what is your favorite Song/tale or poem? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nimiriel · 06-30-2002, 05:48 AM

I love all of Tolkien's songs, but my favourites are the song of Nimrodel and Legolas' song of Valinor:

To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying,
The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying.
West, west away, the round sun is falling.
Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling,
The voices of my people that have gone before me?
I will leave, I will leave the woods that bore me;
For our days are ending and our years failing.
I will pass the wide whaters lonely sailing.
Long are the waves on the last shore falling,
Sweet are the voices in the Lost Isle calling,
In Eressëa, in Elvenhome that no man can discover,
Where the leaves fall not: land of my people forever!

It just goes right to my heart, it's so sad [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] , but also very beautiful

[ June 30, 2002: Message edited by: Nimiriel ]

06-30-2002, 05:48 AM	#31
Nimiriel Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denmark - a long forgotten part of the Great Woods Posts: 37	I love all of Tolkien's songs, but my favourites are the song of Nimrodel and Legolas' song of Valinor: To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying, The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying. West, west away, the round sun is falling. Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling, The voices of my people that have gone before me? I will leave, I will leave the woods that bore me; For our days are ending and our years failing. I will pass the wide whaters lonely sailing. Long are the waves on the last shore falling, Sweet are the voices in the Lost Isle calling, In Eressëa, in Elvenhome that no man can discover, Where the leaves fall not: land of my people forever! It just goes right to my heart, it's so sad [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] , but also very beautiful [ June 30, 2002: Message edited by: Nimiriel ] __________________ So says Nimiríel Stardaughter Writing original fantasy? Meet the Wordweavers at Fww