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Donald Swann wrote music for this song, which can be found in the book ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'';<ref>{{RGEO|Sit}}</ref> it is also found on the accompanying CD of the latest version. | Donald Swann wrote music for this song, which can be found in the book ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'';<ref>{{RGEO|Sit}}</ref> it is also found on the accompanying CD of the latest version. | ||
Atmospheric Black Metal band Summoning has also done a cover in the album "Stronghold". | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== |
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I Sit Beside the Fire and Think is a song by Bilbo Baggins, which he sang softly in Rivendell on 24 December T.A. 3018,[1] the evening before the Fellowship of the Ring set out upon their quest. Bilbo sang the song in the presence of Frodo, after giving Frodo the mithril-coat and Sting.[2] The song is a contemplative piece, sung by a now-aging hobbit recalling past events that ends in anticipation of hearing returning friends.
Lyrics
I sit beside the fire and think
of all that I have seen
of meadow-flowers and butterflies
in summers that have been;
Of yellow leaves and gossamer
in autumns that there were,
with morning mist and silver sun
and wind upon my hair.
I sit beside the fire and think
of how the world will be
when winter comes without a spring
that I shall ever see.[3]
For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood in every spring
there is a different green.
I sit beside the fire and think
of people long ago
and people who will see a world
that I shall never know.
But all the while I sit and think
of times there were before,
I listen for returning feet
and voices at the door.[4]
Legacy
Donald Swann wrote music for this song, which can be found in the book The Road Goes Ever On;[5] it is also found on the accompanying CD of the latest version. Atmospheric Black Metal band Summoning has also done a cover in the album "Stronghold".
Portrayal in adaptations
2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition):
- A translation of this song, with Neo-Sindarin lyrics by David Salo and melody by Howard Shore, is heard in the Fan Credits.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=yl4dILkcqm4C&pg=PT197&dq=i+sit+beside+the+fire+and+think&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0vEJVKbcLIWOyATv-4DwBw&ved=0CCsQuwUwAg#v=onepage&q=i%20sit%20beside%20the%20fire%20and%20think&f=false
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "I Sit beside the Fire"
- ↑ "Bilbo's Song", A Magpie's Nest.com (accessed 9 July 2013)