The Road goes ever on and on,

The Road goes ever on and on, was a walking-song by Bilbo Baggins while he would be on the road; verses of it are sung at various places in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
== In The Hobbit ==
The original version of the song is recited by Bilbo during his return journey to the Shire.The Hobbit, Chapter XIX: "The Last Stage"
Roads go ever ever on, 
Over rock and under tree, 
By caves where never sun has shone, 
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star, 
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.
== In The Lord of the Rings ==
Bilbo recites another version of this song when he leaves the Shire for Rivendell.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter I: "A Long-expected Party"
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
Frodo recites a slightly different version of the previous verse (with only the word "eager" changed to "weary" in the fifth line) while on the way to Crickhollow with Sam and Pippin.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter III: "Three is Company"
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
The last version of the song is recited by Bilbo in Rivendell after Frodo and the others have returned from their journey.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VI: "Many Partings"
The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.
== In adaptations ==
The Road Goes Ever On, taking its name from the above, is the title of a collection of sheet music by Donald Swann for poetry presented by J.R.R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth literature. It was first published in 1967.
Although the book can at first sight seem mostly useful by musicians (particularly piano and guitar players), it has been found to have a wider use than this, allowing readers to understand the cultures of the various mythological beings presented in Middle-earth better, and helping linguists analyse Tolkien's poetry. For example, it contains one of the longest samples of the language Quenya.
The second edition of The Road Goes Ever On, published in 1978, included the poem "Bilbo's Last Song". The third edition, published in 1993 and likely the last, comes with additional poetry and also a CD with recordings for the entire song cycle.
=== Peter Jackson's films ===
Bilbo's second rendition of "The Road Goes Ever One" is sung by Gandalf the Grey and Bilbo in two different scenes of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Only the first two lines are clearly heard (put to a melody by Howard Shore) before their singing trails off or ends.
==== "The Last Goodbye" ====
The song "The Last Goodbye" by actor Billy Boyd, the end credits song for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, seems to be inspired by the version of this song found in The Hobbit. The songs have a similar theme of returning home. Though some of the lyrics have been changed, of particular note are the lyrics:
“Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea:
Which seems directly inspired by: 
“Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;”
Additionally the lyric “Under cloud and under star” is changed to “Under cloud, beneath the stars”
=== Other ===
Sections of the poem are sung in the 1977 animated movie version of The Hobbit.
The song can be heard in the 1981 BBC radio version, sung by Bilbo (John Le Mesurier) to a tune by Stephen Oliver.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Die Pad Gaan Voort Eindeloos
