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LotR meets Christmas carols
O.K. This is a song by Knight of Gondor, he put it in the movies The Twelve Days of Christmas: Waiting for The Two Towers anyway, We thought that it should also go here. Feel free to post any christmas LOTR songs.
Here it is. Pretty good, eh? Quote:
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Whew, I thought I would never come up with a halfway good idea for this one, but after minimal thought, here's something anyway...
Rudolph, the red-nosed Ringwraith Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows All of the other Ringwraiths They used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph Join in any Ringwraith games Then one foggy Mordor night, Sauron came to say: "Rudolph with your nose so bright Won't you find my Ring tonight?" Then all the Ringwraiths loved him As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the red-nosed Ringwraith You'll go down in history! Hey! It's something isn't it? [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] |
Great job, ladies! I enjoyed those, and I'll see what I can come up with myself.
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OH Mordor Night...
the orcs are brutally fighting sauron is sad because he lost his ring. there's a big spider who likes to eat little hobbits and one big eye that is lookintheotherway and at the gates Gandalf is slowly talking to the Mouth of Sauron, this really ugly dude... don't Faaaaall off the mount sam might give you a piggy back oh throw the ring in.. don't keep it for your self. throooow iiiit iiin dammit! or maybe gollum will do it for yooooooooou!!!! it's lame, but oh well |
No! I liked it,gralin .Do you really want your name spelled in the lower case? Welcome to the Downs.
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Those are really good!
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Well...these are...interesting. Rudolph could use a little more adapting...throw a Sauron and Ringwraith and Mordor in thar, but otherwise...
I'll see if I can't whip something else up in my spare time. (Which I may have a BIT more of, now that I'm through with the PSAT!) But...no, we can't adapt O Holy Night. It's too beautiful. We can use it for an Elvish song (such as the song of Nimrodel), but we can't make it silly. 'Tis a desecration. |
O Knight of Song Critics...be careful, you'll find a great deal of shocking desecration in Middle-earth Mayhem.
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Those are all so awsome!!!!
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Jingle bells
Sauron Smells Frodo found a ring Gandalf told him goodbye go Off to mordor now Hey He went through the shire Off to the town of bree Met a ranger name strider Went to weather top Oh then they went to rivendell Sat in a council Then they went to Moria Got chased by a balrog TBC..... |
Okay Knight of Gondor, how is this...
Chain-mail rings, are you listenin'? In the pits, blood is glistenin'. It's a hideous sight, We're fightin' tonight. Walkin' in a Gondor wonderland. In the meadow, we can build a big Grond, and pretend that it is Parson Brown. We'll have lots of fun with the big Grond, until the Gondorlinies knock it down. Later on we'll conspire. Throw chopped off heads, along with fire. It's a hideous sight, We're fightin' tonight. Walkin' in a Gondor wonderland. -OR- Jewish Saruman sings... Orci Orci Orci I made you out of clay when you're born and ready than killin' you will play. [ October 16, 2002: Message edited by: hobbitlass ] [ October 16, 2002: Message edited by: hobbitlass ] [ October 17, 2002: Message edited by: hobbitlass ] |
Okay Hobbitlass, you elicited a grin on that one. But I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the Jewish song.
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It's the dredle song... you know
Dredle, Dredle, Dredle, I made you out of clay, Dredle, Dredle, Dredle, and with you I will play... and so on and so forth... I'm not Jewish, but I did watch the Sherri Lweis show as a kid... |
It's actually spelled dreidel and it is this:
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(I'd post another song, but all the ones I know well enough to manipulate are sacred hymns and I ain't going there.) [ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Diamond18 ] |
Hahaha! I say that all is fair in love and desecrating christmas carols! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
Knight of Gondor, I am glad to have put a grin on your face. And where is YOUR carol that you promised us? [ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: hobbitlass ] |
Hey those are all great! You people are really clever. Well, here is what my brother and I can conduct:
Up on the rooftop Gandalf crawls, not imprisoned by doors or walls. Stuck up there by that great height, Gandalf sits staring into the night. No no no he couldn't go. On the quest with poor Frodo Up comes Saruman click click click Jump on the eagle quick quick quick! [That referred to when Gandalf is trapped on the roof of Orthanc. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]) Twas' a bit rough, heh, but oh well. Oh, and if anyone couldn't tell, that was made from the carol 'Up on the Rooftop'. Except in the real carol, of course, it talked about Santa Clause. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [ October 19, 2002: Message edited by: DarkRose ] |
I loved that one, DarkRose! http://www.plauder-smilies.de/jump.gif
Man, I am going to have to try thinking of another one...maybe go out and rifle through my ancient easy piano Christmas music books... |
It's late, but here's my effort:
[For Celeborn and Galadriel] We two Elves of Lorien are Bearing gifts for those from afar Travelers weary, stay and tarry Here with the Morning Star. [chorus] Oh Ring of Power, Ring of Might, Ring of deadly beauty bright This weapon dark with Sauron's mark Would it had never seen the light. Earth is thine, thou Gardener strong Though you may have to keep it long Before the day when thou canst say This earth shall heal thy homeland's wrong. A strand of gold I give to thee Thou Dwarf, so that the world may see That though your race here may not pass Yet still I say you may love me. A captured star I shall bestow Upon the bearer, who shall know A torment grim in caverns dim But this shall aid when all lights go. Oh Ring of Power, Ring of Might Ring of deadly beauty bright This weapon dark with Sauron's mark Would it had never seen the light. |
I haven't actually written it but...
