Things of Middle-earth
Bregalad’s Song
Type: Songs & Stories
Description:
O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!The hobbits fell asleep to the sound of the soft singing of Bregalad, that seemed to lament in many tongues the fall of the trees that he had loved.
O rowan fair, upon your hair how white the blossom lay!
O rowan mine, I saw you shine upon a summer’s day,
Your rind so bright, your leaves so light, your voice so cool and soft:
Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft!
O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey;
Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day.
O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!
Source: LotR – TTT- Book Three, Chapter IV Treebeard
Contributors: Elithien 7.9.03
Added quote: Elena Tiriel 7Nov04