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| "'''The Road Goes Ever On'''" is a walking song by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], fictionally written by [[Bilbo Baggins]]; verses of it are sung at various places in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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| Sections of the poem are sung in the 1977 [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit|animated movie version]] of ''The Hobbit''.
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| The song can be heard in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC radio version]], sung by Bilbo ([[John Le Mesurier]]) to a tune by [[Stephen Oliver]].
| | * [[The Road Goes Ever On (song)|The Road Goes Ever On]], a walking song featured in both [[The Hobbit]] and [[The Lord of the Rings]]. |
| | | * [[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]], a set of poems by [[Tolkien]] with music by [[Donald Swann]]. |
| Parts of it are also sung in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]] by [[Gandalf]] in the opening scene, and also by Bilbo as he leaves [[Bag End]].
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| '''''The Road Goes Ever On''''', taking its name from the above, is a collection of sheet music by [[Donald Swann]] for poetry presented by Tolkien in his [[Middle-earth]] literature. It was first published in 1967.
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| Although the book can at first sight seem mostly useful by musicians (particularly piano and guitar players), it has been found to have a wider use than this, allowing readers to understand the cultures of the various mythological beings presented in Middle-earth better, and helping linguists analyse Tolkien's poetry. For example, it contains one of the longest samples of the language [[Quenya]].
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| The second edition of ''The Road Goes Ever On'', published in 1978, included the poem [[Bilbo's Last Song]].
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| The third edition, published in 1993 and likely the last, comes with additional poetry and also a CD with recordings for the entire song cycle.
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| List of songs (Third Edition):
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| * [[The road goes ever on]]
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| * [[Upon the hearth the fire is red]]
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| * [[In the willow-meads of Tasarinan]]
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| * [[In western lands]]
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| * [[Namárië]]
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| * [[I sit beside the fire]]
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| * [[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]
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| * [[Errantry]]
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| * [[Bilbo's last song]]
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| * [[Lúthien Tinúviel]]
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