O Christmas Tree = O Mallorn Tree |
I dont know if this qualifies as a carol but,
I'm dreaming of the one riiing Just like the one I used to own Which kills men so their blood glistens And their scared children listen To hear my Nazgul come along.... I'm dreaming of the one riiiiing With every creature that I kill May your days be extra scareee And may all your riiings come to me Whaddaya think? http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/invasion.gif [ October 20, 2002: Message edited by: Anastasia ] |
Funny! Twisted, but funny.
Now I'll try again: Here comes Saruman, here comes Saruman, Chopping down Bag-shot row! Men and Orcs, they call him 'Sharks', He's coming for you, you know! (Lame, lousey, I know.) [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] [ October 20, 2002: Message edited by: Diamond18 ] |
Hey! I like some of these. At least, the adaptation of We Three Kings. I'll give you a list of some of the ones I came up with this weekend, and you all pick which one you want me to work on first.
Perhaps Good King Theoden? Or does Deck the Halls with boughs of mithril sound better? Let me look at this Christmas hymn book...okay, choose your pick. "While Treebeard watched his flock by day", the rest of this would be something like "while watching all aroo-ound two hobbits came wal-king about, and stumbled on the ground...AND stumbled ON the ground. Oh, "Hark! the Wraith’s last cry is shouted, hail Dernhelm, the Victor’ous! (Hark! The Hereld Angels Sing) Or how about "O come, little hob-bits, oh come, one and all. To Bag-End, to Frodo, so kingly and tall" (That one was a little more off the beaten path, it's called O Come Little Children) Or how about “Frodo take your lit-tle sword, Samwise bring your pans aaand come, there are orcs a’bustin’ in, wham-whack-bang-crash-boom, pat-a-pat-a-PAN, Samwise whacked an orc, now he’s gettin’ the hang of iiiiiit” No, no, wait, how’s this? “Jolly old Saint Mithranir, Thrust your staff this way!” And let’s not even MENTION what I could do with “I Saw Three Ships” in respect to the fleet that Aragorn captured and used to rescue Gondor. I’m being BOMBARDED with inspiration! How about “Nazgűl we have heard on high, sourly crying o’er the plains” Any more ideas? I don't always have time, but when I do, I could cook up some more of these. Oh, how about "Away on a dark stair, no place for a bed...the lit-tle Ringbearer lay down his sweet head...that menace Smeagol comes back with a plan...but nearly repents when he sees him with Sam." (That, of course, is Away in a Manger.) I have to stop! I'm getting Christmas fever!!! |
I apologise if I offended anyone with my desecration. i suppose the little hobbit boy wouldn't earn me any favour.... [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
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Not really...but you are forgiven. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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"Good King Theoden looked out, on the fields of Rohan"...Hm, I like that one. Work on that one. Then do "I saw three ships".
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hehehe harharhar! sry I'm a spectator and Iwant to see more! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] keep on keeping on! :;giggle:: ehehehe
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Here's my attempt. Sorry if it sounds dumb. I'm not much of a songwriter.
(To the tune of "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" sung by Gandalf) Frodo Baggins; come here lad Lean your ear this way Don't you tell a single soul What I'm gonna say Nine Ringwraiths are coming soon They are looking for your ring You must flee from Hobbiton And destroy it if you can Samwise has been eavesdropping He will come with you Into Mordor you will go And destroy the ring Many troubles will pass you Orcs and trolls and wraiths Just make sure you complete the task And save Middle-earth |
Here's some more ideas I'm throwing out.
