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| '''Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red''' is a poem found within the [[Three is Company]] chapter in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.
| | #REDIRECT [[A Walking Song]] |
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| ==Context==
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| The [[hobbits]] are walking through the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] to [[Buckland]] when they begin to hum a walking song. The lyrics are by [[Bilbo Baggins]] which he made to a tune that was "as old as the hills". He then taught the song to [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] during their walks in the lanes of the [[Water-valley]].
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| After the hobbits finish singing the song, they hear hoofsteps.
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| ==Text==
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| <poem>
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| Upon the hearth the fire is red,
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| Beneath the roof there is a bed;
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| But not yet weary are our feet,
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| Still around the corner we may meet
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| A sudden tree or standing stone | |
| That none have seen but we alone.
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| Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
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| Let them pass! Let them pass!
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| Hill and water under sky,
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| Pass them by! Pass them by!
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| Still around the corner there may wait
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| A new road or a secret gate,
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| And though we pass them by today,
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| Tomorrow we may come this way
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| And take the hidden paths that run,
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| Towards the [[Moon]] or to the [[Sun]].
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| Apple, thorn and nut and sloe
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| Let them go! Let them go!
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| Sand and stone and pool and dell,
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| Fare you well! Fare you well!
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| Home is behind, the world ahead,
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| And there are many paths to tread
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| Through shadows to the edge of night,
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| Until the stars are all alight.
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| Then world behind and home ahead,
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| We'll wander back to home and bed.
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| Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
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| Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
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| Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
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| And to bed! And then to bed!
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| </poem>
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| ==Analysis==
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| :''Coming soon''
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| ==Adaptations==
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| * The [[Tolkien Ensemble]] sang this song and titled it ''The Walking Song (I)'', it is sung by Peter Hall.
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| * In [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] ([[Billy Boyd]]) sings a song inspired by this poem, the lyrics are as follows:
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| <poem>
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| Home is behind. The world ahead.
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| And there are many paths to tread.
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| Thru shadow to the edge of night.
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| Until the stars are all alight.
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| Mist and shadows, cloud and shade.
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| All shall fade. All shall fade.
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| </poem>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Poems in The Lord of the Rings]]
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| [[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
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