This was always one of my favourite poems. There's always a way I hear them in my head, but hearing your renditions is fantastic as well.

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LOTR

New song! The poetry is by J. R. R. Tolkien from The Silmarillion; the music is my own.

'Farewell now here, ye leaves of trees,
your music in the morning breeze!
Farewell now blade and bloom and grass
that see the changing seasons pass;
ye waters murmuring over stone,
and meres that silent stand alone!
Farewell now mountain, vale, and plain!
Farewell now wind and frost and rain,
and mist and cloud, and heaven’s air;
ye star and moon so blinding-fair
that still shall look down from the sky
on the wide earth, though Beren die—
though Beren die not, and yet deep,
deep, whence comes of those that weep
no dreadful echo, lie and choke
in everlasting dark and smoke.
'Farewell sweet earth and northern sky,
for ever blest, since here did lie,
and here with lissom limbs did run,
beneath the moon, beneath the sun,
Lúthien Tinúviel
more fair than mortal tongue can tell.
Though all to ruin fell the world,
and were dissolved and backward hurled
unmade into the old abyss,
yet were its making good, for this—
the dawn, the dusk, the earth, the sea—
that Lúthien on a time should be!’

Beren's Song Of Farewell

Folklore Guild
"Castellum" by Rozen
Based on "Iggy's Castle" and "Road to Bowser" by Koji Kondo
Featuring Martin Green, Organist
Recorded in August 2014 at St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego

Care, vale! Sed non æternum, care, vale! 
Namque iterum tecum, sim modo dignus, ero.
Tum nihil amplexus poterit divellere nostros. 
Nec tu marcesces, nec lacrymabor ego.
Salve rex noster, Ignum aeternum. Regnum te nebras. 
Qui est in flamas. Nec tu marcesces, nec lacrymabor ego. 
Et lymphata, Care Vale!

Farewell! “But not for ever,” Hope replies, Trace but his steps and meet him in the skies! There nothing shall renew our parting pain, Thou shalt not wither, nor I weep again. Long live the King, he is in flames with everlasting fire. Thou shalt not wither, nor I weep again, but maddened. Farewell Mario, long live King Bowser!

Castellum - Rozen

May it Be - Enya Lord of the Rings [Instrumental]

Hi guys! Super excited and grateful to announce that in the past month, was able to raise $86 for the American Refugee Committee and the National Immigration Law Center.

 Thank you all for your generosity and support! As a very quick thank you- here's a short little setting of a poem from The Fellowship of the Ring- words are Tolkien's and the music is my own. Plus- I will have something new/longer in a week!

(ps. The picture is a sign in The Eagle and Child from when I visited Oxford two years ago! :) thought it was fitting for this poem!)

Ho, Ho, Ho! To The Bottle I Go!

Bregalad's Song, from The Two Towers. Words are Tolkien's, music is my own.

O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!
O rowan fair, upon your hair how white the blossom lay!
O rowan mine, I saw you shine upon a summer's day,
Your rind so bright, your leaves so light, your voice so cool and soft:
Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft!
O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey;
Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day.
O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!

Bregalad's Song

A simple remake of Enyas "Lothlorien" using Propellerheads Reason. Remastered version

Lothlorien (Enya)

Enya - Aniron (PURPLE Remix)

My own music set to text from J. R. R. Tolkien's poem from The Two Towers. Disclaimer: I do not own the text; this is a fanwork done purely for the love of the source. Thanks for listening!

Aragorn sings this for Legolas and Gimli in Rohan

“Where now are the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?
Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow.
Who shall gather the smoke of the deadwood burning,
Or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning?”

(recorded 12/14/2012, written 08/24/12)

Where now the horse and the rider?

My own music set to text from J. R. R. Tolkien's poem from The Hobbit. Disclaimer: I do not own the text; this is a fanwork done purely for the love of the source. Thanks for listening!

One of the more childish poems from The Hobbit and despite the parts, still one of the more simple settings, but it was fun. 

The dragon is withered,
His bones are now crumbled;
His armour is shivered,
His splendour is humbled!
Though sword shall be rusted,
And throne and crown perish
With strength that men trusted
And wealth that they cherish,
Here grass is still growing,
And leaves are yet swinging,
The white water flowing,
And elves are yet singing
     Come! Tra-la-la-lally!
     Come back to the valley!

The stars are far brighter
Than gems without measure,
The moon is far whiter
Than silver in treasure:
The fire is more shining
On hearth in the gloaming
Than gold won by mining,
So why go a-roaming?
     O! Tra-la-la-lally 
     Come back to the Valley.

O! Where are you going,
So late in returning?
The river is flowing,
The stars are all burning!
O! Whither so laden,
So sad and so dreary?
Here elf and elf-maiden
Now welcome the weary
     With Tra-la-la-lally
     Come back to the Valley,
          Tra-la-la-lally
          Fa-la-la-lally
               Fa-la!

The Dragon is Withered

Matrax (21 Ekim 2020)

I'm a singer-songwriter with a passion for folk music and high fantasy, currently living in Washington DC.  A vocalist, guitarist, and (hesitant) violinist, I combine finger-picked guitar, intricate vocal harmonies, and folk-inspired melodies to create my music. 

If you love Lord of the Rings, please check out ‘Roads Go Ever, Ever On’, my collection of J. R. R. Tolkien’s poems set to original music. I also have a fair number of Age of Sail poems floating around as well (pun intended), as well as other poetry settings.

In addition to writing and setting songs, I’ve also acted in and composed/arranged/performed music for several theatrical productions including Twelfth Night (Bare Bodkin, Tufts University), Richard III (Tufts University), The Unnatural Tragedy (British American Drama Academy), and The Legend of Jim Cullen (Heartwood Regional Theatre Company).

Hope you’ll take a listen and enjoy!

Also, if you would like tabs, feel free to message me to request them and I'll post them here: https://drive.google.com/?authuser=0#folders/0B8YEQFEX6ZybdGpmZ2pwTUVyczA

Where now the horse and the rider?

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