Galadriel's Song

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§f.§4§l ----------§0 §f..§0§l Galadriel's§0 §f.§0§l Song§0 §f.§4§l ----------§0 §0 §0 §f.§0 §0§oby§0 §0 §0 §0 J.R.R. Tolkien§0 §0 §f..§4§l ---«✸»---§0
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§0I sang of leaves,§0 §0of leaves of gold,§0 §0and leaves of gold§0 §0there grew:§0 §0 §0Of wind I sang,§0 §0a wind there came§0 §0and in the§0 §0branches blew.§0 §0
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§0Beyond the Sun,§0 §0beyond the Moon,§0 §0the foam was§0 §0on the Sea,§0 §0 §0And by the strand§0 §0of Ilmarin§0 §0there grew§0 §0a golden Tree.
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§0Beneath the stars§0 §0of Ever-eve§0 §0in Eldamar it shone,§0 §0 §0In Eldamar§0 §0beside the walls§0 §0of Elven Tirion.
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§0There long§0 §0the golden leaves§0 §0have grown upon§0 §0the branching years,§0 §0 §0While here beyond§0 §0the Sundering Seas§0 §0now fall the§0 §0Elven-tears.
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§0O Lórien!§0 §0The Winter comes,§0 §0the bare and§0 §0leafless Day;§0 §0 §0The leaves are§0 §0falling in the stream,§0 §0the River flows away.
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§0O Lórien!§0 §0Too long I have§0 §0dwelt upon this§0 §0Hither Shore§0 §0 §0And in a fading crown§0 §0have twined the§0 §0golden elanor.
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§0But if of ships§0 §0I now should sing,§0 §0what ship would§0 §0come to me,§0 §0 §0What ship would§0 §0bear me ever back§0 §0across so wide§0 §0a Sea?