Poems in The Lord of the Rings

The name Poem refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Poetry (disambiguation).

This article contains a list of poems found within The Lord of the Rings.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Book I

First line Author	Original title Spoken, sung, or written by
The road goes ever on and on Bilbo Baggins	sung by Bilbo
Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky probably by an unknown elf, incorporating a translation of two lines written by Sauron	spoken by Gandalf
Upon the hearth the fire is red Bilbo	A Walking Song sung by Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took
Snow-white! Snow-white! O Lady clear! an unknown elf, transcribed as Frodo heard it	sung by Gildor or one of his companions
Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go unknown, probably a hobbit	sung by Frodo, Samwise, Peregrin
Sing hey! for the bath at the close of day unknown, possibly Bilbo	The Bath Song sung by Peregrin
Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregin, after Far over the Misty Mountains Cold	sung by Meriadoc and Peregrin
O! Wanderers in the shadowed land unknown, probably a hobbit	sung by Frodo, not complete
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Tom Bombadil	sung by Tom Bombadil
Hop along, my little friends, up the Withywindle! Tom and Goldberry	first part sung by Tom, second by Goldberry
O slender as a willow-wand! Frodo	sung by Frodo
I had an errand there: gathering water-lilies Tom	sung by Tom
Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! Tom	sung by Tom, later by Frodo
Cold be hand and heart and bone unknown, possibly the Barrow-wight	sung by the Barrow-wight
Get Out, you old Wight! Vanish in the sunlight! Tom	sung by Tom
Wake now my merry lads! Wake and hear me calling Tom	spoken by Tom
Hey! Now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander? Tom	sung by Tom
There is an inn, a merry old inn Bilbo	The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late sung by Frodo
All that is gold does not glitter Bilbo	written in a letter by Gandalf later spoken by Bilbo
Gil-galad was an Elven-king an unknown elf, translated by Bilbo	The Fall of Gil-galad spoken by Samwise, incomplete
The leaves were long, the grass was green an unknown elf, translated by Aragorn	Song of Beren and Lúthien chanted by Aragorn
Troll sat alone on his seat of stone Samwise	The Stone Troll spoken by Samwise

Book II

First line Author	Original title Spoken, sung, or written by
Eärendil was a mariner Bilbo	chanted by Bilbo
A Elbereth Gilthoniel an unknown elf	sung by an unknown elf of Rivendell
Seek for the Sword that was broken unknown, presumably supernatural	spoken by a voice in dreams
When winter first begins to bite unknown	spoken by Bilbo
I sit beside the fire and think Bilbo	sung by Bilbo
The world was young, the mountains green an unknown dwarf	Song of Durin sung by Gimli
An Elven-maid there was of old an unknown elf, translated by an elf of Rivendell	Song of Nimrodel sung by Legolas
When evening in the Shire was grey Frodo; Samwise suggests a stanza to add	sung by Frodo
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold Galadriel	Galadriel's Song of Eldamar sung by Galadriel
Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen Galadriel	Namárië sung by Galadriel

The Two Towers

Book III

First line	Original title
Through Rohan over fen and field where the long grass grows Aragorn and Legolas	Lament for Boromir each verse sung by its author
Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the Sea! unknown	spoken or sung by Aragorn
Learn now the lore of Living Creatures! unknown, probably an elf; Peregrin suggests a line to add	Long List of the Ents spoken or sung by Treebeard
In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the Spring Treebeard	sung by Treebeard
When Spring unfolds the beechen leaf, and sap is in the bough unknown, maybe an elf	The Ent and the Entwife sung by Treebeard
O Orofarnê, Lassemista, Carnimiriê! Bregalad	Bregalad's Song sung by Bregalad
We come, we come with roll of drum ents	The Ent's Marching Song sung by ents
Where now are the Dúnedain, Elessar, Elessar? Galadriel	Galadriel's Messages spoken by Gandalf
Legolas Greenleaf long under tree Galadriel	Galadriel's Messages spoken by Gandalf
Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? an unknown poet of Rohan	Lament for the Rohirrim spoken or sung by Aragorn
In Dwimordene, in Lórien unknown	Gandalf's Song of Lórien sung by Gandalf
Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden! unknown	spoken by Théoden
Ere iron was found or tree was hewn unknown, possibly Gandalf	spoken or sung by Gandalf
Ents the earthborn, old as mountains Treebeard	an addition to the Long List of the Ents spoken or sung by Treebeard
Tall ships and tall kings unknown	Rhymes of Lore sung by Gandalf

Book IV

First line	Original title
The cold hard lands Gollum	sung by Gollum
Grey as a mouse an unknown hobbit	Oliphaunt spoken by Samwise

The Return of the King

Book V

First line Author	Original title Spoken, sung, or written by
Over the land there lies a long shadow Malbeth	spoken by Aragorn
From dark Dunharrow in the dim morning unknown poet of Rohan
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Théoden	spoken by Théoden
Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day’s rising Éomer	spoken by Éomer
We heard of the horns in the hills ringing a future poet ("maker") of Rohan	Song of the Mounds of Mundburg
When the black breath blows an unknown person of Gondor	spoken by the Warden of the Houses of Healing
Silver flow the streams from Celos to Erui an unknown elf	sung by Legolas

Book VI

First line Author	Original title Spoken, sung, or written by
In western lands beneath the Sun Samwise	sung by Samwise
Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise! men of Gondor	spoken by men of Gondor
To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying an elf, probably Legolas	Legolas
Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor possibly an Eagle	spoken by an Eagle
Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day’s rising probably a poet of Rohan
The Road goes ever on and on Bilbo	sung or spoken by Bilbo
Upon the hearth the fire is red Bilbo, modified by Frodo	sung by Frodo

See also

• Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Poems in The Hobbit