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Does anyone know where to find the tunes to the songs?
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dele
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My favourite used to be Bilbo's song:
Bilbo's Song
I sit beside the fire and think
of all that I have seen,
of meadow-flowers and butterflies,
in summers that have been;
Of yellow leaves and gossamer
in autumns that there were,
with morning mist and silver sun
and wind upon my hair.
I sit beside the fire and think
of how the world will be
when winter comes without a spring
that I shall ever see.
For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood in every spring
there is a different green.
I sit beside the fire and think
of people long ago,
and people who will see a world
that I shall never know.
But all the while I sit and think
of times that were before,
I listen for returning feet
and voices at the door.
In my old house I had a copy of a songbook for piano and guitar for some of the more popular songs. Unfortunately I forgot it in the move and haven't seen it since.
Bilbo's Song
I sit beside the fire and think
of all that I have seen,
of meadow-flowers and butterflies,
in summers that have been;
Of yellow leaves and gossamer
in autumns that there were,
with morning mist and silver sun
and wind upon my hair.
I sit beside the fire and think
of how the world will be
when winter comes without a spring
that I shall ever see.
For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood in every spring
there is a different green.
I sit beside the fire and think
of people long ago,
and people who will see a world
that I shall never know.
But all the while I sit and think
of times that were before,
I listen for returning feet
and voices at the door.
In my old house I had a copy of a songbook for piano and guitar for some of the more popular songs. Unfortunately I forgot it in the move and haven't seen it since.
lorrekarloff
New Member
I have an album called "Poems and Songs of Middle Earth". I haven't played it in years, and currently my turntable is awaiting a new belt, but it does have "The Road Goes on Forever" - sung by William Elvin and at least one poem and song in Elvish, as well as poems read by Tolkein. I also have "J.R.R. Tolkein Reads and Sings his The Hobbit and the Fellowship OTR, and "J.R.R. Tolkein Reads and Sings his The Two Towers and TROTK. The Hobbit part is a reading of Chapter V - Riddles in the Dark. I'm not sure where I got these or if they're still available anywhere. They were put out by Caedmon Records 1967 for the Poems&Songs, 1975 for the other two.
Hope this helped some. If you need more info, let me know.
Hope this helped some. If you need more info, let me know.
Jemima Aslana
New Member
*revives topic*
I've memorised far more songs from LotR than I care to admit *blush* Almost all of them.
As for the tunes I'll recommend 'The Tolkien Ensemble'
They have 3 albums out: An Evening in Rivendell, A Night in Rivendell and At Dawn in Rivendell, and they have some very well thought out tunes to many of Tolkien's poems. I highly recommend them, the ensemble is Danish, though, so they may be a tad hard to find, but I know they can be found on Amazon.cu.uk most of the time.
I've memorised far more songs from LotR than I care to admit *blush* Almost all of them.
As for the tunes I'll recommend 'The Tolkien Ensemble'
They have 3 albums out: An Evening in Rivendell, A Night in Rivendell and At Dawn in Rivendell, and they have some very well thought out tunes to many of Tolkien's poems. I highly recommend them, the ensemble is Danish, though, so they may be a tad hard to find, but I know they can be found on Amazon.cu.uk most of the time.
The Prussian
New Member
Plug the song title or some of the lyrics into Google. I find what I'm looking for every time.