Bilbo's Last Song is a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was given by Tolkien as a gift to his secretary Joy Hill in 1966. After Tolkien's death in 1973 Hill showed the poem to Donald Swann, who liked the poem so much that he set it to music and included it in the second edition of The Road Goes Ever On in 1978. The poem was also illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and published as a poster in 1974. In 1990 the text was finally published in book form, reillustrated by Baynes.

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  • Bilbo's Last Song is a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was given by Tolkien as a gift to his secretary Joy Hill in 1966. After Tolkien's death in 1973 Hill showed the poem to Donald Swann, who liked the poem so much that he set it to music and included it in the second edition of The Road Goes Ever On in 1978. The poem was also illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and published as a poster in 1974. In 1990 the text was finally published in book form, reillustrated by Baynes. The poem is sung by Bilbo Baggins at the Grey Havens, as he is about to leave Middle-earth forever. Chronologically this places it at the very end of The Return of the King, the last book of The Lord of the Rings, although it was written later than the books and was never included in them. The song is included in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1981), with music by Stephen Oliver. The first verse is chanted by John Le Mesurier as Bilbo, the second omitted, and the third sung by a boy soprano. (All three verses are sung on the soundtrack recording. ) There is no direct reference to the song in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). The film's distributor, New Line Cinema, was not licensed to use the poem as it is a separate work from The Lord of the Rings and Christopher Tolkien, son of the author and his literary executor, refused to license it as he steadfastly refused to have anything to do with the movies. The movie's closing credits are accompanied by the original song "Into the West", sung by Annie Lennox, meant to have similar emotional resonance. In addition, composer Howard Shore wrote an original composition for choir and orchestra called "Bilbo's Song", which can be heard at the end of the Extended Edition DVD Fan Credits. (The song, "Bilbo's Song", heard in the movie, is an Elvish translation of the song identified in the "Lord of the Ring's" song index as "Bilbo's Song". It is, in fact, the walking song that starts "I Sit Beside the Fire and Think". ) The song, sung in 1978 by composer Donald Swann with his own piano accompaniment, was later added to a Compact Disc made available with the song cycle, "The Road Goes Ever On". The song was also recorded by The Hobbitons (to a different melody than Swann's) on their recording, J.R.R. Tolkien's Songs from Middle-earth.
  • Bilbo’s Last Song (deutsch Bilbos letztes Lied) ist ein Gedicht von J. R. R. Tolkien. 1966 schenkte Tolkien seiner Sekretärin Joy Hill dieses Gedicht. Nach Tolkiens Tod 1973 zeigte Hill das Gedicht dem Komponisten Donald Swann, dem es so gefiel, dass er es sogleich in Musik umsetzte und es 1979 in die zweite Edition des Musikzyklus The Road Goes Ever On einbaute. Das Gedicht wurde von Pauline Baynes, Tolkiens Lieblingskünstlerin, illustriert und 1974 erschien ein farbiges Poster. 1990 wurde das Gedicht letztendlich in Form eines Buches veröffentlicht, wiederum mit Bildern von Baynes. Das Lied wird von Bilbo Beutlin an den Grauen Anfurten gesungen, als er den Weg nach Westen antritt. Chronologisch kann man es anreihen an den dritten und letzten Teil des Herrn der Ringe, Die Rückkehr des Königs.
  • «Bilbo's Last Song» («La última canción de Bilbo») es un poema del escritor británico J. R. R. Tolkien. El manuscrito original fue entregado por Tolkien como regalo a su secretario, Joy Hill, en 1966. El poema ha sido ilustrado por Pauline Baynes y publicado en 1974 en forma de póster. En 1990 este texto fue por fin publicado en forma de libro, de nuevo ilustrado por Baynes. El poema está escrito como si fuera una canción cantada por Bilbo Bolsón en los Puertos Grises, justo antes de zarpar hacia las Tierras Imperecederas abandonando la Tierra Media para siempre. Dentro de la historia narrada por las obras de Tolkien, se emplazaría cronológicamente al final de El retorno del Rey, último tomo de El Señor de los Anillos, aunque fue escrito por Tolkien mucho más tarde que esta novela, y nunca se incluyó en ella.
  • Bilbon viimeinen laulu (engl. Bilbo's Last Song) on viimeinen katsaus J. R. R. Tolkienin suuren suosion saavuttaneeseen fantasiamaailmaan. Kirjan runo oli alun perin kiitoslahja Tolkienilta hänen ihailijapostiaan hoitaneelle sihteerilleen Joy Hillille. Kirja julkaistiin Tolkienin kuoleman jälkeen vuonna 1974. Suomeksi runo kuultiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1988 Jukka Virtasen suomentamana näytelmässä. Vuonna 2005 ilmestynyt suomennos on myös Virtasen käsialaa.
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  • Bilbo's Last Song is a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was given by Tolkien as a gift to his secretary Joy Hill in 1966. After Tolkien's death in 1973 Hill showed the poem to Donald Swann, who liked the poem so much that he set it to music and included it in the second edition of The Road Goes Ever On in 1978. The poem was also illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and published as a poster in 1974. In 1990 the text was finally published in book form, reillustrated by Baynes.
  • Bilbo’s Last Song (deutsch Bilbos letztes Lied) ist ein Gedicht von J. R. R. Tolkien. 1966 schenkte Tolkien seiner Sekretärin Joy Hill dieses Gedicht. Nach Tolkiens Tod 1973 zeigte Hill das Gedicht dem Komponisten Donald Swann, dem es so gefiel, dass er es sogleich in Musik umsetzte und es 1979 in die zweite Edition des Musikzyklus The Road Goes Ever On einbaute. Das Gedicht wurde von Pauline Baynes, Tolkiens Lieblingskünstlerin, illustriert und 1974 erschien ein farbiges Poster.
  • «Bilbo's Last Song» («La última canción de Bilbo») es un poema del escritor británico J. R. R. Tolkien. El manuscrito original fue entregado por Tolkien como regalo a su secretario, Joy Hill, en 1966. El poema ha sido ilustrado por Pauline Baynes y publicado en 1974 en forma de póster. En 1990 este texto fue por fin publicado en forma de libro, de nuevo ilustrado por Baynes.
  • Bilbon viimeinen laulu (engl. Bilbo's Last Song) on viimeinen katsaus J. R. R. Tolkienin suuren suosion saavuttaneeseen fantasiamaailmaan. Kirjan runo oli alun perin kiitoslahja Tolkienilta hänen ihailijapostiaan hoitaneelle sihteerilleen Joy Hillille. Kirja julkaistiin Tolkienin kuoleman jälkeen vuonna 1974. Suomeksi runo kuultiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1988 Jukka Virtasen suomentamana näytelmässä. Vuonna 2005 ilmestynyt suomennos on myös Virtasen käsialaa.
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