Right Of The Lord Lyrics

Right of the lord

Nineteen years old, she's still a child

Smile on her face, lying in the garden

Soon she'll get married, this man is so brave

Proud are her parents, their heart is enslaved

But she knows the damn customs

Her fate is empty of freedom

She doesn't let it down

And stands like a pawn

Remembering the awesome passed time

Laughing, enjoying without a dime

Thinking she could escape it

But sadly she won't beat it

Remembering the awesome passed time

Laughing, enjoying whitout a dime

Thinking she could escape it

But sadly she won't beat it

Doesn't laugh anymore, disgraced forever

Her body is burned and belongs her no longer

At the top of the montain she climbed

In the heart of her valley she jumped

But she knows the damn customs

Her fate is empty of freedom

She doesn't let it down

And stands like a pawn

Remembering the awesome passed time

Laughing, enjoying whitout a dime

Thinking she could escape it

But sadly she won't beat it

Remembering the awesome passed time

Laughing, enjoying whitout a dime

Thinking she could escape it

But sadly she won't beat it

Remembering the awesome passed time

Laughing, enjoying whitout a dime

Thinking she could escape it

But sadly she won't beat it

Chorus

Ius primae noctis / law of the first night

Take her intimicy/ love at the last sight

Ius primae noctis / devilish sadness

Powerfull men or deep brainless

Ius primae noctis / law of the first night

Take her intimicy/ love at the last sight

Ius primae noctis / devilish sadness

Powerfull men or deep brainless

Of his female serfs and/or force them to marry him

Powerful men needed a law to get away with rape?

The historical basis for this "Right" Is murky, as discussed on the other wiki. Though historians have found no evidence that this practice was codified in the law of any country, other historians argue that it was practiced informally and extra-legally as early as in the times of the roman empire and as lately as the turn of 'the' century (which century is never really specified). The last reliable records regarding droit du seigneur are from 19th century imperial russia, where well-documented criminal cases existed that accused various noblemen of (illegally) practicing this (not trying, but actively practicing for years until someone reported it to the authorities).

It is thought that belief in the existence of droit du seigneur may have come from the practice of lords demanding a cash payment upon the marriage of a subject's daughter.note keep in mind, though, that most lords owned multiple estates scattered throughout their monarch's lands, each of which was the home to dozens, sometimes hundreds, of tenant families; most lords would never have so much as set eyes upon the majority of their lands, so how could they have kept track of all the marriages? For that matter, since when have wealthy, powerful men actually needed a law to get away with rape?