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{{book| | {{disambig-more|The Road Goes Ever On|[[The Road Goes Ever On (disambiguation)]]}}{{book | ||
image=[[Image:The Road Goes Ever On (2002).gif| | | image=[[Image:The Road Goes Ever On (2002).gif|225px]] | ||
title=The Road Goes Ever On (3rd edition)| | | title=The Road Goes Ever On (3rd edition) | ||
author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Donald Swann]]| | | author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Donald Swann]] | ||
isbn=0007136552| | | isbn=0007136552 | ||
publisher=[[ | | publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin]] (US)<br/>[[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]] (UK) | ||
date=[[1967]]| | | date=[[31 October]] [[1967]] (US)<br/>[[1968]] (UK) | ||
format=Hardcover| | | format=Hardcover | ||
pages= 84 | | pages= 84 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Road Goes Ever On''' is a collection of sheet music by [[ | '''''The Road Goes Ever On''''' contains poems by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], all appearing in his writings on [[Middle-earth]], set to music by [[Donald Swann]]. The book is divided in two major sections: (1) a collection of sheet music (2) the final chapter ''Notes and Translations'' written by Tolkien. The latter consists of scripts, translations and comments on the Elvish texts for "[[Namárië]]" and "[[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]", and is an important document in being a "glossary of Elvish terms and lore that appears nowhere else"<ref>Quote from the cover of the 3rd edition of ''The Road Goes Ever On''.</ref>. For example, it contains one of the longest samples of the language [[Quenya]]. | ||
The book was richly decorated by Tolkien. | |||
== | ==Contents== | ||
* [[The Road Goes Ever On (song)|The Road Goes Ever On]] | |||
* [[ | Contents from the third edition. | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[ | *''Introduction'' (by Leon Berger, executor of Donald Swann's estate) | ||
* [[Namárië]] | *''Foreword to the Second Edition'' (by Donald Swann) | ||
* [[ | *''Foreword to the Third Edition'' (by Donald Swann) | ||
*[Songs: sheet music and poems] | |||
* [[Errantry]] | ** [[The Road Goes Ever On (song)|The Road Goes Ever On]] | ||
* [[Bilbo's Last Song]] | ** [[Upon The Hearth The Fire Is Red|Upon the hearth the fire is red]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[In The Willow-meads Of Tasarinan]] | ||
** [[In western lands beneath the Sun|In western lands]] | |||
** [[Namárië]] | |||
** [[I sit beside the fire and think|I sit beside the fire]] (including [[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]) | |||
** [[Errantry]] | |||
** [[Bilbo's Last Song]] | |||
*''Notes and Translations'' (by J.R.R. Tolkien) | |||
*''Appendix'' | |||
** [[Lúthien Tinúviel (song)|Lúthien Tinúviel]] [sheet music and poem] | |||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
===1st=== | ===1st=== | ||
[[Image:The Road Goes Ever On (1968).gif|right|150px]] | [[Image:The Road Goes Ever On (1968).gif|right|150px]] | ||
''The Road Goes Ever On'' was first published on [[October 31]], [[1967]] by [[ | ''The Road Goes Ever On'' was first published on [[31 October|October 31]], [[1967]] by [[Houghton Mifflin]] in the United States. | ||
* ISBN 0047840099 (from the 3rd impression) | * ISBN 0047840099 (from the 3rd impression) | ||
* Hardback with dustwrapper | * Hardback with dustwrapper | ||
* Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien and [[Samuel Hanks Bryant]]. | * Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien and [[Samuel Hanks Bryant]]. | ||
* Includes a Foreword by Donald Swann. | |||
* Includes music for seven poems: The Road Goes Ever On, Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red, In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan, In Western Lands, Namárië, I Sit Beside the Fire and Errantry. | * Includes music for seven poems: The Road Goes Ever On, Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red, In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan, In Western Lands, Namárië, I Sit Beside the Fire and Errantry. | ||
* Includes translations of Namárië and A Elbereth Gilthoniel with commentary. | * Includes translations of Namárië and A Elbereth Gilthoniel with commentary. | ||
* | * British impressions ([[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]): | ||
** 1st - 1968 | ** 1st - 1968 | ||
** 2nd - 1969 | ** 2nd - 1969 | ||
** 3rd - 1972 | ** 3rd - 1972 | ||
** 4th - 1974 | ** 4th - 1974 | ||
===2nd=== | ===2nd=== | ||
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The 2nd edition was published in 1978 by George Allen and Unwin. | The 2nd edition was published in 1978 by George Allen and Unwin. | ||
* ISBN 0047840110 | * ISBN 0047840110 | ||
* Includes an updated Foreword by Donald Swann. | |||
* Includes all the poems from the first edition, as well as [[Bilbo's Last Song]]. | * Includes all the poems from the first edition, as well as [[Bilbo's Last Song]]. | ||
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* ISBN 0007136552 | * ISBN 0007136552 | ||
