A Short Anthology of First Age Folk Songs
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Lament for Andreth and Aegnor by joanofarcstan
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
25 Jun 2020
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For him there only ever was
One dawn that glowed so gold;
For her there only ever was
One fire that ne'er went cold.Like the title says, a lament for the tragedy of Andreth and Aegnor's love, one that was but could never be. Written in common metre (iambic tetrametre-iambic trimetre), sung by Finrod some time after Dagor Bragollach.
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The Ballad of Bitter Partings by joanofarcstan
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
03 Dec 2023
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Finrod's last song to Curufin, on the night before the end.
I met you at nightfall, I loved you by morning,
I spoke and you laughed just ’cause I asked you to.
You called me naïve, you said like you were warning,
but look, I’ve kept some of your sharpness for you.
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The Gem of Gondolin City by joanofarcstan
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
11 Mar 2024
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She is handsome, she is pretty,
she is the hope of the Hidden City;
she is dancing, a-one-two-three—
pray, won’t you look now, there is she.A Gondolin folk song about their princess Idril. Inspired by the Irish folk song, 'The Belle of Belfast City.'
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Star of the Nevrast Shore by joanofarcstan
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
18 Mar 2024
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From Balar Cape to the broad seascape,
and from Sirion to Mithrim’s door,
no Man I’ve seen with an eye so keen
as the star of the Nevrast shore.A Gondolin folk song about love, narrated by Voronwë. Inspired by the traditional Irish folk song, "Star of the County Down."
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