(ŠAlf Davies 2004)

Aragorn rides to the sea
They leave in the dawn, but black are the trees
He goes where no one except him would dare
He leads with the courage to counter despair
He rides, and others must follow
The company pass, the Dark Door to a cave
Great fear overcome, by a leader so brave
A terror that great even Dwarves dread to enter
Dead ahead and behind, with them in the centre
A murmur, of ghosts who must follow

So ride, and don't glance back
Ride, just look ahead
Ride, don't fall back
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead

From Haunted Paths down, the company's borne
To the Stone of Erech, the oath-breakers sworn
The debt is called in, in this hour of need
The spirits are summoned, and Aragorn leads
And the shadow host, grows as it follows
The Southron in rout, none could stand firm
With the Shadows about, the tide on the turn
Sauron now troubled, the King on the rise
The gnawing of doubt, the fear of surprise
They ride, resistance is hollow

So ride, and don't glance back
Ride, just look ahead
Ride, don't fall back
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead
We ride the Paths of the Dead

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