Song of Durin A Cappella (Complete Edition) - Clamavi De Profundis

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As many of you have requested, here is our original composition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Song of Durin" A Cappella Complete Edition! Sorry it took a while, but that is the nature of art.
My brother composed and arranged the song. My family and I sang it. One of my brothers drew the beginning cover art.
We hope you enjoy it!
Lyrics:
The world was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone
When Durin woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadows of his head.
The world was fair, the mountains tall,
In Elder Days before the fall
Of mighty kings in Nargothrond
And Gondolin, who now beyond
The Western Seas have passed away:
The world was fair in Durin's Day.
A king he was on carven throne
In many-pillared halls of stone
With golden roof and silver floor,
And runes of power upon the door.
The light of sun and star and moon
In shining lamps of crystal hewn
Undimmed by cloud or shade of night
There shone for ever fair and bright.
There hammer on the anvil smote,
There chisel clove, and graver wrote;
There forged was blade, and bound was hilt;
The delver mined, the mason built.
There beryl, pearl, and opal pale,
And metal wrought like fishes' mail,
Buckler and corslet, axe and sword,
And shining spears were laid in hoard.
Unwearied then were Durin's folk;
Beneath the mountains music woke:
The harpers harped, the minstrels sang,
And at the gates the trumpets rang.
The world is grey, the mountains old,
The forge's fire is ashen-cold;
No harp is wrung, no hammer falls:
The darkness dwells in Durin's halls;
The shadow lies upon his tomb
In Moria, in Khazad-dûm.
But still the sunken stars appear
In dark and windless Mirrormere;
There lies his crown in water deep,
Till Durin wakes again from sleep.

[@Norrikan]

If I *had* to pick a favorite line, it'd probably be: _"He named the nameless hills and dales,_ _he drank from yet untasted wells."_ It superbly conveys the sheer antiquity of the near-mystical events the song is about.

[@magma2839]

It also is a good representation of Tolkiens relationship with the fantasy chanra

[@Belegor]

"no stain jet on the moon was seen" is also great. The idea that the moon used to be unblemished and pure but over the centuries greyed and diminished is magical. It captures the idea of a pure and innocent world that has not jet been exposed to pain and suffering.

[@Omar-Azimi]

@@Belegor love that idea too it really reinforces the magnitude of durin and his impact

[@TheBlackFrog79]

Like Adam in the Garden of Eden.

[@st3v3nk3]

This is one of the most beautiful genesis story

[@Soaches]

"We must make it through Moria without making our presence known. We must keep quiet" Gimli for 5 minutes:

[@nguyenpham3593]

still better than a Took :D

[@amandawoods7929]

Until a fool of a Took rolled a nat 1 on his Stealth check.

[@sleepycritical6950]

@@amandawoods7929 with like -10 stats in stealth. Freaking Gimli had +20 on his stealth and deception.

[@regalika3682]

Hahahaha u guys are funney

[@BioHunter1990]

No Longbeard should hide himself in the home of his Fathers. Gimili had the only right of the Company to make his presence known.

[@rasaecnai]

Gimli son of Gloin sung this for the Fellowship while they were travelling in Moria. I cried at this part. It was so hearbreaking.

[@lordforages8319]

one of my favorite written song by Tolkien its very tragic hearing this melody

[@rasaecnai]

@@lordforages8319 this hit differently when reading the book.

[@vintagejock3951]

@@rasaecnai same.

[@brasilogiatrivial8656]

-‘These are Daeron’s Runes, such as were used of old in Moria,’ said Gandalf. ‘Here is written in the tongues of Men and Dwarves: BALIN SON OF FUNDIN LORD OF MORIA.’ ‘He is dead then,’ said Frodo. ‘I feared it was so.’ Gimli cast his hood over his face...

[@regalika3682]

Never knew the timestamp......................

[@IbexWatcher]

“But still the sunken stars appear, in dark and windless Mirrormere” I love that in spite of centuries of tragedy, the dwarves still see an eternal hope in the world. It gives the same feeling as “the sun also rises”

[@NATIK001]

It's an interesting juxtaposition with the general attitude of the elves. Both elves and dwarves are tied to the world in a much deeper sense than the race of man. Dwarves believe in reincarnation and that a hall is set aside for them in the Halls of Mandos. Elves also reincarnate and for a time stay in the Halls of Mandos. Man is unique in that his time attached to Arda is limited and eventually all pass beyond somewhere else. However the elves lost faith in the world over the ages as time passed and the magic of the early ages faded. Dwarves mostly lost faith in everyone else but never really lost their care for the world and creating great works in it. They also believe that all will be restored to glory in the final days. The elven stance is best summed up by Tolkien's words through Galadriel that “. . . together through ages of the world we have fought the long defeat.” Elves see no winning and restoration at the end, the dwarves do.

[@adamjagodnik1724]

Not many songs can make a man cry over the loss of a homeland that never even existed.

[@hixon2961]

yearn for the loss of pre global Europe before culture and history was erased.

[@simoneidson21]

@@hixon2961 You do realize Europe has always been global? Europe has never been this homogenous paradise of white people. For most of Europe’s history race didn’t even exist as a concept. Europe and the world for that matter has always been multicultural

[@Attackbow1566]

​@simoneidson21 I believe they were referring to pre-Christian Europe, mainly.

[@rhino3330]

@@simoneidson21 You realize our ancestors are 99% pure white europeans ? They have been thousands and thousands of years.