Albanian 	Rruga vazhdon pafundësisht
Amharic 	መንገዱ ያለማቋረጥ ይጓዛል
Arabic 	الطريق يذهب من أي وقت مضى
Armenian 	Ճանապարհը շարունակվում է անվերջ
Azerbaijani 	Yol davamlı olaraq davam edir
Basque 	Bidea etengabe jarraitzen du
Belarusian Cyrillic	Шлях працягваецца Бясконца
Bengali 	রাস্তা চলছে ক্রমাগত
Bosnian 	Put se nastavlja beskrajno
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Пътят продължава безкрайно
Cambodian 	ផ្លូវនេះបន្តឥតឈប់ឈរ
Catalan 	El camí continua sense parar
Cebuano 	Ang Dalan Nagpadayon sa Walay Katapusan
Croatian 	Cesta se nastavlja beskonačno
Czech 	Silnice pokračuje donekonečna
Danish 	Vejen fortsætter uendeligt
Dutch 	De Weg Gaat Verder Eindeloos
Esperanto 	La vojo daŭras senfine
Estonian 	Tee jätkub lõputult
Filipino 	Ang kalsada ay patuloy na walang katapusan
Finnish 	Tie jatkuu loputtomasti
French 	La route se poursuit sans fin
Galician 	A estrada continúa sen parar
Georgian 	გზა წინ და წინ მიდის
German 	Die Straße gleitet fort und fort
Greek 	Ο Δρόμος Συνεχίζεται
Gujarati 	માર્ગ અવિરતપણે ચાલુ રહે છે
Hawaiian 	Ke hele nei ke alanui i ka hopena
Hebrew 	הדרך נמשכת ללא סוף
Hindi 	सड़क अंतहीन जारी है
Hungarian 	Az út végtelenül folytatódik
Icelandic 	Vegurinn heldur áfram endalaust
Indonesian 	Jalan terus tanpa henti
Irish Gaelic 	Téann an bóthar ar aghaidh gan stad
Italian 	La strada continua all'infinito
Japanese 	道は延々と続く
Javanese 	Dalan tetep tanpa wates
Kannada 	ರೋಡ್ ಎಂಡ್ಲೆಸ್ಲಿ ಕಂಟಿನ್ಯೂಸ್
Kazakh 	Жол шексіз жалғасуда (Cyrillic) Jol şeksiz jalğaswda (Latin)
Korean 	길은 계속 이어진다오
Kurdish 	Riya Berdewam berdewam dike (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Жол түбөлүккө жатат
Laotian 	ເສັ້ນທາງໄປສູ່ຕະຫຼອດເວລາ
Latvian 	Ceļš turpinās bezgalīgi
Lithuanian 	Kelias tęsiasi be galo
Luxembourgish 	D'Strooss Gitt ëmmer op
Macedonian Cyrillic	Патот продолжува бескрајно
Malayalam 	റോഡ് അനന്തമായി തുടരുന്നു
Malaysian 	Jalan berjalan tanpa henti
Marathi 	रस्ता निरंतर चालू आहे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Зам төгсгөлгүй байна
Nepalese 	सडक अनन्त रूपमा जारी छ
Norwegian 	Veien fortsetter uendelig
Pashto 	سړک په ناببره توګه روانه ده
Persian 	جاده بی وقفه ادامه دارد
Polish 	Droga trwa bez końca
Portuguese 	Estradas sempre avante vão
Punjabi 	ਸੜਕ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੈ
Romanian 	Drumul continuă fără încetare
Russian 	Дорога вдаль и вдаль идёт
Scottish Gaelic 	Tha an rathad a ’dol air adhart gun chrìch
Serbian 	Пут се наставља бесциљно (Cyrillic) Put se nastavlja besciljno (Latin)
Shona 	Mugwagwa unoenderera nekusingaperi
Sindhi 	روڊ مسلسل لڳاتار جاري آهي
Sinhalese 	මාර්ගය අඛණ්ඩව පවතිනවා
Slovak 	Cesta pokračuje donekonečna
Slovenian 	Cesta se nadaljuje neskončno
Spanish 	El Camino Continúa Sin Cesar
Swedish 	Vägen fortsätter oavbrutet
Tajik Cyrillic 	Роҳ ба таври доимӣ давом мекунад
Tamil 	இந்த சாலை முடிவில்லாமல் தொடர்கிறது
Telugu 	రహదారి అనంతంగా కొనసాగుతుంది
Thai 	ถนนยังคงไม่รู้จบ
Turkish 	Yol sonsuz devam ediyor
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Дорога продовжується нескінченно
Uzbek 	Йўл узлуксиз давом этмоқда (Cyrillic) Yo'l uzluksiz davom etmoqda (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Con đường tiếp tục vô tận
Welsh 	Mae'r ffordd yn parhau'n ddiddiwedd
Xhosa 	Indlela iyaqhubeka ngokungapheliyo
Yiddish 	די וועג גייט ענדלאַסלי
== References ==
== External links ==
*Text of the song at The Grey Havens
fr:La route se poursuit sans fin
ru:Дорога вдаль и вдаль идёт
Category:Poems in The Hobbit
Category:Poems in The Fellowship of the Ring
Category:Poems in The Return of the King