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"This is a Galadriel' song of LΓ³rien which she sang on the swan-ship before giving the Fellowship their gifts,
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on the Day they departed from Lothlorien"
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"Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien"
Verse 1:
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I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and
C H7 Em
leaves of gold there grew
Em D
Of wind I sang, a wind there came
C H7 Em
and in the branches blew
G D
Beyond the Sun, beyond the Moon
Em D
the foam was on the Sea,
Em D
And by the strand of Ilmarin
C H7 Em
There grew a Golden Tree
Verse 2:
Em D
Beneath the stars of Ever-eve
C D
In Eldamar it shone
Em D
In Eldamar beside the walls
C H7 Em
of Elven Tirion
Verse 3:
G D
There long the golden leaves have grown
Em D
upon the branching years
Em D
While here beyond the Sundering Seas
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Now fall the Elven tears
Verse 4:
G D
O Lorien! The Winter comes,
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the bare and leafless Day.
Em D
The leaves are falling in the stream,
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The river flows away
G D
O Lorien! Too long I have
Em D
dwelt upon this hither shore
Em D
And in the fading crown have twined
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the golden Elanor
Verse 5:
Em D
But if of ships I now should sing,
C D
what ship would come to me,
Em D
What ship would bear me ever back
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across so wide a Sea?
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Last Updated: April 27, 2021