SerJorahh Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I've been scrounging around for theories on the book series name as well. Although, I was never really too concerned about the use of the word song. What's been niggling at the back of my mind is an old poem I had to read in middle school by Robert Frost...Fire and IceSome say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. It's probably nothing, but I just can't help but think it ties into the name (and yes, I know all about the obvious references to Jon/Dany). Again, it's probably nothing. But it's just something I've been looking all over the forums for, to see if anyone else has made that connection. And then if there even is a connection, what it could mean. Hmm. I could go on for hours, obviously. But I'll stop now, haha. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Stargaryen Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Short Story Collections [by GRRM]A Song for Lya (1976)Songs of Stars and Shadows (1977)Sandkings (1981)Songs the Dead Men Sing (1983)Nightflyers (1985)Portraits of His Children (1987)Quartet (2001)Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective (2003, mass-market edition 2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliciano69 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Because bards told the stories in such times, and only in the form of songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morienthar Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I think it's just his naming style,I might be wrong and it could turn out to have some meaning inside the books,but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sleeper Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 To remind readers that life is a song, and like in the songs, no matter how bad things get, evil will fail and good endure. Haven't you heard of laments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnow Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I always assumed it was supposed to be ironic. They talk alot about songs for heros.... the Romanticism of war... but the books shows its anything but that. Real life in not a pretty song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coil Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Within the storySong = Magic. The CoTF sing their songs, aka practice their magics.Iirc Rhaegar's "His is the song of ice and fire" line refers to his son, hence the song of ice and fire is Jon's.Jon will save the world or whatever he is supposed to do with a magic that involves both ice and fire. Outside of the storyIt's pretty cool and GRRM likes it, as J. Stargaryen shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azor Ahoy! Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Because GRRM has long been enamored with the word 'song' in his titles, viz. A Song for Lya, Songs the Dead Men Sing, Songs of Stars and Shadows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sleeper Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Music had been called the art of time. Free standing notes, like events out of context are meaningless. It is their sequence, duration and contemporance that makes music, much like it is placing events inside a narrative that gives them meaning and what matters is how that resonates emotionally with us. So, yes life is very much a song and Martin calls his story thus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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