Noldolantë by cuarthol

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Fanwork Notes

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Filk of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'

A musical/poetic exploration of the Fall of the Noldor - 'Noldolantë' - from the discord sewn by Melkor to Fëanor's death.

Major Characters:

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry

Challenges: Jubilee, Vintage

Rating: General

Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 236
Posted on 9 January 2023 Updated on 9 January 2023

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Noldolantë

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I've heard there was a secret forge
Where you produced a mighty sword
Because of lies that Melkor used to dismay
You crafted helms with plumes of red
In jealous pride, your madness spread
But all you did was herald Noldolantë

Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë

You yearned for freedom to abide
In open lands you'd been denied
Because the Valar used the light to hold sway
But now the Trees have fallen dark
They seek to take your final spark
Your broken heart became the Noldolantë

Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë

You love was strong but deep you mourned
The memory of a mother scorned
Your father slain, and many more in that bay
You made an oath, you spoke a vow
You had to see it through somehow
It's a cold and it's a cruel Noldolantë

Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë

You let no doom prevent your path
Not blood of kin nor sea of wrath
For fear of treason, you were first to betray
A brother’s loyalty you spurned
For those you left you'd not return
But you could not escape the Noldolantë

Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë

In battle fell, consumed by fire
You left no body for a pyre
And with your dying words a curse you laid
For on your sons you set a snare
That none of them could hope to bear
The bitter fall recalled in Noldolantë

Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë
Noldolantë

 

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