Jenny of Oldstones, with the flowers in her hair." [6]

Quotes

“She always makes me sing the same bloody song.” [2]

- Tom of Sevenstreams


“Oh, aye. My Jenny’s song. Is there any other?” [4]

- Ghost of High Heart

References and Notes