First time I went into a tavern in the game I just stopped and got chills by how good the songs were. Did not expect it. Love this style of music. I did not leave the tavern for ages xD

"Oh, Grey Warden" makes me so fucking sad. It especially hurts if you recently played Origins.

Sad to say Krem never paid attention to the songs. He was too busy standing on the chair

I love going to the tavern and listening to this lovely music. It helps me forget that my whole party was just slaughtered by a single bear. Seriously, my reaction from seeing a bear in Dragon Age is the same reaction I would have If I stumbled upon a bear in real life. Fuck those bears...

I DID IT I FINALLY FINISHED LEARNING ALL OF THEM ON PIANO

I can't be the one who was getting ready to save the world, stopped by the tavern to talk to someone or other and went "hold up! world can wait, gotta listen to this song!"

I wish i could have had a bard with me while i was slaying dragons across Thedas. Bioware did an amazing job with the soundtrack

"Rise" Find me still searching For someone to lead me Can you guide me To the revolt inside me Promise Surviving The Breach Promise Surviving The Breach In the sky Templar Igniting Fire inside me Maker Remind me Gone are the days Of our peace Now we reside In the great divide No promise Surviving The Breach In the sky ------- "Once We Were" Once we were In our peace with our lives assured One we were Not afraid of the dark Once we sat in our kingdom With hope and pride Once we ran through The fields with great strides We held the Fade And the demon's flight So far from our children And from our lives We held together The fragile sky To keep our way of life Once we raised Up our chalice in victory Once we sat In the light of our dreams Once we were In our homeland with strength and might Once we were Not afraid of the night We held the Fade And the demon's flight So far from our children And from our lives We held together The fragile sky To keep our way of life ------- "Enchanter" Enchanters The time has come to be alive In the Circle of Magi Where we will thrive with our brothers Enchanters remind That time will not unwind The dragon's crooked spine Will never straighten into line What we plea will be A faithful end decree Where a man will not retreat From the defeat of his fathers Enchanters A time has come for battle lines We will cut these knotted ties And some may live and some may die Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to see Can you, can you come to see As you once were blind In the light now you can sing In our strength we can rely And history will not repeat Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to see Can you, can you come to see As you once were blind In the light now you can sing In our strength we can rely And history will not repeat ------- "Empress of Fire" Empress of fire In the reign of the lion Eclipsed in the eye Of the empire Of we Orlesians Empress of fire What season may come We fight for the day You'll restore our heart And bring us To glory We are Forever In your graces Empress of fire Save us everyone The nation reviles The course is but run And end has begun Empress of fire Believe in us all Embrace us with arms And dress us with swords And light up our hearts With blood so bold We are Forever In your graces Empress of fire In the reign of the lion Eclipsed in the eye Of the empire Of we Orlesians Empress of fire What season may come We fight for the day You'll restore our heart Bring us To glory ------ "I Am the One" I feel sun Through the ashes in the sky Where's the one Who will guide us into the night What's begun Is the war that will force this divide What's to come Is fire and the end of time I am the one Who can recount what we've lost I am the one Who will live on I have run Through the fields of pain and sighs I have fought To see the other side I am the one Who can recount what we've lost I am the one Who will live on ------ "Nightengale's Eyes" Nightengale's eyes What secret lies In their worth Raven's tears they cry But all the while They softly lie and spy on you Nightengale's eyes What will they find Left behind Craven master spy With heart remiss For those who could not find the truth We're blinded So we're hiding Dying to be We're hiding From the fighting Longing to see We're waiting For someone to speak And set us all free Nightingale's eyes Can free the ties On our hands Craven master spies Can they find The key that can unlock the past We're hiding From the fighting Longing to see We're waiting For someone to speak And set us all free... free ------- "Maker" Maker Have you left me here Temple Sacred Ashes Tragic Mark upon our land Sky fall Let darkness reign On thee Now flee From the dragon's heart Warring Battle-scarred eyes Breach Into the Fade has come Demon Please spare my life And our sons ------- "Sera Was Never" Sera was never quite an agreeable girl Her tongue tells tales of rebellion But she was so fast And quick with her bow No one quite knew where she came from Sera was never quite the quietest girl Her attacks are loud and they're joyful But she knew the ways of nobler men And she knew just how to enrage them She would always like to say "Why change the past, when you can own this day?" Today she will fight To keep her way She's a rogue and a thief And she'll tempt your fate Sera was never quite the wealthiest girl Some say she lives in a tavern But she was so sharp And quick with her bow Arrows strike like a dragon Sera was never quite the gentlest girl Her eyes were sharp like a razor But she knew the ways of commoner men And she knew just how to use them She would always like to say "Why change the past, when you can own this day?" Today she will fight To keep her way She's a rogue and a thief And she'll tempt your fate ------ "Samson's Tale" Samson, Templar fame Raise your shield of shame Samson's letter caught Left unfought, defamed Armor laced with blood Shall reclaim his name Samson's broken heart Shall revoke his claim Samson knight in red He hath lost his way Samson martyr rage Soon the world will pay ------- "Oh, Grey Warden" Oh, Grey Warden What have you done? The oath you have taken Is all but broken All is undone Demons have come To destroy this peace We have had for so long Ally or Foe? Maker only knows Ally or Foe? The Maker only knows The stronghold lives on And the army's reborn Compelled to forge on What will we become? Can you be forgiven When the cold grave has come Or will you have won Or will battle rage on Oh, Grey Warden What have you done? The oath you have taken Is all but broken All is undone Ash in the sun Cast into Darkness The light we had won Ally or Foe? Maker only knows Ally or Foe? The Maker only knows The stronghold lives on And the army's reborn Compelled to forge on What will we become? Can you be forgiven When the cold grave has come Or will you have won Or will battle rage on

