The Rains of Castamere
The Rains of Castamere was a song written about Lord
Tywin Lannister's crushing victory over rebellious
House Reyne of
Castamere and the destruction of the House at the end of their
rebellion.
Refrain
And who are you, the proud lord said,
that I must bow so low?
Only a cat of a different coat,
that's all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
a lion still has claws,
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
as long and sharp as yours.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
that lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
with no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
and not a soul to hear.
[1]Major performances
It was played by envoy by Lord
Tywin Lannister to
House Farman of
Faircastle which grew truculent, it was enough to make Lord Farman reconsider his position.
It was played at the
Red Wedding, a signal to start the blood bath that ended the life of King
Robb Starkending his rebellion.
Played numerous times at the wedding feast of
Joffrey I and
Margaery Tyrell.
Jaime Lannister has
Tom of Sevenstreams play it to the the captive
Edmure Tully to remind him what would happen to his family if he did not surrender
Riverrun.
References and Notes
[1] A Storm of Swords,
Chapter 39, Arya
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With all the violent, plot twisting murders that will make you go, ‘There’s no way he’s gonna die… oh shit, off goes his head’, the producers of the show have been kind enough to grace us with the release of an official soundtrack from no one other than the indie kings, The National. The somber vocals from baritone Matt Berninger paired with a soft and hopeful violins feels more of like a score for the show than an actual full length song, but nevertheless a great contribution from one of our favorite bands. Listen to it below
The National – The Rains Of Castamere (Game of Thrones Soundtrack)
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