[Transcription of house canto, archived during the reconstruction of Mence. Translated from the original High Denjetic. Recognized in the Polycanon. Usage permitted by sanctioned precommunicants, Etatetic derivations reported.]
You, dweller in the palanquin
Your following is devout
We study the enemy: impatient extraction
And invest in your secretive ways
Of bond, and spawn, and Denj, Denj
And caste, and lord, and Denj, Denj
Of song, and plot, and Denj, Denj
And code, and blade, and Denj, Denj
We embrace the schemes of our spouses
Knowing they betray us only because they love you
And terrify our children, so they may murder well
We knight our footmen with the purple flag
Knowing only the honor of a flaming heart
And promoting the means of strong faces
We uphold the stories of our houses
Knowing a knife for every rib, and a poem for every knife
And the scars which beckon the ancestral smile
We man the walls, looking both ways
Knowing we are bound for pain and victory
And our jeweled skulls will be in our daughters’ homes
We conspire within orthodoxy
Knowing improper practice does not confer power
And bow to those who better know your ways
Of masque, and dance, and Denj, Denj
And crypt, and womb, and Denj, Denj
Of blood, and seed, and Denj, Denj
And duel, and war, and Denj, Denj
You, dweller in the palanquin
Choreographer of civilization
This one beautiful dance
Towards strong death