Song of Durin (Complete Edition) - Clamavi De Profundis

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

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[@bobafett4617]

Would be very awesome!

[@HotelHero]

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[@isco738]

This would be Amazing!

[@rgikki]

OHHH FLUF YES

[@blijham1834]

Signed as soon as i saw this! Really hope this happens

[@ELPSYCONGROO_JP]

Nostalgia for a place that doesn't exist, in a time that never was...

[@sinuswutz8595]

Embraced by ghosts...

[@muselessmusician]

And kept alive only in the strong hearts of those who wish it were otherwise.

[@anumai1]

Maybe... someday...somewhere...

[@skullcollecter2979]

@@anumai1 Indeed.

[@crhu319]

Like all utopias.

[@davidamunga_]

Gimli: Let them come. There is one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath. Chills.

[@aneesh2115]

They have a cave trool - boromere the tall

[@jamesball90]

*gimli son of gloin

[@sethraelthebard5459]

Agreed. I still remember that line when I first heard it in 2001. Such a powerful moment of valor and defiance!

[@zimmicks3170]

Replace "breath" with "blood" and it will be accurate to the Jackson film. Unless you were quoting the book, in which case I am too lazy to verify it and will trust you :)

[@censorduck]

@God of the Eternal light. Who is this trump or biden? Are they kings of men?

[@palmeraviles7250]

“The shadow lies upon his tomb.......In Moria, in Khazad-dûm” always gives me goosebumps.

[@EgoTheDeranged]

When i read that the part started.

[@jomens8929]

@@EgoTheDeranged same

[@imanstucki]

Same, it's my favourite line because the harmonies at this part in this song are just *chefs kiss*

[@zerozero2166]

@@EgoTheDeranged same

[@petersphilip2783]

That part melts my heart. I love you all sons of Durin❤️

[@Zman0831]

The Story of the Elves being Forced to Leave Middle earth is sad... The Slow downfall of Man is sad.... But the dwarves slowly fading from the world after eventually taking their home back.. that's a tear jerker

[@maxoforce2920]

They are not the only dwarves in middle earth.. yet they took the biggest punches

[@naquris4241]

@@maxoforce2920 the Firebeards and Broadbeams had to abandon their homes at the end of the First Age and never truly recovered. Many of them joined the Longbeards and suffered alongside them.

[@SixthHokage_JayeHatake]

I agree. The Durin's are the greatest of all the Dwarves yet they suffered the most. But when it comes to the suffering of these dwarves nobody can match the blows that fell on Thorin who lived most of his life far from his kingdom and when it is his time to prosper in his hard-earned throne, alas he was killed along with his nephews who only knew of the greatness of their kingdom from stories. Fili and Kili never lived to experience being a royalty.

[@chiefbennywawa1333]

Yeah. I didn't know how sad it actually was. The other day I got bored and did a little research on it, Durin the Last's story is awfully sad. If you didn't know, Durin was believed by the dwarves to be reincarnated. It ended at Durin VII, or the seventh. He stayed as the last dwarf king till the last of the dwarves died off of middle earth, ruling in Moria. It is, indeed, really, really cry-worthy.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

​@@chiefbennywawa1333 I may very well be wrong, but Durin's Folk did not end with Thorin II at Erebor, or even in Khazad-dûm with the death of Balin and Óin. For Thorin Stonehelm, son of Dáin Ironfoot would live on as king of Erebor, and together with Gimli, would go on to live beyond what Tolkien had written in the Fourth Age. And while they may not have succeeded in retaking Khazad-dûm, Erebor and the dwarves of Durin's Folk continued to thrive well into the Fourth Age. And succeeding Thorin Stonehelm was his son Durin, known Durin as the Last (As he was the last reincarnation of Durin the Deathless) and he would succeed in leading Durin's folk back to Khazad-dûm, to rule over both Erebor and Khazad-dûm, restoring the kingdom of Durin's folk, where he would rule "till the world grew old" The Dwarves, including Durin's Folk, prospered during the Fourth Age, at the time where the elves faded from Middle Earth. And they would live on for many more ages until they eventually too faded from Middle Earth, perhaps in the 6th age. But the fading of dwarves is perhaps meant more that the dwarves hid in the mountains, while the dominion of man reigned. "These were the fading years of the Eldar. [...] they attempted nothing new, living in memory of the past. The Dwarves hid themselves in deep places, guarding their hoards." ― The Tale of Years: The Third Age

[@RememberTheDead]

You know something brilliant I just noticed? The Song of Durin is structured in the book to have six stanzas, just as there have been six Durins in Dwarven history (Durin VI was the one felled by Durin's Bane). The sixth verse (just like the sixth Durin) end in a sad note about waiting for Durin to awaken from his sleep. Seven is the Dwarven holy number, and it is said the seventh Durin will be the prophetized Durin who will bring back all joy in the world and bring the Dwarves to their golden age. Perhaps when he comes, there'll be a seventh stanza?

[@triplea657aaa]

Wow, yet another testament to the brilliance of Tolkien

[@declancorry4007]

Durin the 7th. Durin the deathless as he became known, restored moria to it's previous glory

[@ahumpierrogue137]

I would not consider the final bit of stanza 6 to be sad. If anything, it's a last bit of hope after the extreme darkness the dwarves are going through. Even though they have gone through all this tragedy, still Durin's Crown(the stars) lie in Mirrormere, promising the return of the King of Khazad Dum.

[@justanotherbaptistjew5659]

Declan Corry The Deathless was the first Durin.

[@thondaar1863]

I hope so!

[@davarcade123]

For all those who have not read the Lord of the Rings this song is sung by Gimli in the Mines of Moria, when Sam mentions what it would have been like to see the city full of light

[@emregeylani]

Not sung but read as a poem if I'm not mistaken.

[@spookyblush-speedruns]

@@emregeylani I think it was read that way, but I like to imagine it sung like this.

[@hurlprasad]

Thank you for giving me the inspiration to read The Lord of The Rings, my dear friend 🙏🙏

[@czntrm]

This is the soundtrack for the book. 😉😆

[@cellovandervegte8986]

Thank you for the insight

[@vincentlinsin6549]

Rest in peace, Cristopher Tolkien.

[@mafioz333]

The king has come unto his own, under mountain, under stone. Send him out, unto the deep unto earth, eternal sleep , under mountain, under stone through all the lands, let it be known. The king is dead!

[@redashura9255]

Namárië. Farewell.

[@musa_x1691]

🙏

[@bananasaur5209]

I hope his children carry on his and his father legacy. I do know Cristopher's oldest son is a novelist so there is hope. But if they are not to continue the beautiful tale that is Middle Earth then I won't mid. I'm just happy I was here to experience what many people after me may not be able to.

[@zizan2071]

Sad...

[@Stellarheim]

"The world was young, the mountains green, No stain yet on the Moon was seen" Those are the words of a true poet. Imagine living in such a world.

[@brucejedilee5290]

We once did, well except for the stailless moon part

[@brucejedilee5290]

@@Stellarheim Oh I know, it's just we weren't around back then

[@bulldogsbob]

We could have had it in the Garden of Eden,

[@konstantinospalapanidis6414]

It is funny that "unstained" by asteroids moon is scientifically correct. It is hypothesized that sometime early in moon's history a a resonance if the orbits of jupiter and saturn caused a bit of mayhem in the inner solar system and at that time the moon got bombarded by asteroirds quite a lot. So before the so called late bombardment of the moon event one could argue that with a poetic figure of speech "no stain yet on the moon was seen".

[@SayakatheSnoo]

@@bulldogsbob Religion is irrelevant here.

[@treyb387]

My wife says listening to classical music improves your mental health. So I listen to dwarven music to help my beard grow better. And it works...

[@KaryRaven]

OMG, I would prefer my beard NOT to grow as I am a woman... I need to stop listening :D

[@treyb387]

@@KaryRaven you could be a Dwarven woman. According to Gimli they're so much alike in voice and appearance that they're often mistaken for dwarf men

[@the_person_that_playz_game8515]

@@treyb387 so you're a good dwarf cosplayer?

