We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Of light and darkness

from Of Light and Darkness by Herc

/

about

"Of Light and Darkness" harmoniously captures the essence of Tolkien's "Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor." The song lyrically unfolds the Elves' awakening under newborn stars, drawing parallels to Varda's starlight.

In this chapter, it is recounted how the Valar, powerful divine beings, invited the Elves to dwell in the blessed land of Aman. Melkor, an evil and rebellious Vala, tries to thwart the Elves' journey by spreading lies and mistrust. However, the Vala Oromë discovers the Elves in Middle-earth and brings some of them to Aman. Despite the Elves' joy and wonder in Aman, many are left behind and suffer under Melkor's oppression. Melkor's dark influence and manipulation lead to the first great war in the world, and he is eventually captured and imprisoned, though his evil presence will continue to affect the world.

lyrics

(ELVES)
Newborn stars have brightened the darkened sky
Our time has come to awake
We first beheld Varda’s starlight
Our journey’s just begun

We dwell and wander, we sing and cheer
Our voices have spread across the realms
Then he came upon us, a benevolent figure
We’ve seen the light of Aman in him

(MELKOR)
Yet I fear of this omen that comes from afar (up high)
I will gather all evil at hand
And with poisonous words I will sicken their minds
An imprisoned beauty I will now turn into dark

Chorus
We are marching to the North to siege Utomno
And imprison the One, Melkor Bauglir, the Dark Lord
We are marching to the battle without fear in our souls
We will wrestle him down, we will bring him to the ground

“All this beauty, I despise thee,
All the Elves and Men, they shall suffer!
All this this beauty, all this light,
I’ll destroy thee and then I will rule in darkness”

(ELDAR)
A long and tedious journey we made
We travel now afar; the decision seems tallied
Beyond the Misty Mountains high
And the shores of Anduin where many of us dallied

(MORIQUENDI)
Reluctantly we heeded these summons
Our wish, to remain behind, for the wrath we have seen
Has dreadfully filled our hearts

Chorus
We are heading to the North with Oromë on our side
With no road to follow, we are letting him guide
We travel now for long, without fear in our hearts,
Northward into Beleriand x2

credits

from Of Light and Darkness, released August 12, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

contact / help

Contact Herc

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

Herc recommends:

If you like Herc, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now