[@sucessoemcripto]

but in a very much different sense from today for sure@@simoneidson21

[@enigmaa453]

"The world is grey, the mountains old, The forges fire"s ashen cold" Gets me every time

[@matejbabinek4543]

Me too

[@sorchatheraven]

All of the last lines break my heart

[@kalafinwe5498]

I made one a bit customized. The world was young, the mountains greens, No stains yet on the Moon were seen. Then the world was fair, the mountains tall, In Elder Days before the fall, Now the world is grey, the mountains old, The Sun's bright light is dimmed and cold. But the world will rise from mountains scarred, New songs be sung, for Arda unmarred. I took the first stanza and immediatly followed with the one marking the changing world, for I see Tolkien's works as the evolution of the new to the old, awaiting for a renewal. B.

[@whod]

"Till Durin wakes again from sleep" gets me every time.

[@sparta2705]

for me its, in moria in khazad dum.

[@dallaba1249]

"Of mighty kings in Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond" Having read the Silmarillion I can't describe how this touches my soul.

[@lordinvictus793]

“Who know behind the western seas have passed away”

[@sophie1107]

Everytime when I hear this I've tears in my eyes

[@collinsagyeman6131]

Mighty Finrod and Noble Turgon, Great Kings of the Ñoldor

[@RingBearer-bl7cg]

I would love to have seen Gondolin in its original glory, through the eyes of Tolkien's imagination. He described things so perfectly, whether those things were of pure beauty, or depressing ugliness. If he could describe these things so well, just think of what he must have _seen_ in his imagination...

[@Loreman72]

@@RingBearer-bl7cg In one of his letters, he says the finished product fell sadly short of the vision that inspired it. Can you imagine? And to think, if we create in imitation of God, who perfects our vision... what indescribable glory awaits us in Heaven?

[@kidprep]

"These are not holes. This is a great realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remembered in our songs" He rose and standing in the dark he began to chant in a deep voice, while the echoes ran away to the roof -The Lord of the Rings (Gimli)

[@rasaecnai]

I got to that part of the Fellowship of The Ring and stopped. I opened this video and imagined Gimli singing it for the fellowship.

[@andreadimartino3369]

my favourite character for a reason

[@TobiasCassidy]

Epic!

[@ElmiSC2]

I can't prove it but I am rather convinced that Tolkien himself would have more than approved of this.

[@VasselofGod2]

from what I've read of his letters, Tolkien appreciated almost any well done work of art, this certainly qualifies

[@CrusaderCats]

its his son that doesn't like people touching tolkiens work I believe

[@TheKinowl]

correct, although if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have the silmarillion.

[@DCdabest]

VassalofGod I can't remember where but i do remember there was a letter where he express a small conceit to a friend hoping that maybe people would take some of his work and make their own works inspired by it. He certainly appreciated music greatly so it's probably no surprise that the best quality stuff inspired by Tolkein has always been music

[@HTMR-de8gz]

DCdabest Tolkien provided the core of almost all modern ideas of western fantasy. We have a lot to thank him for even if he would not be in favor of everything his work inspired. Lotr remains the pure unblemished paragon of western fantasy ideals through the ages. I whole heartedly believe it will be the mythology of our generation.

[@jordycoppens53]

My children in 10 years:Dad can you sing us a song Me: Hold my arkenstone

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

Iqnoring the fact this is actually set before the arkenstone was discovered or erebor and was actually about Moria so you'd actually want to say mithril

[@padroelhijodemorzat112]

Trust me, if I ever have children, I'm gonna sing them all of these songs before they go to sleep

[@bonch8238]

Yeah honestly same

[@mathewhelms1649]

Have you heard the 20min version?

[@willparry530]

@@mathewhelms1649 there's a 20 minute version? Does it have more lyrics?!

[@julianaird3573]

"Till Durin wakes again from sleep" The Dwarves never lost Faith in Durin.

[@linusmota9712]

It is incredible how fleshed out Dwarf religion is in Tolkien’s work, out of the main peoples the dwarves were the only who weren’t Eru’s creation which makes them stand out a lot

[@danyalreza8050]

And neither should we!

[@mysteriousdude6296]

@@linusmota9712 Can you explain to me who created the dwarves then? I thought Eruvatar made them just like the elves

[@linusmota9712]

@@mysteriousdude6296 The Dwarves were created by Aulë, the smith of the Valar after he got impatient from waiting for the elves to awaken, although Eru Illuvatar didn't allow it he fell pity for Aulë's creation and allowed them to live, but since the elves were supposed to be the first Aulë placed the dwarves asleep under the rocks of middle earth, and the first to awake was Durin

[@mysteriousdude6296]

@@linusmota9712 Thanks

[@ahumpierrogue137]

"But still the Sunken Stars appear In Dark and Windless Mirrormere" That line is so beautiful. There yet lies hope for the Dwarves!

[@BioHunter1990]

"There lies his crown in water deep, Till Durin wakes again from sleep." Durin will return one last time...

[@duncanwallace7760]

Now I understand what Tolkien meant when he described the singing of the dwarves!

[@BioHunter1990]

It’s a beauty in its own right. I’ve always sympathized with Tolkien’s Dwarves...they’re beautiful craftsmen, artisans, explorers, and wonderful musicians and poets. They wander and settle for a time, a diaspora that longs to return their sacred homes. Tolkien’s Dwarves are a tragic people...worthy of the same deep love they have difficulty showing.

[@BRouge]

Imagine being Durin when he woke up, all alone in the world, the last thing you remember (maybe) is Illuvatar putting you in the world. The first time you see your own face, you see a crown of stars on your head and you know, you don't believe. You know that you will, must be and are The King of your people. You must feel so much responsibility and you are alone to carry it.

