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Poetic Arda  by Mirach

“Anyway by mid-winter Gandalf and Bilbo had come all the way back, along both edges of the Forest, to the doors of Beorn's house; and there for a while they both stayed. Yule-tide was warm and merry there; and men came from far and wide to feast at Beorn's bidding." (J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit)

For the 3rd round of this year's Tolkien mailing competition, one of the tasks was:

Write and record a Yule-song that could have been heard at Beorn’s place

Sorry I post it so late after Christmas, when it would be more appropriate, I had to wait for the results of the round before posting it. It is sung with the melody of "Jingle Bells", and I will not give you the recording, because my singing is terrible, so here is just the text.



Beorn's yule song

Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.
Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.

Snow is falling high
In the woods tonight
Cloudy is the sky,
But one window is bright
Bear sleeps in his den,
Rabbit in his hole,
Beorn invites all the men
to his wooden hall!

Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.
Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.

Wizards, hobbits, men,
Ponies, dogs and sheep
We meet here again,
While sun goes to sleep
With round or pointy ear,
The tall and the small
Everyone is welcome here
In Beorn's merry hall!

Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.
Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.

Honey-cakes are sweet
And fire burns bright
In streams flows the mead
In Beorn's hall tonight
Beating got the Orcs
And dragon is no more
To that we raise cups and forks
In Beorn's fire-lit hall!

Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.
Yule-tide, Yule-tide,
longest night in year,
outside it is cold and dark,
but warm and merry here.





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