[@fandomhoe2285]

@@treyb387 oh I remember this scene! He was telling Eowyn about them and it was the first time I saw her so happy.

[@treyb387]

@@fandomhoe2285 yes. That scene lol

[@tylerdarnell9032]

homesick for places ill never see and people ill never meet...

[@bubatzvernichter]

fuckin true

[@lachimiste1]

The Welsh have a beautiful word for that - hiraeth; the yearning for places and people that never were, that live only in our hearts.

[@Kjarthan]

You will, I mean you will find us all, and please take care you know.

[@gerardamoia6997]

Imagine reading the books? And getting so...utterly immersed in it that you long to live in that world? I feel you..

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

That's "FERNWEH", my friend...

[@Preda.Y]

The image of Durin looking into a lake and seeing himself crowned with stars is one of the best visual concepts in all of literature

[@SynValorum]

Durin was clearly on drugs if it was daytime.

[@marechalkireraman3097]

The light of the sun was to far in Durin's day

[@strokerwillie1190]

Preda Y. Also went insane with power .... lmao wake da fck up

[@hrogarfyrninga3238]

There was no sun in the beginnings of Middle Earth.

[@acedeuce4709]

Who went insane with power? Df you on abo3t.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

Gimli was so much more than just comic relief in this story. He beautifully honored and mourned his second cousin King Balin of Moria, and his uncle Óin with this song.

[@mhm7135]

any link to him sing? i couldnt find any video

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@@mhm7135 He didn't in the movie. You need to read the books instead. The books are full of songs. Only a handful of songs made it into the movies.

[@mhm7135]

@@Thor.Jorgensen ooh i remember.i thought it was added to the movies though

[@gazover_]

Yea he is more than comic relief, just remember his Helm cave description speech

[@filippobasilio7056]

What about Ori?

[@BioHunter1990]

Tolkien's tale of the Dwarves is a deeply sad tale. But it holds in it a tiny light of hope. A beautiful light. Durin may yet awake...

[@bezukaking6860]

He will, the seventh reincarnation of Durin is born into the Fourth Age. The downside is, however that it is written that the race of Dwarves will fail and all the ages of Arda until the ending of the world (after the Fourth) are those of men. We are currently at the end of the Sixth or beginning of the Seventh.

[@kuafer3687]

@@bezukaking6860, maybe they failed in Middle-Earth but I bet now they're having great time with Mahal in the lands where the Mountains are still green

[@sapherno11]

Not may. Durin one day WILL Rise from sleep, and lead the Dwarves into retaking Khazad Dum, and waking its ancient glory once again, bringing life and light to its dark halls once more. The Dwarves are not singing about a tiny light of hope here. They are remembering a promise of what WILL come, which makes it all the sadder to me knowing it'll never happen. Durin the Deathless did die that day...even more, they've lost his Tomb to the Shadow.

[@mothermaryssongmicheal479]

Like king Arthur for British

[@mihagl5817]

He will awake when Dagor Dagorath(the end of all,the last battle of Light and Shadow) comes

[@mochagoat1998]

“But still the sunken stars appear, in dark and windless Mirrormere” I don’t know why, but that particular part gives me chills

[@Ruiluth]

It's because it's the glimmer of hope behind the sadness of the last stanza. Despite the world being gray and old and shadows living where light once was, there are still powers high above that they can never touch, and Durin is still sleeping somewhere, waiting for the time when they wake him again.

[@adriangorseta8402]

The whole song gives me chills

[@user-N20]

same

[@gonnaflynow2009]

@@Ruiluth especially when you think that this song was probably written at a time when the Dwarfs were at their lowest. They have lost their oldest city (Kaza-dum also known as Moria) and probably Erabor. A lot of Dwarf strongholds are being destroyed or occupied by dragons due to the Dwarfs greed they are close to being a broken people yet there is that one glimmer of hope Durin's crown is still there and one day he will wake again to lead the Dwarfs

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

@@gonnaflynow2009 *Erebor

[@mada_2]

Imagine how happy Tolkien would have been to listen to this. Makes me sad he couldn't see what his life work would spark

[@McCRBen]

Maybe that’s why he wrote.

[@joco8290]

I'm not trying to be that guy and be all negative, but I think Tolkien woudn't like LOTR and Hobbit triologies.

[@leosjoberg9671]

@@joco8290 Why not?

[@tulkaselfuerte8789]

@@joco8290 I'm sure he would be proud to see how deep hes work arrived. And there is no greater gift for a writer thsn see those characteres that he created turn into life

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@joco8290 He might dislike the Hobbit, but why would he dislike the original trilogy?

[@TheMeneltarma]

'There must have been a mighty crowd of dwarves here at one time,' said Sam; 'and every one of them busier than badgers for five hundred years to make all this, and most in hard rock too! What did they do it all for? They didn't live in these darksome holes surely?' 'These are not holes,' said Gimli. 'This is the 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 into the roof.

[@DarkTider]

Let's just appreciate the Hobbit wondering about people living in holes ;)

[@ExceedProduction]

@@DarkTider That's the point, though. Samwise compares it to what he knows, hobbit holes. Warm and snug, homely places that are easy to heat and easy to light. He couldn't imagine someone being able to heat and light such an expansive, frankly gigantic space.

[@billparrish4385]

What's even more amazing is that this vivid landscape, peopled with fantastic characters singing the great deeds of their forebears out of a rich and complex history, all of it sprang in its entirety from the genius mind of a humble Oxford professor, whilst sitting and pondering and puffing thoughtfully on his old thick-bowl billiard.

[@lepthir]

I love how the adjective "ashen cold" is used; an unmistakably dwarven word. An extremely specific type of cold, that only dwarven vocabulary would truly need. Just like the many words for snow in the inuit language, it just adds so much authenticity to the entire song. Just another testament to Tolkiens genious.

[@harbl99]

'Ascen' (of ash) is Old English. JRRT knew the old words are best.

[@chiefbennywawa1333]

@@harbl99 Sorry lad, I had to say this: *ashen, not ascen

[@chiefbennywawa1333]

@@harbl99 But you're right

[@amaliaschipani5862]

Feanor doesn't like this element, Noldor would use it too 😂😂

[@spacejunk2186]

To be fair, the many word snow in inuit language mainly come from the fact that you can combine words together like in german. Soft snow becomes "softsnow".

[@BlackCrafte]

"These are no holes", said Gimly. "This is the great realm and city of the Dwarrowelf. And of old it was no darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remebered in our songs." He rose and standing in the dark he began to chant in a deep voice, while the echoes ran away into the roof. "The world was young, the mountains green...."

[@46raulfull]

Yesss! Reading this was amazing! How incredibly immersive can Tolkien's writing be.

[@gabriel-de8yv]

No stain yet on the moon was seen...

[@93Crash101]

@@gabriel-de8yv No words were laid on stream or stone...

[@shaggy4real97]

@@93Crash101 when Durin woke and walked alone

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

*Gimli

[@QuillOfEarth]

This really makes me tear up. I really think that the dwarves, not the race of man, are the most human and deeply relate able characters in Tolkien. Unlike the elves, the dwarves are mortal. Their greatest kings and heroes do not remain in dwelling with them throughout the ages, so they have to pass on the legends of their great ancestors. There is no certainty that their greatest hero, Durin, will reawaken and bring about another age of gold for the dwarves. The last lines always get me, "the world is grey the mountains old, the forges fire is ashen-cold." The world which the dwarves loved so much is now fading, and with it so are the dwarves. The shadow lies upon Durin's grave, all hope seems lost. But still the sunken stars appear in dark and windless Mirrormere- there lies his crown in waters deep, till Durin Wakes again from sleep". There's just so much hope in these last lines, and so much love for the dwarven race. It is truly beautiful. I am a total nerd.