[@arnavranka4510]

Very deep

[@Geraduss]

The crown of stars is also symbolic that at the moment when the first stars were set in to the sky after the cataclysm devised by Morgoth ruined the twin lamps that illuminated the world. It was at the moment of the first stars before the sun and the moon were ever created, Dwarves and Elves were first awoken in the world.

[@Gandwarf213]

Must have been something similar to what Adam felt.

[@nng2144]

"He named the nameless hills and dales, he drank from yet untasted wells" this part sounds like Balin singing. I know it's not, but it does sound like that. 0:54

[@tannisbrown9007]

@NNG i always imagined it was whenever i would listen to it 😂

[@destrorso2505]

same

[@aiphos7716]

Yeah 😂, and 3:00 till 3:05 always sounds to me like Gandalf...!

[@realkingofwales3917]

I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be the dwarves singing. Like, Thorin starts.

[@arthurgaultier2136]

It's exactly what I though too! As for "As gems upon (...) on his head"

[@giulianogiacomograziu606]

I've listened to this song so many times, and still the part "In Moria, in Khazad-Dum" sends shivers down my spine every single time!

[@frostskog7958]

exactly

[@sparta2705]

that was my reply to someone elses line they said the same about.

[@peterbear4413]

Samwise felt the same; that's the line he quoted.

[@93simon1]

Same...

[@ihomsolomonmsonter8119]

You know it🤧

[@lexamacdaly]

“A King He Was On Carven Throne, In Many- Pillared Halls Of Stone” gives me goosebumps, I don’t know why, I just can’t help but think about Thorin..... 🥺

[@BioHunter1990]

It speaks of Durin the Deathless, Durin I. There is a well considered theory that Thorin, had he lived may have been seen (rightly so) as Durin VII, or Durin the Last. If so the War of the Ring may have gone much better for the Free Peoples.

[@danyalreza8050]

@@BioHunter1990 Thorin Will always be my King under the Mountain

[@Luisyz_]

@@danyalreza8050 Dain is mine

[@danyalreza8050]

@@Luisyz_ an equally great king in my opinion. Dain defended the Lonely Mountain during the War of the Ring and showed that even at an old age he was an exceptional warrior and leader. I love his quotes in the BFME2 game such as: “The Dwarves will have something to say about this!” “You’ll be save in my company.” “Nothing stands taller than the might of the Dwarves!” Dain’s a truly good king indeed!

[@ImaginaryCyborg]

Gets me every time, too. It's like listening to those myths about Great Kings and Kingdoms. Tolkien worked 50 years to create a whole mythological landscape. I know it's stupid to think this, but I sometimes wonder what if he really just translated some ancient myths from some obscure texts, and he's merely passing this discovery on to us, in the form of literature?... What if this isn't fiction at all, but long-forgotten history?...

[@thatoneguy1373]

"no harp is wrung no hammer falls. Darkness dwells in during halls" get me every time I love this song so much

[@cabletelcontar5440]

Till Durin wakes again from sleep. That line gets me every time.

[@Justforvisit]

What amazes me most is how deep that one guy can go :O

[@BioHunter1990]

He will. The final light of the crown of stars will shine across the pool of Mirrormere...and Durin the Last will arise. The painful part is that he will be "the Last"...Durin's Folk will rise to their greatest height...a glorious flame that is doomed to a short life. From this on, Durin's Folk will retreat into the mighty halls of Khazad-dum and with the passing of time fade into memory and in time be forgotten. Only in the ending of the world will they come forth one final time...and their ultimate fate will be to build the world that is forged anew. Then they shall die.

[@joshuafischer684]

@@Justforvisit it's not like they named their channel after the fact that they're all profundo basso...

[@SkyForceOne2]

@@joshuafischer684 sorry I don't know italian/latin...

[@joshuafischer684]

@@SkyForceOne2 Profundo Basso is a type of vocalist who can sing an octave below bass.

[@Milius250]

I don't know why, but everytime I listen this song, I have chills and feel sadness and nostalgia, like if I had lost something important to me. Even knowing that dwarves and their kingdoms only exist in my heart.

[@bogdanjurubescu275]

Look up "hiraeth" on google.

[@martinguerra5152]

@@bogdanjurubescu275 it fits my sentiment for Tolkien so much

[@davisjohnson5688]

just finished Lord of the Rings - very emotional ending

[@DeadSomething]

@@bogdanjurubescu275 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraeth yes, it's what i feel when listening to those songs, but also when walking through Morrowind, Tamriel or Skyrim

[@Himhimhimhimhimhimhim]

Dam my dude same, in my world I'm working on the dwarves and how the humans that use earth magic heavily adopted their culture but even as heavily as they did it still pales in comparison Now we just need to make the culture •_•

[@FrostSylph]

This stuff is exactly why I didn't get into the LotR books when I first tried to read it when I was 14, and now three years later on a second go I am loving it. Tolkien made a fantastical world seeped in magic and lore. A truly ancient world where every hill, forest and valley has a story and beings of legend walk the earth. The books have a sense of mystic wonder as it gives the impression that magic is fading, and what remains are shadows of their former power, but the legends and histories that are told in the books give glimpses as to the world when the elves were at their strongest, men were young and the Dwarves lived in their ancient dwellings in all their glory and wonder. Songs like this are why I'm really getting into the world and history of LotR when I might have instead just read and forgotten it.

[@judythompson5253]

and you'll find if you reread them, in a few years, they'll have grown. Always new stuff to find. Ive been reading and slowly rereading them for 50+ years, and never weary of them.

