Lyrics for The Battle Of Evermore as interpreted by kevin

The Battle Of Evermore Lyrics
Robert Plant:
The Queen of Light took her bow
And then she turned to go
The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom
And walked the night alone

Sandy Denny:
Oh, dance in the dark of night
Sing to the morning light

Robert Plant:
The dark Lord rides in force tonight
And time will tell us all

Sandy Denny:
Oh, throw down your plow and hoe
Rest not to lock your homes

Robert Plant:
Side by side we wait the might
Of the darkest of them all

I hear the horses' thunder
Down in the valley below
I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon
Waiting for the eastern glow

The apples of the valley hold
The seeds of happiness
The ground is rich from tender care
Repay, do not forget, no, no

Sandy Denny:
Dance in the dark of night
Sing to the morning light

Robert Plant:
The apples turn to brown and black
The tyrant's face is red

Sandy Denny:
Oh, war is the common cry
Pick up you swords and fly

Robert Plant:
The sky is filled with good and bad
That mortals never know

Oh, well, the night is long
The beads of time pass slow
Tired eyes on the sunrise
Waiting for the eastern glow

The pain of war cannot exceed
The woe of aftermath
The drums will shake the castle wall
The ring wraiths ride in black
Ride on

Sandy Denny:
Sing as you raise your bow
Shoot straighter than before

Robert Plant:
No comfort has the fire at night
That lights the face so cold

Sandy Denny:
Oh dance in the dark of night
Sing to the morning light

Robert Plant:
The magic runes are writ in gold
To bring the balance back
Bring it back

At last the sun is shining
The clouds of blue roll by
With flames from the dragon of darkness
The sunlight blinds his eyes

Bring it back (repeat to fade)

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ZeppelinJunky
02-10-2006

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by pablo on 03-09-2003 @ 10:18:55 PM
the great voice in this song belongs to Sandy Dennis, the singer from fairport convention

Wow... I can barely tell Robert's and her voice apart O.O I don't mean that as an insult, it's actually prety cool in a way.. I think his voice is the best i've ever heard. But yeah, excellent song.

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Saurez
02-26-2006

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ya know its funny how some of you fools think this song is not about LOTR despite the fact that the word "ring wraiths" is in the song

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virtus
02-28-2006

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this song definitley about lotr the lyrics speak of it
but avalon is that not the place where king aruthur
was buiried this is the only part i cannot relate to lotr
every thing else points to it and the battle of the pelenor feilds in particular "the drums will shake the castle walls" in the battle of the pelenor fields the trolls carried great drums also "the clouds of blue roll by"during the battle the sun had been completly blocked out by clouds created by souron.

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virtus
02-28-2006

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this is to kingpyro tolkien made it clear it was not his intention to base his story on anything
he set out to create a mythology for england because it doesnt really have one it is not based on ww2 or chritianity also he served in ww1. i like emperor ezikiels view because i get that felling from
zeppelin i also think zeppelin in most of their songs are trying to point out that satanism is misunderstood in a huge way satanism is not all burning crosses and goths it is actually quite a peacefull religion that teaches you to respect the earth and all its inhabatants not offer them up as sacrafices even the most satanic sybol of all the penticle "the star" is a sybol of peace that was turned evil by the church. i think zeppelin are trying to get points like these across

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EmporerEzekeil
03-18-2006

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Nobody knows the real meaning and never will, but it is NOT Christianity in the way most of you are saying. So many people take Zeppelin as Christian because of stuff like this, stairway to heaven, houses of the holy... but wow, they were NOT Christian.

I still think the most important line here is WITH flames.. with people WITH

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Zeppeliner
03-22-2006

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OF COURSE it's about LOTR(great books, great movies) I mean, "the Dark lord rice his force tonight" "the RING WRAITHS ride in black"... probobly (can't spell that either) about the battle of Pellenor fields outside Minas Tirith...hmmmm

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JunkmansDaughter
06-22-2006

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aaaaaaaah. so many people underestimate this song. it's SO good.

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EmporerEzekeil
06-23-2006

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Yea, well I play mandolin so when I bring it to school or look up stuff for it on the web, EVERY person who has told me why they play mandolin, is because of this song.. its how I got into it

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tarheelblue7
06-28-2006

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this song shows what kind of versatility that zeppelin has- they show that they're not all about this "heavy metal" tag that everyone puts on them.

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DonAkide
09-06-2006

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It's not really a direct allegory from the Bible or LOTR, because the theme of Good vs Evil is part of the world in which we live, Tolkien probably took some inspiration from the Bible because the Bible is so important for the battle of good vs evil.

Stairway To Heaven however has absolutely nothing to do with LOTR.

