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The Road Goes Ever On (vocal)
The Road Goes Always On, also known equally A Walking Vocal, is a walking song by J.R.R. Tolkien, fictionally written past Bilbo Baggins; verses of it are sung at various places in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. This verse form was set up to music by Donald Swann;[i] the sheet music and an sound recording are part of the song-cycle aptly named The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Bike.
[edit] The Hobbit
The original version of the song is recited by Bilbo in the concluding chapter of The Hobbit, at the end of his journeying back to the Shire. Coming to the top of a rising he sees his home in the distance, and stops and says the following:
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
Past streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And nether mountains in the moon.
Roads become ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to abode afar.
Optics that burn down and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.[ii]
[edit] The Lord of the Rings
There are three versions of this walking song in The Lord of the Rings.
The first is sung by Bilbo when he leaves the Shire and is setting off to visit Rivendell:
The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far alee the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.[iii]
The 2nd version is identical except for changing the discussion "eager" to "weary" in the fifth line. It is spoken aloud, slowly, by Frodo, as he and his companions pause on their manner to Crickhollow, looking across to lands that some of them have never seen earlier.[4]
The third version is spoken by Bilbo in Rivendell after the hobbits have returned from their journey. Bilbo is at present an old, sleepy hobbit, who murmurs the poesy and so falls comatose.
The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far alee the Road has gone,
Allow others follow it who tin can!
Let them a journey new begin,
Merely I at concluding with weary feet
Volition turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and slumber to run into.[5]
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
1977: The Hobbit (1977 film):
- Sections of the poem are sung during the trip through Mirkwood. Information technology appears on the soundtrack titled "Roads".
1980: The Render of the Rex (1980 flick):
- A song inspired past the verse form is sung at the end of the film called "Roads Go Ever, Always On".
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):
- Bilbo sings the song as he leaves Bag Stop. It is sung by John Le Mesurier to a tune by Stephen Oliver.
1997: An Evening in Rivendell:
- The Tolkien Ensemble adjusted an original melody to the song, composed by Caspar Reiff.
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Parts of the vocal are sung past Gandalf in his kickoff appearance, and besides by Bilbo as he leaves Handbag End.
2006: The Lord of the Rings Musical:
- The poem is the basis of the vocal "The Route Goes On" sung by Sam, Frodo, Merry, and Pippin in the first act.
2014: The Hobbit: The Boxing of the Five Armies:
- Lines of the poem partially make up the lyrics of The Last Goodbye, performed by Billy Boyd for the credits of the film.
[edit] Meet also
- Poems in The Hobbit
- Poems in The Lord of the Rings
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Always On, "The Route Goes Always On"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Final Stage"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Many Partings"
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