My brother and I were talking about a tumblr meme I sent him, with a silly poem about Gil-Galad.
He amused himself with the mental image of the elves of Lothlorien singing their lament for Gandalf in the same style as that poem. He then proceeded to give me the first line of this hypothetical poem. I kept going…and wound up with this. :P
Enjoy
(See the end of the work for notes.)
Gandalf was a real grand pal
Until he met a rauko-val
Down from the bridge in tumbling fall
The valarauko gave his all
Olorin’s spirit sent to fly
In Namo’s hall it now does lie
We sing with heart up to the sky
Brought low with sadness we do cry
"I have not the heart to tell you. for me the grief is still too near."
Keep in mind that the elves don’t know that Gandalf is coming back, hence why there’s no verses about the Balrog’s death or Gandalf’s return :P