The Ent Song - original composition

-artwork, photography (other than screenshots), and song by Ghingeriel
-Screenshots featuring artwork from LOTRO
-inspired by Tolkien
-idea by Dovie

Dovie had the wonderful idea of finding a song to go with Tolkien's poem, "The Ent and the Ent-Wife." She asked me to compose a song for it and I finally came up with something (after a few months of her patiently waiting).

The poem...
The Ent and the Ent-Wife
ENT:
When Spring unfolds the beechen leaf, and sap is in the bough;
When light is on the wild-wood stream, and wind is on the brow;
When stride is long, and breath is deep, and keen the mountain-air,
Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is fair!

ENTWIFE:
When Spring is come to garth and field, and corn is in the blade;
When blossom like a shining snow is on the orchard laid;
When shower and Sun upon the Earth with fragrance fill the air,
I'll linger here, and will not come, because my land is fair.

ENT:
When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold
Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold;
When woodland halls are green and cool, and wind is in the West,
Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best!

ENTWIFE:
When Summer warms the hanging fruit and burns the berry brown;
When straw is gold, and ear is white, and harvest comes to town;
When honey spills, and apple swells, though wind be in the West,
I'll linger here beneath the Sun, because my land is best!

ENT:
When Winter comes, the winter wild that hill and wood shall slay;
When trees shall fall and starless night devour the sunless day;
When wind is in the deadly East, then in the bitter rain
I'll look for thee, and call to thee; I'll come to thee again!

ENTWIFE:
When Winter comes, and singing ends; when darkness falls at last;
When broken is the barren bough, and light and labour past;
I'll look for thee, and wait for thee, until we meet again:
Together we will tkae the road beneath the bitter rain!

BOTH:
Together we will take the road that leads into the West,
And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest.

-J.R.R. Tolkien

Category:

Music

Tags:

• music
• original
• classical
• meditative
• LOTRO
• Tolkien
• Ent
• tree
• artwork
• photography

[themusicalnomad]

Lovely composition! I can really imagine the forest.

[hobbitonphilharmonic]

@themusicalnomad Thank you so much!  :-D

[SrtaCapitana]

Precious masterpiece

[hobbitonphilharmonic]

@SrtaCapitana Thank you for your kind comments and for watching! :-)

[briXtheUnknown]

beautiful



[hobbitonphilharmonic]

@briXtheUnknown Thank you! :-)

[hobbitonphilharmonic]

@LaFemmeDeLaLune

Thank you!  <3

[LaFemmeDeLaLune]

Beautiful composition and artwork, Ghingeriel!

It really takes me to the forest... :)

[hobbitonphilharmonic]

@EsrahDarqangel

Thank you Esrah! I will be posting the mp3 (free download) up on our website soon. I loved the Edward Scissorhands movie of yours! :-)

[EsrahDarqangel]

Wonderful video! Beautiful composition. Just love your work :)