The Last Goodbye - Clamavi De Profundis

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Here is our interpretation of Billy Boyd's "The Last Goodbye" from the credits of "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies."

My brother arranged the song. My family and I sang it.

We hope you enjoy it!

Please no bad language in the comments. We want this to be family friendly:)

Lyrics:
I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers
I will say this last goodbye

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away
Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

Under cloud, beneath the stars
Over snow one winter's morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don't regret
Nor will I forget
All who took the road with me

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away
Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go
To turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

I bid you all a very fond farewell

[bloodhoundx]

When I was 8, I didn’t find a wardrobe to Narnia.

When I was 11, my Hogwarts letter didn’t come.

When I was 12, my satyr didn’t show up to take me to Camp Half-Blood.

Gandalf, I’m counting on you to take me on an adventure when I’m 50.

[electricnick]

“Pippin: I didn't think it would end this way.

Gandalf: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.

Pippin: What? Gandalf? See what?

Gandalf: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.

Pippin: Well, that isn't so bad.

Gandalf: No. No, it isn't.”

[MrKlotzi]

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But, sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell."


Thorin II Oakenshield

[jamespocelinko]

"And he lived happily ever after for the rest of his days."

Bilbo Baggins

[antaresthirdeldenlord]

"Don't be sad because Its over, smile because it happened"

[lawyerep]

Peter Jackson 's achievement in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies is unequaled. I am 74 and first read the Tolkien books in my twenties. I have read most of them many times including the less popular ones about the mythology of Middle Earth. The books have never lost their appeal and I own many editions of them and of course the movies. Just looking at stills of the various movies is almost like viewing paintings. I do believe that the movies, as the books, will endure for a very long time. In the times of uncertainty and turmoil on many fronts Middle Earth I think offers a refuge for many. I wonder if Tolkien ever knew the profound impact his writings would have. I am glad this man graced us with his talent and the world of Middle Earth which silly as it seems offers refuge and comfort to so many.

[davidmccarthy]

I imagine this song (the Billy Boyd version from the end of the last movie) to be written and sung by Bilbo.
But I imagine this version to be a reprise of their friend's song by the last remaining of the thirteen Dwarves at the end of the Third Age (Dwalin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Bifur, Bofur and Bombur) as they travel from Erebor to bid farewell to Bilbo as he leaves Middle Earth from the Grey Havens.


Dwalin : I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh

Gloin : As the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers

All Dwarves : I will say this last goodbye

Nori : Night is now falling

Bifur : So ends this day

Bombur : The road is now calling

Dori : And I must away

All Dwarves : Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea
Under cloud, beneath the stars
Over snow one winter's morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home

Bombur : And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell

All Dwarves : We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

Dwalin : Many places I have been

Bifur : Many sorrows I have seen

Gloin : But I don't regret

Bofur : Nor will I forget

All Dwarves : All who took the road with me

Nori : Night is now falling
So ends this day

Bofur : The road is now calling

Bombur : And I must away

All : Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

*They arrive to the Grey Heavens, where Bilbo is about to leave Middle Earth.*

Bilbo : To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go
To turn at last to paths that lead home
And though where the road then takes me
I cannot tell

All : We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

*Bilbo is now sailing West.*
Bilbo : I bid you all a very fond farewell

[giobronskij]

“But I don’t regret, nor will I forget all who took the road with me!”
This is a true ode to friendship

[johanharmse]

Who else wants this played at their funeral? I for one do.

[Xarfax]

This song.... It makes me very emotional. Not because of the movies, no because I've had to say goodbye to friends in real life. Not by death, but by adulthood, that means careers and the army (mandatory military service in my country).... I haven't heard from many of them in years, but sometimes I do miss them and I have even reached out to some of them on social media, suggesting we meet again or And I get a reply like "Yeah, sure", but that is that.... They've grown up, they have kids and careers now.... While I still remain. And it feels a lot of time like I actually lost my friends.

[JediJoe-mlkn]

The ending to the Hobbit made me cry. I was sad for the rest of the day. I realized that this was the last goodbye.. no more Movies, no more books... no more Lord Of the Rings... I will always miss the anxiety I felt, waiting for the next movies. Wanting to know.. What happens next? Where will the story take me? Thank you for this masterpiece. The only thing that will satisfy my lust for more is songs like these. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

[OrdoBarabas]

"as the snowflakes cover my fallen brothers" definitely hit deep for me, its never easy to bury those you once fought side by side with, i know this from experience.

[camrondouglas]

Anyone else feel ridiculously sad when they think about the ending of the days of middle earth, the elves leave, the dwarves tunnel deeper more down beneath the earth until they either are lost, die out, or are slain by ancient evils, the hobbits remain reclusive and slowly dissapear, all that is left is the fading race of men to see the ending of all days, the blood of Numenor spent, and not a spark of magic left to the world of men in the end.

[dennix]

Why, why, can’t we have beautiful music like this to be popular in todays culture I mean it rips my heart in half I love your music so much!!

[Amerikanser]

"We came all this way but now comes the day to bid you farewell". Crying so much everytime

[BeermakerA]

My best friend died just a couple of days ago. I stumbled onto this song by accident tonight and it made me think of him. This song will be played at his memorial a week or two and I'll imagine him singing it to those friends he's left behind as he takes a new journey down a new road.

[maxmiller]

Unbelievable. I've sat down lots of times wishing that when I die, I may be reborn in the world of Tolkien. And yet, in my deepest place of heart, I weep, for I know I'll never be able to live there, to see those lands. I yearn them as if I've seen them, as one who's walked those forests and climbed those mountains and rowed down those rivers. Alas, it's a wish that'll never come true, call it a young man's craziness, the hopeless dreaming of a boy who has not had his share of the cruelty of this world yet, to come and darken my mind. So I can only thank Tolkien for all he's ever given to me, us. A beautiful world, a beautiful bunch of languages, and thanks to him I can use the English language better, as it is neither the first nor the second I ever learned. Leave your thoughts in the replies if you also feel like I do

[ClamaviDeProfundis]

Here is our version of "The Last Goodbye!" Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it!

[belisauros]

I held it together until, ” I bid you all a very fond farewell.”

As a life long lotr fan this means so much more to me than just the end of the song. That line is the end of a generation, the end of a world that made me the person I am today. Middle Earth will always be a part of me, and although I can re watch the movies and re read the books, the thought of the end to the endless universe just hits me hard... it was a great journey to be apart of and I wish this journey to never end. But as my great teacher said, “ The point of a journey is to come home again.” Yes I will always tear up when I think of Grey Havens or back to the Shire... but as sad as I am I know that the end is good... this fond farewell is not the end, but the beginning. The beginning of the enjoyment of two trilogies that will last me s life time. The end is a fearful thing, but one must learn to keep marching on... I’ll never forget when o watched the end of the Hobbit or the Return of the King and heard the beginnings of those songs... and I will cherish those moments forever... we shall all be united in middle earth forever... sorry if I bored you, but I felt the need to get it out... thanks

[Excellent]

Has anyone eles returned to these songs during 2020 quarantine. And just sighed mabye cried. Wishing for a better life and finding it in these songs.