* Hardback in dustwrapper. | * Hardback in dustwrapper. | ||
* Includes all the poems from the first | * Includes an Introduction by Leon Berger, as well as Forewords to the Second and Third editions, by Donald Swann. | ||
* Includes all the poems from the first and second editions, as well as Lúthien Tinúviel (first published in The Songs of [[Donald Swann]]: Volume I) | |||
* Includes a CD with The Road Goes Ever On song cycle performed by Donald Swann, [[William Elvin]] and Clive McCrombie. | * Includes a CD with The Road Goes Ever On song cycle performed by Donald Swann, [[William Elvin]] and Clive McCrombie. | ||
* Reprinted in 2002 as a hardcover by [[HarperCollins]] | * Reprinted in 2002 as a hardcover by [[HarperCollins]] | ||
* Canadian version issued with titling and style similar to the 1st and 2nd editions. | * Canadian version issued with titling and style similar to the 1st and 2nd editions. | ||
[[Category:Books]] | ===Ballantine Books=== | ||
''The Road Goes Ever On'' was also published by [[Ballantine Books]]. A jacketless hardcover was published on [[14 October]] [[1968]] (only one printing), followed by a paperback edition in August [[1975]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Douglas A. Anderson]]|articleurl=http://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/2021/05/ballantines-road-goes-ever-on.html|articlename=Ballantine's Road Goes Ever On: Bibliographers Off by a Year!|dated=31 May 2021|website= http://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/|accessed=2 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 07:51, 2 June 2021
| The Road Goes Ever On (3rd edition) | |
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| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien and Donald Swann |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin (US) George Allen and Unwin (UK) |
| Released | 31 October 1967 (US) 1968 (UK) |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 84 |
| ISBN | 0007136552 |
The Road Goes Ever On contains poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, all appearing in his writings on Middle-earth, set to music by Donald Swann. The book is divided in two major sections: (1) a collection of sheet music (2) the final chapter Notes and Translations written by Tolkien. The latter consists of scripts, translations and comments on the Elvish texts for "Namárië" and "A Elbereth Gilthoniel", and is an important document in being a "glossary of Elvish terms and lore that appears nowhere else"[1]. For example, it contains one of the longest samples of the language Quenya.
The book was richly decorated by Tolkien.
Contents
Contents from the third edition.
- Introduction (by Leon Berger, executor of Donald Swann's estate)
- Foreword to the Second Edition (by Donald Swann)
- Foreword to the Third Edition (by Donald Swann)
- [Songs: sheet music and poems]
- Notes and Translations (by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- Appendix
- Lúthien Tinúviel [sheet music and poem]
Editions
1st
The Road Goes Ever On was first published on October 31, 1967 by Houghton Mifflin in the United States.
- ISBN 0047840099 (from the 3rd impression)
- Hardback with dustwrapper
- Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien and Samuel Hanks Bryant.
- Includes a Foreword by Donald Swann.
- Includes music for seven poems: The Road Goes Ever On, Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red, In the Willow-meads of Tasarinan, In Western Lands, Namárië, I Sit Beside the Fire and Errantry.
- Includes translations of Namárië and A Elbereth Gilthoniel with commentary.
- British impressions (George Allen & Unwin):
- 1st - 1968
- 2nd - 1969
- 3rd - 1972
- 4th - 1974
2nd
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The 2nd edition was published in 1978 by George Allen and Unwin.
- ISBN 0047840110
- Includes an updated Foreword by Donald Swann.
- Includes all the poems from the first edition, as well as Bilbo's Last Song.
3rd
The 3rd edition was published in 1993 by HarperCollins.
- ISBN 0007136552
- Hardback in dustwrapper.
- Includes an Introduction by Leon Berger, as well as Forewords to the Second and Third editions, by Donald Swann.
- Includes all the poems from the first and second editions, as well as Lúthien Tinúviel (first published in The Songs of Donald Swann: Volume I)
- Includes a CD with The Road Goes Ever On song cycle performed by Donald Swann, William Elvin and Clive McCrombie.
- Reprinted in 2002 as a hardcover by HarperCollins
- Canadian version issued with titling and style similar to the 1st and 2nd editions.
Ballantine Books
The Road Goes Ever On was also published by Ballantine Books. A jacketless hardcover was published on 14 October 1968 (only one printing), followed by a paperback edition in August 1975.[2]
References
- ↑ Quote from the cover of the 3rd edition of The Road Goes Ever On.
- ↑ Douglas A. Anderson, "Ballantine's Road Goes Ever On: Bibliographers Off by a Year!" dated 31 May 2021, http://tolkienandfantasy.blogspot.com/ (accessed 2 June 2021)
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