Verse 1 Through the forests old and deep, Where silver rivers wound and weep, Elwë wandered, bold and free, Yet fate had set his eyes to see. Amidst the glade where twilight shone, A voice like music called him on. He saw her there, in starlit grace, And time stood still within that place. Chorus Oh, heart that lingers, lost in light, Bound by beauty, held in sight. Under shadow, under tree, Love was forged in mystery. Verse 2 For years he stood, entranced, alone, As roots grew deep and stars were sown. His kin called out, their voices failed, While Melian’s song in silence trailed. But when he woke, the world had changed, His heart was bound, his path arranged. No crown of gold, no kingly throne, Could match the love that he had known. Chorus Oh, heart that lingers, lost in light, Bound by beauty, held in sight. Under shadow, under tree, Love was forged in mystery. Verse 3 And so in Doriath they reigned, Where Melian’s power kept unstained. Through countless years their kingdom grew, With silver halls and forests true. Yet love and fate walk hand in hand, And doom still waits for every land. But still beneath the moonlit skies, Their tale is sung, it never dies. Final Chorus Oh, heart that lingers, lost in light, Bound by beauty, held in sight. Under shadow, under tree, Love was forged in mystery.
