Ainulindalë
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⏱️ 6:48 duration
🆔 ID: 25909920
📜 Lyrics
Greetings friend of distant roads
And listen to the whispers
Of a world that was
In the first days
When all was yet unbroken
And wonder walked
Beneath the stars
Magic breathed in every
Stone and stream
And legends were born
As swiftly as the dawn
Though the ages have since
Dimmed their light
The memory lingers
In the hearts of a few
From their stories
This tale is woven
Now prepare thy spirit
And embark upon
An epic adventure
Where glory and sorrow entwine
And the echoes of ancient deeds
Yet stir the very bones of the earth
Eru Ilúvatar
The single omniscient
Omnipotent
And omnibenevolent creator
He has been existing eternally
In the Timeless Halls
And possesses the Flame Imperishable
In his spirit
Which kindles existence
From nothingness
He conceived the Ainur
From his thought
And taught each of them
How to make music
Their voices
Like the sound of harps
And trumpets
And choirs
Passed beyond hearing
Into the depths
And heights of sound
The Great Music
Filled the Timeless Halls
And passed beyond them
Even into the Void
So that it was not void
The Ainur's flawless Music
Satisfied even Ilúvatar
During this early stage
Faults entered into the great Theme
As a result of the discords of Melkor
An Ainu whose thoughts had become
Strange and unlike those of his brethren
Due to his wanderings in the Void
These discords of Melkor that
Became evident in his music
Dismayed those around him
And many faltered in their singing
Or else, attuned their song to his
The original harmony of the Music
Was thus consumed by
A "sea of turbulent sound"
Until it became like a "raging storm"
At that point, Eru responded
By rising from his seat
And raising his left hand
It seemed to the Ainur
That he then smiled
After his reaction to the Music
A new Theme began
Amid the chaos
The Second Theme was
Like and yet unlike the First
It gathered new power and beauty
However, Melkor's discord
Rose up against it
And there was a war of sound
More violent than before
This time, Melkor's Theme
Triumphed over that of the others
And many of the Ainur
Stopped singing
Entirely out of dismay
Ilúvatar then rose from his seat again
His expression stern this time
He raised his right hand
And yet, another Theme unfolded
The Third Theme had a sound
Unlike the others before it
It began quietly amid
The confusion of the Second Theme
Gaining power and depth over time
Until two completely different songs
Were being made
One, of "immeasurable sorrow"
Which gave it tremendous beauty
And the other
A loud pompous theme
Playing in violent opposition to it
The strife between the two themes
Caused the dwelling of Ilúvatar
And even the Void beyond it to shake
At this point, Eru stood once more
Raised both his arms
And in one chord
Deeper than the Abyss
Higher than the firmament
The Music ceased
Ilúvatar then spoke to the Ainur
About the Music
And the consequences
That would arise from any attempts
To bring discord into it
As Melkor had done
To show them the result
Of their actions
He led them
Into the Void and said
Behold your Music!
