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'''The World was Young, the Mountains Green''', more commonly known as the '''Song of Durin''', was a poem sung by [[Gimli]] when the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] traveled through [[Moria]]. Gimli stood up and sang this song when recalling the splendour of [[Dwarrowdelf]]. [[Sam Gamgee]] liked the song so much he wanted to learn it.<ref>{{FR|II4}}</ref>
'''The World was Young, the Mountains Green''', more commonly known as the '''Song of Durin''', was a poem sung by [[Gimli]] when the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] traveled through [[Moria]]. Gimli stood up and sang this song when recalling the splendour of [[Dwarrowdelf]]. [[Sam Gamgee]] liked the song so much he wanted to learn it.<ref>{{FR|II4}}</ref>


==The Poem==
==The poem==
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">The [[arda|world]] was young, the [[mountains]] green,
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">The [[arda|world]] was young, the [[mountains]] green,
No stain yet on the [[Moon]] was seen,
No stain yet on the [[Moon]] was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone
No words were laid on stream or stone
When [[Durin]] woke and walked alone.
When [[Durin]] woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless [[:Category:Hills|hills]] and dells;
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in [[Mirrormere]],
He stooped and looked in [[Mirrormere]],
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The world was fair in Durin's Day.
The world was fair in Durin's Day.


A [[:Category:Titles|king]] he was on carven throne
A king he was on carven throne
In many-pillared halls of stone
In many-pillared halls of stone
With golden roof and [[silver]] floor,
With golden roof and [[silver]] floor,
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There beryl, pearl, and opal pale,
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale,
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and [[:Category:Swords|sword]],
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining [[:Category:Spears|spears]] were laid in hoard.
And shining spears were laid in hoard.


Unwearied then were [[Durin's folk]];
Unwearied then were [[Durin's folk]];
Beneath the mountains [[music]] woke:
Beneath the mountains [[music]] woke:
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
And at the [[Moria Gate|gates]] the trumpets rang.
And at the [[Great Gates|gates]] the trumpets rang.


The world is grey, the mountains old,
The world is grey, the mountains old,
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The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The shadow lies upon his tomb
The shadow lies upon his tomb
In Moria, in [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]].
In Moria, in [[Khazad-dûm]].
But still the sunken stars appear
But still the sunken stars appear
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
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Till Durin wakes again from sleep.</poem>
Till Durin wakes again from sleep.</poem>


==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2001-2003: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:Gimli (portrayed by Vladimír Hajdu) sings the Song of Durin during the Fellowship's journey through Moria, as in the novel. The lyrics of the song are not entirely identical with the original English lyrics (especially when it comes to references to First Age events and locations), but follows the structure and ideas of the original lyrics closely. Gimli presents the poem in a half-reciting, half-singing manner. Its slow and melancholy tune is accompanied by flute (the main melody), a subtle sound of a hammer clanging against an anvil in the distance (indicating the rhythm) and occasional string instrument additions (for emphasizing mood).
==See also==
*[[Poems in The Lord of the Rings|Poems in ''The Lord of the Rings'']]
==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfoa23skHg Rendition by Clamavi De Profundis]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rb7NaVY58 Rendition by Franco Ezequiel Páez]
* [[Colin Rudd#Song of Durin|Rendition by Colin Rudd]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn1oeEmzFhQ Rendition by Adele McCallister]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzcaDdBNtTo Rendition by Vladimír Hajdu] ''(Gimli portrayer in 2000s Slovak radio series)''
{{references}}
{{references}}
==See Also==
[[Category:Poems in The Fellowship of the Ring]]
* [[Colin Rudd#Song of Durin (****)|Song of Durin, sung by Colin Rudd]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfoa23skHg Song of Durin by Clamavi De Profundis]
[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
[[fi:Maa nuori oli ja keväinen]]
[[fi:Maa nuori oli ja keväinen]]

Revision as of 22:40, 12 August 2021

The World was Young, the Mountains Green, more commonly known as the Song of Durin, was a poem sung by Gimli when the Fellowship of the Ring traveled through Moria. Gimli stood up and sang this song when recalling the splendour of Dwarrowdelf. Sam Gamgee liked the song so much he wanted to learn it.[1]

The poem

The world was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone
When Durin woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadow of his head.

The world was fair, the mountains tall,
In Elder Days before the fall
Of mighty kings in Nargothrond
And Gondolin, who now beyond
The Western Seas have passed away:
The world was fair in Durin's Day.

A king he was on carven throne
In many-pillared halls of stone
With golden roof and silver floor,
And runes of power upon the door.
The light of sun and star and moon
In shining lamps of crystal hewn
Undimmed by cloud or shade of night
There shone for ever fair and bright.

There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale,
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining spears were laid in hoard.

Unwearied then were Durin's folk;
Beneath the mountains music woke:
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
And at the gates the trumpets rang.

The world is grey, the mountains old,
The forge's fire is ashen-cold;
No harp is wrung, no hammer falls:
The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The shadow lies upon his tomb
In Moria, in Khazad-dûm.
But still the sunken stars appear
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
There lies his crown in water deep,
Till Durin wakes again from sleep.

Portrayal in adaptations

2001-2003: Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series):

Gimli (portrayed by Vladimír Hajdu) sings the Song of Durin during the Fellowship's journey through Moria, as in the novel. The lyrics of the song are not entirely identical with the original English lyrics (especially when it comes to references to First Age events and locations), but follows the structure and ideas of the original lyrics closely. Gimli presents the poem in a half-reciting, half-singing manner. Its slow and melancholy tune is accompanied by flute (the main melody), a subtle sound of a hammer clanging against an anvil in the distance (indicating the rhythm) and occasional string instrument additions (for emphasizing mood).

See also

External links

References