(Tune: While by my sheep I watched at Night) Climb mountain steep, creep up by night, Ringbearer small, we know your plight, how great our hope (great our hope) HOPE HOPE HOPE! (Second verse) Come from afar with three small friends, he now will take from us this sin! Next tune: O Christmas Tree. O Numenor, O Numenor how fair was thine White Tree-ee. Next: O Come All Ye Faithful. O Come All ye Swarthy, skilled fight-ers of Gonnn-dor, O come ye, o come ye to de-fend Helm's Deep. Here's just the title...I'm not sure if I can make any/all of these work, really. O Little Town of Hobbiton. Or how about (What Child is This?) What Man is this, this Aragorn? (Perhaps from a Boromir standpoint) Okay, (Bring A Torch, Jenette Isabella) BRING a sword, Legolas and Gimli, BRING a sword Boromir's 'bout to fall. (Ding-dong Merrily on High) Screaming Horribly On High...the Ringwraiths all are screaming. (Go, Tell it on the Mountain) Go! Throw it off a mountain, travel the dark road to Mount DOOM (Lo, How a Rose E'er blooming...no Orlando Bloom jokes here) Lo, how a hero's blooming...Samwise the gardner hath sprung. That's all, and that's enough. Take a vote or something, but I don't know if I'll be able to make them fit to a total song or not. Oh! Here's my completed version for Away on a Dark Stair (Away in a Manger) Away on a dark stair, no place for a bed, The Little Ringbearer lay down his sweet head That menace Smeagol came back with a plan But nearly repented when he saw him with Sam A change came o’er Gollum, an old thing became His malice rescinded, his plan was his shame Then Samwise awoke and shouted at him there Then Frodo awakened there on that dark stair Gollum’s plan so wicked was back in his mind To lead the poor hobbits for Shelob to bind But Frodo, heroic, pulled his Elven Light And Shelob backed off not expecting a fight I was going to continue, but I couldn't find a rhyme for "web", and I felt I should keep it to it's original three verses. |
Well?
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Away on the dark stairs put a tear in my eye.
And I would like to see Go throw it off the mountain totally done. It makes me laugh. |
*ahem* I am still waiting for your renditions of "Good King Theoden" and "I Saw Three Ships."
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Oh, Kalimac, yours was so good!! I'm going to try to write one later and see what I come up with. I'll post it on here if I think of anything.
Arwen hey, I just got promoted!! I'm a Haunting Spirit instead of an animated skeleton! [ October 24, 2002: Message edited by: Arwen1858 ] |
Thank you, Arwen and Knight [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] . I think they're all pretty cool.
Is it OK if I co-opt the "I Saw Three Ships" idea later (I mean if no one posts anything on it in the meantime)? Somehow that one is really weirdly inspiring. How about something along the lines of "O Come All Ye Faithful"? (O come all ye ...um, hobbits I guess). Of course to be in the true spirit of the original it would have to be partly in Elvish which I don't know much of. How do you say "Joyful and triumphant" in Quenya? |
Okay, I confess, I don't really know the tune for I Saw Three Ships, except according to Mannheim Steamroller'sChristmas music. (Which is totally awesome!!!) And, while they have awesome tunes, they can't really be trusted for maintaining a tune's true properties.
And Good King Theoden has me a bit stumped. Don't get me wrong, I'm working on it, I'm just tryin' to get the verses all right and everything. Be patient! (I've also got another important thing to work on...Algebra II!!) [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] |
Oh, "Three Ships" isn't too hard. It just goes, Dah-DAH, dah-dah, dah-DAH-dah-dah...Oh, wait [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] . If you want to hear the original version of it, though, the Alfred Deller consortium has a nice recording of it and a lot of the other non-Muzak-oriented Christmas carols like "Lullay, lullay" and "Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day". (I'd love to do a Rings version of that, but was afraid not too many people would get it. Has anyone else heard it? John Rutter did a version of it as well).
Anyway, back to the topic - you don't really need the tune, just get a copy of the lyrics and try to write a poem that copies the meter, and the problem of fitting the tune should take care of itself. [Kalimac dismounts from soapbox]. |
I just found this in my school hymn-book, don't you find it eerily relevant to LOTR?
Gabriel's message does away Satan's curse and Satan's sway Out of darkness brings our Day: So, behold, All the gates of heaven unfold He that comes despised shall reign; He that cannot die, be slain; Death by death its death shall gain: Weakness shall the strong confound; By the hands, in grave-clothes wound, Adam's chains shall be unbound: By the sword that was his own, By that sword and that alone, Shall Goliath be o'erthrown: Art by art shall be assailed; To the cross shall life be nailed: From the grave shall hope be hailed: http://www.plauder-smilies.de/tiere/grommit.gif I think thats scary to be honest! |
Well, I have discovered that you can relate just about anything to LOTR, but I must admit that that song is pretty scary!
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You'd be amazed at how many things I relate to LOTR! I find a way to connect just about anything to it!!
Arwen |
(To the tune of Frosty the Snowman)
Frodo the Hobbit Frodo the hobbit was a jolly happy soul until Gandalf came and then explained he must leave his hobbit hole. Sammy went with him and for Crickhollow they set with their friend Pippin cause Bilbo had to win the riddle game with Gollum. There must have been some magic in that old gold ring he got and that's the reason why he had to leave his beloved spot. OH! Frodo the hobbit got to Rivendell they say and he made his way both night and day all the way to Orodruin. poor frosty. what a desecration. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] |
I particularly (sp?) like the verse with
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Galadriel's message does away Sauron's curse and Sauron's sway Out of darkness brings our Day: So behold, The gates of Mordor unfold. I'm sorry for any disrespect... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ October 29, 2002: Message edited by: LePetitChoux ] |
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