And listen to the whispers
Of a world that was
In the first days
When all was yet unbroken
And wonder walked
Beneath the stars
Magic breathed in every
Stone and stream
And legends were born
As swiftly as the dawn
Though the ages have since
Dimmed their light
The memory lingers
In the hearts of a few
From their stories
This tale is woven
Now prepare thy spirit
And embark upon
An epic adventure
Where glory and sorrow entwine
And the echoes of ancient deeds
Yet stir the very bones of the earth
Eru Ilúvatar
The single omniscient
Omnipotent
And omnibenevolent creator
He has been existing eternally
In the Timeless Halls
And possesses the Flame Imperishable
In his spirit
Which kindles existence
From nothingness
He conceived the Ainur
From his thought
And taught each of them
How to make music
Their voices
Like the sound of harps
And trumpets
And choirs
Passed beyond hearing
Into the depths
And heights of sound
The Great Music
Filled the Timeless Halls
And passed beyond them
Even into the Void
So that it was not void
The Ainur's flawless Music
Satisfied even Ilúvatar
During this early stage
Faults entered into the great Theme
As a result of the discords of Melkor
An Ainu whose thoughts had become
Strange and unlike those of his brethren
Due to his wanderings in the Void
These discords of Melkor that
Became evident in his music
Dismayed those around him
And many faltered in their singing
Or else, attuned their song to his
The original harmony of the Music
Was thus consumed by
A "sea of turbulent sound"
Until it became like a "raging storm"
At that point, Eru responded
By rising from his seat
And raising his left hand
It seemed to the Ainur
That he then smiled
After his reaction to the Music
A new Theme began
Amid the chaos
The Second Theme was
Like and yet unlike the First
It gathered new power and beauty
However, Melkor's discord
Rose up against it
And there was a war of sound
More violent than before
This time, Melkor's Theme
Triumphed over that of the others
And many of the Ainur
Stopped singing
Entirely out of dismay
Ilúvatar then rose from his seat again
His expression stern this time
He raised his right hand
And yet, another Theme unfolded
The Third Theme had a sound
Unlike the others before it
It began quietly amid
The confusion of the Second Theme
Gaining power and depth over time
Until two completely different songs
Were being made
One, of "immeasurable sorrow"
Which gave it tremendous beauty
And the other
A loud pompous theme
Playing in violent opposition to it
The strife between the two themes
Caused the dwelling of Ilúvatar
And even the Void beyond it to shake
At this point, Eru stood once more
Raised both his arms
And in one chord
Deeper than the Abyss
Higher than the firmament
The Music ceased
Ilúvatar then spoke to the Ainur
About the Music
And the consequences
That would arise from any attempts
To bring discord into it
As Melkor had done
To show them the result
Of their actions
He led them
Into the Void and said
Behold your Music!
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.19] Greetings friend of distant roads
[00:03.81] And listen to the whispers
[00:05.84] Of a world that was
[00:07.78] In the first days
[00:09.67] When all was yet unbroken
[00:11.47] And wonder walked
[00:12.62] Beneath the stars
[00:13.95] Magic breathed in every
[00:15.53] Stone and stream
[00:17.38] And legends were born
[00:18.72] As swiftly as the dawn
[00:20.86] Though the ages have since
[00:22.89] Dimmed their light
[00:24.54] The memory lingers
[00:25.70] In the hearts of a few
[00:27.16] From their stories
[00:28.97] This tale is woven
[00:31.12] Now prepare thy spirit
[00:33.29] And embark upon
[00:34.88] An epic adventure
