The Misty Mountains Cold -- Rachel Hardy (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Cover 

As if the Elves of Rivendell sang a lament to the passing of Thorin Oakenshield.

*Headbutts like button* “And now we wait....”

This was stunning in every way, and I love the arrangement! You look straight out of Rivendell, of course.

It’s like watching a beautiful Elf sing the Dwarven song, with such a lovely voice.

Anyone else “hit the like button” before even listening just because you know it’s gonna be incredible?

In the words of a wise man: “I’ve been looking forward to this.”

That was incredible! Would love to collab

Far over the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To seek our pale enchanted gold The dwarves of yore made mighty spells While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep, where dark things sleep In hollow halls beneath the fells For ancient king and elvish lord There many a gleaming golden hoard They shaped and wrought, and light they caught To hide in gems on hilt of sword On silver necklaces they strung The flowering stars, on crowns they hung The dragon-fire, on twisted wire They meshed the light of moon and sun Far over the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To claim our long-forgotten gold Goblets they carved there for themselves And harps of gold, where no man delves There lay they long, and many a song Was sung unheard by men or elves The pines were roaring on the heights The wind was moaning in the night The fire was red, it flaming spread The trees like torches blazed with light The bells were ringing in the dale And men looked up with faces pale The dragon's ire, more fierce than fire Laid low their towers and houses frail The mountain smoked beneath the moon The dwarves, they heard the tramp of doom They fled the hall to dying fall Beneath his feet, beneath the moon Far over the Misty Mountains grim To dungeons deep and caverns dim We must away, ere break of day To win our harps and gold from him! The wind was on the withered heath But in the forest stirred no leaf There shadows lay be night or day And dark things silent crept beneath The wind came down from mountains cold And like a tide it roared and rolled The branches groaned, the forest moaned And leaves were laid upon the mould The wind went on from West to East; All movement in the forest ceased But shrill and harsh across the marsh Its whistling voices were released The grasses hissed, their tassels bent The reeds were rattling--on it went O'er shaken pool under heavens cool Where racing clouds were torn and rent It passed the Lonely Mountain bare And swept above the dragon's lair There black and dark lay boulders stark And flying smoke was in the air It left the world and took its flight Over the wide seas of the night The moon set sail upon the gale And stars were fanned to leaping light Under the Mountain dark and tall The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread And ever so his foes shall fall! The sword is sharp, the spear is long The arrow swift, the Gate is strong The heart is bold that looks on gold The dwarves no more shall suffer wrong The dwarves of yore made mighty spells While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep, where dark things sleep In hollow halls beneath the fells On silver necklaces they strung The light of stars, on crowns they hung The dragon-fire, from twisted wire The melody of harps they wrung The mountain throne once more is freed! O! Wandering folk, the summons heed! Come haste! Come haste! Across the waste! The king of friend and kin has need Now call we over the mountains cold 'Come back unto the caverns old! Here at the gates the king awaits His hands are rich with gems and gold The king has come unto his hall Under the Mountain dark and tall The Wyrm of Dread is slain and dead And ever so our foes shall fall Farewell we call to hearth and hall! Though wind may blow and rain may fall We must away, ere break of day Far over the wood and mountain tall To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell In glades beneath the misty fell Through moor and waste we ride in haste And whither then we cannot tell With foes ahead, behind us dread Beneath the sky shall be our bed Until at last our toil be passed Our journey done, our errand sped We must away! We must away! We ride before the break of day!

" Who is she ? " " She's an Elf. "

Sounds like an elf was singing it. Amazing, like other songs.

Imagine having her voice in the trailer for the battle of the five armies when the trailer first came out!

Ever since your cover of Toss A Coin to Your Witcher, I have been following your progress with glee. Seeing you progress is such a joy, the hard work you put into your videos really pays off.

Screw all those "pop stars" promoted by big labels. You and people like you, independent artists, are real stars to me! I bow to your talent. Every upload is absolute pleasure!

This cover is worth at least 2 Arkenstones 🧙🏻‍♂️

Anyone else get chills listening to this? because I sure as hell did! Great cover! I loved it!

