Song of Nimrodel

Song Song of Nimrodel
Artist Caspar Reiff
Album The Lord of the Rings: Complete Songs & Poems

Lyrics

[ti:]
[ar:]
[al:]
[00:08.98] An Elven-maid there was of old,
[00:13.16] A shining star by day:
[00:17.27] Her mantle white was hemmed with gold,
[00:21.38] Her shoes of silver-grey.
[00:25.62] A star was bound upon her brows,
[00:29.86] A light was on her hair
[00:34.14] As sun upon the golden boughs
[00:38.37] In Lórien the fair.
[00:42.67] Her hair was long, her limbs were white,
[00:47.04] And fair she was and free;
[00:51.06] And in the wind she went as light
[00:55.24] As leaf of linden-tree.
[00:59.68] Beside the falls of Nimrodel,
[01:03.77] By water clear and cool,
[01:07.85] Her voice as falling silver fell
[01:12.04] Into the shining pool.
[01:24.84] Where now she wanders none can tell,
[01:29.54] In sunlight or in shade;
[01:33.72] For lost of yore was Nimrodel
[01:37.93] And in the mountains strayed.
[01:50.84] The elven-ship in haven grey
[01:55.18] Beneath the mountain-lee
[01:59.30] Awaited her for many a day
[02:03.38] Beside the roaring sea.
[02:07.62] A wind by night in Northern lands
[02:11.76] Arose, and loud it cried,
[02:15.58] And drove the ship from elven-strands
[02:19.60] Across the streaming tide.
[02:23.69] When dawn came dim the land was lost,
[02:27.63] The mountains sinking grey
[02:31.51] Beyond the heaving waves that tossed
[02:35.52] Their plumes of blinding spray.
[02:47.94] Amroth beheld the fading shore
[02:51.98] Now low beyond the swell,
[02:55.86] And cursed the faithless ship that bore
[02:59.83] Him far from Nimrodel.
[03:03.81] Of old he was an Elven-king,
[03:07.79] A lord of tree and glen,
[03:11.89] When golden were the boughs in spring
[03:16.07] In fair Lothlórien.
[03:20.01] From helm to sea they saw him leap,
[03:24.13] As arrow from the string,
[03:27.91] And dive into the water deep,
[03:31.91] As mew upon the wing.
[03:35.60] The wind was in his flowing hair,
[03:39.62] The foam about him shone;
[03:43.64] Afar they saw him strong and fair
[03:47.42] Go riding like a swan.
[03:59.86] But from the West has come no word,
[04:05.35] And on the Hither Shore
[04:09.23] No tidings Elven-folk have heard
[04:15.52] Of Amroth evermore.

Pinyin

ti:
ar:
al:
[00:08.98] An Elvenmaid there was of old,
[00:13.16] A shining star by day:
[00:17.27] Her mantle white was hemmed with gold,
[00:21.38] Her shoes of silvergrey.
[00:25.62] A star was bound upon her brows,
[00:29.86] A light was on her hair
[00:34.14] As sun upon the golden boughs
[00:38.37] In Ló rien the fair.
[00:42.67] Her hair was long, her limbs were white,
[00:47.04] And fair she was and free
[00:51.06] And in the wind she went as light
[00:55.24] As leaf of lindentree.
[00:59.68] Beside the falls of Nimrodel,
[01:03.77] By water clear and cool,
[01:07.85] Her voice as falling silver fell
[01:12.04] Into the shining pool.
[01:24.84] Where now she wanders none can tell,
[01:29.54] In sunlight or in shade
[01:33.72] For lost of yore was Nimrodel
[01:37.93] And in the mountains strayed.
[01:50.84] The elvenship in haven grey
[01:55.18] Beneath the mountainlee
[01:59.30] Awaited her for many a day
[02:03.38] Beside the roaring sea.
[02:07.62] A wind by night in Northern lands
[02:11.76] Arose, and loud it cried,
[02:15.58] And drove the ship from elvenstrands
[02:19.60] Across the streaming tide.
[02:23.69] When dawn came dim the land was lost,
[02:27.63] The mountains sinking grey
[02:31.51] Beyond the heaving waves that tossed
[02:35.52] Their plumes of blinding spray.
[02:47.94] Amroth beheld the fading shore
[02:51.98] Now low beyond the swell,
[02:55.86] And cursed the faithless ship that bore
[02:59.83] Him far from Nimrodel.
[03:03.81] Of old he was an Elvenking,
[03:07.79] A lord of tree and glen,
[03:11.89] When golden were the boughs in spring
[03:16.07] In fair Lothló rien.
[03:20.01] From helm to sea they saw him leap,
[03:24.13] As arrow from the string,
[03:27.91] And dive into the water deep,
[03:31.91] As mew upon the wing.
[03:35.60] The wind was in his flowing hair,
[03:39.62] The foam about him shone
[03:43.64] Afar they saw him strong and fair
[03:47.42] Go riding like a swan.
[03:59.86] But from the West has come no word,
[04:05.35] And on the Hither Shore
[04:09.23] No tidings Elvenfolk have heard
[04:15.52] Of Amroth evermore.