[00:35.90] Where glory and sorrow entwine
[00:38.42] And the echoes of ancient deeds
[00:40.71] Yet stir the very bones of the earth
[00:48.13] Eru Ilúvatar
[00:50.10] The single omniscient
[00:51.67] Omnipotent
[00:52.73] And omnibenevolent creator
[00:55.44] He has been existing eternally
[00:58.56] In the Timeless Halls
[00:59.51] And possesses the Flame Imperishable
[01:01.52] In his spirit
[01:02.95] Which kindles existence
[01:03.91] From nothingness
[01:06.25] He conceived the Ainur
[01:07.93] From his thought
[01:09.28] And taught each of them
[01:10.22] How to make music
[01:16.94] Their voices
[01:18.12] Like the sound of harps
[01:20.13] And trumpets
[01:20.82] And choirs
[01:22.15] Passed beyond hearing
[01:23.58] Into the depths
[01:24.40] And heights of sound
[01:26.58] The Great Music
[01:27.58] Filled the Timeless Halls
[01:28.95] And passed beyond them
[01:30.54] Even into the Void
[01:32.09] So that it was not void
[01:34.44] The Ainur's flawless Music
[01:36.31] Satisfied even Ilúvatar
[01:37.80] During this early stage
[02:34.46] Faults entered into the great Theme
[02:37.22] As a result of the discords of Melkor
[02:39.82] An Ainu whose thoughts had become
[02:41.94] Strange and unlike those of his brethren
[02:44.78] Due to his wanderings in the Void
[02:53.44] These discords of Melkor that
[02:55.18] Became evident in his music
[02:57.15] Dismayed those around him
[02:58.85] And many faltered in their singing
[03:01.20] Or else, attuned their song to his
[03:09.70] The original harmony of the Music
[03:11.56] Was thus consumed by
[03:12.85] A "sea of turbulent sound"
[03:14.92] Until it became like a "raging storm"
[03:22.74] At that point, Eru responded
[03:25.47] By rising from his seat
[03:26.46] And raising his left hand
[03:28.36] It seemed to the Ainur
[03:29.81] That he then smiled
[03:31.67] After his reaction to the Music
[03:33.21] A new Theme began
[03:34.80] Amid the chaos
[04:04.26] The Second Theme was
[04:05.88] Like and yet unlike the First
[04:08.17] It gathered new power and beauty
[04:10.82] However, Melkor's discord
[04:12.82] Rose up against it
[04:14.07] And there was a war of sound
[04:15.66] More violent than before
[04:27.75] This time, Melkor's Theme
[04:30.07] Triumphed over that of the others
[04:32.12] And many of the Ainur
[04:33.27] Stopped singing
[04:34.49] Entirely out of dismay
[04:41.86] Ilúvatar then rose from his seat again
[04:44.46] His expression stern this time
[04:46.93] He raised his right hand
[04:48.94] And yet, another Theme unfolded
[05:16.21] The Third Theme had a sound
[05:17.79] Unlike the others before it
[05:19.85] It began quietly amid
[05:21.20] The confusion of the Second Theme
[05:23.14] Gaining power and depth over time
[05:26.09] Until two completely different songs
[05:28.02] Were being made
[05:29.47] One, of "immeasurable sorrow"
[05:31.56] Which gave it tremendous beauty
[05:33.87] And the other
[05:35.03] A loud pompous theme
[05:36.86] Playing in violent opposition to it
[06:04.03] The strife between the two themes
[06:05.63] Caused the dwelling of Ilúvatar
[06:07.54] And even the Void beyond it to shake
[06:10.21] At this point, Eru stood once more
[06:13.50] Raised both his arms
[06:15.11] And in one chord
[06:16.72] Deeper than the Abyss
[06:18.04] Higher than the firmament
[06:19.70] The Music ceased
[06:26.68] Ilúvatar then spoke to the Ainur
[06:28.58] About the Music
[06:29.65] And the consequences
[06:30.91] That would arise from any attempts
[06:32.74] To bring discord into it
[06:34.35] As Melkor had done
[06:35.97] To show them the result
[06:37.39] Of their actions
[06:38.18] He led them
[06:38.60] Into the Void and said
[06:40.69] Behold your Music!