Honestly clicked because I'm a LOTR fan, also because she is beyond beautiful. Her voice is ever more beautiful!!!

This is one of those songs that I can't imagine sounding good with female vocals. But that's what I thought about "My mother told me" until Rachel changed my mind on that one, I guess I will realize how wrong I was about this one in a few hours.

I closed my eyes and imagined myself in the middle of a forest sitting on a tree and singing this while looking into the sky. You made my day!

This is exactly how I imagined a dwarvish song would be like if it was sung by an elf. Loved it!

woooooow!!! she has dreamy voice! her voice like an Angel

If Bilbo baggins heard this rn, he would again be inspired to go on the journey😀

I don't understand why people dislike this. I really don't.

This voice and the choice of the songs is nothing short of brilliant. Dear Rachel you have a lovely voice. Thank you for singing to us.

I love this very well composed Lovely voice and beautiful as an elf keep it up!!!!

Ahhh I love Rachel's songs! Especially if it's the middle earth themed 😌

You perfectly captured the haunting and mournful quality that makes this piece so powerful. I feel it's best performed when the arrangement is kept simple, and you did exactly that. Absolutely stunning, Rachel!

Far over the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To found our long-forgotten gold The pines were roaring on the heights The wind was moaning in the night The fire was red, it flaming spread The trees like torches blazed with light The bells were ringing in the dale And men looked up with faces pale The dragon's ire, more fierce than fire Laid low their towers and houses frail Far over the Misty Mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away, ere break of day To found our long-forgotten gold

I'm so addicted to this version!! Absolutely the best!

That was... mesmerizing, to say the least.

Wow, never thinked in my life I could listen an angel singing like that

Wow this woman has the magical voice of a siren! Beautiful cover and self-harmony!

*immediately hits like button* what a lovely song ♥

Girl you made me cry, your voice is pure love.

she is so good in this... i been hearing for 2 years.. nobody could do a better cover than her.. just amazing.....

Beautifully. It gives me the shivers.

Are you an angel? Elf? or something else? because you and your voice is clearly beyond our world.

We all have to agree it cant get any better than this...

Rachel, when you sing, your voice stirs the angels. Beautifully done. ty

Ten times more soothing than any type of sleeping pills... This is a pure example when pure singing and ASMR collide in an perfect balance.

Beautiful when an elf sings dwarven songs!

Stunning rendition, love your work. Thanks Rachel for another amazing piece.

Already liked it and I haven't even heard it yet. Nice job Rachel 👏

Rachel, You are truly an angel in every way: music, appearance, presence! More than appreciation! 👋👋👋👋👋

Brings me back to the shores of youth ...

Ah these just get better and better. That arrangement on this is perfect

Don't do this to me!!!! Thorin singing it was emotional enough. I'm about to break down darn it

Beautifully done. Scary how well you caught the spirit in your singing. I see the dwarfs kneeling with their hands on their swords, tip first in the ground, eyes closed, heads down. It is a solemn song of remembrance.

These songs... these are the only thing to show for Tolkien's genius. And people are still ready to spread his music. This makes me happy.

I just love the way different voices are shown if multiple frames. Excellent performance!

It has been such a joy watching the evolution of such an incredibly talented artist!! Rachel - you never disappoint, and as one of your biggest fans I want you to know your videos are something I truly look forward to! This latest cover is fantastic - thank you so much!!!! 😻😽😸

I really love how her voice is so clear and tranquil, no extra fuss and stutters. It reminds me of a clam lagoon, with depths of mystery.

Hauntingly beautiful, thank you for this rendition of the misty mountains.

Rachel and her beautiful voice is coming down the misty mountains!

OMG i never believed this song could sound sound so nice with a female voice but you showed that it can and it sounds soooo great, so nice 😍❤️ love your voice 😍😍 thanks for these wonderful few minutes in the morning ^^ greetings

beautiful in evet way possible, thank you for such an amazing cover

God richly blessed you with a talent. I could listen to this version ceaselessly. Bring me to Arda!

