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Instrumental
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Lyrics in the digital liner notes
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Perhaps you can find and interpret the lyrics?
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Lords of The West
05:06
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Standing on the shore tonight
Seven stars sing a song of light
A song of challenge and a prophecy
In the darkness wrapped in night
See the signs with a wizard’s sight
A song of challenge and a prophecy
When The Eagles appear in the sky
The men of the west will cry
As lightning flashes across the sky
The Lords of the West will fly
The Lords of the West will fly
Resting in the last beam of light
Ancient steel burning silver-bright
A sword of challenge, from a prophecy
In the light of the reddening sun
Gazing west the warrior comes
A song of challenge and a prophecy
When The Eagles appear in the sky
The men of the west will cry
As lightning flashes across the sky
The Lords of the West will fly
The Lords of the West will fly
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The Fall of Gondolin
06:30
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In the dawn of the world
When the sun first set sail
And the Eldar realms unfurled
Aelin-uial
Twilight dreams for the elves
Hidden deep their halls to delve
But unquiet in his heart
Turgon searched for realms apart
Hidden from the dark lord's art
Came wise words by the sea
In Vinyamar leave thee
A helm, mail and sword
To the hidden valley
Strong city on a hill
In the hidden valley
White with dazzling halls…
Gondolin
In the sun glittering
By the moon shimmering
Snow-white birds over fountains sing
On the hidden rock water rings
Gleaming marble and carved stone
Singing rain of crystal shone
In the tower Eldar King on his throne
Trees of Silver and of Gold
As in Valinor of old
Yet their doom in fire foretold
In the hidden valley
Treason wakes in thy walls
In the hidden valley
Doom of Mandos calls…
Gondolin
A prophecy for the king
Leave the pride of thy making
From Nevrast last hope will bring
The helm, mail & sword
Borne by a blessed lord
Signs from the sea by the king ignored
In the hidden valley
Fire wakes in thy walls
In the hidden valley
Great was thy fall
Gondolin
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Daughter of Twilight
03:40
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Instrumental
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The Bard of Lost Tales
05:50
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The way was long, the wind was cold
The minstrel was grey and old
His tattered cloak, and tresses grey
Seem'd to known a better day
The harp, his sole remaining joy
Was carried by an orphan boy
The last of all the Bards,
The last of all the Bards was he,
The last of all the Bards,
The last of all the Bards was he...
Where his sword once hung, now a walking stick
Where his songs were sung, now the land is sick
In the court of kings, rang his ancient songs
Now the hammer rings for orcish throngs
And who can sing the healing words;
Summon bright kings to vanquish dark hordes?
Chorus
In forgotten realms of elves and men
He saw her dancing in twilight glen
He sought her love over mountains blue
But he never returned and the legend grew
That he left his harp with an orphan boy
Who learned his songs and knew the joy ... (of)
Chorus
Now the boy is grown, become a man
With singing sword to heal the land
And a rumour of song
From birds on the wing
Has the Harp returned?
Can it truly be him?
Chorus
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Side by Side
04:17
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Come with me into the night
Through the fields on our flight
Stand aside if your sword hand is lame
We ride tonight into glory and fame
Far away… oh so far away…
Into a far country
On we ride into the dream
Through darkened wood and icy stream
Valleys deep and mountains high
In a red sunrise our banners fly
Far away… oh so far away…
Into a far country
A far country
So raise an ale and bid farewell
There'll be songs to sing and tales to tell
We'll ride with speed into the fight
And our swords will sing…side by side
Side by side we ride
Side by side
Side by side we ride
Ravens gather the circling sky
Cackling their song for men to die
Across the field a thundering sound
Warhorse charge pounding the ground
Far away… oh so far away…
Into a far country
A far country
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The King Beneath the Mountains,
The King of Carven Stone,
The Lord of Silver Fountains
Shall come into his own!
His crown shall be upholden,
His harp shall be restrung,
His halls shall echo golden
To songs of yore re-sung.
The woods shall wave on mountains
And grass beneath the sun;
His wealth shall flow as fountains
And the rivers golden run.
The streams shall run in gladness,
The lakes shall shine and burn,
All sorrow fail and sadness
At the Mountain-king's return!
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Instrumental
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I breakfast with the sun every morning
Stoke the fire, wake the forge
Tie my braided hair, don my apron
Tremble under tools handed down by the fathers
The hammer feels heavy on my hands today
I bow my heart and remember to pray
“Oh Maker of the earth and The Children
Hammer of The One, hear my cry
Forge in me a heart of molten rock
Until the Seven Fathers rise
I seek not seven hoards
Nor the seven rings
Nor greed of gold that they bring
Give my arm great strength
Bid my anvil sing
Let this blade to the orc
Vengeance bring”
I supper with this song every evening
A fireside tale, time to rest the forge
Loose my braided beard, hang my apron
I brood upon the craft handed down by The Fathers
The hammer felt light in my hand today
I thank The Maker for this dwarven blade
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I held your hand
When you breathed your last
There beside the Silverlode flowing fast
But we held the vale
And suffered not in vain
Only halting before Durin's Bane
And these wars we've won
And deeds we've done
Echo down Iron Hills today
On a dark winter's day
We held evil at bay
Though I lost my brothers in the fray
And these wars we've won
And deeds we've done
Are songs in the hills today
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Ironfoot March
02:52
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Instrumental
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Unto the high sea
The ship has sailed
Passing into The West
Until at last
On a night of rain
Sweet fragrance on the air
The sound of singing
Meets my ears
The sound of singing
From over the water
The raining curtain of grey
Turned all to silver glass
Rolling back like a veil
And the white shores beyond!
The sound of singing
Calms my fears
The sound of singing
From over the water
Unto the high sea
The ship sailed
Passing into The West
Until at last
A far green country
Under a swift sunrise
The sound of singing
Meets my ears
The sound of singing
Calms my fears
The sound of singing
Stills my tears
The sound of singing
From over the water
From over the water
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Swift Sunrise
01:30
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Instrumental on acoustic guitar
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Lonely Mountain Band New York, New York
"Folk-fantasy" music. A minstrel wandering through Middle-earth & beyond the Western Seas. The music is primarily inspired by Tolkien's writing and the literature that inspired him. Occasionally wandering into other realms of fantasy & history. The Bard of Lost Tales (4th Album) was released in Fall/2023 ... more
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