Song of Frodo and Sam

The Song of Frodo and SamThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, XIII: "Galadriel", pgs. 264, 266 (note 18) was a lament for Gandalf. Frodo Baggins attempted to put his grief at Gandalf's death into words while in Lórien. When he recited it to Sam Gamgee it seemed less lovely to him than when he composed it inspired by Elven voices. Sam was enthusiastic about it, however, and thought a verse about Gandalf's fireworks should be added; so he composed the last verse, with a different rhyme-pattern.The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. VII: "The Mirror of Galadriel", pgs. 374-5
== The song ==
When evening in the Shire was grey
his footsteps on the Hill were heard;
before the dawn he went away
on journey long without a word.
From Wilderland to Western shore,
from northern waste to southern hill,
through dragon-lair and hidden door
and darkling woods he walked at will.
With Dwarf and Hobbit, Elves and Men,
with mortal and immortal folk,
with bird on bough and beast in den,
in their own secret tongues he spoke.
A deadly sword, a healing hand,
a back that bent beneath its load;
a trumpet-voice, a burning brand,
a weary pilgrim on the road.
A lord of wisdom throned he sat,
swift in anger, quick to laugh;
an old man in a battered hat
who leaned upon a thorny staff.
He stood upon the bridge alone
and Fire and Shadow both defied;
his staff was broken on the stone,
in Khazad-dûm his wisdom died.
:The finest rockets ever seen:
:they burst in stars of blue and green,
:or after thunder golden showers
:came falling like a rain of flowers.
== In adaptations ==
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, only the last verse, spoken by Sam, is included.
== References ==
Category:Poems in The Fellowship of the Ring
de:Frodos Klage über Gandalf
it:Canto Funebre per Gandalf