"I am the one" is the song at the end in the credits after you beat origins.. It is sung in Elven, the bard in inquisition sings it in English.. Love that song..

Oh there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red...

empress of fire... what a first song to run into! magical!

Guess I'm the only one who is in love with Oh, Grey Warden. I remember going into a tavern, stopping and listening, and almost started crying. I have a soft spot for Wardens though, thanks to origins.

I really appreciate that they actually hired vocalists to perform the tavern songs. I loved Skyrim, but the tavern songs sucked so bad.

My character hasn't left the tavern 'til this day.

I thought songs in Skyrim, like Age of Oppression or Age of Aggression were pretty good. Then I heard "Rise" when I walked in a tavern, it sounds like a professional recording for platinum record.

Probably the best bard/tavern songs I experienced in a game. Damn, I just stay and stand around the tavern to listen to these songs all the time.

'I am the One' reminds me of my first venture into Thedas as Edward Cousland. Origins will forever be my favourite game of all time.

It would have been a really cool addition if all of the Inquisitor's compatriots got their own bard song like Sera did. I was hoping to hear one about Varric or Iron Bull.

The chord structure of "Rise" is identical to the first half of Leliana's Song from Origins. I love how many ways they linked the games together.

I like how many of the songs are about characters in the game, it makes it all feel more special

I like How "Maker" is like a rewording of "The Dawn will Come".

"Sera Was Never" is legitimately one of my favorite songs to listen to :)

Somebody probably wrote this before.But I was literally crying during Grey Wardens quest . :(( Then, bam!, song "Oh,Grey Warden, " plays in tavern...Thank you Bioware for ripping my heart from chest....

Say what you want about the game play, but the guys at dragon age know how to immerse you.

*Sigh* I'd love to live in a fantasy realm

Maker, has it really been 6 years already? These tunes are so nostalgic, it's unreal. It doesn't feel that long ago at all. It's like I played this game only 2 years ago.

Is no one else in love with Nightingale's Eyes?

My bard in D&D always uses these songs. Especially "Oh Grey Warden"

Always feel like going back to play this song. Dragon Age is one of those rare games, where the characters seem so real you kind of miss them.

the Sera was Never song makes sense, i mean, why change the past when you can own that day?

I remember finding myself frozen in my tracks when I heard Enchanter in a tavern. I reluctantly stopped moving and just listened to it till the end. That was awesome. :) Anyone else gets a feeling that Origins introduced the world and Inquisition turned it in such an intimate experience that you weren't even playing as much as living a full life in it? ^.^

This game was for me one of the best RPGs I've played. The storyline, the combat, who to romance, everything was so exceptional and kept you wanting more the more you played, the graphics and glitches were somewhat a bit annoying but overall a magnificent game, I hope they will release the next game very soon following Tevinter story I'm guessing, I'll played the heck out that like no tomorrow.

