Rhiannon White Mare of Annwn
Epic, cinematic symphonic heavy metal with power and death metal elements, eerie whimsical Celtic horror synths, and authentic Welsh folk instruments (Welsh triple harp, pibgorn, crwth, bodhrán, fiddle, whistle). Crystal-clear audio, thunderous double-kick drums, crushing 8-string guitars, orchestral strings, brass swells, and haunting choirs. Lead: powerful female Welsh mezzo-soprano (clean soaring vocals in Welsh & English), with deep male growl backing. Theme: Rhiannon, Faery Queen and Goddess of Death, guiding souls to Annwn; references her myth of horses, birds, the Otherworld, and death/rebirth. Long, dynamic structure with grand intro, multiple verses, instrumental solos, and mournful outro. Cinematic, emotional, and intense.
Rhiannon White Mare of Annwn
Epic, cinematic symphonic heavy metal with power and death metal elements, eerie whimsical Celtic horror synths, and authentic Welsh folk instruments (Welsh triple harp, pibgorn, crwth, bodhrán, fiddle, whistle). Crystal-clear audio, thunderous double-kick drums, crushing 8-string guitars, orchestral strings, brass swells, and haunting choirs. Lead: powerful female Welsh mezzo-soprano (clean soaring vocals in Welsh & English), with deep male growl backing. Theme: Rhiannon, Faery Queen and Goddess of Death, guiding souls to Annwn; references her myth of horses, birds, the Otherworld, and death/rebirth. Long, dynamic structure with grand intro, multiple verses, instrumental solos, and mournful outro. Cinematic, emotional, and intense.
Lyrics
INTRO (Haunting, harp & pibgorn drone, whispered wind)
(Welsh)
Rhiannon, Brenhines Annwn, ceffyl gwyn yn galw
Dy adenydd yn gysgod dros y byd byw a’r meirw
Gwrandewch ar sŵn yr adar duon yn nythu
Canu cân farwol dros y bryniau.
(English)
Rhiannon, Queen of Annwn, white mare calling
Your wings cast shadow over the living and the dead
Hear the cry of black birds nesting
Singing death’s song across the hills.
(Slow orchestral rise → cymbal swell → crushing guitar entry)
VERSE 1 (Clean soaring vocal over heavy guitar chugs)
"From the mists of Cymru’s moonlit vale she rides
Cloaked in feathers black as midnight tide
Her eyes are gates where starlight dies
Her voice a hymn where the spirit flies.
VERSE 2 (Growl + clean alternation)
Through the silver mists of Gwent and Dyfed’s shore
Hooves strike sparks from the stones of yore
Bearing souls from the mortal plain
Through the veil where no dawn reigns.
CHORUS 1 (Full orchestra + choir + double-kick)
Rhiannon! Faery Queen of death’s domain
Ride the storm through shadow and flame
Lead the lost to the Otherworld’s light
Through the gates of the endless night.
VERSE 3 (More folk instrumentation here — harp + fiddle over chugging bass)
Once a bride in golden hall
Wronged by tongues that sought her fall
She bore the weight of mortal shame
Yet rose to power, bound by flame.
VERSE 4 (Growl-dominant, thunderous drums)
No crown of man could bind her will
She walks the lands both cold and still
From Caer Sidi’s crystal keep
She wakes the dead from dreamless sleep.
BRIDGE 1 (Welsh Whisper) (Low pibgorn drones, bodhrán heartbeat)
Annwn yn disgwyl, ei drws ar agor
Lle mae’r galon yn gorffwys am byth.
(Annwn waits, its door wide open, where the heart rests forever.)
CHORUS 2 (Bigger, with more choir layers)
Rhiannon! White mare of the twilight shore
Hear the cries from the world no more
Take my soul through the midnight’s flame
To the land where none speak my name.
VERSE 5 (Dark folk metal — whistle + distorted guitars intertwine)
Through Caer Arianrhod’s silver door
She rides the tide of the spirit’s war
Her birds of gold and midnight hue
Sing life away with a song so true.
VERSE 6 (Clean then growl)
Three calls, and the living fall in dream
Carried down on the shadowed stream
Where the moonlight fades in Annwn’s sea
And the dawn will never be.
VERSE 7 (Triumphant, anthem-like)
Her steed is white as the snows of Eryri
Its mane is the wind that sweeps eternity
Each stride a heartbeat closer to night
Each breath a fading spark of light.
CHORUS 3 (Final chorus, extended with key change)
Rhiannon! Queen beyond the mortal veil
In your shadow all kings grow pale
Carry us home on your wings of dread
Through the valley of the dead.
OUTRO (Welsh & English) (Return to harp & pibgorn, slow, mournful)
(Welsh)
Rhiannon, Brenhines y Bedw a’r Marwolaeth
Ceffyl gwyn yn dwyn fy enaid adref
Canwch fi’n dawel drwy’r nos hir
I’r wlad lle nad oes dagrau na hir.
(English)
Rhiannon, Queen of Birch and Death
White mare carrying my soul home
Sing me softly through the long night
To the land where there are no tears, no dawn.
(Fade out with wind, harp harmonics, distant raven call, final low choir note.)
(Created By (𖤐𝕃𝕆ℕ𝔼𝕎𝕆𝕃𝔽𖤐) (2025)