hi this may sound a bit weird but your rendition of the iron hills soldier’s song is really soothing? like not in the usual sense of peaceful dozing soothing, but it definitely calms me down and makes me feel better so basically thank you for singing it <3

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you like my singinggggggg ahhhhhAWWWWWW YOU ARE TOTALLY LOVELY AND I AM ALL A-FLUTTER

Thank you! I’m glad it calms you, Nonnie, and I’m thrilled you like it! I put it together in like an hour and a half (SO rushed, seriously, all panic stations before the Dwarfling woke up – NOT my most polished performance tbh) and I’m still honestly still a bit kerflummoxed by how well it came together, considering.

EDIT: okay someone just asked for the link so you can hear my ~~racket~~ dulcet tones if you haven’t already – here it is 🙂

https://a.tumblr.com/tumblr_nk1va3J5YD1tt8jrno1.mp3?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
https://determamfidd.tumblr.com/post/111547476968/audio_player_iframe/determamfidd/tumblr_nk1va3J5YD1tt8jrn?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fa.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_nk1va3J5YD1tt8jrno1.mp3

poplitealqueen:

Lyrics

Gilim gilim jalaiglim.

Thatûr ag zanelekha.

Zelefsu Khajmîthuh

Zelefsu Kurdeluh

Nurtul jalaneta.

English Translation

Glint glint gleam.

The stars shall soon shine.

Sleep my little gift

Sleep my heart of all hearts

Your long day
is ended.

I’m loathe to add any commentary (which is surprisingly reserved for me) to this haunting, beautiful rendition, because holy frijoles! Songlark, you have once again blown me away with your mad skills. *cries softly, hugs you, covers your shoulder in snot and tears* You. Are. Stupendous. You bring my wriggling mass of rhymes to life, and this lullaby wouldn’t hurt my heart so much if it weren’t for you. I don’t know whether to thank you or kiss you, you ahh YOU.

And since this will be squeezed into The Seventh and Last, and because she is just a fantastic human being to know, I gotta thank Miss Dets as well. Just… ALL HER EMOTIONALLY STIRRING DWARVISH SONGS.The Iron Hills for me, the Iron Hills for me, theironhillsformeforme I may be a queen, but she’s QUEEN OF THOSE FEELS!

(It kinda devolves into a bona fide headcanon after this. Totally unapologetic).

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Ms Pop, you are the Queen of all Queens. *hugs*

ALSO – holy hannah, goldberry-in-the-rushes! Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! Gonna play it to the Dwarfling tomorrow before her daytime nap 🙂

(ALSO: Ms Pop? YES THAT HEADCANON IS SPECTACULAR AND ALSO FAB AND YOUR THINKING IS SPOT ON. Check out Alris’ bio: she sang and hummed constantly as she worked, and her kids all picked it up from her. Baris was the great talent, and Bofrur also became a musician, but they’re all more or less musically competent!

ALSO BOMFRIS SINGING TO HER BABY WHILE STONEHELM LISTENS EXCUSE ME WHILE I SELF-DESTRUCT FROM THE CUTENESS)

https://a.tumblr.com/tumblr_njyqqnHlj11rin38vo1.mp3?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
https://determamfidd.tumblr.com/post/111366375433/audio_player_iframe/determamfidd/tumblr_njyqqnHlj11rin38v?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fa.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_njyqqnHlj11rin38vo1.mp3

goldberry-in-the-rushes:

In the end
We all must go
Where forges burn
And lanterns glow

To Mahals courts
Ancestral Halls
To wait the day
Last Battle’s Call

My brother, thou
Hast gone too soon
Beneath the stone
Hid from the moon

I wish you peace
Upon your way
And know that I
will be there someday

My brother, thou
Hast left me lone
Beneath an empty
And weighty throne

I’ll do my best
To set things right
Before the dark
And endless night

For in the end
I too will go
Where forges burn
And lanterns glow

This is an original song, written for my fanfiction, Songs Beneath Sky and Stone. (I would link it, but AO3 isn’t loading today)

In the work, Dain Ironfoot sings this at the tomb of Thorin Oakenshield.

~~I messed with the pitch of my voice and the reverb to emulate how I hear it in my head…~~