These songs are incredible; they really help make the universe feel more alive. It's not all bloodmages and dragons and darkspawn - there are quiet moments in calm taverns, full of regular folk who just want to breathe, eat, have a drink and go home to their loved ones.

Once we were hurts my heart for some reason. :( its a beautiful song though, all of them are. damn.

Why didn't this music make the official soundtrack? It's awesome! I think the vocalist and guitar player deserve way more credit.

I love Enchanter, Nightingale's eyes and Empress of Fire the most - but all the songs are great, I need more space on my phone to have all of them.

"Enchanters" is my absolute favorite. In my first blind playthrough it was playing in the first tavern and I sat there and was singing along. Such a beautiful game bugs and all

the most ambitious thing about this series is that they called it "dragon age" knowing full well from their lore that an age only lasts 100 years. It's why every decision you make in a dragon age game coincides so closely with the consequences you see in subsequent games, which is what binds me even closer to these games. Which is why theres no point starting at dragon age inquisition or dragon age 2 without playing earlier games. You're literally writing yourself out of the lore of the game.

Oh, Grey Warden is such a sad song

These are the most beautiful songs in a game. They bring the game to life and go with the story. The tavern is my favorite place in the game to let the heroes rest. Ok, it's really for myself.. but still. C'mon, you can't get better than the guitar and voice together. The guitar is perfect also, so important that the guitar is classical style, which has always been my favorite. I study guitar and play classical for many years. So, I get it on a different level. Great job to all involved.

I do love that sera song, so catchy :D

''Samson's Tale'' still gives me chills whenever it starts going into the tavern.

To this day, Once We Were and Sera Was Never are still my favorite songs. Enchanter is a chose third. But really, they're all good. Props to the singers and song writers for this amazing work.

Find Me Still searching For someone To lead me Can you Guide me To the revolt inside me Promise Surviving The Breach Promise Surviving The Breach In the Sky Templar Igniting Fire inside me Maker Remind me Gone are the days Of our peace Now we reside In the great divide No promise Surviving The Breach In the Sky Once we were In our peace With our lives assured. Once we were Not afraid of the dark. Once we sat in our kingdom With hope and pride. Once we ran through The fields with great strides. We held the Fade And the demon's flight So far from our children And from our lives. We held together The fragile sky To keep our way of life. Once we raised Up our chalice In victory. Once we sat In the light of our dreams. Once we were In our homeland With strength and might. Once we were Not afraid of the night. Enchanters! The time has come to be alive In the Circle of Magi, where we will thrive With our brothers. Enchanters remind That time will not unwind. The dragon’s crooked spine, Will never straighten into line. What we plea will be A faithful end decree, Where a man will not retreat From the defeat of his fathers. Enchanters! A time has come for battle lines. We will cut these knotted ties, And some may live and some may die. Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to see Can-a you, can-a you come to see, As you once were blind In the light now you can sing? In our strength we can rely, And history will not repeat. Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to me Enchanter, come to see Can-a you, can-a you come to see, As you once were blind In the light now you can sing? In our strength we can rely, And history will not repeat. Empress of fire, In the reign of the lion, Eclipsed in the eye of The empire of we Orlesians. Empress of fire, What season may come, We fight for the day You’ll restore our heart And bring us to glory. We are forever In your graces. Empress of fire, Save us, everyone, The nation reviles, The course is but run, and end has begun. Empress of fire, Believe in us all. Embrace us with arms, And dress us with swords And light up our hearts with blood so bold. We are forever In your graces. Empress of fire, In the reign of the lion, Eclipsed in the eye of The empire of we Orlesians. Empress of fire, What season may come, We fight for the day You’ll restore out heart And bring us to glory. I feel sun through the ashes in the sky. Where's the one who'll guide us into the night? What's begun is the war that will force this divide. What's to come is fire and the end of time. I am the one who can recount what we've lost. I am the one who will live on. I have run through the fields of pain and sighs. I have fought to see the other side. I am the one who can recount what we've lost. I am the one who will live on. Nightingale's eyes- What secret lies In their worth? Raven's tears they cry, But all the while They softly lie and spy on you Nightingale's eyes- What will they find Left behind? Craven master spy, With heart remiss For those who could not find the truth We're blinded, So we're hiding Dying to be We're hiding From the fighting, Longing to see. We're waiting For someone to speak And set us all free Nightingale's eyes Can free the ties On our hands. Craven master spies- Can they find The key that can unlock the past? We're hiding From the fighting, Longing to see. We're waiting For someone to speak And set us all free… free Maker Have you left me here Temple Sacred Ashes Tragic Mark upon our land Sky fall Let darkness reign on thee Now flee From the dragon’s heart Warring Battle-scarred eyes Breach Into the Fade has come Demon Please spare my life And our sons Sera was never quite an agreeable girl; Her tongue tells tales of rebellion. But she was so fast, And quick with her bow, No one quite knew where she came from. Sera was never quite the quietest girl; Her attacks are loud and they’re joyful. But she knew the ways of nobler men, And she knew how to enrage them. She would always like to say, “Why change the past, when you can own this day?” Today she will fight, To keep her way. She’s a rogue and a thief, And she’ll tempt your fate. Sera was never quite the wealthiest girl; Some say she lives in a tavern. But she was so sharp, and quick with bow; Arrows strike like a dragon. Sera was never quite the gentlest girl; Her eyes were sharp like a razor. But she knew the ways of commoner men, And she knew just how to use them. Samson templar fame, Raise your shield of shame. Samson's letter caught, Left unfought defamed. Armor laced with blood Shall reclaim his name. Samson's broken heart Shall revoke his claim. Samson knight in red, He hath lost his way Samson martyr rage. Soon the world will pay. Oh, Grey Warden, What have you done? The oath you have taken Is all but broken. All is undone. Demons have come To destroy this peace We have had for so long. Ally or Foe? Maker only knows. Ally or Foe? The Maker only knows. The stronghold lives on, And the army's reborn, Compelled to forge on. What will we become? Can you be forgiven When the cold grave has come? Or will you have won Or will battle rage on? Oh, Grey Warden, What have you done? The oath you have taken Is all but broken. All is undone. Ash in the sun, Cast into Darkness The light we had won. lyrics found on lyricstranslate.com

