O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!
O rowan fair, upon your hair how white the blossom lay!
O rowan mine, I saw you shine upon a summer’s day,
Your rind so bright, your leaves so light, your voice so cool and soft:
Upon your head how golden-red the crown you bore aloft!
O rowan dead, upon your head your hair is dry and grey;
Your crown is spilled, your voice is stilled for ever and a day.
O Orofarnë, Lassemista, Carnimírië!
People wonder why Tom Bombadil isn’t in the movies. Cause he’s fucking ridiculous and stupid in the books. The changes needed to make that character work on film, you may as well just not have him in it. Honestly a dumb and useless character. Ooooh he’s so mysteriously powerful! He’s useless is what he is
You shut your mouth! No one talks about my boy Tom that way. (I vaguely remember Tom Bombadil being one of Tolkiens daughters dolls and that’s how he came to be in the book.)
thank god the movies toned down the singing. thats the part of the books i hated
I never hated the singing bits, but it bugged me since I never knew the intended rhythm or melody. Felt like I only got a part of the song every time.
I just skipped it after I realized it wasn’t introducing anything new to the plot.
Reading the lyrics to a song is just reading poetry and I hate poetry.
People wonder why Tom Bombadil isn’t in the movies. Cause he’s fucking ridiculous and stupid in the books. The changes needed to make that character work on film, you may as well just not have him in it. Honestly a dumb and useless character. Ooooh he’s so mysteriously powerful! He’s useless is what he is
You shut your mouth! No one talks about my boy Tom that way. (I vaguely remember Tom Bombadil being one of Tolkiens daughters dolls and that’s how he came to be in the book.)
You mean like half the pages worth? Imagine. The LOTR movie trilogy could have been an extra 8 hours long.
To this very day I’m not sure if the omission of Tom Bombadil was a good thing or not.
How did you hear the songs when you read the book? Did the original book come with a vinyl record?