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also known as Aragorn's Coronation
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FEATURED IN
REGULAR CD
COMPLETE RECORDINGS
The Argonath
(FOTR - Track
15)
The Argonath
(CR-FOTR Disc Three - Track 4)
King Elessar sings Elendil's Oath
(ROTK - Track
17)
The Fellowship Reunited
King Elessar sings Elendil's Oath
(CR-ROTK Disc Four - Track 4)
Music composed by
Howard Shore (FOTR)
and
Viggo Mortensen (ROTK)
Text
(English and Quenya) by
J.R.R. Tolkien
ROTK, Book 6, Chapter V,
The first two lines are sung by a choir
in FOTR as the Fellowship travels down the Anduin and spots the
Gates of the Argonath. All three lines are sung by Aragorn at
his coronation. The two pieces are not related
compositionally or melodically at all.
My original title for this text, which is lifted verbatim from the
books, was Elendil's Oath.
The AS-FOTR title is
"Elessar's Oath".
The AS-ROTK title is
"Aragorn's Coronation" (the title that is also
used in the ROTK movie credits)
The Music of the
LOTR Films lists the title for the Argonath scene as
"Elessar's Oath" and for the Coronation scene as "Aragorn's
Coronation also known as Elessar's Oath".
Even though the two pieces (in FOTR and ROTK) are not related
musically, I still like keeping the source text with one name. I'm
going with Elessar's Oath since that's what's in place as I write.
Sung by
The London Voices, FOTR.
Sung by Viggo Mortensen, ROTK.
Quenya
Tolkien’s translation (not
literal)
Key:
Text in blue indicates language used
Text in green indicates lyrics used
Text in black
indicates English translation
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien.
Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar
In this place I will abide, and my heirs,
tenn’ Ambar-metta!
unto the
ending of the world.
ROTK, Book 6, Chapter V, The Steward and the King
In the book, Aragorn
recited these words at his coronation. They were
originally spoken by Elendil as he left Númenor.
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