Helm’s Deep

The Song

This parody of Tomorrow We Fight by Tommee Profitt recalls the last stand of the Rohirrim at Helm’s Deep against the combined forces of Saruman’s Uruk-hai and the Dunlendings.

Recording

The beautiful, haunting melody of the original has been preserved by the acoustic guitar backing track used in this recording: filled out with some additional instruments (strings, flute, etc) to create interest and provide some depth for the vocal tracks.

Lyrics

Helm’s Deep

V1:

Riders of Rohan, defending Helm’s Deep.
Saruman’s orcs have surrounded the keep.
No quarter given or asked for. Whereby
Soon on the morrow we expect to die.

Ch1:

Chill is the night. The stars are bright.
Sleep for awhile then continue the fight.

Br1:

Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
Let arrows fly!
Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
Fight till we die!

V2:

Uruk-hai orcs leagued with Dunlending men
Come to destroy us. They attack again.
There in their thousands they advance and try
To tear us to pieces. First many will die.

Ch2:

Cold steel shines bright. Byrnies laced tight.
Let the orcs come. We are ready to fight!

Br1:

Br2:

Killing. Orc-blood spilling.
Fight for Rohan!
Swinging longswords. Singing.
Wait for the dawn!

Outro:

Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
On the third day
Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
Gandalf the Grey
Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
Promised to bring
Ah-oh. Ah-oh. Ah-oh.
Aid to our king.

Love original poetry? Visit Tolkien Tribute for more.

Valé Eldar

The Song

This parody of Mortals by Warriyo (original with Laura Brehm) envisages as its scene one of the Noldor recalling Elvenhome in Valinor while hiding on the Isle of Balar at the end of the First Age: the armies of Melkor have overrun Middle Earth driving all resistance before them, Gondolin has been overthrown, Menegroth and Nargorthrond have been sacked, and all surviving Eldar have retreated to this final refuge on Middle Earth protected from imminent destruction only by the dividing sea.

Recording

The song structure is very simple – a single verse structure in the middle of an otherwise instrumental composition. The beautiful, haunting tune inspires lyrics of a reflective, even speculative nature.

Lyrics

Valé Eldar

V1:

Fleeing from Valinor
Across seas of sorrow.
And what was it all for?
All the years of holding back the darkness.

To find what is in store
Is a bleak tomorrow.
We Eldar are done for
‘less the Vala come to break us free –

Love original poetry? Visit Tolkien Tribute for more.

The Rings of Power

The Song

This parody of In the End by Linkin Park (remix with Mellen Gi & Tommee Profitt) reflects upon the creation of the Rings of Power by Sauron in the Second Age: nine rings for Kings of Men, seven for Dwarf Lords, three for Noldori Elf Lords, and all of them controlled by The One Ring which Sauron forged secretly in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor.

Song Recording

Viewers familiar with the original song will note this stripped-down remix dispenses completely with Linkin Park’s rap verses: leaving only the vocal chorus sections to be remixed in this slower-tempo, elegiac version. This remix allows for greater expression for vocal harmonies which I’ve experimented with, to better express the poignancy of the themes as narrated by Tolkien in his Silmarillion.

Lyrics

The Rings of Power

V1:

He forged The Ring.
We were betrayed
By Sauron’s Ring
In secret made.

V2:

Nine rings of power.
Nine kings of man.
In their death-hour
Nazgûl began.

Ch1:

Sauron tried hard. Sauron got far.
But in the end, his victories don’t matter.
The Dark Lord falls. He loses all.
So in the end – his efforts didn’t matter.

V3:

Seven Dwarf-kings
Hoard gems and gold.
Ignoring things
That they are told.

V4:

Three Elf-Lords swore
To remain true
To Valinor
But they are few.

Ch2:

Though Sauron tried, and got so far,
He was opposed, his plans were rent in tatters.
His power gone. The Dark Lord falls.
And all the darkness by the daylight scatters.

Love original poetry? Visit Tolkien Tribute for more.

Húrin Taken

The Song

This parody of Mortals by Warriyo (original with Laura Brehm) envisages as its scene the capture of Húrin at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of Unnumbered tears: Huor has fallen dead nearby, and black orcs of the troll-guard are climbing over piles of their own dead attempting to capture him alive and drag him back a prisoner to Utumno.

Recording

Lyrics

Húrin Taken

V1:

More orcs keep appearing
My time here is ending.
The troll-guard is jeering.
By my strength I slay them, never giving

Up. Although I’m fearing
To my death I’m wending.
Though my end is nearing
Day will come again – too late for me!

Love original poetry? Visit Tolkien Tribute for more.

Noldor Reflection

The Song

This parody of In the End by Linkin Park (remix with Mellen Gi & Tommee Profitt) envisages as its scene one of the Noldor reflecting upon the flight of the Noldori from Valinor at the instigation of Fëanor: how all their efforts to build lasting kingdoms in Middle Earth have been frustrated by the constant attacks of the Dark Lord and his servants, and leaving them to mourn their fading strength and power as the Children of the Sun, the Sons of Men, come into their domination of Middle Earth in the Fourth Age.

Song Recording

Lyrics

Noldor Reflection

V1:

It starts with one:
Lord Fëanor.
It has begun
Farewell Valinor.

Ch:

He tried so hard. He got so far.
But in the end, his effort didn’t matter.
When he did fall, he lost it all.
It was his end – not the end of the matter.

V2:

The Eldar go.
‘Tis the Age of Man.
So few now know
How things began.

Ch:

We tried so hard. We got so far.
But in the end, our effort little matters.
We rose. We fall. We lose it all.
It is our end – our ending in this matter.

Love original poetry? Visit Tolkien Tribute for more.