Welcome back Rachel Hardy, it's been far to longe since we had a new song, from you.

Love your voice so calm and peaceful

So beautiful and tender your are with this song... ❤️

An elf maiden sings a Dwarven song. May the Stars shine upon the hour of our meeting. 😲

This is beautiful! I really like your take on the song, your voice's timber makes it really unique.

It's like an elven cover of the dwarven song. Beautiful!

This song gives me chills. And you sing it so beautifully. Keep touching hearts with your voice.

Wow... I.... just wow. I have no words for how beautiful this is.

Thank you for your great performance of this song. It´s my new favorite song

Beautiful performance !!!❤👌👏👏👏👏👏

I got chills

Thank you for showing me one of another million sides of this world. Just thank you.

To see an elf maiden sing this song seems unnatural, but not unappreciated. Durin would be proud

Me after reading the title: "Huh this could be interesting idk how it'd be the same with a woman's voice tho" Me after 5 seconds: "I think I'm in love with this woman"

What are the sweetest words on your lips🥰

I discover your channel just now and i fell in love with your voice and your universe. You make incredible job, never stop it.

Ok, this probably will be the next cover I'll have on repeat for weeks. Anxiety overflow.

Discovered you 6 years ago with the last goodbye. As a big fan of Tolkien and everything attached to it, I just want to thank you for making the songs even better. You are clearly underrated, but I have no doubt you will get everything you deserve ! (sorry if there is mistakes, english is not my first language =) )

Out of all the covers for this song I've heard this is by far number 1 keep up the great work 👏 ABSOLUTELY 💯

I love how you've brought through a different pitch to the song but it still has the same emotional tones. It still has the pain and sorrow that made the song from the Hobbit a stand out moment in the hobbit trilogy. Definitely earned the sub.

Yeaaah, you took my suggestion. This is 100 % going to be the song i listen most to this year on Spotify. Last year it was your cover from the Witcher (642 times). But i think this cover will beat that

beautiful

This song sounded really good in the higher notes. I'd love to hear this with you singing and at the same time having that deep baseline. This was awesome ❤

The voice of a true angel, I can't believe I was lucky enough to stumble across such a magnificent and beautiful sound ❤️ all the best for the future!!

Years ago I asked you for this song and finally you sang it for us, thank you very much.

Wow!! Your voice.. it's magical 👌🏻

An enchanted elvish performance indeed.

This was amazing! I could picture in my head the dwarves signing this and I wondered what you were going to do when they all joined in. Absolutely nailed it!

Thank you! I love your songs and was hoping you'd do this one some day! It's absolutely wonderful. Goosebumps an tears, it's the whole emotional package for me. Already listened to it several times and it's definitely going to be one of my all-time favorites. 💖

Love this song! Thanks for the cover, Rachel! =)

Oh my oh my. Ethereal, haunting, beautiful.

My oldest and I love singing this song. One of Tolkien's best songs in all his books

Thanks for this cover, its simply amazing

Such an angelic voice! ❤❤❤ Honestly made my heart melt just cuz it almost sounds like a lullaby to me! 🥰

I cannot express what it feels like listening to your angelic voice. Unimaginable, thank you so much.

Such angelic beauty. Exquisite.

Wow! What a beautiful cover of this song. I never thought I’d find one I liked more than Peter Hollens’, but this might be it. Well done.

Ich liebe ihre Stimme und ihre Art wie sie Singt. ❤

Epic as always.

WooooooooooooooooW! That's awesome! Hello from Brazil! pray for us.

Not at all what i expected. I've listened to it twice and now i feel like the original does not at all hold up to this. Great Job Rachel!!

Love your stuff and I'm happy to see one of my favorite songs covered by you. I've watched all your videos and each one is amazing, keep up the great work!

A voice that reaches the soul, pure, magnificent, harmonious. A blessed voice. Congratulations on your work and may everyone hear the emotion that emanates from you, thank you for sharing your gift.

so this video randomly popped up...and i wasnt looking at the time. i had to come and see who was the voice of this angel....