Quote:However, she then thinks it over a while and starts singing a beautiful song. There are many videos of the event available.Brilliant. No substitute for actually seeing it for yourself and (incidentally) drawing a few newbies in to watch.
You never mentioned it, and nor have I heard it mentioned since I first heard of the subject, so perhaps it was added into retail, but after Sylvanas finishes her song, the Blood Elf ambassador standing nearby (I forget his name) whispers to you that he has something for you: It turns out to be a book containing the lyrics (In Thalassian and translated) of the same song Sylvanas just finished. A neat little memento. I was fortunate enough that, while inspecting the book, a newbie Blood Elf triggered the Lament event so I got to read along with the words.
The book title is Lament of the Highborne (Quel'dorei), even though the words only reference the Blood Elves (Sin'dorei). The emote text before Sylvanas begins her song cites the Lament an "ancient song of the Blood Elves", which since the term only became into being after the Third War I found pretty odd. Also strange considering Sylvanas was never a Blood Elf.
Maybe the original lyrics used Quel'dorei, or perhaps Sin'dorei had some meaning in Highborne culture before Kael started calling his people that.
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
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When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386