The Heart of Fangorn
Words and music Marc Gunn, Nov 21, 2002
I'm
a big fan of JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". The Brobdingnagian
Bards were working on a tribute album to Tolkien, called Memories
of Middle Earth which has me writing songs. This one is a good
environmentalist song about Treebeard and the Ents, and the troubles
they must face to thrive in a world where people destroy without care.
Long
before men tread Middle-Earth,
Before the dwarves and elves gave birth,
There sprouted a race for the trees' defense
In the heart of Fangorn, there live the Ents.
Ha-room...
Ha-da-ra-room.
Ha-room...
Ha-da-ra-room.
Patient farmers
they tend the woods.
Gaurdians of stems and of roots.
They hear the arbors' laments and wails
From falling axes and tearful trails.
For Living
Creatures all roam the land,
But hasty judgements make careless hands.
One thoughtless word from a thoughtless king
A thousand creatures die beneath the trees.
The rivers
will flow though their course may change.
The birds are born and will fly away.
Men will come and men will go,
But the Ents remain through the melting snow.
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