Once deep in Frodo's time
There were orcs and Elves sublime
Rangers walked in barrow downs
Ancient Ents in hallowed grounds
And Gandalf weaves, the wisdom magi
Triumph springs from imminent tragedy
The good guys will prevail
Sauron dwelt in Mordor dark
Fashioned beasts not on the Ark
Gollum, trolls, wights and wraiths
He made no match for Frodo's faith
And Gandalf weaves, the wisdom magi
Triumph springs from imminent tragedy
The good guys will prevail
And deep in shade, in deeper wood
The Elves are long misunderstood
Not frail and fey but tall and strong
Striking black and grey and blonde
And Gandalf weaves, the wisdom magi
Triumph springs from imminent tragedy
Gandalf creams them all
The good guys have a ball
Bilbo stokes his pipe
The good guys all get high
And Elrond came to say
Hey Gandalf, we can't stay
credits
from Paradise : Lost,
released September 1, 1999
This song came out of nowhere, given that Lord of the Rings was a book not opened in 20 years, although much read in youth. Sort of a tongue-in-cheek waft across some of the characters and odd creatures that filled the realms of Middle Earth. A couple of things that stick in the memory are simply the fun of rhyming ‘wisdom magi’ with ‘imminent tragedy’, as well as wanting to dispel the idea of Elves as slight ephemeral creatures – to Tolkien they were tall proud almost arrogant warriors, both blessed and blighted with foresight and immortality in their time spent on this earthly coil.
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