The Passing of the Elves (A Elbereth Gilthoniel) - Howard Shore

Performer: Vineeta Moraes (acidpopsicle) http://www.youtube.com/user/acidpopsicle
(FirielOfArnor) - http://www.youtube.com/user/FirielOfArnor
Composer: Howard Shore

- It is performed so beautifully. I think it is done better than the original recording for Lord of the Rings

A Elbereth Gilthoniel

Snow-white! Snow-white! O Lady clear!
O Queen beyond the Western Seas!
O Light to us that wander there
Amid the world of woven trees!

O Elbereth Gilthoniel!
Clear are thy eyes and bright is breath,
Snow-white! Snow-white! We sing to thee
In a far land beyond the Sea!
O Stars that in the Sunless Year
With shining hand by thee were sown,
In windy fields now bright and clear
We see your silver blossom blown!

O Elbereth Gilthoniel!
We still remember, we who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees,
Thy starlight on the Western Seas

JRR Tolkien

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Music

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• Elves
• Howard
• Shore
• vocal
• choral
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• acapella
• Lord
• Rings
• Elvish
• Lament
• Elbereth
• Gilthoniel

[acidpopsicle]

Thank you for crediting me in the description! my channel is: acidpopsicle. FirielOfArnor is the person who made the video to go with my cover ^^; happy to see such positive reactions with the cover!

[MrGoodClass]

@acidpopsicle Cool, thank you. I fixed the info. Let me know if you ever need me to take this video down too, because I never expected it to get so popular. I just wanted to show it to my classical music buddies. Feel free to respond with your video too. Thanks for the awesome music :D

[999VAMPIRELLA]

Does anyone know of any music similar to this? I've tried searching for other songs for a loooong time, and I can't find anything quite like this..... preferably without instruments, just the vocals..

[MrGoodClass]

@999VAMPIRELLA If you were to find music like this it might be from a choral composer of the late romantic/20th century period who favors chanting with modalities. Allthough I have never found anything like it. If I do I will let you know.

[cqlr]

This is pure magic. Makes me think about elves, forests, rivers and mountains that never existed.

I am afraid to listen this song because whenever I listen to this, or any other poems or songs related to Elves or Middle Earth I am really being lost in my mind, dreams and I have an unending lust to be in there. Look out of your window and if you are not lucky enough you'll see only cars, concrete buildings, dark and non clear air you breathe. Im not fitting this world. I would give anything ...

[MrGoodClass]

@cqlr Hmm... I feel the same way about music itself. I would rather compose, but instead I look out my window to see a world that does not value art.... and a world where we spend our free-loving days in the battle of a meaningless coin purse

[tresjane]

The lyrics in Sindarin go as follows: Fanuilos heryn aglar Rîn athar annún-aearath, Calad ammen i reniar Mi 'aladhremmin ennorath! A Elbereth Gilthoniel I chîn a thûl lin míriel Fanuilos le linnathon Ne ndor haer thar i aearon. A elin na gaim eglerib Ned în ben-anor trerennin Si silivrin ne pherth 'waewib Cenim lyth thílyn thuiennin. A Elbereth Gilthoniel Men echenim sí derthiel Ne chaered hen nu 'aladhath Ngilith or annún-aearath.

[Alantiar]

You should have seen my eyes when I realized this is not the original!! OMG this is amazing! Way better than the one in the movie! SUPER!

[acidpopsicle]

@MrGoodClass great! And it's all good, you can keep the video (it's gotten more views than my original haha) I'll leave a video response. And you're welcome =D

[babinka22]

@999VAMPIRELLA maybe listen to "Mediaeval Baebes"

[EnchantedTower]

@akanji22 Her main channel is AcidPopsicle :)

[EnchantedTower]

Hey hey! That's my vinvee <3 Her main account is actually called "Acidpopsicle"

I think that's her side account. I want to give you a pat though for crediting her. She really is fantastic, and I'm glad she's getting the proper credit she deserves :D

[rachm1991]

This is so perfect. Whilst already feeling sleepy; played this, and then fell asleep with it playing. I love it the peacefulness of it.

[Gizmok24]

@TheNecro626 in my opinion we humans at the start of this wrld began to domanate burning all the woodland that laid across the land killing all manner of mythical beings nt just elves for religion or greed is one of the reasons and the elves either left this life or were destroyed or maybe are in hiding like many other things in this wrld :)

[rosydonut]

This may be the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.