I own nothing.
Of the more than seventy-five fragments of the Noldolantë, as written and composed by Kanafinwë Makalaurë, son of Fëanáro, only eleven pieces are complete both in lyric and tune. The vast majority of the songs written for the Noldolantë are left incomplete. Some are worded fragments, others fragments of melody. Some are marked as being in need of revision. Some have been completed in the written word, but have no tune, or only fragments of tune. Some completed melodies have been found, but have no words to accompany them.
The fragments are of wildly varying lengths, but the eleven finished pieces are all far shorter than the longest of the unfinished fragments, and are relatively simple in style. Makalaurë's compositions have invariably been rather simple in their lyrics; only when sung do the words attain their true power. None of the fragments were ever given titles by their author, only numbers; the name 'Noldolantë', 'The Fall of the Noldor', itself, comes only from a note written in the margins of fragment 22, and was itself scratched out so heavily as to be nearly illegible; such was the tale with many of the fragments as well, either partially or in their entirety. Given that the highest number written on Makalaurë's fragments well exceeded 100, I suspect that more fragments exist and were either lost or discarded entirely by the author.
—Elemmírë Lelyë, 'The Noldolantë, as composed by Kanafinwë Makalaurë', SA 2
III.
Three bright lights, up high, down low, above, below
In hand, out of reach, pure, vile
Wars fought, blood shed, for three bright lights
Made with love, hate made from them
There is blood on the steps of the house
Blacker than the dark around it, viler than the blow that dealt it
A cherished laugh, a well-loved voice, a mighty spirit
My grandfather, he is silent and gone from the steps of our house
An oath I swore on behalf of love
Not of the lights, but of the one who made them
Love I held in my heart, as I lifted my sword to the sky
But I wait not for love in the Darkness, I wait not for love
