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Lament for Boromir
LAMENT FOR BOROMIR
Through Rohan over fen and field where the long
grass grows
The West Wind comes walking, and about the
walls it goes.
'What news from the West, O wandering wind,
do you bring to me tonight?
Have you seen Boromir the Tall by moon or
by starlight?'
'I saw him ride over seven streams, over waters
wide and grey;
I saw him walk in empty lands, until he
passed away
Into the shadows of the North. I saw him then
no more.
The North Wind may have heard the horn of the
son of Denethor.'
'O Boromir! From the high walls westward I
looked afar,
But you carne not from the empty lands where
no men are’.
Then Legolas sang:
From the mouths of the Sea the South Wind flies,
from the sandhills and the stones;
The wailing of the gulls it bears, and at the
gate it moans.
'What news Eram the South, O sighing wind, do you
bring to me at eve?
Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and
I grieve.'
'Ask not of me where he doth dwell - so many banes
there lie
On the white shores and the dark shores under the
stormy sky;
So many have passed down Anduin to find the
flowing Sea.
Ask of the North Wind news of them the North
Wind sends to me!'
'O Boromir! Beyond the gate the seaward road
runs south,
But you carne not with the wailing gulls from the
grey sea's mouth.'
Then Aragorn sang again:
From the Gate of Kings the North Wind rides,
and past the roaring falls;
And clear and cold about the tower its loud
horn calls.
'What news from the North, o mighty wind, do
you bring to me today?
What news of Boromir the Bold? For he is
long away.'
'Beneath Amon Hen I heard his cry. There many toes
he fought.
His cloven shield, his broken sword, they to the
water brought.
His head so proud, his face so fair, his limbs they laid
to rest;
And Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, bore him upon
its breast.'
'O Boromir! The Tower of Guard shall ever
northward gaze
To Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, until the end
of days.'
THE TWO TOWERS
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