Ainulindalë Songtext
von Infuser

Greetings friend of distant roads
And listen to the whispers
Of a world that was
In the first days
When all was yet unbroken
And wonder walked
Beneath the stars
Magic breathed in every
Stone and stream
And legends were born
As swiftly as the dawn
Though the ages have since Dimmed their light
The memory lingers
In the hearts of a few
From their stories
This tale is woven
Now prepare thy spirit
And embark upon
An epic adventure
Where glory and sorrow entwine
And the echoes of ancient deeds
Yet stir the very bones of the earth


Eru Ilúvatar
The single omniscient
Omnipotent
And omnibenevolent creator
He has been existing eternally
In the Timeless Halls
And possesses the Flame Imperishable
In his spirit
Which kindles existence
From nothingness
He conceived the Ainur
From his thought
And taught each of them
How to make music

Their voices
Like the sound of harps
And trumpets
And choirs
Passed beyond hearing
Into the depths
And heights of sound
The Great Music
Filled the Timeless Halls
And passed beyond them
Even into the Void
So that it was not void
The Ainur′s flawless Music
Satisfied even Ilúvatar
During this early stage

Faults entered into the great Theme
As a result of the discords of Melkor
An Ainu whose thoughts had become
Strange and unlike those of his brethren
Due to his wanderings in the Void

These discords of Melkor that
Became evident in his music
Dismayed those around him
And many faltered in their singing
Or else, attuned their song to his
The original harmony of the Music
Was thus consumed by
A "sea of turbulent sound"
Until it became like a "raging storm"

At that point, Eru responded
By rising from his seat
And raising his left hand
It seemed to the Ainur
That he then smiled
After his reaction to the Music
A new Theme began
Amid the chaos

The Second Theme was
Like and yet unlike the First
It gathered new power and beauty
However, Melkor's discord
Rose up against it
And there was a war of sound
More violent than before

This time, Melkor′s Theme
Triumphed over that of the others
And many of the Ainur
Stopped singing
Entirely out of dismay

Ilúvatar then rose from his seat again
His expression stern this time
He raised his right hand
And yet, another Theme unfolded

The Third Theme had a sound
Unlike the others before it
It began quietly amid
The confusion of the Second Theme
Gaining power and depth over time
Until two completely different songs
Were being made
One, of "immeasurable sorrow"
Which gave it tremendous beauty
And the other
A loud pompous theme
Playing in violent opposition to it

The strife between the two themes
Caused the dwelling of Ilúvatar
And even the Void beyond it to shake
At this point, Eru stood once more
Raised both his arms
And in one chord
Deeper than the Abyss
Higher than the firmament
The Music ceased

Ilúvatar then spoke to the Ainur
About the Music
And the consequences
That would arise from any attempts
To bring discord into it
As Melkor had done
To show them the result
Of their actions
He led them
Into the Void and said
Behold your Music!