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enragedbaboon
01-11-2007

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Ok, I've read some of the comments on the first page, so maybe someone's done this before me, but never mind. I'd just like to clarify a few things about Tolkien's work that people have got wrong. First, The Grey Havens isn't "the home of immortals" that Frodo went off to, although he did go there and Elves do live there, he just went there so he could depart across the sea to the lands in the west. "The home of immortals" makes me think Valinor, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Frodo didn't actually go to Valinor, as he is mortal, but an island off the coast of the Undying Lands that Elves live on, I can't remember it's name.
Also, the Elves' time in Númenor wasn't coming to an end. The Elves never did reside in Númenor, and Númenor was destroyed by the Valar (or Eru, can't remember) thousands of years before The Lord of the Rings is set. Plus again the matter of the Grey Havens, they weren't going back to the Grey Havens, they were only going there so they could return to the Undying Lands. That's the only mistakes I can think of, so please try not to post incorrect information. Oh, and also, nothing of Tolkien's is an allegory, you can make comparisons with the real world and so fourth, yes. HOWEVER Tolkien said something along the lines of not wanting people to make allegorical interpretations of Arda. If you watch the first part on the Appendices DVDs on the extended edition of The Fellowship film then you'll see.
But the song, very good musically and lyrically, and yes, it's about the War of the Ring. What was said about Galadriel being the Queen of Light I completely agree with, and I always thought of the Prince of Peace as being Aragorn, and when he "embraced the gloom" was when he went into the Paths of the Dead, but the idea of Frodo being the Prince of Peace makes just as much, maybe even more, sense. The waiting for morning could mean the arrival of the Rohirrim to lift the siege from Minas Tirith? Although they didn't actually know that the Rohirrim were coming, so it could be more metaphorical, when the shadow is lifted from Middle-Earth.

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jopaog
01-25-2007

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I think Zeppelin, who are Brits or Tommys you know, which is very relevant since the title is about a battle, were very influenced by war. The Battle of the Somme is where Britan lost, KIA 20,000 troops on the first morning of the battle, WW1 they say 9 million soldiers lost thier lives, these guys must have been very intro spective about war. I have a hard time beleiving that this tune was trying to relate to nothing less than real events that either happened or about to happen. Considering their genius would only lessen it if it were to mean anything other, however why dosen't someone ask Robert Plant or Jimmy Page? I also do not beleive that Jimmy Page is a Satinist, he may delve into paths in his search for truth that some consider the wrong path, but ultimatly their are "two paths to choose from, and it is never too late to choose the path your on" or something like that. This song wheather intentional or not has real meaning to those that have faith, of course to those that do not have faith there can be other meanings. So realizing that God uses the hand of man to carry out his will; maybe this song was inspired, and maybe Led Zeppelin was not officially aware of this commission. There are alot of questions and our point of view is skewed by where we sit, ultimatly people see things differently depending on what kind of faith one has, which war can destroy or hamper. Pointing out two realities, which is that we all have faith, faith that god does or does not exist, and those who die in Battle have faith, there are NO athiests in fox Holes, it is the aftermath where faith is shaken, questioned or destroyed. The whoe of aftermath, the whoe is not only the physical destruction but the total pschological and bodily destruction that war blankets mankind with. This is a beautiful piece written by the envy of their age with real meaning in it all over, I would have to say it does veterans every where honor, especially those who have died in battle. another recommended tune is War Pigs by Black Sabbath, I swear it is a rock and roll spiritual about War.

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jopaog
01-25-2007

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Avalon, France
Avalon is a castle and a village outside of Pontcharra, Isère département, eastern France.

Birthplace of Saint Hugh of Lincoln (1130s)

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Stairway-to-Kashmir
03-31-2007

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Tolkien was a devoted Christian, as was C.S Lewis. I think this refers to Helm's Deep, where Aragon is supposed to look for Gandalf at the dawn of the third day... But this in itself is a reference to the apocalypse.

Confusing, but awesome song. :D

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whoops101
04-13-2007

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Ok... well im a 13 yr old gurl n have listened 2 led zeppelin since i was 3. so spare me the patronising crap about being 2 young 2 understand... well yeh i understand its about LOTR in parts. but you know the part.
"i hear the horses thunder down in the valley below. im waiting for the angel of avalon. waiting for the eastern glow."

Well... has anyone thought. remember the scene at helms deep in The Two Towers? yeh i know about avalon n how its not part of LOTR. but is there ANY way those lyrics could refer to Aragorn waiting for Gandalf? (on the 5th morning look to the East) and how he hears the horses galloping. The angels refers to the banished men of rohan?!

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spooner113
04-13-2007

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u know could be about any fatasy battle. whether its the battle of the pellenor fields or ragnorak it can refer 2 any thing

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05-20-2007

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