Thranduil's Lament - Farewell Friend

Music composed and performed by José-Daniel Martínez.

I composed this song as a 2017 Christmas gift for my wife Arabella. It was inspired by a poem found in chapter 21 of her ongoing fan-fiction story titled "The Secret of the Forest". You can read the lyrics further below. In this scene, Thranduil, King of Mirkwood, mourns the loss of his faithful elk who has carried him to many adventures and battles. I find the narration of the scene very moving. The chapter is titled A Fond Farewell. You can read it following this link: https://www.wattpad.com/495245332-the...

This video is of course the solo-piano version of the song. It is enhanced with photos of mine and with fan-art created by artists whose drawings fit very well the mood of the poem. I plan to record and upload in the near future the version with voice. The music score can be dowloaded from https://musescore.com/jose-daniel-mar..., or send me a request via
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Our thanks to the graphic artists who kindly gave us permission to use their drawings:
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These are the lyrics (which also appear at the very end of the video):

THRANDUIL’S LAMENT
Poem by Arabella Martínez

May your spirit return
to the glade you were born
in the heart of the forest
beneath shadows of old.

Under branches you sleep
where the secret is kept
in the heart of the forest
and its wintry embrace.

From the voice of the trees
a new song shall arise
in the heart of the forest
to bring peace to your soul.

May your spirit return
to the heart of the forest.

Let your soul be enshrined
in the groves of my homeland
where you grew so majestic
to be my trusted mount.

May Yavanna's embrace
keep you warm in the West.
Noble beast, mighty warrior;
arrows took you from me.

Farewell, dear loyal friend.
You will be sorely missed.
In the heart of the forest
shall your soul rest in peace.

May your spirit return
to the heart of the forest.

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I have also composed another song titled "Nameless Lady" with lyrics by Arabella taken from Chapter 10 of the same story. This is the link to its You Tube video:    • Nameless Lady  
Note added in August 2018: I just uploaded a new video with a new song: Thrandui's' Lullaby - Legolas Cradle Song. This one is inspired by a scene in chapter 29 of the story:    • Thranduil's Lullaby - Legolas Cradle ...