I now present, the ORIGINAL VERSION of Sam’s song in the tower of Cirith Ungol, the one he sings just before rescuing Frodo from the orcs stronghold.
I sit upon the stones alone; the fire is burning red, the tower is tall, the mountains dark; all living things are dead. In western lands the sun may shine, there flower and tree in spring is opening, is blossoming: and there the finches sing. But here I sit alone and think of days when grass was green, and earth was brown, and I was young: they might have never been. For they are past, for ever lost, and hear the shadows lie deep upon my heavy heart, and hope and daylight die. But still I sit and think of you; I see you far away Walking down the homely roads on a bright and windy day. It was merry then when I could run to answer to your call, could hear your voice or take your hand; but now the night must fall. And now beyond the world I sit, and know not where you lie! O master deer, will you not hear my voice before we die?
you can find this heart wrenching love ballad in book 9, page 26 of Sauron Defeated. This is a real fucking thing! This is a real thing Tolkien wrote down for Sam that was almost canon for the books! I will never, ever get over this!!