[@cathyanderson9241]

so true this sreris i love it more then harry potter and thats saing somthimg couse ime a true potter head

[@Himhimhimhimhimhimhim]

What are the books titles and how do I get them

[@peculiarpangolin4638]

@@Himhimhimhimhimhimhim The books of The Lord of the Rings are: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King (although it is possible to find them in a single volume as they were meant). Also to read (probably before LOTR) is the Hobbit. The Silmarillion is also worth a read, though not necessary. There are others, but these are the big 5. You can find them at most bookstores and libraries and I'm sure you could easily order them online. I definitely reccomend.

[@calebfreeman8284]

He was probably the greatest fantasy writer ever but he was a bit grim.

[@thelouster5815]

The manliest lullaby I've heard to date. I'm going to memorize this for when I have children. XD

[@Hivedragon]

Dont be surprised when they sprout beards after/during your singing to them.

[@Mabaz]

@@Hivedragon Even the girls will grow beards, as per dwarf customs.

[@Hivedragon]

@@Mabaz wirh Tolkien based songs most defintly.

[@maryd1495]

Your children will be very lucky!

[@johnkilmer7981]

I often sing “Misty Mountains” to my toddler when he’s in bed. 13/13 Dwarves would recommend.

[@LukeMaynard]

It's a very small thing but the fact that "power" is given one syllable instead of two is characteristic of the 19th-century hymns that Tolkien would've grown up on, and I think that would've pleased him too.

[@JRexRegis]

The line "who now beyond - the western seas have passed away" is another example of this.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

@@JRexRegisI don’t fully grasp that line. My English and knowledge of poems seems to be insufficient. Reads to me like Tolkien had a stroke mid sentence.

[@JRexRegis]

@@RyumaXtheXKing okay, but who asked?

[@MediumRareOpinions]

​@@RyumaXtheXKingIt's just like a subordinate clause in a sentence, it's not complex.

[@skzanarchist]

_The world is grey, the mountains old_ _The forge's fire is ashen cold_ *this breaks my heart*

[@gandalfwhite4803]

You my friend, have an affinity towards words, glad to know there are people with emotions who feel the same way as i do

[@PhilChilled]

The lyrics in this song are so powerful. Even though you know it's a story but when you hear it you can imagine the whole world at that point of time. And when the lyrics change towards the future "The world is grey, the mountains old, The forges fire"s ashen cold" That is when i get chills somehow imagining the giant underground halls dark and dead without any living being and forgotten in time.

[@HussaRAirsoft]

This is a spot on description of what I imagine too. It also gets me thinking about our world in a bigger picture and timescale. For example, about how old the mountains we see really are, and the fact that they have seen it all.

[@marcinwilczynski8839]

Polish translation of lyrics: Młody był świat, zielony stok Bez skazy księżyc cieszył wzrok Swej nazwy strumień nie znał słów Gdy Durin zbudził się ze snu On nadał wzgórzom miana ich On z źródeł pierwszy wodę pił Jeziora zwierciadlana toń Koronę kładła mu na skroń Na wątku srebrnym tkaną z gwiazdą W odbiciu lśnił klejnotny blask Piękny był świat, wysoki stok Za Dawnych Dni, nim zapadł mrok Na świetnych królów z Nargothtrond Za Morze już odeszli stąd Nim Gondolin oblekła mgła Piękny był świat Durina Dnia W kamiennych salach rządził on Wśród kolumn stał wykuty tron Podłoga z srebra, złoty dach Potężne runy zaś na drzwiach Księżyca tarczy, słońca, gwiazd W kryształach rytych krył się blask Nie zaćmił go nigdy żaden mrok Wciąż piękny, mocny świecił w krąg W kowadło tam uderzał młot Tam grawer rzeźbił liter splot W kuźniach klingi kuto grań Kamieniarz ciosał cegły ścian Beryl i perła, opalu skry I metal co jak łuska lśnił Puklerz i zbroja, topór, miecz I włócznie w skarbców tam szły piecz Beztrosko lud Durina żył Muzyki dźwięki stok gór krył Harfista grał i śpiewał bard Róg zaś brzmiał u bramy wart Szary jest świat i stary stok Zamilkła harfa, nie dudni młot Już wygasł w kuźni ognia żar Mrok zaszedł do Durina sal Cieniem się osnuł jego tumb W kopalniach Morii, w Khazad-dum Lecz wciąż koronę jego z gwiazd W Zwierciadle znać w bezwietrzny czas W głębinie czeka skryta tu Aż Durin zbudzi się znów z snu

[@mobu566]

Just the juxtaposition given by the verses "The world was young, the mountains green" and then "The world is grey, the mountains old", the way it alternates the 'type' of adjectives...I have no words to describe how much I love it, and it's such a minute thing. Thanks for making this amazing cover!

[@smallpseudonym2844]

You've missed the middle section: "The world was fair, the mountains tall", it lies at the centre of the symmetry portrayed by the other two, indicating an apex of their civilization. :) It avoids breaking the symmetry by not using either an age or colour type, but instead making a call to grandeur.

[@mobu566]

@@smallpseudonym2844 You're so right! I hadn't noticed at all, thanks for pointing it out. Another reason for me to love this amazing song ;)

[@Omashu2425]

"The world is old, the mountains grey / the forges fire sleeps this day" Just got thinking about what an alternative line could be.

[@ArticulateDesignASMR]

This doesn't even seem real, what an amazing version!!

[@Mementomori292]

Never heard this before, after reading your comment I was thinking to myself, oh this guy is overexaggerating. Man oh man, was I silly wrong.

[@madelinetorye9967]

Gives me goose bumps. And makes me want to gather up my axe and go slay a dragon

[@thousandsunny3103]

@@madelinetorye9967 Good luck with that. If you want some help with the corpse, I’m totally down to carve me up a dragon.

