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The idea of it is very evocative of Excalibur the 'singing sword'. I don't recall ever knowing why that sword sang but it evokes the idea that a sword is more than just a tool, that it is a living thing.
Saying that the voice was 'cold' suggests the metallic ringing sound that a sword makes when being wielded (check out Tarantino's Kill Bill and listen real hard whenever someone has a sword unsheathed; every move they make with it makes the sword ring ever so slightly: beautiful)
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The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring wraiths ride in black, Ride on.
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