[06:47.07]
[00:03.81] And listen to the whispers
[00:05.84] Of a world that was
[00:07.78] In the first days
[00:09.67] When all was yet unbroken
[00:11.47] And wonder walked
[00:12.62] Beneath the stars
[00:13.95] Magic breathed in every
[00:15.53] Stone and stream
[00:17.38] And legends were born
[00:18.72] As swiftly as the dawn
[00:20.86] Though the ages have since
[00:22.89] Dimmed their light
[00:24.54] The memory lingers
[00:25.70] In the hearts of a few
[00:27.16] From their stories
[00:28.97] This tale is woven
[00:31.12] Now prepare thy spirit
[00:33.29] And embark upon
[00:34.88] An epic adventure
[00:35.90] Where glory and sorrow entwine
[00:38.42] And the echoes of ancient deeds
[00:40.71] Yet stir the very bones of the earth
[00:48.13] Eru Ilúvatar
[00:50.10] The single omniscient
[00:51.67] Omnipotent
[00:52.73] And omnibenevolent creator
[00:55.44] He has been existing eternally
[00:58.56] In the Timeless Halls
[00:59.51] And possesses the Flame Imperishable
[01:01.52] In his spirit
[01:02.95] Which kindles existence
[01:03.91] From nothingness
[01:06.25] He conceived the Ainur
[01:07.93] From his thought
[01:09.28] And taught each of them
[01:10.22] How to make music
[01:16.94] Their voices
[01:18.12] Like the sound of harps
[01:20.13] And trumpets
[01:20.82] And choirs
[01:22.15] Passed beyond hearing
[01:23.58] Into the depths
[01:24.40] And heights of sound
[01:26.58] The Great Music
[01:27.58] Filled the Timeless Halls
[01:28.95] And passed beyond them
[01:30.54] Even into the Void
[01:32.09] So that it was not void
[01:34.44] The Ainur's flawless Music
[01:36.31] Satisfied even Ilúvatar
[01:37.80] During this early stage
[02:34.46] Faults entered into the great Theme
[02:37.22] As a result of the discords of Melkor
[02:39.82] An Ainu whose thoughts had become
[02:41.94] Strange and unlike those of his brethren
[02:44.78] Due to his wanderings in the Void
[02:53.44] These discords of Melkor that
[02:55.18] Became evident in his music
[02:57.15] Dismayed those around him
[02:58.85] And many faltered in their singing
[03:01.20] Or else, attuned their song to his
[03:09.70] The original harmony of the Music
[03:11.56] Was thus consumed by
[03:12.85] A "sea of turbulent sound"
[03:14.92] Until it became like a "raging storm"
[03:22.74] At that point, Eru responded
[03:25.47] By rising from his seat
[03:26.46] And raising his left hand
[03:28.36] It seemed to the Ainur
[03:29.81] That he then smiled
[03:31.67] After his reaction to the Music
[03:33.21] A new Theme began
[03:34.80] Amid the chaos
[04:04.26] The Second Theme was
[04:05.88] Like and yet unlike the First
[04:08.17] It gathered new power and beauty
[04:10.82] However, Melkor's discord
[04:12.82] Rose up against it
[04:14.07] And there was a war of sound
[04:15.66] More violent than before
[04:27.75] This time, Melkor's Theme
[04:30.07] Triumphed over that of the others
[04:32.12] And many of the Ainur
[04:33.27] Stopped singing
[04:34.49] Entirely out of dismay
[04:41.86] Ilúvatar then rose from his seat again
[04:44.46] His expression stern this time
[04:46.93] He raised his right hand
[04:48.94] And yet, another Theme unfolded
[05:16.21] The Third Theme had a sound
[05:17.79] Unlike the others before it
[05:19.85] It began quietly amid
[05:21.20] The confusion of the Second Theme
[05:23.14] Gaining power and depth over time
[05:26.09] Until two completely different songs
[05:28.02] Were being made
[05:29.47] One, of "immeasurable sorrow"
[05:31.56] Which gave it tremendous beauty
[05:33.87] And the other
[05:35.03] A loud pompous theme
[05:36.86] Playing in violent opposition to it
[06:04.03] The strife between the two themes
[06:05.63] Caused the dwelling of Ilúvatar
[06:07.54] And even the Void beyond it to shake
[06:10.21] At this point, Eru stood once more
[06:13.50] Raised both his arms
[06:15.11] And in one chord
[06:16.72] Deeper than the Abyss
[06:18.04] Higher than the firmament
[06:19.70] The Music ceased
[06:26.68] Ilúvatar then spoke to the Ainur
[06:28.58] About the Music
[06:29.65] And the consequences
[06:30.91] That would arise from any attempts
[06:32.74] To bring discord into it
[06:34.35] As Melkor had done
[06:35.97] To show them the result
[06:37.39] Of their actions
[06:38.18] He led them
[06:38.60] Into the Void and said
[06:40.69] Behold your Music!
[06:47.07]