[@zacharylind1257]

My cousin showed me this song a year ago this month the last time I travelled across country to visit him. He recently died in an accident. I never told him how much I enjoyed this song, but now whenever I listen to it I think of him.

[@leehaelters6182]

Zachary, God's rest to your cousin.

[@ikmwrime29sorryaira60]

well one day you might be able too

[@Himhimhimhimhimhimhim]

Im sorry for your loss ancestors with him

[@ikmwrime29sorryaira60]

I am so sorry for you'er loss may his memory live on for years and years to come

[@balltoball1]

he hears you my internet friend, in the halls of your ancestors

[@infamousrainbow4692]

I think the fact that it was one family who sang this gives it an extra edge. Of course the talent is fantastic, but voices of family do work together like nothing else

[@anya.973]

Sometimes I like to think that Tolkien is(was) a Maia and that upon his death he returned to middle earth.I just love the idea that middle earth actually exists.I mean Tolkien has such vivid imagination that it makes you question the existence of a parallel world.

[@aashiqueansari526]

The Middle Earth, Heck the whole Arda is supposed to be this very earth we live on, only that it exists in the past.

[@danyalreza8050]

Same!

[@themanthatpacs4550]

So what are we lower earth

[@larsuppling981]

@@themanthatpacs4550 think more like the new earth. This whole great creation is What Came Before.

[@DecimatorPrime]

Who says heaven is all clouds and winged angels. Maybe "Paradise" is what you imagine it to be, everyone is different.

[@alabamaisyourdaddy6137]

This song really captures the essence of the Dwarves themselves. Full of justified pride in their people, a deep respect for their ancestors, and such beautiful, deep and powerful voices which perfectly fit the greatest craftsmen in middle earth.

[@Manluas]

This is probably the single-best piece of Tolkienart I've ever come across. I'd love an entire album dedicated to the dwarves and another one to Numenor. This feels like the essence of what Tolkien created.

[@efaristi9737]

it is, Tolkien really work hard on his song and language. they are his masterpieces as much as his entire stories.

[@juliand6317]

“Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” 3791 - 1973 1973...or precisely when he means to? Tolkien a wizard confirmed.

[@ondrejzeman2432]

@MinecraftPro15 i think that Tolkien wanted to imply that the Numenorien have achieved a similar level of technology as our civilization at that time. For example with the palantir. It does the same thing as our walkie talkie but they invented it using magic.

[@jman7481]

Ondřej Zeman good point

[@jman7481]

Ondřej Zeman but if used by the wrong hands could be dangerous

[@brandtconor1]

I got legitimate chills when I first heard this song. This is amazing, please make more of these!

[@nikolajsteffensen6578]

i still get chills when listening!

[@JB-jk9gb]

same

[@oOZdemOo]

I _may_ have cried a bit.

[@MauMik]

I always get chills with this one ...

[@etji1]

I got chills at first and then i learnd the song and now im playing the song on repeat for the 5-6th time and sing along! Funn song to sing if you have a base voice ^^

[@06burhan]

I love how every single verse is full of lore and meaning.

[@pnkcnlng228]

These verses are actually written by Tolkien, theybare in the fellowship of the ring and they are singed by Gimli in Moria

[@MikeHesk742]

As disappointing as the Hobbit films were, I'll never ever forget that first trailer with the "Misty Mountains cold" song and the anticipation for this proud and mournful race of Middle Earth. This song has perfectly recaptured that feeling, imagine if the films had all been able to capture this raw emotion?

[@homelessperson5455]

The films were great

[@Yoedric]

​@@homelessperson5455 the films were okay-ish, but way too cartoonish for the grimness of lotr world

[@preacherofmusic]

"The world was fair, the mountains tall In Elden Days before the fall Of mighty kings of Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond The Western Seas have passed away; The world was fair in Durin's Day." That last line gets me every single time

[@corangar1639]

"The shadow lies upon his tomb In Moria, in Khazad-dûm But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere There lies his crown in water deep Til' Durin wakes again from sleep" i agree but these line r catching me even more - there is so much sadness but much more hope in these lines... i love this song...

[@preacherofmusic]

@@corangar1639 I also love this song and I totally agree, that final stanza is amazing.

[@skzanarchist]

I'm a girl but every time I hear this my beard grows an inch longer

[@ngufanikojo6430]

I grow hair on my chest! :)

[@violent_knight69]

Oh God

[@RingBearer-bl7cg]

There are women in Arkansas whose beard would grow about a foot from this.

[@desereeboyer7555]

@@RingBearer-bl7cg Why Arkansas though?

[@RingBearer-bl7cg]

@@desereeboyer7555 No one knows...

[@AdmiralBurningskull]

I first discovered this song a few years ago, and come back to listen to it again regularly. Every time I try to sing along, and every time I get choked up and can only sit there, listening, as tears roll down my cheeks. It's beautiful, and sad, and beautiful in its sadness. Thank you.

[@PatchBest]

I sing this song to my daughter as a lullaby most nights before bed. She absolutely loves it!

[@Crazael]

I don't have any kids, but my cat likes it when I sing along to this. Especially when he's laying on my chest. I think he likes the vibrations...

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

Thank you all for your positive feedback! We appreciate all the support.

[@brodirgallagher4996]

You have great voices please keep the songs coming!

[@kriegerdeslichtsd9023]

Thank YOU!) It is really beautiful. Спасибо от русской части фанатов, поделился со всеми с кем смог)

[@michaelmccabe3079]

You're welcome! You guys delighted us all with your previous covers, and now you made something truly glorious to listen to. Music is a universal language, and vocals like yours cut to the heart, bending emotions and passions like a sail bends the energy of the wind to its course. Music is true art, and arguably the purest and most definitive art. The world is better off today because of the beauty your voices have added to it. And the world desperately needs beauty. :)

[@joanmasdeu4600]

this song is so damn good have you thought to do other middle earth songs like the King beneath the mountains?

