THE BIRTH OF SUN AND MOON

By Fangorn

 
Pale Isil changed and changing,
Firey Anar, each morn engaging,
R‡na wanes as Elves sail west
V‡sa's heart light Men's breast.
 
Arien pulled the ship to shore
Tilion steered the Moon to more
And all the golden flowers of V‡na
Shone in the dew of fair Laurelin
 
Bent was silver bow of Orom‘
yet in L—rien dream pools form
Pools of Est‘ with flickering beam
Telperion's arms will guard it's sheen
 
Arien feared not the heats of time
a spirit of fire in life sublime
With eyes of flame she took her leave
And Eldar wept and Valinor grieved
 
Fingolfin's silver trumpets blew
The world had moonlight, Isil was NEW
And many things there stirred and woke
The Eldar marched to Middle-earth
 
In glory did Anar rise
with light that blinded all our eyes
Upon the towers of Pel—ri
Did clouds above us blow so free
 
And as the drops of Water fell
did Morgoth fear and withdraw as well
Into the depths of Angband went
in depths and dark and hellish rent
 
To hide his face from Anar's glory
The waterfalls and Maiars fury
And Isil's glowing magic eye
And the Day-Star burning bright!