Swan Song

Estel has long passed on. His remains – still precious to all of us -- rest in the ancient tomb our son erected to honor his memory. Like my father predicted, I still linger here, remaining on Arda – all alone. Finally, I am beginning to fade.

Winter has come for me, can't carry on – Gondor is white with snow, mirroring my sadness
The chains to my life are strong but soon they'll be gone – My husband is gone and my children no longer need me… I can let go
I'll spread my wings one more time – I long for peace, close my eyes and let death take me

Is it a dream? – I am dying and my soul begins to drift – Only Ilúvatar knows what happens to mortal souls. What will happen to mine?
All the ones I have loved calling out my name – Nana, Ada, Elrohir, Elladan, Glorfindel, Erestor… Estel?
The sun warms my face – The sun died on Arda, died with my last breath and yet I live on. How can this be?
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by – I see all the choices I made and accept their consequences

In my heart I know I can let go – Estel, my love, you are gone and I lost my lust for life
In the end I will find some peace inside – Death has finally come for me. A mortal death…

New wings are growing tonight – My fëa travels toward white shores?

Is it a dream? – How can I be here? Ada? How can you be holding me?
All the ones I have loved calling out my name – Nana, your hands stroke my hair and yet I know that this cannot be
The sun warms my face – In my heart I recognize Valinor, but how can I be here?
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by – Estel, you were my life. You still are and always will be

As I am soaring I'm one with the wind – The Undying Lands welcome me – their lost daughter
I am longing to see you again, it's been so long – My family, my loved ones are waiting for me
We will be together again – I turn around and I see the one I always loved.

Estel?

Is it a dream? – Estel, how can we be here? We are mortal!
All the ones I have loved calling out my name – And yet, we are here, amidst our loved ones
The sun warms my face – My father whirls me around and happiness causes tears to flow from his eyes
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by – How can my life begin all over again?

I am in the Undying Lands, with the ones I love. Valinor has welcomed my soul and yours. We will dwell here forever and you are at my side again, like you always were.

Estel, I love you… I always will… 

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I dared my friend Patricia to try as well and she succeeded wonderfully!

The Swan Song

Winter has come for me, can't carry on. – I knew this time would come, but my eyes were always open
The chains to my life are strong but soon they'll be gone.  – Your time ended, my love, and soon, so must mine
I'll spread my wings one more time.  – I’ll leave behind this life and fly to be with you again.

Is it a dream?  -  Ada, I see you, in my heart, in my mind, in my soul… I’m sorry
All the ones I have loved calling out my name.  -  Nana, for so long I dreamed to be in your arms again someday; but that day will never come
The sun warms my face.  – I am fading from grief for you, those who I hold most dear
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by.  -  Shadows draw near and all grows dim

In my heart I know I can let go.  – Our son, so like you, will carry on your legacy
In the end I will find some peace inside.  – I am ready to go, Námo wouldn’t be so cruel to keep me here without you
New wings are growing tonight.  – Aye, I’ll breathe my last and join you, soon, my love.

Is it a dream?  -  Everything is turning to grey now but I feel no fear; nay, I embrace it.
All the ones I have loved calling out my name.  – The fading echoes of voices in my past are all around me here in this place where we pledged our troth
The sun warms my face.  – Voices of my family that I will never see again
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by.  – I hear you clearly now, calling to me, guiding me to your side, waiting for me.

As I am soaring I'm one with the wind.  -  At last, I am free of the chains that bound me here
I am longing to see you again, it's been so long.  -  My Estel, where are you
We will be together again.  – My spirit is traveling faster now, searching for it’s other half, and won’t stop until it finds you.

Is it a dream?  - This must be a dream, for this cannot be, I gave up everything for love
All the ones I have loved calling out my name. – But, that looks like my Ada, and my Nana
The sun warms my face.  – Valinor.  I am here, but how can this be?
All the days of my life, I see them passing me by.  -  I look around and there you are, with me again, forever.