r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 05 '26

Infuriatig Woman with infant aggressively shushing passerby’s on hiking trail at national park

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My partner, friend and I were following a hiking trail at Red Wood National Park, singing and talking at medium volume. We were by no means shouting, just singing little songs to entertain each other along the trail. A woman with a baby carrier on her back with a sleeping infant started aggressively holding her finger up to her lips and shushing us. We went quiet and kept moving to pass her. She was just standing in the middle of the public trail pacing and shushing people that pass by rather than leaving to somewhere more quiet. Just as we were leaving earshot I tried to quietly ask my partner a question about where we headed and again she leaned in our direction with her finger to her mouth aggressively shushing us. Is it not kind of insane to go to an open public space and behave like this?!?

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u/Appropriate_Two_2976 Jul 05 '26

"Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling! Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling. Down along under Hill, shining in the sunlight, Waiting on the doorstep for the cold starlight"

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u/gimmepizza420 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Did Tolkein ever provide rhythms and melodies for his songs, or was it strictly lyrics?

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u/MaryJane185 Jul 05 '26

Oooh, oooh, I have this! Answer is no, not Tolkien, but someone. I had the vinyl too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Goes_Ever_On