The Fall Of Gondolin-Cruachan

[00:00.10]The Fall Of Gondolin - Cruachan [00:00.764]The most beautiful city built on the middle Earth [00:02.557]It's splendour was highly acclaimed [00:04.343]The Noldor Elf grew mighty and strong [00:05.961]In the land were Turgon Reigned [00:08.477]Then Tuor was sent by Ulmo [00:10.274]The lord of the ocean and sea [00:12.241]To tell the people of Gondolin [00:13.951]Prepare to fight or flee [02:42.232]But Turgon he was stubborn [02:49.966]That will I not do [02:57.873]He had grown to love his city [03:04.914]And the terror of Morgoth he knew [03:12.755]The city was discovered [03:20.683]And Morgoth sent his legions [03:27.949]Orc warriors with the fire drakes [03:35.498]Led by the Balrog demons team [03:41.795]They appeared before the gates and quickly the Gates fell [03:43.605]The way was now clear through the Elven halls [03:45.933]The orcs of such hatred poured into the breach [03:47.889]With scimitars they stabbed both man and beast [03:59.06]The Noldor Elf advanced with hammer of wrath [04:01.315]And the kindred of the tree bravely they fought [04:03.224]The blows from their hammers the dint of their clubs [04:05.683]The orcs fell like leaves but this was not enough [04:25.732]The lord of the Balrogs gathered his demons [04:28.506]And made for the folk of the hammer [04:31.760]They fled in terror rather than of craft [04:34.874]Down in the plain they all gathered [04:38.123]But a fire drake was loosed upon them [04:41.244]In the house of the hammer they died [04:44.503]Still it is sung that each Elf of the hammer [04:47.647]Took the lives of seven orcs to pay for their own [05:16.462]Gothmog drove the dragons into the cities heart [05:22.672]Orcs and Noldor fell under the confusion [05:29.95]The cold drakes began to tear the streets apart [05:35.390]The Noldor began to realise the battle they'd lose [05:42.52]The most beautiful city built on middle Earth [05:43.841]It's splendour was highly acclaimed' [05:45.610]The Noldor Elf grew mighty and strong [05:47.524]In the land were turgon reigned [05:49.409]But now it lay akin to ruins [05:51.317]As the fire devoured its insides [05:53.233]The last hope for the Elves who lived [05:55.165]Was to run and flee and hide [06:19.257]But Turgon was a noble king [06:20.791]That will I not do [06:22.316]He stayed to die with the city [06:23.743]The only one he knew [06:31.984]But Turgon was a noble king [06:33.324]That will I not do [06:34.907]He stayed to die with the city [06:36.562]The only one he knew