[@ll-zn9zb]

Lump lumpson true and i think that its also really beatiful to think of the mighty halls of the dwarves that were build in first age

[@theexchipmunk]

This song always mirrors the world depicted in the books and movies. While there is still wonder and magic to be found in the world it has become rare and the great wonders of the past lie in ruins. The world is fading the landscape scattered with the ruins of once great citys and kingdoms. The world is becoming "grey" as more and more of the past greens drains.

[@duykghost8298]

Actually the dwarves live longer then humans Google it

[@duykghost8298]

Tactical Bacon oh sorry I missed read

[@thomasrose2149]

Forgive me for not having much knowledge on the lore(I haven't read any of the books and haven't watched the films for a long time). But are you implying the elves are immortal?

[@abqjackal_beard241]

A few years ago, I memorized this song before my first son was born. I wanted a good masculine lullaby I could sing him and be consistent with for bedtimes. It's one of his favorite songs now, we sing it every night before bed, and I hope he never gets tired of it. Thank you so much for this song, it means a great deal to my little family.

[@velvethoot4507]

OMG What a father you are...we all need a father like you.

[@abqjackal_beard241]

@@velvethoot4507 that is very kind of you, thank you!

[@JohanHBG]

No joke, i did the same. My son is soon 4.

[@charliehart7271]

The way they sing “The Earth was fair in Durin’s day” just gives me chills, it feels to me like they’re singing a comfortable sigh for some reason

[@Sennmut]

It was so much better, once.

[@zubei]

The verses are proof of the genius that Tolkien was. The emotions that arise over an imaginary place are extraordinary. The rythm and singing do this great poem justice. Well done.

[@mjargunn4453]

YES.

[@spacewinter]

Yes, his books have made me feel like nool other. So many great authors since have tried to imitate it but just can't be repeated

[@FixTheDisc]

Wait, Tolkien didn't write the song tho right?

[@spacewinter]

@@FixTheDisc he did. He wrote soo many songs in his books. The lyrics anyway. Gimli sang the song in the first book if I remember correctly

[@FixTheDisc]

@@spacewinter Fun to hear! Have read most of the books but that was ages sice. I think few authors spend time writing songs into their lore/books.

[@h_hash]

My older brother just passed away this saturday the 29th of june, his heart stopped beating at the age of 32. We sung this song together once in front of our family to show how much we loved it. We were really proud and we also have a video of this moment. Now i’m singing this song alone while remembering my loved brother, I miss him so much already. Thanks to Clamavi de Profundis for all their incredible song and for their work, it helps me go through this deep pain

[@gabrielemazzeo9821]

R.I.P ❤❤

[@ThatGuy-c]

I would sing this song with you any day, honored dwarf-brother

[@MinouMinou66]

The fact that you paid attention to this speaks for an eternal connection between you... one day when it's your turn he will be waiting for you, singing with you and hugging you, as long as you will sing without him

[@AeonSaint]

May your brother rest in peace! But he's not gone, as long as you think of him and remember things like this. Maybe you should try the game "Return to Moria". You'll find a surprise in the game. ;)

[@adriennedunne1748]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost someone too last year. My sister.

[@Sprejar]

My grandpa has passed away, almost everyday I sít on our garden, listening to this song, looking on stars and talking to him, this song always make me cry, when I heard it. I will always remember my grandpa through it. Thank you for this. And I wish good memories to everyone, who is listening this song.

[@soulextract640]

Your Grandfather was a King in his own rite

[@latindwarf8173]

I'm sorry for your loss. May God keep your grandfather.

[@brendamobley]

I’m very sorry for your loss. He will be remembered.

[@peanut9560]

A person dies when they are physically dead but only when their memory is forgotten do they truly die

[@EnragedPilgrim]

May your grandfather rest in peace.

[@francesjordan1540]

I work in a church, we have an amazing sound system... playing this in a dark church with a killer sound system is pretty awesome.

[@mennoltvanalten7260]

That sounds amazing! My church is in the main hall of a high school, so it would be slightly less awesome, but I can imagine it would be awesome to hear this projected through the acoustics of a large (catholic) church, imagining teh architecture around me to be ten times more impressive again, like it would be in the actual Dwarven halls!

[@kubibrodel5632]

@@mennoltvanalten7260 How about a cathedral? That would be nice! xD

[@mennoltvanalten7260]

If it is 1,000 years old, it is Catholic, or at least it was when it was built. However I meant the Catholic bit more like one of those old, large churchs with good acoustics. Just happens to be that where I live that coincides with Catholic.

[@TheLocoRunner]

Dude you have to record it and show us all :p I would LOVE to hear this song bouncing off the vast acoustic halls, it seems like a song made for it

[@Drengade]

... Now play 'when the hammer falls'

[@goronimus304]

Elves: we are the best at singing poems Dwarves: Hold our beards

[@krzysztofz1986]

👍

[@beanbag8449]

Not the beard!

[@zacharyjackson1829]

but seriously though have you tried singing along to this song? I am constantly running out of breath and it doesnt help that the lower octave singing requires more hot air and breathing. This song is perfect for someone trying to strengthen their lungs lmao

[@marinusvanzoggel6941]

@@zacharyjackson1829 I'm a bass, no problem for me ;)

[@zacharyjackson1829]

@@marinusvanzoggel6941 even with my voice being pretty low it still seems like a struggle, especially with the very little pauses in the song. Im not an experienced singer though so i may just not be adapted to it yet

[@paulgibbon5991]

You know, I think the line that really sticks with me is "beneath the mountains, music woke". It says that the Dwarves didn't just measure their glory by war or the construction of great monuments.....but also held precious their ability to create art and take joy in it. "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." --Thorin Oakenshield

[@robertlarrison9614]

See that's the thing dwarves are some of the best Craftsmen the Middle Earth had besides the elves if you wanted a good weapon something that was strong was going to last you went to a Dwarven Smith they took pride in their craftsmanship whether it be jewelry with gold and silver or mithril being is Mithra was so expensive the chainmail shirt that Bilbo has was so expensive he could buy the entire Shire

[@tomf3150]

"... There lay they long, And many a song was sung unheard by men or elves. ..."

[@daugirdassvitrigaila5644]

Saddly its impposable for humans to do. We where created to war and suffer so we are sad and angry due to that. One tries to save us but its near imposable.

[@janberkemeier7406]

It is also quite interesting to note that the creation myth of Middle-Earth is strongly linked to music, and the appreciation of art and culture is a recurring theme in the conflict of good vs. evil, since the "evil" cultures in Lord of the Rings are often said to produce no art except for skillfully made weapons of destruction, and no culture except for bastardized versions of existing languages and mocking, often crude songs (e.g. the Goblin King).

[@jalarasstudios414]

Fits with their maker Aule. He was a man of thought, a man who wanted to create beautiful and great things. To create things to bring joy to others. At their best, the dwarves reflect this.

[@asura5548]

"No harp is wrung, no hammer falls. The darkness dwells in Durins hall" 🤧

[@idontknoq4813]

🥲

[@lraoasisbottle3052]

😔

[@idontknoq4813]

"The shadow lies upon his tomb, in Moria, in Khazad-Dum," 😔

[@lraoasisbottle3052]

@@idontknoq4813 So sad bro

[@idontknoq4813]

@@lraoasisbottle3052 Never forget; There lies crown in water-deep. Till Durin wakes again from sleep.

[@panicschannel7665]

Isn't it just amazing how one man can bring us all together though his writings. Fantasy really is something wonderful.

[@michaelbates4834]

@Space Vatnik This is no bedtime story...it's an epic!

[@bigcountry622-9]

Very true, he was a great writer as well as a man of God

[@darkpope6667]

Well, according to the woke left, Tolkien is a dirty racist.

[@shep9231]

Indeed sir.

[@Methus3lah]

“The world was young, the mountains green” at the beginning contrasted with “the world is grey, the mountains old” near the end is so beautiful

[@Encovelicus]

This durin guy sounds pretty cool.

