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The '''Song of Listing''' is one of the songs detailing the oral history of the [[listener]]s on [[Roshar]]. It recounts many of the [[Singer#Common_Forms|common forms]] that listeners were once able to take. It is not known to mention any of the "forms of power" granted by bonding a [[Voidspren]], which are covered by other songs such as the [[Song of Secrets]]. The song has at least 91 stanzas, and [[Eshonai]] notes that the old songs recount "hundreds" of forms.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
==Excerpts==▼
{{quote|Mateform meek, for love to share,<br>▼
Given to life, it brings us joy.<br>▼
To find this form, one must care.<br>▼
True empathy, one must employ.▼
|5th stanza{{ref|b|sa2|e|14}}}}▼
The Song of Listing was presumably written by the [[Listener#The_Last_Legion_and_Abandoning_of_the_Gods|Last Legion]] to ensure that they remembered these forms, as they were only able to use dullform and mateform after they abandoned their gods.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
{{quote|Warform is worn for battle and reign,<br>▼
Claimed by the gods, given to kill.<br>▼
Unknown, unseen, but vital to gain.<br>▼
It comes to those with the will.▼
|15th stanza{{ref|b|sa2|e|13}}}}▼
Around {{Rosharan date|1166}}, a young Eshonai had not learned the song. [[Jaxlim]] had trouble reciting it due to her increasing problems with memory loss, and [[Venli]] tried to help her remember.{{book ref|sa4|52}}
Whispering spren breathe at your ear.<br>▼
Seek first this form, its mysteries to bear.<br>▼
Found here is freedom from fear.▼
|19th stanza{{ref|b|sa2|e|15}}}}▼
By the time of the [[War of Reckoning]], the Listeners had rediscovered nimbleform, warform, and workform after generations of research.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}} Scholars continued to research the secrets to unlocking other forms known from the song such as artform and mediationform.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}} With the advent of the [[True Desolation]], the listeners regained access to forms that had been abandoned. The [[singers]] who had previously been enslaved as the parsh were given at least a dozen options of forms after they were freed, and use various forms including artform and scholarform.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}
Gave the gods this form to many,<br>▼
Tho' once defied, by the gods they were crushed.<br>▼
This form craves precision and plenty.▼
|27th stanza{{ref|b|sa2|e|16}}}}▼
▲== Excerpts ==
{{quote|Meditationform made for peace, it's said.<br>▼
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Form of teaching and consolation.<br>▼
▲{{quote|Mateform meek, for love to share,<br/><!--
When used by the gods, it became instead<br>▼
▲-->Given to life, it brings us joy.<br/><!--
From of lies and desolation.▼
▲-->To find this form, one must care.<br/><!--
|33rd stanza{{ref|b|sa2|e|21}}}}▼
▲-->True empathy, one must employ.
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▲-->Claimed by the gods, given to kill.<br/><!--
Beware its ambitions innate.<br>▼
▲-->Unknown, unseen, but vital to gain.<br/><!--
Though study and diligence bring the reward,<br>▼
▲-->It comes to those with the will.
Loss of innocence may be one's fate.▼
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▲-->Whispering spren breathe at your ear.<br/><!--
One yearns for the songs it creates.<br>▼
▲-->Seek first this form, its mysteries to bear.<br/><!--
Most misunderstood by the artist it's true,<br>▼
▲-->Found here is freedom from fear.
Come the spren to foundation's fates.▼
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▲-->Gave the gods this form to many,<br/><!--
The lowest, and one not bright.<br>▼
▲-->Tho' once defied, by the gods they were crushed.<br/><!--
To find this form, one needs banish cost.<br>▼
▲-->This form craves precision and plenty.
It finds you and brings you to blight.▼
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==Notes==▼
▲-->Form of teaching and consolation.<br/><!--
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▲-->When used by the gods, it became instead<br/><!--
{{quote|Scholarform shown for patience and thought.<br/><!--
▲-->Beware its ambitions innate.<br/><!--
▲-->Though study and diligence bring the reward,<br/><!--
▲-->Loss of innocence may be one's fate.
▲-->One yearns for the songs it creates.<br/><!--
▲-->Most misunderstood by the artist it's true,<br/><!--
▲-->Come the spren to foundation's fates.
{{quote|Dullform dread, with the mind most lost.<br/><!--
▲-->The lowest, and one not bright.<br/><!--
▲-->To find this form, one needs banish cost.<br/><!--
▲-->It finds you and brings you to blight.
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▲== Notes ==
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