Misty Mountains
Journey for Forgotten Treasure: Misty Mountains Tale
Lyrics
Far over the Misty Mountains cold
Expresses a distant journey beyond the cold Misty Mountains.
To dungeons deep and caverns old
Indicates a quest into deep dungeons and ancient caves.
We must away, ere break of day,
Signifies the need to depart before dawn.
To find our long-forgotten gold.
Highlights the pursuit of long-lost treasures or wealth.
The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
Recalls the dwarves' powerful enchantments from the past.
While hammers fell like ringing bells
Describes the rhythmic sound of hammers in deep places.
In places deep, where dark things sleep,
Refers to mysterious and dark locations where malevolent beings rest.
In hollow halls beneath the fells.
Depicts hollow halls beneath the hills or mountains.
On silver necklaces they strung
Details the adornment of silver necklaces with stars.
The flowering stars, on crowns they hung
Mentions the placing of stars on crowns as decoration.
The dragon-fire, in twisted wire
Describes the incorporation of dragon-fire into twisted wire.
They meshed the light of moon and sun.
Illustrates the mingling of moon and sunlight through craftsmanship.
The pines were roaring on the height,
Depicts a scene where the wind is strong, and pines are roaring.
The winds were moaning in the night.
Highlights the mournful sounds of the winds in the night.
The fire was red, it flaming spread;
Describes a vivid and spreading red fire.
The trees like torches blazed with light.
Portrays trees ablaze with light like torches.
The bells were ringing in the dale
Mentions bells ringing in the dale or valley.
And men they looked up with faces pale;
Notes the fearful expressions of men as they witness a dragon's wrath.
The dragon’s ire more fierce than fire
Describes the dragon's anger as more intense than fire.
Laid low their towers and houses frail.
Explains the destruction of towers and fragile houses by the dragon.
The mountain smoked beneath the moon;
Depicts a smoking mountain beneath the moon's glow.
The dwarves they heard the tramp of doom.
Conveys the dwarves' awareness of an impending doom through sounds.
They fled their hall to dying fall
Tells of the dwarves' escape from their hall to an inevitable decline.
Beneath his feet, beneath the moon.
Describes the fall beneath the dragon's feet and the moon.
Far over the Misty Mountains cold
Reiterates the distant journey over the cold Misty Mountains.
To dungeons deep and caverns old
Reaffirms the exploration of deep dungeons and ancient caverns.
We must away, ere break of day,
Emphasizes the urgency to depart before daybreak.
To claim our long-forgotten gold.
Restates the quest to reclaim the long-forgotten gold.
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