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<p>81.100.244.125: Correction to the 5th line of the 1st verse. A sudden standing stone, should read &quot;A sudden tree or standing stone&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>'''Upon the Hearth the Fire is Red''' is a poem found within the [[Three is Company]] chapter in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.<br /> <br /> ==Context==<br /> 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 &quot;as old as the hills&quot;. He then taught the song to [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] during their walks in the lanes of the [[Water-valley]].<br /> <br /> After the hobbits finish singing the song, they hear hoofsteps.<br /> <br /> ==Text==<br /> &lt;poem&gt;<br /> Upon the hearth the fire is red,<br /> Beneath the roof there is a bed;<br /> But not yet weary are our feet,<br /> Still around the corner we may meet<br /> A sudden tree or standing stone<br /> That none have seen but we alone.<br /> Tree and flower and leaf and grass,<br /> Let them pass! Let them pass!<br /> Hill and water under sky,<br /> Pass them by! Pass them by!<br /> <br /> Still around the corner there may wait<br /> A new road or a secret gate,<br /> And though we pass them by today,<br /> Tomorrow we may come this way<br /> And take the hidden paths that run,<br /> Towards the [[Moon]] or to the [[Sun]].<br /> Apple, thorn and nut and sloe<br /> Let them go! Let them go!<br /> Sand and stone and pool and dell,<br /> Fare you well! Fare you well!<br /> <br /> Home is behind, the world ahead,<br /> And there are many paths to tread<br /> Through shadows to the edge of night,<br /> Until the stars are all alight.<br /> Then world behind and home ahead,<br /> We'll wander back to home and bed.<br /> Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,<br /> Away shall fade! Away shall fade!<br /> Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,<br /> And to bed! And then to bed!<br /> &lt;/poem&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Analysis==<br /> :''Coming soon''<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Adaptations==<br /> * The [[Tolkien Ensemble]] sang this song and titled it ''The Walking Song (I)'', it is sung by Peter Hall.<br /> * 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:<br /> &lt;poem&gt;<br /> Home is behind. The world ahead.<br /> And there are many paths to tread.<br /> Thru shadow to the edge of night.<br /> Until the stars are all alight.<br /> Mist and shadows, cloud and shade.<br /> All shall fade. All shall fade.<br /> &lt;/poem&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Poems in The Lord of the Rings]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]</div>

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