[@johnathonlee7053]

Guilherme Sousa, I know right XD

[@michaelcastellano588]

he was alright i guess

[@ThePalatineHill]

sounds like a dwarf Rasputin

[@thetau4866]

@@ThePalatineHill he was a great dwarven man

[@argon1580]

Durin was the first from seven Dwarfs Fathers created by Aule, one from Valars the servants of Iluvatar. I recommend the Silmarillion (a full story about the begginnings of Midleearth😁)

[@quzi2532]

4:21 the way they sing "In Moria, In Khazad-dum" always somehow squeezes my heart.

[@imawaffle148]

that makes three of us: you, me, and samwise gamgee

[@bloodangel19]

@@imawaffle148 make that 4

[@iamgroot1223]

@@bloodangel19 make that 5

[@93simon1]

@@bloodangel19 Let's say 6 then...

[@macwillow262]

7!

[@maliaalexisbarnes2387]

"Till Durin wakes again from sleep..." simply amazing

[@ajshim]

"There lies his crown in waters deep.Till Durin wakes again from sleep." I get chills & strangely hope everytime.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

Tolkien hit his mark once again.

[@BioHunter1990]

Durin will awake again. He will awake one final time. Sadly it will also mark the final march of doom for his people, until the ending of the world. The Eldar pass on to the Halls of Mandos, and the Gift of Men is eternity beyond death...but the final fate of Durin's Folk is forever unknown...even to them.

[@t.j.kohlrust9730]

Got the chance to sing this in Carlsbad Caverns. Almost no one was in the caves cause it was a weekday. My sons started getting scared when it got dark and I told them about how even dwarves like Gimli got scared sometimes. This song is so well written that it gives dwarven courage even to little hearts. (Also, nothing sounds cooler than singing deep dwarven songs when you're hundreds of feet underground in huge halls).

[@meatybtz]

Did you wake the dwarves sleeping in stone? Did they rise and sing along, their voices ringing off the vaults of stone?

[@ojisanhoward8940]

The reverber....echos must have been nice!

[@ensar3752]

I loved this, Sir! They surely must have found comfort in your singing. 😄

[@clydejohnson1714]

I'd pay to hear that!

[@shaggy4real97]

You sir, have peaked in a life I wish I had and I applaud you

[@mokujintx]

Why does this make me watery eyed. No matter how many times I listen. I'm an old man now and it still gets me.

[@davidcampbell1141]

I feel the same way, it gives me a longing of a place and home I know only exists in my heart and imagination. But that's just me....

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

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

[@ayagami51]

Incredible work! You are awesome artists! (You really don't have a facebook or anything else?)

[@Emperor_Elessar]

Well, now what Lord of the rings/the hobbit song comes? Lament for boromir? Well, anyway whatever you do is amazing. Continue like this man.

[@undertakernumberone1]

how about the Lament for Gandalf? Or the Lament of the Rohirrim ("Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? ") Eärendil? Gil-Galad? Or how about Tom Bombadil? Or how about the Mounds of Mundburg... or how about The King beneath the Mountains, to end the "trilogy" of Dwarven songs. The King beneath the mountains, The King of carven stone, The lord of silver fountains Shall come into his own! His crown shall be upholden, His harp shall be restrung, His halls shall echo golden To songs of yore re-sung. The woods shall wave on mountains And grass beneath the sun; His wealth shall flow in fountains And the rivers golden run. The streams shall run in gladness, The lakes shall shine and burn, All sorrow fail and sadness At the Mountain-king's return! considering that i have to say: i doubt they could top sir Christopher Lees version of Treebeards song

[@Emperor_Elessar]

undertakernumberone1 Just half of them would be amzing.

[@jaojao1768]

Clamavi De Profundis That would be awesome! They could also do some of his early poetry, like something from the book of lost tales

[@secretlyaspacewizzard]

- Dad, why is my little sister is called Rose? - Because your mother loves roses. - Thank you Dad - You're welcome Song of Durin complete edition

[@josesoria2072]

Calling your son Durin must be enough, I think

[@dwiffles4735]

@@josesoria2072 I agree.

[@chiefbennywawa1333]

@@josesoria2072 Or maybe as a middle name or something, having a first name as Durin, or even Durin VIII would be awesome, though.

[@royaltoplists]

Best comment

[@Wow-rn2re]

I don't get it. This makes no sense

[@SennaHawx]

"In Moria, in Khazad-Dûm" gives me the chills. Every time

[@laststandinstalingrad5162]

Senna Asad well it’s sad because Moria means ‘Black Pit’ in Sindarin speech,due to the infamous awakening of a Balrog (Durin’s Bane).From black pit to the dwarf mansions that will stride again in glory

[@amkju]

@@laststandinstalingrad5162 Sindarin, not Black Speech

[@laststandinstalingrad5162]

amkju oh yeah my bad, bad memory. I never liked it called Moria, thus I only called it Khazad Dum

[@YinYangLogo]

@William Lacy It's a powerful name, meaning 'Delving of the Dwarves' in Dwarvish. Dwarvish name for a Dwarvish place.

[@BioHunter1990]

"In Black Pit, in Dwarven Mansion..." the former carries a weight of sorrow, but the latter a ringing of glory!

[@AslansMane88]

Tolkien as poet is underpraised, His stanzas strike like metal bright And to his verse voices are raised which wreath his words in song and light.

[@Super-Skrull]

Hey, that rhymes!

[@SP8inc]

Nice

[@marcusaurelius8030]

Doctor: You have 5 minutes to live Me: *plays Song of Durin* Doctor:... but it's 5:11... Eru Illuvatar: It's okay..

[@marcosplay1706]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA BRAVO BRT

[@turanbozkurt4835]

😅😅😅

[@harbl99]

Mandos: * hums along *

[@tristshep1623]

Skip 11 seconds in and you still have 1-2 seconds before the singing starts.

[@hasanrızayetiş]

Is it? Is it okay my child?

[@LuucDeeLaanzac]

I live in a mountain village. So any time I stumble back home from a night out in the nearby city, I pass a lot of hills and meadows. Faraway I see snowy mountain tops, the moonlight shining on them. And always I start to "sing" this beautiful song, which appears to describe (at the beginning) my home somehow. Thank you guys for an huge load of drunken sentimentality.

[@MrLittlelawyer]

This sort of thought hits me a lot. I live in one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world (that are still "mountains" anyways, and not ground to dust), and though they are young in terms of human interaction with them, this poem often comes to my mind when I think of how ancient the towering giants around me are.

[@MrAppomatox]

We were born in the wrong century bro

[@sarahgray430]

You must be Welsh.

[@prikuu]

@@sarahgray430 I'd say hungarian (maybe living in Romania)

[@sarahgray430]

@@prikuu I have seen pictures of Hungary and yes, that would fit what you describe very well...but for some reason your description made me think of Wales, which I have visited, and this song is in a style very much like traditional Welsh choir music. I myself live at the edge of Ottawa, which has its own slightly Middle Earthly quality though the area I live in was built in the 1970s. I do live in a basement whose windows are overgrown with rose bushes and I like to imagine that it is a hobbit hole.

[@mation2012]

There's just something strangely powerful about the name Khazad-dûm. Always makes me shiver when they sing it

[@joselara9194]

It´s because is the home of legendary dwarves :)

[@WolfGr33d]

Probably because Tolkein made an actual language and used it to name places, kinda makes it feel authentic when compared to a place named from random 'cool sounds'.

[@SideCutR]

Being myself a choir singer, I really feel something strangely powerful destabilizing my voice when I sing this verse one octave lower.

[@WheatSnecBread749]

yeah. you right

[@stevenwang5148]

Because it takes a special kind of gift to create a place that invokes power just by whispering its name.

