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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Jan 4 2012, 5:29am
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Denethor's Lament, a tribute
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DENETHOR’S LAMENT
(Kansas, Carry on Wayward Son*)
Carry on my wayward son,
Then home please, when you are done.
When you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
Had a dream, declared my son being woken,
Heard a voice: Seek for the sword that was broken,
There shall be counsels taken
Of the Doom near at hand,
In Imladris there it dwells, it had spoken,
You’ll be shown stronger than spells there a token,
For Isildur’s Bane shall awaken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand!
Carry on my wayward son,
Then home please, when you are done.
When you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
Masquerading that I rule with a reason,
My charade will spell our autumnal season,
Though I look to be a wise man, well
There is something they don’t know….
I’m a stormy sea of moving emotion,
Son was borne upon a boat to the ocean,
The cloven horn of his misfortune
In my hands, as though to say
Carry on, your wayward son
Will have peace when you are done.
While you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
NO!
Carry on, I will always remember!
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor!
The center lights up from my palantír...
Son, your mother waits for you.
Carry on, your wayward son
Will have peace when you are done.
While you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy (who defy Mordor).
*Source song lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pAco2nVQEY
http://www.lyrics007.com/...%20Son%20Lyrics.html
This is dedicated to Master Bob Anderson, who has passed into legend, his splendor unequaled.
"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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Otaku-sempai
Elvenhome
Jan 4 2012, 2:09pm
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^
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 4 2012, 10:44pm
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"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 5 2012, 2:49am
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"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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dernwyn
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Jan 5 2012, 4:37pm
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Great selection for Boromir, this really suits him!  And the "tempo" of the dream's words, as well.
Thanks! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 5 2012, 6:18pm
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thank you dernwyn! and some thoughts
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i had been trying to think of something fitting for Boromir's (and Faramir's) dream--and for Denethor's grief & descent into madness also-- for a while now. if it weren't for the melancholic mood i was in when writing it, it would have been a happy discovery. as of now, i can say i'm happy to have discovered it, thanks for mentioning it.
i found that the song fit so well, both the tempo/meter and much of the content, that it was almost as though the writer meant it that way (almost). For an example, the "NO!" after the third chorus fit just right, almost as though it were "meant" to be felt/spoken by someone like Denethor. It makes me wonder if the songwriter meant something similar by the original lyrics (it's hard to tell from the original lyrics that it was supposed to be about death. i find it ambiguous) and it prompts me to look at the song in a new light. (this has happened with me often, upon writing a parody.)
As for the dream, i wonder what was the significance that both brothers ended up getting the same prophetic dream. and why them? if it was because of their lineage, why didn't Denethor get the dream too (or maybe he did and he just never said so)? or others who share lineage, like perhaps Imrahil of Dol Amroth? was there some precedent, within their family line, for such prophetic dreams? something inherited from mother Finduilas perhaps? i don't remember from the books what the answer should be.
and, you're welcome, it's my pleasure! thanks again
"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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Lissuin
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Jan 7 2012, 10:08am
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Another fine one for the song book.
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Poor Denethor. Poor Boromir. Very appropriate choice.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 7 2012, 1:35pm
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I enjoyed writing it, even though I was in a sorrowful mood at the time.
Had a dream, declared my son being woken,
Heard a voice: Seek for the sword that was broken,
There shall be counsels taken
Of the Doom near at hand,
In Imladris there it dwells, it had spoken,
You’ll be shown stronger than spells there a token,
For Isildur’s Bane shall awaken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand!
Carry on my wayward son,
Then home please, when you are done.
When you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 17 2012, 9:13pm
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Welcome to these boards!
Had a dream, declared my son being woken,
Heard a voice: Seek for the sword that was broken,
There shall be counsels taken
Of the Doom near at hand,
In Imladris there it dwells, it had spoken,
You’ll be shown stronger than spells there a token,
For Isildur’s Bane shall awaken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand!
Carry on my wayward son,
Then home please, when you are done.
When you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
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Alyianna Baggins
Nevrast
Jan 20 2012, 6:24pm
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Thag you very buch. (I'm sorry, I have a cold.) LOTR fans are definitely the best people!
“I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise. Don’t you leave him, Samwise Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Jan 21 2012, 2:21am
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You're welcome... to the welcome ;-)
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hope you feel better soon. and, i hope your cold wasn't on account of going white-water barrel riding. especially in January of all times! 
Had a dream, declared my son being woken,
Heard a voice: Seek for the sword that was broken,
There shall be counsels taken
Of the Doom near at hand,
In Imladris there it dwells, it had spoken,
You’ll be shown stronger than spells there a token,
For Isildur’s Bane shall awaken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand!
Carry on my wayward son,
Then home please, when you are done.
When you’re here, you’ll head the rest
Who defy Mordor.
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Alyianna Baggins
Nevrast
Jan 24 2012, 3:02pm
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No, white-water barrel riding wasn't the cause...this time.
“I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise. Don’t you leave him, Samwise Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”
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Awesome
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