For Frodo

For Frodo

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	For Frodo The final battle (CR-ROTK Disc Three - Track 16)

Text by Philippa Boyens

Music by Howard Shore

Translated into Sindarin by David Salo

Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien

ROTK, Book 5, Chapter 10, The Black Gate Opens

Title, Original English and Sindarin Translation found in the AS-ROTK

This is what's sometimes known as the sung Fellowship Theme, although only the beginning of this section uses the Fellowship melody. It's heard just after Aragorn says, "For Frodo" and continues over action at the Black Gate and on the side of the mountain until the Nazgul show up.

Sung by The London Voices

Sindarin	Original English	Key: Text in blue indicates language used Text in green indicates lyrics used Text in brown indicates lyrics not used Text in black indicates English translation
Ae na guil nín egor na ngurth nín	If by my life or death
Gerin le beriad	I can protect you,
Le beriathon	I will.
Le annon vegil nín	I give you my sword
Cyll e-Gorv	Ringbearer,
Le annon beth nín	I give you my word,
Ú-erir aen han risto	It cannot be broken.
Ú-erir aen han presto	Nor turned aside,
Rúvo i rym	Let the horns sound,
I aur hen ú bant!	This day is not done!
Isto Mordor han:	Let Mordor know this:
Elessar! Elessar!	Elessar! Elessar!
Tellin i Chîr Gondor!	The Lords of Gondor have come!

Inspired by ROTK, Book 6, Chapter 3, Mount Doom

On the way to the Black Gate...

Then Aragorn set trumpeters at each of the four roads that ran into the ring of trees, and they blew a great fanfare, and the heralds cried aloud: 'The Lords of Gondor have returned and all this land that is theirs they take back.