[@tristinconrad7400]

Clamavi De Profundis I enjoy every piece you put out.

[@Glothmorg1]

This is absolutely beautiful and a perfect interpretation of J.R.R.'s writing. Keep doing what your doing and thank you for giving a little more life to the this wonderful world.

[@nifty6970]

*Comment has 111 Likes *Reply has 11 Likes *Can I have 1 Like?

[@Tsuruchi_420]

Now It needs to reach 300 likes

[@Chief_Bill]

@Lakindu De Silva too bad his son dislikes the movies

[@AllanTheRed]

This one always make me cry. Beautiful voices, lyrics, feelings. From beginning to end, melancholy and beauty.

[@somerandomthingsjsjs90]

This is one of the songs I sing to my sons before bed. My middle son likes this one the most because it “Tells a story and is about dwarves ” ❤️😊

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

Here is our complete a cappella version of the Song of Durin! Enjoy:)

[@meleardil]

When I make girls listen to your A Capella Durin's Song, they are completely mesmerized. :) Your singing is magical. Please, do more! It is worth hundred times more than today's "top hits".

[@ThSadomasohista]

Same as said on other video, much love

[@redshirt49]

I've been waiting for this, you guys are awesome

[@ExtraterrestrialReptile]

I love you guys.

[@cmgriffith]

Thank you so much!

[@Personaje_Jugador2570]

Tolkien must be proud. Many thanks.

[@semp224]

After hearing Eurielle's version, I thought to myself for years that there couldn't be two versions.... Until I revisited both songs in 2021 I came to a compromise with the idea that, Eurielle's version was sung by an Elf trader who frequented the Dwarven halls as an elf friend to the dwarves, and who have for the longest time heard the Dwarven songs in their tongue and recounted it's melody by mere memory and had his/her own rendition of the song. While the Clamavi De Profundis version was the actual melody of the song sung by the dwarves themselves.

[@ashkanhooshmand6518]

six years and I still comeback to listen to this.

[@starstrudel8417]

This is wondrously powerful and evocative. It somehow manages to bring their rich heritage, with all of its glories, ancient longing, flaws, and reverence, to life.

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

I have far more respect for the Dwarves than the Elves. They carve their halls out of the very rock and stone of the Earth. A hardy folk of iron will.

[@emmat.6622]

I agree that the dwarves are hardy folk, and should be respected. For whatever reason, I'm really not sure why, I just seem to resonate better with the elves. I respect them, but I like the elves more.

[@bezimienny_andzej6425]

When listening to this song, I always come back to the lost world of my childhood, when every rock covered a mystery, when forests in the mountains seemed unconquerable and vast, when every smell and sound was sharp and crisp. The world seemed like a magical place, full of adventures and discoveries waiting to happen. I felt the magic around me, and I was waiting impatiently for adulthood to be able to experience it all on my own. First the river, which used to be full of trout got straightened and demolished to make the water flow faster and not spill out onto meadows. Then flood few years later destroyed large part of the little town I spent my every holiday in, then my grandfather died after a year of suffering, before he even reached 68 yo, and I was still so young back then, so I never talked to him as a man. The town rebuilt, but its spirit and all my childhood hideouts, make-believe castles and dungeons in the park and garden were gone. The mountains did not seem so unattainable any more. There were no more derelict sawmills in the forests that smelled of machine oil and wood shavings that used to have that forbidden aura about them. And I grew older and more mature, world moved on, trying to obliterate as many physical objects my memories were connected with. Now it's just some mildly familiar sights, but the smell is different, the people I remember fondly are gone... This song brings it all back. The sadness of realisation that it's not coming back during this life. But also brings back the happiness and love I used to feel.

[@ryanmattox7408]

‘Of might kings in Nargothrond...’ The Dwarves never forgot their dear friend Felagund. Not through all the ages of Middle-Earth.

[@selkieskins]

To put Tolkien's poetry to music and make it sound this good is a thing I wouldn't have thought possible, until I heard this. Now, this is one of my favourite songs ever. Excellent composers, excellent performers.

[@abysschef5078]

The idea of looking at your reflection on a lake and seeing stars form a crown is so poetic to me, I wish we got to see it in some movie or something.

[@arckmage5218]

No one has listened to this just once.

[@emmat.6622]

Am I the only one who really liked it when they said, "In Khazad-Dum"? I love how they sang it, and for me, it's one of those words/names that you just want to repeat over and over again.

[@analiaormaechea8447]

I love it too. The first time I heard it I realized it was the song Gimli sings in Moria because Sam repeats that part and says he likes it.

[@josephbolton5893]

In Khazalid (the warhammer dwarven language that as far as i can tell really just seems to be an offshoot of the Tolkien dwarven) Khazad-Dum could be roughly translated as 'old dark underground hall' or if you want to keep more of the spirit of what it is 'ancient dead/doomed hall'. With hall meaning more of what you see in the image of this video, than of what we humans normally refer to as 'halls'.

[@Blacklilly22]

Durin for President.

[@liaminator4950]

I think he's dead.

[@andrewparisotto2631]

YES

[@michaelmccabe3079]

Nah, Durin should be a king,not a president. The Lord of the Rings celebrates the Kings, not the politicians...

[@efedemirbala3244]

He shall rise again as Durin VII the Last

[@moonlighthunter5421]

And the world shall enter prosperity. Until the next president comes along and ruins all he has done.

