Lament of an Elf
For thousands of years my kin have dwelled
In Lorien and Rivendell;
We spent our carefree nights and days
With dancing in the hidden glades,
Filling the air with Elven-song--
The world was pure, our lives were long.
The Shadow came, and Elves and Men
Together went to battle then:
The Ring, by which the war was won,
Was captured by Elendil's son;
His chance to destroy evil came,
He turned it down in search of fame.
Dark times are now in Middle Earth
Which test the weight of mortals' worth;
They must unite under Isildur's heir,
The Ring must be unmade with care.
The Valar's light begins to fade--
The time of Elves has passed away.
My people leave for the Undying Lands
And place this world in mortals' hands.
Our twilight falls; we say farewell
To Lorien and Rivendell,
But we will ever linger on
In mortals' tales and in their song.
For thousands of years my kin have dwelled
In Lorien and Rivendell;
We spent our carefree nights and days
With dancing in the hidden glades,
Filling the air with Elven-song--
The world was pure, our lives were long.
The Shadow came, and Elves and Men
Together went to battle then:
The Ring, by which the war was won,
Was captured by Elendil's son;
His chance to destroy evil came,
He turned it down in search of fame.
Dark times are now in Middle Earth
Which test the weight of mortals' worth;
They must unite under Isildur's heir,
The Ring must be unmade with care.
The Valar's light begins to fade--
The time of Elves has passed away.
My people leave for the Undying Lands
And place this world in mortals' hands.
Our twilight falls; we say farewell
To Lorien and Rivendell,
But we will ever linger on
In mortals' tales and in their song.