[@ApocGenesis]

I looked upon a winding road Made not with mortar, brick or stone But wrought instead in wire wound Beset in waves of lightning bound A road that winds forever more Stoneless walls and woodless doors Lead to lands of empty plains Yet as I stumbled on my way I heard an ancient song did play The voice of long-past days gone by Aroused a tear to long dead eye For Durin's folk do sing once more Heart-grown seeds from ancient store A tale that long did fallow lie But cannot ever truly die

[@idontknoq4813]

Is this from the books? Or are you one of the two blue wizards, come back with ancient magic to weave us such fine art, and great poems?

[@aririce3390]

That was beautiful, I actually sang this in tune with the video and it ended when the video did I guess I have great timing.

[@praetor9822]

That second verse is incomplete. It's a shame.

[@ryaku5]

​@@praetor9822Where only lonely dust remains.

[@Benjamin-k2g]

If there is an after life, I'm convinced Tolkien would hear this and smile.

[@ahmetvedatcelik9760]

Trust to Allah, :)

[@sargeyoukai6860]

Dude, he is Eru Illuvatar.

[@Benjamin-k2g]

@@sargeyoukai6860 well said.

[@owrah2198]

I will trust Jesus, He saved me often times

[@Benjamin-k2g]

@@owrah2198 great for you. Hail Óðinn.

[@olavops1000]

1:51 "...The western seas have passed away, *the* *world* *was* *fair* *in* *Durin's* *day* ", those two verses just sound freaking perfect, the way they're melded together, It's just so epic and sombre!

[@eyesack6845]

Lol when i read this i was listening to the song and that line came on lol

[@eyesack6845]

OMG I replayed and was scrolling through and THE SAME THING HAPPENED... WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TWICE???

[@mostcompletedtoplaner610]

@@eyesack6845 since you know now the lyrics i would say 0%

[@benedictcremer9761]

@@eyesack6845 same

[@erinmayo5170]

That whole verse is my favorite

[@Bastion83]

My best friend....would have loved this. I was always more drawn to the Elves, he to the Dwarves. Since his passing I find my love for Durin's folk and all other dwarves grown greatly. Were Sir Tolkien's world real, my friend, my brother would rest in the halls of Aule. Bless those who posted this.

[@mrhalfwit972]

*bows in respects for your family dwarves elves and all*

[@johanneslehmann3414]

ironically disrespectful.

[@mrhalfwit972]

hmph how so?

[@johanneslehmann3414]

meh just seems a tad disrespectful, considering his brother/friend passed away. i don't think you meant it disrespectfully, just seemed like it was.

[@mrhalfwit972]

jack Edwards ' that is why its bows in respects now have a good day

[@hollandahern3585]

You can really feel the sadness and lament in their voices. The Dwarves, in my opinion, suffered some of the greatest tragedies out of all the races of middle earth. They went through several large scale population devastating events that dropped their numbers significantly, and eventually began to just fade from the world since they couldn’t reproduce their numbers as effectively, and this song clearly demonstrates their remembrance of Durins Day, when the world was good and life seemed to be peaceful and happy, until it began to fall.

[@dustinjones7458]

_And the line of Dain prospered, and the wealth and renown of the kingship was renewed, until there arose again for the last time an heir of that House that bore the name of Durin, and he returned to Moria; and there was light again in deep places, and the ringing of hammers and the harping of harps, until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended._

[@cameronlane3567]

It's even sadder when you see the extra story from the rings of power series

[@egalai1954]

@@cameronlane3567 do not speak blasphemy

[@ABKMorgan]

"He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, and saw a crown of stars appear" love that bit.

[@damdumah2552]

ABKMorgan u and me both I cry ever time. "And runes of power upon the door"

[@15oClock]

I got goosebumps.

[@solako3896]

"We may speak different language" "but music is a language that all people understand"

[@makqa6675]

The song is in English though

[@Rexaurus]

@@makqa6675 Not everyone speaks english

[@shotz_9853]

Not if it's in Chinese

[@keulron2290]

Well, that depends...

[@chloesept17]

then why is it that people immediately bash k pop fans?

[@philipkhan7715]

“Who’s this person you pledged your service to- Thorin Oakenshield?” “He was my friend”

[@nikosaurus4238]

F

[@danyalreza8050]

F

[@imaginarycorgi7312]

F is for Friends who do stuff together U is for you and me crying

[@treyjordan3168]

F, Rest in Peace Thorin Oakenshield EDIT: Spelling Mistake

[@VioDieHeisse]

F :(

[@kevinvancauteren449]

This song should have definitely be in one of the movies. This is so beautiful

[@Mis7erSeven]

The lord of the rings and the silmarillion are sad stories for me. The good guys win in the end of course. But the books are full of memories of so much great and beautiful things that are destroyed, forgotten and lost forever. Time cant heal all wounds in this world.

[@justsomeguy1014]

Stories of heroes fighting for a scarred world

[@rabokarabekian409]

Most of the cosmological physicists who have ever existed might have some pertinent commentary affecting you assessment. Penrose's phase change does notsound promising as an end of time, either

[@billmiller4972]

That's exactly what JRR Tolkien had on his mind when he wrote the stories. When he was young Victorian England ruled the world and the country was proud and self-confident. Then came World War I and II. He never forgot this.

[@Mis7erSeven]

@@billmiller4972 Maybe. The mighty kingdoms in his stories always became lazy, arrogant or greedy and so the evil could take them.

[@thorveim1174]

And even the good guys winning in the end has a bitter aftertaste.. because only the race of men is thriving, and magic fades from the world regardless, as elves leave middle-earth to go to their own form of afterlife, hobbits stay rather isolated and oblivious of the world around them and dwarves are a dying civilization desperately hanging onto their past.

[@Sanguiluna]

I’ve always felt the dwarves are the underrated fantasy race. In most stories it’s either humans or elves who are the dominant people, with the other being the second most powerful. That’s one of the things I appreciated about The Witcher: while humans were the dominant force, it was the dwarves who adapted and became a powerful force in the world, becoming bankers and ore merchants and basically controlling the economy, while the elves regressed and became bandits and murderers.

[@alecallred9145]

Dwarves have always been my favorite fantasy race hands down. Ever since I was a little kid, I remember playing Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes on the OG X-Box with my siblings and I was always the Dwarf.

[@CapyMartinBara]

I think there are some fantasies where dwarves are the only Industrial race, sure everyone else has magic but much like harry potter and the reason wizards hide, is cuz a gun beats all. And if its not enough theres also nukes

[@13vatra]

Dwarves usually fit best as a silent power. Like you mention with Witcher, they control the economy. They don't lord their position but know exactly where they stand and will defend it at all costs if threatened.

[@Star-Blink]

I could Recommend a Novelle from Markus Heitz called "The Dwarfes". In that book-series, the main focus is on Dwarfs.

[@Tamburahk]

@@Star-Blink or anythink from warhammer lore, dwarves are very much the force of old world, even razed whole elven colony in old world for shaving beard from envoy of High king. War of Beard for elves and for dwarves War of Vengeance

[@fekokeke8497]

I sing this to my daugther at least twice a week during bedtime :-). She calls it "the song in english" (french speaking).I'll soon start to read "The Hobbit" to her #TolkienFanInBecome

[@th3_g0th60]

That is respectable.

[@josephquiseng3885]

Good parenting right here

[@meme9492]

Definitely a great choice. There's a lot of trash out there in the world, but this is some of the best literature. Tolkien was a genius. Your daughter will love it.

[@fekokeke8497]

We just read the Trolls episode, she was so glad that they encounter the first fight and dangerous part of the story! She can't wait to hear about the dragon though... This will teach her patience as well I guess ;-)

[@roberturlaub8526]

u have a rly rly lucky daughter dude

[@CABRALFAN27]

This whole song is epic, but my favorite stanza is the second one. It took me a bit to wrap my head around how it was meant to be read, but then I realized it was almost entirely one long sentence; "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."

