Rivendell - The Song Of Nimrodel Part Ii lyrics

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The elven-ship in haven grey<br />

Beneath the mountain-lee<br />

Awaited her for many a day<br />

Beside the roaring sea.<br />

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A wind by night in Northern lands<br />

Arose, and loud it cried, <br />

And drove the ship from elven-strands<br />

Across the streaming tide.<br />

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When dawn came dim the land was lost, <br />

The mountains sinking grey<br />

Beyond the heaving waves that tossed<br />

Their plumes of blinding spray.<br />

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Amroth beheld the fading shore<br />

Now low beyond the swell, <br />

And cursed the faithless ship that bore<br />

Him far from Nimrodel.<br />

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Of old he was an Elven-king, <br />

A lord of tree and glen, <br />

When golden were the boughs in spring<br />

In fair Lothlórien.<br />

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From helm to sea they saw him leap, <br />

As arrow from the string, <br />

And dive into water deep, <br />

As mew upon the wing.<br />

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The wind was in his flowing hair, <br />

The foam about him shone; <br />

Afar they saw him strong and fair<br />

Go riding like a swan.<br />

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But from the West has come no word, <br />

And on the Hither Shore<br />

No tidings Elven-folk have heard<br />

Of Amroth evermore</