Beren and Lúthien Karliene

[wordless vocalisation]

The leaves were long
The grass was green
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair
And in the glade a light was seen
Of stars and shadow shimmering

Tinúviel was dancing there
To music of a pipe unseen
And light of stars was in her hair
And in her raiment glimmering

Near Beren came from mountains cold
And lusty wandered under leaves
And where the elven-river roamed
He walked alone and sorrowing

He peered between the hemlock-leaves
And saw in wonder flowers of gold
Upon her mantle and her sleeves
And her hair like shadow following

Enchantment healed his weary feet
That over hills were doomed to roam
And forward he hastened, strong and fleet
And grasped at moonbeams glistening