One idea is that this song is about Beren being held in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth after trying to bring a lost Silmaril from the Crown of Morgoth. He was later rescued by Lùthien, who is the woman he want's to see again before the end. His whole quest for the Silmaril was a quest for love, as Luthiens father tried to keep Beren from wedding her by appointing such an extraordinary task to a mortal man, hence the "That love means death I realized to soon". The Story of the song may also be set in the Halls of Mandos, where Beren refuses to die at last before she accompanies him, which she does, eventually, a little bit later.
necroon May 10, 2004 Link
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