[@Not_Soundwave]

Wait a friggin- "My brother composed and arranged the song. My family and I sang it. One of my brothers drew the beginning cover art." You lot are seriously talented

[@Not_Soundwave]

@@osakarose5612 I know they didn't necessarily "create" it-the lyrics are written in Fellowship of the Ring. But to take the time to string a melody for it...! It's still so impressive

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

As a dwarf fan, my heart is going to burst. After so many years, of loving these awesome underdogs in the tolkien mythos, I get to hear this. You made my day. No, week. Month. I love you. I love Clamavi de Profundis. I love Tolkien.

[@The_Cookie_Crumbles]

テオドル same the dwarves are badass

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

The dwarves are my favourite. Baruk Khazad.

[@The_Cookie_Crumbles]

Baruk Khazad

[@dronewars7186]

HAIL DWARVESS

[@leonardograssi4874]

Nomad DWARVES BEST RACE IN MIDDLE EARTH

[@WestCoastEnclave]

"The darkness dwells in Durin's halls"...this made me want to enter the first movie and give Gimli a hug

[@jsmoothd654]

Massimiliano Zogno But Remember, “ But still the sunken stars appear, in dark and windless mirrormere!”

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@jsmoothd654 yeah, you just have to evict Sauron's pet to see or fetch it...

[@jsmoothd654]

They did

[@rico6546]

“ he named the nameless hills and dells.”

[@mrhalfwit972]

god dam goblins and black uruk's ( powerfull batsards arnt theyn)

[@treysoto306]

I recently discovered this when reading The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. Now, I can't stop listening to it. It is absolutely beautiful and brings me to tears.

[@Tom-re6zo]

I literally cried. The melancholy and sense of having fallen from grace made me tear up like I haven't done in quite some time.

[@esperthebard]

One of the greatest works of fantasy music. It stirs something deep within me that is of a foreign people yet so close and familiar at the same time.

[@squashedeyeball]

As always, you put feelings into words in the best way. I couldn't agree more!

[@TheDwarvenHeart]

Well said Esper the Bard

[@bjones1331]

I sang this at my friends place just the other day, and she was saying that when she closed her eyes when I started to sing and as the song progressed she could actually see the images in her head. Almost like memories that were never there. I get the same feeling whenever I close my eyes and just listen. It feels like home.

[@private151]

Seriously this song is so soothing...Zzzzzz

[@agert6416]

I can see Gimli singing this walking through Khazad-dûm for the first time with the fellowship. Tolkien’s world is so deep

[@deanmorton6537]

What about Thorin's gang as well? 😂Bofur and the others sing good lol

[@bulldogsbob]

He did in the book.

[@agert6416]

@@bulldogsbob that’s what I’m referring to, gimili doesn’t sing in the movies

[@Niclout]

@stuartclements6243my personal favorite version fs

[@Darksyne9]

By the Valar...Truly epic and Haunting!! My heart is awakened and my Soul is moved. Thank you for bringing Tolkiens song to life.

[@martinjaros3191]

Tony C For Tanith! For the Emperor!

[@Darksyne9]

Aye! Straight Silver for the Damned Chaos Traitors!!"

[@Antoniusan]

My brother and I drink together and listen to music from time to time. When this sing plays we both stand, hold each other around the shoulders and sing along, no matter how late in the night, it always brings us both to a hairs breadth from tears at the line "The forges fire lies ashen-cold"....It's a tragic picture in the halls of Khazad Dum

[@kenmillete8552]

Me and my twin also sings along to this everytime it shows up in my recommendation 😁😁😁😁 Thou we don't drink often

[@lydiakoga7448]

This song is one of the few things that will put my three week old son to sleep when he's fussy. He has great taste!

[@willsam6549]

Did he grow a beard?

[@djcarp927]

Are you sworn to carry his burdens

[@theodensonofthengel5787]

Lucky kid

[@harbl99]

A few months later on r/parenting: "Baby won't stop smithing and hewing mighty halls beneath the earth. Please advise."

[@Dakka1968]

he shall be the chosen one

[@randomthings1293]

These guys managed to summon an entire culture that doesn't even exist. Magnificent.

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

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

[@atomicwinter31]

Clamavi De Profundis love you guys!

[@tankg2361]

great job

[@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. I showed 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.

[@NotChicoAndPico]

OMG YES I love you guys I hate you for how long it took. but I love youuuuu

[@AbuOss85]

THANK YOU.......

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

Thank you, so much, for bringing the feeling of yorn to life through these pieces... This is what I'll show my children, and grandchildren, to let them feel what I felt when my mother read "The Hobbit" loud unto us. A lone mother of three, who'd fall asleep every chapter due to exhaustion. But she'd still do voices for every dwarf, she'd voice Gollum and Gandalf, she'd bring them all to life. She sung this song in other words and other ways, but this song sums it up... It captures the "Dwarf" of Lotr/Hobbit.. Something the movies failed miserable with. So thank you.

[@GrumpyShaman]

Why not just read to your kids and grandkids in the same way. Because while you have that connection with the song, they otherwise won't, and they just won't care.

[@mrhalfwit972]

wich movies the hobbit or the LOTR

[@seanlocheed6290]

@@mrhalfwit972 LoL "movies"

[@mrhalfwit972]

@@seanlocheed6290what are you implying?

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

@@GrumpyShaman Ofcourse. But that'll be "my" version, it won't be my mothers. I want them to experience both. Because one day, like Durin, she'll be gone and all I'll have is song and poem.

[@oharryc]

Khazad-Dûm such a goddamn powerful name

[@taronmalicos3638]

learning khuzdul (language of tolkiens dwarves) is hard but so worth it

[@rollingthunder1043]

@@taronmalicos3638 IIRC, Tolkein "finished" Sindarin and Quenya (the two Elvish dialects) to the point that they're essentially fully functional languages - though they lack a lot of modern vocabulary so aren't suited for discussing modern topics. But he never finished Khuzdul, the entire point being that the Dwarves guard it jealously. Unlike the Elves, a Dwarf will rarely if ever even speak Khuzdul in front of any other race, much less teach anyone to speak it.

[@Aldar_from_Erathia]

@@rollingthunder1043 My parents named me Aldar (Which means "forest" in Quenya).😀

[@BioHunter1990]

Indeed. I refuse to call the realm by it's Shadowed name. It is and always will be Khazad-dum in my heart.

[@thederper5836]

I can barely pronounce

[@eenalley]

If only Professor Tolkien could have heard this, I'm certain you've have brought tears to his eyes. This is magnificent. Thank you so much for the love you've given to this lore.

[@georgewillow112]

3:30 - 5:00 I love that part. There's something about it which just makes it so emotional, majestic and glorious. One moment you're at the top, you have everything, suddenly you're at the bottom with nothing. The reign of kings comes and goes, it doesn't wait for anyone. Beautiful song, truly lovely. It made me see the dwarves in a whole new perspective, thank you very much.

[@bradleyholcombe6114]

The misty mountains cold

[@davidjanosbosnyak6371]

Welcome to Hungary's history in the 20th century- same situation

[@marktresztian4467]

@@davidjanosbosnyak6371 Kérem ne hasonlítsa a Tolkien által alkotott világot az itteni szemétdombhoz.

[@salamundi]

Imagine, whole Erebor with all the dwarfs stands in front of you, and sings this song... #JRRTolkienForever

[@williamadderley2831]

Thats so true! But particularly of the dwarves. Almost all of their songs revolve about how great they were, but how their greed became their downfall.

[@raffaeleilardi1905]

In the name of Iluvatar! Your voices...you're really the Aulë's herlads! Thank you guys!

[@josephharrison8354]

Ainur, I think you mean. Aule is simply one of the Valar.

[@raffaeleilardi1905]

Joseph Harrison yes, one of the Valar...and the Father of the Dwarfs. Therefore Aulë' s heralds.

[@Askarir]

The Valar are the mightiest Ainur who left Illuvatars side to enter the realm of Ea ( middle earth ) So all the Valar are also Ainur

[@melkormorgoth7165]

raffaele ilardi this song is so good that I can't feel my legs 😂 (if you know my name and you read the silmarillion you will get it)

[@raffaeleilardi1905]

Melkor Morgoth then...how are you doing outside of this world?

