Music by Luca Catalano
Lyrics by Wilma Collo
IN NELDORETH HE BADE HER ABIDE
IN THE BRANCHES OF THE BEECH HÍRILORN
A LEAFY ROOF AND NO-ONE BY HER SIDE
WHEN EVENING CAME, WHEN A NEW DAY WAS BORN
BUT YOU CANNOT CONFINE THE AIR
YOU CANNOT ENCHAIN THE LIGHT
ALTHOUGH HER HANDS WERE BARE
SHE LOVED, AND KEPT UP THE FIGHT
SHE CAST HER SPELL ON WATER AND WINE
WITH THE MAGIC OF SILVER AND GOLD
OF THE SUN AND STARS WHEN THEY SHINE
OF NAMES THAT CANNOT BE TOLD
AND WITH HER HAIR SHE SPUN AND WOVE
THREAD AND CLOTH ENTWINED WITH SLEEP
IN THE ELFISH WOOD WHERE BEECHES THROVE
AND ESGALDUIN’S CURRENTS WERE DEEP
THE GUARDS COULD NOT STOP THE LITHE SHAPE
ON THEM THE DREAMFUL SPELL HUNG;
HIDDEN BY THE ENCHANTED DRAPE
SHE SANG WORDS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN SUNG
AND WHEN DAWN CAME, SHE WAS FAR AWAY
THE WIND IN HER FEET, THE SUN IN HER EYES
THEY LOOK FOR HER IN BLANK DISMAY
THEY CALL HER, BUT NO-ONE REPLIES
THEY LOOK FOR HER IN BLANK DISMAY
THEY CALL HER, BUT NO-ONE REPLIES
TO FLEE FROM DORIATH AND FACE THE DARK FOE
WAS THE ONLY THOUGHT IN HER MIND
BUT HER FATHER AND KING WAS BLIND TO ALL WOE
HIS WAS THE POWER TO HOLD AND BIND
POWER TO HOLD AND BIND
BUT YOU CANNOT CONFINE THE AIR
YOU CANNOT ENCHAIN LIGHT
SHE LOVED, AND KEPT UP THE FIGHT
WITH THE MAGIC OF SILVER AND GOLD
OF THE SUN AND STARS WHEN THEY SHINE
℗ Electromantic Music – Ainur