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"'''The Road Goes Ever On'''" is a walking song by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], fictionally written by [[Bilbo Baggins]]; verses of it are sung at various places in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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"'''The Road Goes Ever On'''" is a walking song by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], fictionally written by [[Bilbo Baggins]]; verses of it are sung at various places in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]]; the sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle aptly named ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''.  


Sections of the poem are sung in the 1977 [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|animated movie version]] of ''The Hobbit'', during the trip through [[Mirkwood]].
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''1977: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Sections of the poem are sung during the trip through [[Mirkwood]].


The song can be heard in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC radio version]], sung by Bilbo ([[John Le Mesurier]]) to a tune by [[Stephen Oliver]].
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Bilbo sings the song as he leaves [[Bag End]]. It is sung by [[John Le Mesurier]] to a tune by [[Stephen Oliver]].


Parts of it are also sung in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]] by [[Gandalf]] in the opening scene, and also by Bilbo as he leaves [[Bag End]].
'''2001: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
 
:Parts of the song are sung by [[Gandalf]] in his first appearance, and also by Bilbo as he leaves [[Bag End]].
This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]]. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle aptly named [[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]].  


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"The Road Goes Ever On" is a walking song by J.R.R. Tolkien, fictionally written by Bilbo Baggins; verses of it are sung at various places in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. This poem was set to music by Donald Swann; the sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle aptly named The Road Goes Ever On.

Portrayal in Adaptations

1977: Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit:

Sections of the poem are sung during the trip through Mirkwood.

1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:

Bilbo sings the song as he leaves Bag End. It is sung by John Le Mesurier to a tune by Stephen Oliver.

2001: Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring:

Parts of the song are sung by Gandalf in his first appearance, and also by Bilbo as he leaves Bag End.
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