[@kubikkuratko188]

Why do dwarfs in every fantasy have such a tragic history? Ok i get it yall can stop answering now.

[@mariebaldwin9057]

Because dwarves are associated with treasure and riches ultimately bring demise.

[@fergusmacrae7590]

It was only a matter of time before someone mentioned the Jews

[@mshat18]

Well that’s who Tolkien based them on.

[@almothemarmot]

Tolkien also based the clearing of Fangorn on the time of Industrialisation and the aftermath he himself experienced. There are also many metaphors to WW1 in his books. For me there is no doubt there is a connection between the dwarves and the jews.

[@switzerlandful]

All of us find tragedy. It seems as though history perhaps seems to extends before our time and include conflicts from before our understanding.

[@grognar1048]

my mind is blown away. Tolkien is a great man who brought the best story's. The songs and texsts alone are so good. I love the lore of the dwarfs as a strong kin bound to eatchouter. this is how the world should be.

[@noahboudah9316]

"Unwearied then were Durin's Folk" The singing on that line is perfect

[@Ciroarmonica01]

As one of Tolkien's many followers, I want to leave a message for these wonderful beings who sing in honor of the Maker: Mukhuh Mahal bakhuz murukhzu..."May the hammer of Mahal protect you all."

[@boris4753]

What is Mahal?

[@Azaghal8]

Genghis Temüjin Khan Mahal is the Dwarves' name for the Vala called Aulë. He created the Dwarves in Tolkien's "The Silmarillion".

[@boris4753]

Adam Westlund Thank you, I know who Aulë is, I've read Silmarillion but I did not know this. Thank you for the answer!

[@HrothgarHeavenlight]

I think dwarven name of Aule was put by Tolkien in one of hes letters.

[@Azaghal8]

HrothgarHeavenlight It is even mentioned in the published Silmarillion: at the beginning of the chapter "Of Aulë and Yavanna".

[@Labroidas]

When I heard this song yesterday for the first time, I couldn't stop thinking about it as I went to sleep, so I had to come back to leave a comment. This is so, so beautiful both in terms of Tolkien's epic text and your original composition, which is so incredibly profound and fitting, and together they are emotionally touching on an indescribable level. Thank you so much for making something of this quality!

[@nagirok1]

I cried on a music of an imaginary race, you guys are legends and so gifted

[@prathmeshjoshi506]

Each and every voice is soo pure and precise....this is just beyond amazing🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@misswarriorhcw7751]

I totally love it!!! Your voices are so solemn, deep and full of pride. Really like dwarfs. When I hear these songs I am in Middle Earth. Thank you from Italy.

[@SmashingCapital]

ciao, sei proprio brava ad esprimerti complimenti pensavo la stessa cosa

[@meleardil]

Since the short A Capella version was uploaded, I am singing it half of the time. This song totally consumed me. I have never heard another song better capturing the essence of the Elder Days. It has all the beauty, majesty, sadness and sorrow what makes Tolkien's world enchanting. I played the song to many people, and there was not a single one who was not enchanted by it. You are artists by the purest meaning of the word.

[@themisspultone]

Of all the Tolkien works that CDP has performed, this one if my favorite. I dont know why but it touches something within me.

[@BigRoofus999]

The world was fair, in Durin's day.

[@Nich011]

Unwearied then were Durin's Folk...

[@michaelschachter1329]

@Rald-Romeo Magallanes all of this was part of Erus plan. Caos and entropy are an essential part of creation. It was melkors influence that created rain as he made temperature disbalance in the atmosphere, In the silmarillon is said that Eru allowed most of Melkors acts because of that reason, without chaos and only order, the world stagnates

[@syafiqasrulyasin7883]

Not in calendar

[@AvangardaSRB]

@Ral Megalen Same story as our planet, devil corupted all, but at the end we will be what we were always supposed to be.

[@gustaf3811]

@@AvangardaSRB The devil or god doesn't exist in real life though which is the difference.

[@robst247]

Wonderful evocation of the tragic sense of lost grace and glory that runs throughout the Silmarillion and underpins The Lord of the Rings! This sent shivers running up and down my spine. I'm sure that Tolkein himself would have loved this.

[@robo_soldier8268]

I love how this is a story of a better time, and shows that as time progressed, things became more and more sad and grey, almost like the very earth was depressed and void of any true life due to the wars waged, the only bit of color left in the world belonging to that of fire, reminding those who use it to build weapons of a time when it was used to simply make meals for their kin and naught a thing more

[@user-op3yb1du1k]

Your post brings to mind the sadness of our earth right now, with the wars in the Gaza Strip, Iranian conflict with Israel, Ukraine and Russia. Also, our country seems to hang on a precarious edge of existence as we know it, with the Presidential elections looming.

[@franzjamolin9071]

Have you guys ever felt homesick for places youve never been or the feeling of adventure with 13 dawrves and a wizard?

[@arunoc7208]

Whenever I hear the Hobbiton theme from the Hobbit movies, most definitely

[@themanthatpacs4550]

Well you always need a fourteenth and they better be a good thief

[@sebastianprator4829]

As long as this song exists, Durin shall live within us all. LONG LIVE KING DURIN!

[@williamcampbell6794]

There is nothing like listening to this while reading Durin's song.

[@billmelater6470]

Can't. Stop. Listening.

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

How am I just now finding this TWO YEARS after it was posted?! Durin weeps at my ignorance. And yet, better beauty be wrought, forgotten, and then found than to be forever lost in the lightless halls of unknowing. Wondrously done, all... May Durin smile upon you all!

[@supajasiu]

Check out Songs of Hammerdeep then!

