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A King there Was Lyrics by Ted Nasmith

The Hidden Door: Songs in the Key of Enchantment

2012

A king there was in days of old
With might and wealth so great
Enchanted realm protected
About the thousand caves
There songs were sung and legends held
In Thingol's hidden halls
And golden cups and jewels untold
His crown of silver tall
But all these things he did love less
Then one made exceeding fair
A daughter had he: Luthien;
And all [?] took care
Her mother was queen Melian
Of immortal line and wise
Her robes were blue as summer sky
But evening grey her eyes
Such [?] no more shall run
No fair[er?] a maid shall be;
Oh now green earth ‘tween dawn to dusk
From moon to endless sea
Her feet were light as bird on wing
Dark shadowed was her hair
The fragrance of a flowering weed
Her laughter ringing fair
They dealt amid Beleriand
Held fast by Elven might
In the woven woods of Doriath
Where few dared to set sight
But north there lay a land of dread
O’er hills of shadow cold
Where deadly night she lurked and lay
Within that haunted hall
In Doriath she danced in [?]
To music [“dair remote”?]
As daylight melted into shade
In wandering music [c?]old
A king there was in days of old…
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Ted Nasmith

Ted Nasmith

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"A King there Was" appears on "The Hidden Door: Songs in the Key of Enchantment" in 2012.

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