House of the Dragon: This is the connection between Daemon Targaryen’s song for Vermithor and the “Prince Who Was Promised”

• In the season finale of “House of the Dragon”, Daemon Targaryen sings a song to the dragon Vermithor.
• In the translation of the lyrics, it’s about “dragons with three heads”.
• This may be related to the dream of Aegon the Conqueror and the “Prince Who Was Promised”.

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In the final episode of House of the Dragon Season 1, there were many moments that drew us into a dragon-filled Westeros. One of these belonged to all of Daemon Targaryen and the dragon Vermithor.

The beast was once the faithful companion of his grandfather, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. After his death, the second largest dragon retreated to Vhagar under the dragon caves. Daemon calmed Vermithor down with a special song and prepared him for his upcoming assignment in the “Dance of the Dragons” war.

The stanzas in High Valyrian are not just any nice-sounding words, but have a special meaning and are connected to Aegon the Conqueror’s dream “The Prince Who Was Promised”.

In particular, the increased references to “three heads” occurring in three out of four stanzas are a strong connection to the prophecy. When Daenerys Targaryen has a vision of her brother Rhaegar Targaryen in the books by George RR Martin “A Song of Ice and Fire”, he also speaks of three heads “The dragon has three heads”. What this means is much debated, but some theories fit Daemon’s sung song.

That sings Daemon for Vermithor

The song, titled “Hāros Bartossi” (With Three Heads), was written in English specifically for the show by Ti Mikkel. David J. Peterson then translated these stanzas into Valyrian and added an additional fourth stanza.
We translated the song into German for you.

Lyrics: Hāros Bartossi | With Three Heads (Valyrian | German)

Drakari pykiros | fire breather
Tīkummo jemiros | Winged Leader
Yn lantyz bartossa | With two heads
Saelot vāedis | Singing to a third

Hen ñuhā elēnī: | from my voice
Perzyssy vestretis | Did the fires speak
Se gēlȳn irūdaks | And the price has been paid
anogrose | With blood magic

Perzyro udrȳssi | With flaming words
Ezīmptos laehossi | With clear eyes
Harossa letagon | To bind the three
Aōt vāedan | I sing for you

Hae mērot gierūli: | As one we gather
Se hāros bartossi | And with three heads
Prūmȳsa sōvīli | We will fly as we were meant to
Gevī dāer | beautiful, free

What could the lyrics mean?

One possible meaning of Daemon’s Song to Vermithor is that it is about Aegon the Conqueror and his two sister-consorts, Visenya and Rhaenys. This is supported above all by the allusion to the winged leader and the “Three Heads”, which are mentioned several times.

With their three dragons Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes, the three siblings once conquered the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The verse “Shall we fly as we were destined” could also speak for this theory. This is probably an allusion to the conquest itself.

However, the part that speaks of “two heads singing to a third” speaks against it. This could be a story reaching far into ancient Valyria. Along with the “blood magic” it could be an allusion to it, like the old ones Valyrian houses, which include the Velaryons and Targaryens, who tamed dragons, which involved binding spells using blood magic.

Daemon sings the song to prepare Vermithor for a new rider. For this reason, it wouldn’t be out of the question for him to remind the beast of how dragons became associated with humans.

Daemon’s song in “Game of Thrones”

In Daenerys’ vision of her brother Rhaegar, she hears him talk about dragons having three heads. This is understood by many to mean that the late Targaryen was referring to his three children, Rhaenys Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen, and Jon Snow (born Aegon Targaryen). Rhaegar was a fanatical adherent to the prophecy, believing that he would need three children and that his son Aegon would be the prince of promise.

The other possible theory for the three heads of the dragon is that there will be three dragon riders who will fulfill the prophecy. That would match Daenerys’ three dragons. Daenerys also believes that it is because of her dragon children. Along with her nephew, Jon Snow, and Maester Aemon, they were three living Targaryens.

However, Aemon notes that he is too old to ride a dragon. So the question is who is the third dragon rider. The HBO series “Game of Thrones” gave the Night King one of Daenerys’ dragons. However, that doesn’t happen in the books.

There are numerous theories as to who might be the third “head” alongside Daenerys and Jon Snow. First and foremost is Jon’s older brother Aegon, who is said to be still alive. The prophecy was not dealt with further in “Game of Thrones” and thus remains open to interpretation. This could be different in the books and Daemon’s song could become more relevant.

You can watch the first season of “House of the Dragon” on the streaming provider WOW. The second season will start filming in spring 2023 and is expected to be released in 2024. In this season we could possibly learn more about the prophecy.