Seasons

Seasons

Also known as:Do you want to live forever?¹

In the springtime, when the world was new
I laughed in the gentle rains.

And gathered t' wild blooms to my breast

Spring flowers promise seed

and carried them back to my home.

I've sown them by my door

But the fair flowers wilted and soon lost their glow

their colors grace my garden

and their fragrance was lost to the wind.

their fragrance guides me home

I'll ne'r see again

as I walk,

such wild folk,

as I walk,

such fair folk,

as I walk

lost as the years pass me by.

as I walk down the years that are mine.

In the summertime, when the world grew tall
I danced in the sunlit groves.

My heart open to soul-mate friendship,

True love found me willing

I gave them all rings from my home.

a babe soon followed ring

But the hands holding mine soon left for the dark

now generations later, I see my lover's eyes

and their voices where lost to the wind.

A voice that sounds familiar, calls me grandmama

I'll ne're hold

As I walk

such kind hands,

As I walk

such warm hands,

As I walk

lost as the years pass me by.

As I walk down the years that are mine.

In the autumntime, when the world brought forth fruit
I sang by the bonfire's glow.

Joining the chorus of many merry folk

Passing on all I had learned

Recounting tales of friendship, memorials all to their names.

magic, lore, and wisdom; the mysteries of life

But the light of the fire soon faded,

I taught them to reach skywards

and my words were all lost to the wind.

and now they're catching stars

I'll ne're recount

As I walk

such bright tales,

as I walk

such brave tales,

as i walk

lost as the years pass me by.

as I walk down the years that are mine.

In the wintertime, now my world slips away
I rest as the snow drifts my door.

No laughter, dance, or song. I am silent and still.

No regrets are haunting me

Age clouds my sight; loss wounds my heart.

My heart is full of peace

My loves, 'pon the western shore we’ll meet (an' so mote it be).
And find our souls rejoined.

Now, I'm alone

I have planted

now I'm mourning

I have loved

Now ‘tis me

I have nurtured

lost to the years passing by.

I have walked down the years that were mine.

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1. An elf will often sing this song when asked, "what it is like to live forever."

2. The first two lines of the duet are sung in unison. Then the descant part (indicated by italics) weaves in between the main melody.

3. I swear it scans better in elvish.