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'''The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore | '''The [[Man in the Moon]] Came Down Too Soon''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] poem of the [[Fourth Age]] said to derive from [[Gondorian]] lore and was recorded in the [[Red Book]]; it actually mentions [[Belfalas]] and [[Tirith Aear]], locations very far from [[the Shire]].<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> | ||
===Excerpt=== | ===Excerpt=== | ||
<poem> | <poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">The [[Man in the Moon]] had silver shoon | ||
The [[Man in the Moon]] had silver shoon | |||
And his beard was of silver thread; | And his beard was of silver thread; | ||
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled | He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled | ||
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He opened an ivory door | He opened an ivory door | ||
With a crystal key, and in secrecy | With a crystal key, and in secrecy | ||
He stole o'er a shadowy floor...<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref> | He stole o'er a shadowy floor...<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref></poem> | ||
</poem> | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon}} | |||
[[Category:Poems in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]] | |||
[[de:Der Mann im Mond kam viel zu früh]] | |||
[[fi:Kuu-ukkoa maa kun houkuttaa]] | |||
Revision as of 13:49, 28 September 2021
The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon is a Hobbit poem of the Fourth Age said to derive from Gondorian lore and was recorded in the Red Book; it actually mentions Belfalas and Tirith Aear, locations very far from the Shire.[1]
Excerpt
The Man in the Moon had silver shoon
And his beard was of silver thread;
He was girt with pure gold and inaureoled
With gold about his head.
Clad in silken robe in his great white globe
He opened an ivory door
With a crystal key, and in secrecy
He stole o'er a shadowy floor...[2]