[@Corristo89]

The world is grey, the mountains old The forge's fire is ashen-cold No hard is wrung, no hammer falls, The darkness dwells in Durin's halls Man, those lines hit hard despite knowing that this is a fictional universe. The Dwarves are perhaps the most tragic race in Tolkien's world. Long-lived, but not immortal like Elves. Neither the first or second children of Eru Illuvatar (Elves and Men). Were almost destroyed by their creator (the Valar Aule), but saved at the last moment by Eru. Most of their realms were destroyed by Dragons or ancient evils they dug up.

[@hayes9611]

AWW HELL YEAH Y'ALL DIDNT THINK THEY WOULD DO IT BUT THEY DID AWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH

[@albertwayne2323]

THEY DID IT!!

[@arnolastinuviel3016]

Brother... I have been waiting for this so much time, and despite I never imagined you would arrange it, I'm so relieved and pleased with the final outcome. This was sincerely beautiful beyond words.

[@andurion]

I return to this frequently. Such an amazing performance. I can't believe we can listen to this effectively whenver we like. Truly wonderous

[@Shuanishu]

This is pure magic. It doesn't simply touch, it grips your heart, and leaves in it a terrible longing.

[@stephanierannow4805]

I am in literally tears right now 😭 I connected with this song! 😩

[@Morning_Morningstar]

Every time I listen to this song, I always feel like to cry near the end of it. Pretty much every time I listen to this song, I think of my grandmother who died over two or three years ago.

[@chris-daniel_lillebekk]

''Until he wakes again from sleep...'' Man that last line made the chills on me, i love the lotr and this just makes it even better!

[@c.summerraines1020]

It pleases me that my kitten Durin finds this soothing 😊

[@BioHunter1990]

A mighty name. If their is fire in his eyes, feed it. Foster him well, and he may live to the name Durin the Deathless!

[@deathtoimperialismfreedomt3788]

THEY DID IT

[@mikisvdlinden6746]

Death to Imperialism ,freedom to the people I waited soooo long!

[@wetnoodlex]

THE ABSOLUTE MONSTERS

[@martinjaros3191]

Death to Imperialism ,freedom to the people Glory to Arstotzka!

[@davethiessen3372]

+Martin Jaroš GLORY TO GREATEST COUNTRY!! Ya know, Clamadi de Profundis could compose some awesome Arstotskan music...!

[@patriarchs.9237]

freedom to the people comrade!

[@dansvoboda7586]

The great wielders of word and voice have spoken again! Well done!

[@brodirgallagher4996]

I agree :)

[@brodyhawkins3158]

It appears as if they have indeed!

[@ArisInn]

Never have my ears been graced with such exquisite beauty, nor have I encountered a tribute so fitting to honor the works of the late Professor Tolkien. As he brought unparalleled joy to my childhood through his wondrous works, so do your voices enchant my young adult years, a divine gift, I dare say, that none other could bestow.

[@denniskeilmann]

"In elder days before the fall" - true

[@BioHunter1990]

So much more then that...there is an argument to be made the Durin I was the very first to Awake...long before the Eldar, but it was the intercession of Eru that forced Aule to put them to sleep until Eru's own Eldar and Edain Awoke.

[@adriannn3720]

Of mighty kings in Nargothrond and Gondolin, who now beyond... Quick, stop me from sobbing.

[@Adallace]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@padroelhijodemorzat112]

We are all crying. Hug me, I'm sad :'(

[@reencollett6835]

This was the first song I heard when coming across C de P. It cannot be improved upon what a great talent much love to you all!

[@jamessmith6683]

I cant stop playing this song over and over * - *

[@spencerwaechtler5057]

Hearing this, as a dungeon master, I may have this play at a dwarven funeral

[@mugenokami2201]

Make it a staple of any you have in the future

[@canine4435]

I can't stop listening to this song! Thank you so much for making an a cappella version!

[@shazbo7]

I don't think I can get tired of replaying this

[@christophergonzales563]

Half a Ninja no one can

[@blazeroman9590]

this is a masterpiece, just closing my eyes and listening, how the mood of the song changes from start to end . it's just unlike anything I have ever heard.

[@lamreal]

Tolkien did bring such wonder into my life as a child, and even now when I listen to songs like this; I cant help but feel a deep longing for the world he created, for all its good and bad... I can only hope he has come to a reunion with his Lúthien, and I hope they have happiness...

[@Gongasoso]

That last sentence brought tears to my eyes

[@lamreal]

@@Gongasoso Aww, i hope they were happy tears? or happy-sad tears at worst

[@Gongasoso]

@@lamreal more like recent-breakup tears

[@lamreal]

@@Gongasoso I'm so sorry to hear that, hope you can recover and bounce back! Find a silver lining...

[@thorinuzbad-sigin-taragu2627]

Durin! Durin! He was the greatest of the forefathers of old. He is the founder of the great longbeard clan and my ancestor. I am his kin.

[@fierywolverine5044]

Why does Thorin look like an arab in your picture lol

[@mbmr4064]

FieryWolverine I agree

[@mbmr4064]

Honestly a lot of dwarves in the film look like Arab and I personally know a lot how look like them

[@frodoproudfeet3386]

Uh actually Tolkien got the dwarves by the inspiration he had from Scandinavia myth

[@mbmr4064]

Frodo Proudfeet I know but I mean there facial appearance: big hooked noses, long beards, not pale white more olive tones, brown and black hair.

[@void0409]

Thank you so much for this absolute masterpiece! You do more than honor the legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien with this beautiful work of art.

[@AaronRepubBob]

I heard this first two weeks ago. I have probably listened to it 100 times. Gives me chills every time.