[@codykaetzer2402]

I can’t tell you guys how many times I’ve listened too this. Perfection! If Tolkien was still with us it would put tears in his eyes.

[@gkj1992]

Agreed, I know I do every time I hear this version.

[@Ely-fv9fx]

The phrase "The Western Seas have passed away, the world was fair in Durin's day" just makes me want to cry. Same with "The darkness dwells in Durin's halls" The amount of sorrow fit into these few words is nothing short of magnificent. Tolkien man 👏🏼

[@Richwiking318]

No offence to other singers .. everyone of you has qualities .. however that guy who sings 1:17 "As gems upon a silver thread above the shadows of his head" .. is just EPIC .. he absolutely suits this atmosphere

[@possummagic3571]

3:31 "Unwearied then we're Durin's folk. Beneath the mountains music woke" You're welcome.

[@barathrum3107]

He sounds like Balin

[@henryulrich4221]

It’s all of them singing together, I believe.

[@barathrum3107]

Henry Ulrich No Clamavi de Profundis is actually a group, a family, and they sing together, make the soundtrack together and all. But the voices are really close to the Dwarves’ ones, that’s why it’s confusing.

[@asmorzea6295]

@@possummagic3571 4:31 My favorite :3

[@possummagic3571]

3:31 "Unwearied then were Durin's folk. Beneath the mountains music woke" So beautifully sung...

[@jakub.konipas]

This song was sung in Moria by Gimli, when fellowship spent a night in a big city of The Dwarrow Delf.

[@Brick_One_A_Lego_Story]

I wish it was sang in the movie

[@vanadis2420]

@@valentinlaszlosimon2846 Dude wtf

[@Ardelanin]

@@Brick_One_A_Lego_Story it is sung by tolkien himself in one of the first audiobook versions of the lord of the rings. very different but also quite moving. I cannot quite determine which I like best honestly.

[@shawnthompson2303]

He missed his Uncle Thorin :(

[@TragGaming]

@@Ardelanin pretty sure this is an original composition...

[@lekt6992]

Such a good song. I can feel the weight of ages of history dwarves have seen. Weight of history and mastery what has been lost long time ago. Sadness and excitement of waiting for Durin the 7th to come and lead his sons and daughters to a new golden age, also a fear what he will never wake again...

[@valen123456]

I have this mental picture listening to this of Balin and his company first entering Moria, crossing the bridge and seeing the old halls, slowly stopping, then one by one starting this song has a homage to their most revered ancestor and as a mark of hope that their re-colonisation effort will bring back all this old glory.

[@pushkyania2612]

but alas they all died

[@marchie8297]

Same

[@chrisbolland5634]

There should be a verse before the end that tells of balin's expedition amd what became of it. Imagine something to do with this melody but, 'And up from darkness boomed drums in deep.'

[@chrisbolland5634]

@keller blair they added the last verse afterwards.

[@z0ro_62]

Poor balin that was the second failed attempt to take back Moria

[@adhunikmanav2638]

I would like to sing songs like that around fires. There was a time before professional music when songs used to carry pure stories. Songs which were culture specific, we call them folk songs now. every man woman and child knew that particular song and people would sing it together around fires on cold nights or to celebrate. Giving them a unique cultural identity they and their future generations could identify it. We need that back.

[@radiatorqcpogo3268]

It still exist, you just don't search well.

[@radiatorqcpogo3268]

@@Lord_have_mercy in Canada we do have them, they're still strong during winter

[@legisnuntius]

There are plenty of videos on KZbin of people doing this. Do you know how the internet works?

[@inkakodutoo5834]

@@Lord_have_mercy The younger generations don't know them because their parents who did couldn't be arsed to teach it to them.

[@robosoldier11]

ya I agree they are few and far between now a days. Don't get me wrong I'm sure there are pockets of people still having this communal song sharing experience. But outside national patriotic songs, the short winded trendy mainstream song, or the occasional meme song, it doesn't feel like we really have those simple humble story songs to share with each other.

[@JessesSpazzinOut]

1.5k dislikes. "Let them come! There is one dwarf in Moria who still draws breath!!!"

[@adampossin1604]

never trust an elf.

[@CountryboyAR]

Now 1.8k dislikes. We must sharpen our axes, swords, and spears fellow son's of Durin. For the fell servants of Morgoth are amongst us! TO BATTLE SON'S OF DURIN!!!

[@j.t.7553]

TO BATTLE, TO BATTLE, SONS OF DURIN BARUK KHÂZAD KHÂZAD AI MENU!

[@CountryboyAR]

@@j.t.7553 To The King! To The King!

[@BillytheTeslaGod]

Baruk-Khazad! Khazad-i-menu!

[@genshin_lore_enjoyer]

I can't explain, but I love so much dwarve's songs. And it's awesome. Three days I listen this music and "When the hammers falls", and full "Far over the Misty Mountains cold". Thanks for this treasures.

[@IcyFroskan]

It might sound silly, but I love how the R in "drank" is pronounced

[@bjornerlendur4606]

Irish R

[@SSJSonRei]

Nordic and Irish pronunciations are very distinct

[@Poniksei]

Yes I agree, I've always loved the trill of the R in irish

[@RonioFOX]

I was wondering that, thanks for clarifying that for me, I thought he was German or Russian

[@oceanofjelly]

I roll my Rs when I speak German.

[@EowynCloud]

Goosebumps every.single.time. Great job, I am 100000% sure that Tolkien himself would've absolutely loved this!

[@mrhalfwit972]

yep

[@gregy9757]

I love how Tolkien wrote this song. It shows the perfect curve of the rise and fall of Dwarven society in Middle-Earth. The language used is so evocative, you can seriously feel how powerful the Dwarves were at their height. And you know that the Dwarves, at the time this song is sung, are due one last hurrah before they fall once more. Durin wakes, leads the Dwarves back into a golden age, only for them to fail once again, to set the stage for Men to be the sole inheritors of Middle-Earth.

[@maxconfucamus]

Well said

[@harbl99]

"Let us show them who we were, one last time." If there's a more 'northern' sentiment than that I don't know it.

[@Blackarrow145]

harbl99 what’s that “let us show them who we were” quote from?

[@im_flat]

Tolkien actually wrote this POEM. Clamavi de Profundis did the song adapted from the Poem.

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

A song's lyrics is basically a poem once written down, especially in this case where the "poem" is sung by a character in the novel. Both put form and style above function and meaning. There is basically no difference in text between a stanza and a verse. Both used to rely on rhymes as a rule, but it's not necessary in modern styles. Finally, both music and poetry count their syllables to achieve a certain (usually regular) rhythm, which actually helps put the poem or lyrics into song.

[@mahbubshahidshisir4141]

Mournful tears shed for an imaginary place and time. Making us reminisce for a never existed time of glory is the best an artist can do

[@dragonson04]

I. CAN'T. STOP. LISTENING. TO. THIS.

[@KingJellyfishII]

Nor me

[@harbl99]

Something to live up to, ain't it?

[@АлександрВасильков-з7е]

Me too

[@henrypaleveda7760]

you say that like it's a problem :P

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

Durin and the Dwarven Fathers would be filled with pride to hear you guys sing this in their many-pillared halls of stone. Thank you for this beautiful gem!

[@doinosor6405]

Tolkien had a beautiful mind

[@deutschertodesritter6772]

Aidan Suess the fact that he got his inspiration for Lotr by fighting in ww1 and at the Somme, is also a mahor factor to how beautiful his mind is

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

a catholic patriarchal mind...

[@louisryan5815]

@@davidcabreonmunoz6258 lol, get fucked

[@jsmoothd654]

Aidan Madiba Suess Nice Suchomimus

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@davidcabreonmunoz6258 Yes, in other words the kind of mind that shaped the modern world, and gave you the electricity and internet to bitch about it. Beautiful isn't it? Why don't you adopt one such mindset, and achieve something yourself?

