An Elven maid there was of old
A shining star by day:
Her mantle white was hemmed with gold
Her shoes of silver-grey
A star was bound upon her brows
A light was on her hair
As sun upon the golden boughs
In Lórien the fair
Her hair was long, her limbs were white
And fair she was and free
And in the wind she went as light
As leaf of linden-tree
Beside the falls of Nimrodel
By water clear and cool
Her voice as falling silver fell
Into the shining pool
Where now she wanders none can tell
In sunlight or in shade
For lost of yore was Nimrodel
And in the mountains strayed
The elven-ship in haven grey
Beneath the mountain-lee
Awaited her for many a day
Beside the roaring sea.
A wind by night in Northern lands
Arose, and loud it cried
And drove the ship from elven-strands
Across the streaming tide
When dawn came dim the land was lost
The mountains sinking grey
Beyond the heaving waves that tossed
Their plumes of blinding spray
Amroth beheld the fading shore
Now low beyond the swell
And cursed the faithless ship that bore
Him far from Nimrodel
Of old he was an Elven-king
A lord of tree and glen
When golden were the boughs in spring
In fair Lothlórien
From helm to sea they saw him leap
As arrow from the string
And dive into water deep
As mew upon the wing
The wind was in his flowing hair
The foam about him shone
Afar they saw him strong and fair
Go riding like a swan
But from the West has come no word
And on the Hither Shore
No tidings Elven-folk have heard
Of Amroth ever more
[00:27.81]An Elven maid there was of old
[00:32.22]A shining star by day:
[00:35.87]Her mantle white was hemmed with gold
[00:41.06]Her shoes of silver-grey
[00:47.51]A star was bound upon her brows
[00:52.06]A light was on her hair
[00:55.61]As sun upon the golden boughs
[01:00.79]In Lórien the fair
[01:07.36]Her hair was long, her limbs were white
[01:11.80]And fair she was and free
[01:15.35]And in the wind she went as light
[01:20.67]As leaf of linden-tree
[01:24.70]Beside the falls of Nimrodel
[01:29.22]By water clear and cool
[01:32.79]Her voice as falling silver fell
[01:37.99]Into the shining pool
[01:44.34]Where now she wanders none can tell
[01:48.92]In sunlight or in shade
[01:52.57]For lost of yore was Nimrodel
[01:57.89]And in the mountains strayed
[02:04.15]The elven-ship in haven grey
[02:08.71]Beneath the mountain-lee
[02:12.19]Awaited her for many a day
[02:17.39]Beside the roaring sea.
[02:21.54]A wind by night in Northern lands
[02:26.12]Arose, and loud it cried
[02:29.61]And drove the ship from elven-strands
[02:34.79]Across the streaming tide
[03:16.13]When dawn came dim the land was lost
[03:21.04]The mountains sinking grey
[03:24.20]Beyond the heaving waves that tossed
[03:29.60]Their plumes of blinding spray
[03:35.92]Amroth beheld the fading shore
[03:40.52]Now low beyond the swell
[03:44.00]And cursed the faithless ship that bore
[03:49.05]Him far from Nimrodel
[03:53.24]Of old he was an Elven-king
[03:57.86]A lord of tree and glen
[04:01.33]When golden were the boughs in spring
[04:06.62]In fair Lothlórien
[04:10.71]From helm to sea they saw him leap
[04:15.25]As arrow from the string
[04:18.88]And dive into water deep
[04:23.98]As mew upon the wing
[04:30.58]The wind was in his flowing hair
[04:34.99]The foam about him shone
[04:38.58]Afar they saw him strong and fair
[04:43.73]Go riding like a swan
[04:47.89]But from the West has come no word
[04:52.38]And on the Hither Shore
[04:55.84]No tidings Elven-folk have heard
[05:01.14]Of Amroth ever more
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