The Songs of Eru and Melkor

 Eru’s Song:

A single note, pure, bright, and deep

Woke the vast darkness from the endless sleep

As worlds were shaped, a light begun

Notes, stars, love, and sun

 

To overcome all the hard bitterness

A plan was woven that will not hinder us

Through grief, sorrow, and life that was frayed

A world full of hope for everyone has been made

 

No shadows shall fall

No one shall be frightened to call

For those who are true and need aid

Will find that their worries will fade

 

Newfound radiance and brightness of the world

As everything has unfurled

A harmony full of purity that is true

All life and creation belong both old and new

 

Instrumental Music:  The Planets – “Venus, the Bringer of Peace” by Gustav Holst https://youtu.be/EE6_PacCnRw?si=i17uMOPkYKwO9Mir

 

 

Melkor’s Song:

The bitter notes striking away

On the fractured ground it may lay

As harmony unravels into dread

The world is twisted, all light has fled

 

From the shattered silence, a piercing scream

A broken reflection of a flawless dream

Song is rusted, air is torn

Upon this now a shadow is born

 

The space shall fill

With shouts that drill

As beauty continues to melt away

Noise blasts and thoughts stray

 

Chaotic ruin that tears away hope

Removing each and every way to cope

Defiance will come through and survive

Darkness shall loom, anger will thrive

 

Instrumental Music:  The Planets – “Mars, the Bringer of War” by Gustav Holst https://youtu.be/L0bcRCCg01I?si=8SVZU0-ou2JN6Yjo

 

              In developing the lyrics for Eru, I tried to think of various words that brought feelings of hope, peace, joy, and beauty.  These words all reflected Eru and the ways that showed how he acts and what he believes in.  The song lyrics show the purity of his world, creating peace while still having a strong passion for everything he believes in.  On the other hand, when developing the lyrics for Melkor, I tried to think of the opposite.  I created lyrics that reflected feelings of discomfort and chaos, as this goes with Melkor and the dissonance he brings to the world.  The song lyrics show ruin and brute anger, creating a harsh and rough general sense.  For the instrumental music, I chose two different movements of a larger orchestral suite, Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.”  Eru’s instrumental music would be “Venus, the Bringer of Peace” as this song shows strong passion, while keeping everything delicate and light.  This song brings a lot of hope and beauty, as the song sounds that it would bring joy and inspiration to anyone that listens to it, which is how Eru seems to be as well.  It also has a lot of strength in this song, but more on the unseen side and it must be focused on more to notice, which reminded me of Eru too.  For Melkor’s instrumental music, I chose “Mars, the Bringer of War” as this song showed a lot of chaos and discord, with a much heavier and dark sound, just like Melkor.  It was also a strong and passionate song, but more on the angry side with more feelings of harshness.  To contrast these two songs, Eru’s was much quieter and gentler, while Melkor’s was loud and brash.  This relates to Eru and Melkor and how different they are from each other.  Both had strong songs, but in their own ways with either providing inspiration and strength through peace and hope, or through chaos and dissonance.