[@uniqueImpulse]

the reality of those “untasted wells”, that the dwarves woke first and new the beauty of the world untouched, just makes this so much more beautiful to me

[@pzalterias5154]

I Listened to this near a bonfire, under the stars, far from any city, surrounded by old mountains. Best thing ever.

[@paulgibbon5991]

When discussing fantasy fiction, Tolkein's achievements have been overshadowed somewhat by the many, many imitations, most of them quite shallow. Calling fantasy "Tolkeinesque" often carries an implied criticism that it's shallow and unoriginal. But works like this are the reason why LotR wasn't just a trendsetter, it's a legimitately great work even now. The poem sums up the character of the Dwarves perfectly, badly faded from what they were but refusing to be pitied or forget their old glories, preserving the dignity and pride of their ancient hero-god ancestors, even if everything else fades. Like an aged man who has seen so much of the world and people he grew up with fall away, while he can only endure and remember. Not only that, but it's just so evocative of Middle-Earth itself, covering a span from unutterably ancient history to the much-changed present and the hopes for the future.

[@AIVlogs__]

nice words man

[@konradplatt3833]

It just feels like you need a phd to even start to understand Tolkiens Work. Many who just watched the Films or read the books very shallow dont comperhend how big Tolkiens work really is. For example I dont even like Poetry that much But Tolkiens Poems just ring a bell, or a drum in this case in me.

[@AlehandrosArhangelos]

But even Tolkien was just a professional plagiarist. Middle Earth is Mediterranea/Μεσόγειος. The majority of things in his work is things already existing in mythology and history since forever. He was just too professional in what he did that he somehow managed to make it in his own universe. The problem with ?Tolkienists is that they think Tokien invented the air we breath and this takes away from what he actually did. He took the existing folklore and made hsi own interpretation of this and he even made up new things (like making a whole new language just for the sake of his story)

[@TheNapster153]

Αλέξανδρος Αρχάγγελος In a sense, is that not all of fiction in general? The weaving of the real and the myth and creating a beautiful falsehood that all may savour? It is only plagiarising if there is no effort in improvising or improving the original medium. If there is sincerity in any work of fiction then I doubt it can be really called TRUE plagiarism.

[@triplea657aaa]

I think it's a testament to the sheer might of Tolkien that the genre known as fantasy essentially IS the work of Tolkien.

[@zaaliyan9855]

"And they call it a mine! A mine!"

[@tork9646]

I used to work in a salt mine that looked like Khazad-dûm.

[@zaaliyan9855]

That's cool!

[@jonathanmcelveen9569]

@@tork9646 Was it ruled by a mighty gnome?

[@harbl99]

@@tork9646 Not prying, but Poland, right?

[@leaf241]

"This is no mine! It is a tomb!"

[@Irakhos1]

I'll never, never will get enough of this magnificent song. Thank you all of you.

[@nikolai60]

I haven't clicked on a video so fast in a long...actually probably ever. You guys are freaking EPIC for doing these songs, seriously, first best Misty Mountains, now best Song of Durin! It can't be easy doing these long songs in this fashion, your ability and commitment have earned tonnes of respect points!

[@leoprzytuac3660]

If I ever have a son, this will be his bedtime song.

[@franzjamolin9071]

He'll grow a beard once he wakes up

[@kiritosrage4569]

same ill sing this to him every night or ill play it from my phone for him/her

[@danielthelionking9098]

Can confirm this works.

[@driamhane]

Ill sing this to my DAUGHTER and i bet shell grow a beard XD

[@leoprzytuac3660]

@@driamhane She'll grow a beard, a big nose, armor and axe and she will ask you to go in an adventure to claim moria back

[@jimidle6168]

For those who wonder what the song is about, The world was young, the mountains green, - The world has just been created by Aulë a Vala. everything was still young and pretty No stain yet on the Moon was seen, - the skies were clear No words were laid on stream or stone - No wars only peace When Durin woke and walked alone. - Aulë and Vala created the world and created Durin, he was asleep on mount Gundabad till the elves awoke. He then woke up and started walking (alone) south, at one point he saw 3 shinning beams beteween two mountains and trees, he walked that way. He named the nameless hills and dells; - When he arrived and saw that the three shinning beams he saw were mountain top and he named them (Barazinbar =the RedHorn, zirakzigil =The Silvertine and Bundushathûr =Cloudyhead) and saw a ice cold spring wich he named Kbil-nâla (The source of silverlode). The valley itself where he stood, was named Azanubizar =The Dimril Dale. there he began his stronghold He drank from yet untasted wells; - there was a lake in the middle and drank from it and saw He stooped and looked in Mirrormere, - He looked into the lake and saw shinny lighs above his head, he then saw that they were stars. It was daytime and so impossible to see the reflection of the stars, so he took this as a sign and settle here where later became the home of Durin's folk. He called the lake "Kheled-zâram =Mirrormere". After his death his folk build a monolith stone pilar where he first looked into mirrormere. Gimli stoped by during his journey with the fellowship of the ring, Frodo joined him after they move the continue their adventure. And saw a crown of stars appear, - When he looked he saw a crown of stars like I earlier on said and saw stars above his head and took it as a sign. As gems upon a silver thread, Above the shadows of his head. The world was fair, the mountains tall, - This is a few years later, the world had settled and Durin's folk were living under the mountain's mainly, they began to trade with men they gave them gems and metal for food. In Elder Days before the fall Of mighty kings in Nargothrond - Nargothrond was a elven undergrond city to hide from the Orcs of Morgoth, they were first aided by the dwarves of Norgod. Tùrin was the captain of the elven who lived in Nargothrond, and didn't wanted to hide anymore and instead fight against the Orcs of Nargothrond, this led them to their death and so the fall of Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond - Gondolin was also a elven city that was hidden located right in the middle of Beleriand in Middle-Earth. Vala Ulmo (Lord of the waters) revealed the loaction of the Vale where Gondolin will be founded to Turgon in a dream. Under the guidance of Vala Ulmo, Turgon travelled from his kingdom to the valley and in the middle, Turgon decidec to found the great city wich would be protercted by the high mountains and be hidden from the Dark Lord. The city stood for nearly 4 centuries until it was betrayed to Morgoth by Maeglin (Turgon's nephew) The Western Seas have passed away: The world was fair in Durin's Day. A king he was on carven throne - He was the kinf under the mountain with a throne in carven stone 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; - Durin's folk were happy and feast, but little did they know something was about to happen 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, - This is theoretical, Morgoth's Orcs marched towards The misty mountains and defeated Durin's folk during the battle of Azanulbizar who took place during the Third Age, Azog was defeated by Dáin Ironfoot and Thorin son of Thrain. The forge's fire is ashen-cold; No harp is wrung, no hammer falls: The darkness dwells in Durin's halls; - After Smaug came the survivors flew and darkness settle in the halls The shadow lies upon his tomb - Durin then when to Khazad-Dûm which also is part of Azanulbizar and wich later on will be known as Moria (Black Pit) In Moria, in Khazad-dûm. - Durin the Deathless died and was buried in his tomb 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.

[@jimidle6168]

@hunter christensen Oke wow, most of the information I've givin' about the war of Azanulbizar and Durin, I've got it from a LOTR forum/wiki. But it's possible that it was wrong there or that I understood it wrongly. But I like that you gave the real story about it. I just bought "The Simarillion" and was going to read it during the summer.

[@laststandinstalingrad5162]

CY ComicDope I understand why you thought the Dwarves lost the battle of Azanulbizar, it’s because it was a Pyrrhic Victory for them. They only won with the help of fresh reinforcements from the Iron Hills

[@vaahtobileet]

@@jimidle6168 oh yeah you should probably read the book before trying to explain lines of the song

[@mylifeisabeetle3869]

Aka read the books and cry some more

[@WhoamI27676]

@@jimidle6168 Don't only read the Silmarillon😊there are also books about Beren and Luthien, the fall of Gondolin and about the sons of Húrin😎just in case you didn't know yet.