the music in this game is so beautiful, it gives me the chills.

5 years ago this uploaded. Still listening to this in 2020. Still playing dragon age.

Maker's breath it's beautiful!! I can't be the only one who stayed in the taverns for ages just to listen to the songs. I can't be the only one blown away by this beautiful music!

I always loved Samson's story. And the tavern song telling the tale gives me chills honestly.

Her voice is pure magic!

Just figured out what she is saying in Sera was Never “Why change the past when you can own this day”

My favs are Enchanter, Nightingales Eye % Sera was never

I remember in when Varric arranges the party and 'I am the one' without vocals is playing - Truly heartwarming moment in the game. Also Sera was never is just an amazing song, it could be on the radio

there is no words to explaing my love to this game and its music..I only wish they'd make it more like RPG :)

Dragon Age isn't just a Video game, it's a culture!

19min and 24 sec later and i was like shit man....its over....fuck.

Man i really hope the Hero of Ferelden makes a comeback in the next Dragon Age

Listen to it, close the video and look around. Fuck! i live in 2016...

Yes "Empress" and "Sera" stand out, but "Samson's Tale" and "Oh Grey Warden" are equally beautiful. Good music is good music. If they got an Irish woman singer to do this, she might not emphasize the pretty notes like this woman does, but she'd bring something else that would work well. Thanks for posting this - now I don't have to deal with the glitchy PS3 bard singing or not singing, or not having the guitar, or the guitar plays but the words are not sung. LOL.

Empress of fire, is definitely my favorite :)

Oh, Grey Wardens it's just way too painful

This music is just amazing. Everytime I hear it it brings back such nice memories and makes me all well up.

Right after I finished DAI main story I went ahead ordering and buying the first 3 novels of DA. Now that I have finish the 3rd novel, I feel so hopeless with what happened in the story (so yeah listening back all the tavern songs to heal the sadness inside me). It continues right after DA2 and the main reason how and why the White Spire (circle of magi) in Val Royeaux broke apart. Also, it has the connection with Wynne as she reappeared after 10 years from the 5th Blight and Cole's origin. I seriously cried at the end of the novel TT^TT. I'm soooo eager to buy and read the 4th and 5th novel. What I know the 4th one is about Empress Celene and the 5th is about a female elven mage-grey warden and griffon (the setting is after 4th Blight if Im not mistaken) I hope that the 4th DA game will bring back our grey warden and could meet the old buddies all again. Plus, (I sacrificed Hawk) that Hawk didnt die in the Fade!

My first song I heard in this game was Enchanters and I legit just fell in love with it. And then I heard the rest and I just adore this game and the others.

it annoys me to no end that to listen to this amazing music i have to download these vids. BIOWARE!! add them to the soundtrack please!!

I wish every companion could have gotten a song. Im really curious of what Coles would have been like.

At first in "Once We Were" I thought she said "Once we ran through the feels with great stride" and I was like "Literally me playing any Dragon Age game"

These songs put me in a mood, almost bring tears in my eyes. Really gets that nostalgia kicking and brings back memories of playing through this wonderful story.

Same reaction first time I heard the music in a tavern I stopped and got chills and listented and wish I could just listen to her all the time.

I absolutely love these songs!!! But technically, the bard who sings these stole Cole's heart whilst I never had the chance to so i'm double jealous right there xD

Прошло 6 лет, и самое яркое что я помню из Dragon Age: Inquisition, это этот замечательный голос....

BELIEVE, BELIEVE, THE DRAGONBORN -- Oh, wait... Sorry, wrong tavern songs... Sorry! :P

Anybody else here that doesn't even play this game?😂 I just like the music.

I'm glad that the bard songs were good, skyrim completely half-assed their songs

Sera Was Never and Empress of Fire Best ones imo! ♥ I enjoy all of them though...

I know "I Am The One" is about Solas, but I can't help but to remember my childhood playing Origins, busting my way through to win the game while immersing myself to the story, lore and to the characters that I come to love and hate. I hope that my Heroes of Ferelden (Declan Cousland and Ava Tabris) are doing well right now even if I'm not with them in their respective journeys. They were beyond mere player characters to me.

God how I wish I could look at the stars while listening Once We Were, and at the same time, I'm holding Josephine in my arms.. she's definitely an exquisite and elegant maiden.

The music in this game was certainly unexpectedly beautiful- I'm seriously obsessed with the tavern songs ❤

The first song that I heard was "Empress of Fire" and I couldn't stop singing it all day! This woman's voice is absolutely enchanting I'm in love with it

never get tired of these songs, great soundtrack

the semplicity of the guitar and the power of that voice in Rise is something special... gonna listen all of them

I wasted 1 hour listening to the song in the game .....I was tempted lol........

I like to take a break in tavern for listening to her songs just like a traveler being tired from the long road of the war and finding somewhere peaceful, something to fill up the hopeless soul. I'm really into the Dragon Age. still playing XD

I like how a lot of these are callbacks to DAO's soundtrack which is still incredible and the best of the series and one of the best game soundtracks in general

Humming Empress of Fire all day damnit ;) Love it.

Picked this game up a few days ago cause I was curious to see if the romance options were in depth as mass effect. Ended up falling for Sera almost immediately lol. Was chatting her up when I heard her song play for the first time in the tavern and I had to do a double take and ended up swooning even more 😂 I know people love to hate on her but with all this world ending inquisition shit she's the only genuine breath of fresh air I get in the game. Everyone's so damn serious all the time. People say stop to smell the roses sometimes well Sera and I stop to pie in the face anyone unlucky enough to come across us 😂

This melody is the same as the main theme of Origins omg 💗💗💗

I am always playing slowly video games. So i ran tavern and i met this beatiful songs! Half hour i am just sit in tavern.

Beautiful

Love this game so much .

These bard songs are soooo good and well performed. It made me feel like a hero!

these songs had me coming back to the tavern just to hear this bard singing.

My favorite is "I am the one"

Elizaveta (the singer of these songs) has a youtube channel, please support her!

1:24 3:32 6:53 8:53 10:52 12:44 14:20 (Sera Was Never) 16:05 17:14

Her voice caught my attention big time. Absolutely beautiful!

Brilliant work!

I walked all the DA since the beginning. Those tavern songs are so beautiful, I was stunned when I heard first son in Heaven. How often do you find yourseelf crying to the background music of the game, huh? Another proof Inquisition is a masterpiece.

I walked into the tavern on "I'm the one' I had to stay and listen!

I love this playlist of the tavern songs. They are awesome! Thanks for posting. :)

I go on a nerd streak once in a while and play through all three games, but I always come back to this. Hope the fourth one is at least as good as Inquisition. Thank you for this!