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					Originally Posted by  alman
					 
				 
				then why not in this instance just send out the sound for "FOES! FOES! FOES! Awake!!Awake!"  ??  
I am more inclined to believe it was actually a magical talking alarm (like the trolls wallet!) 
			
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 It was a generic horn call, A 911 bugle blast to account for all sorts of emergencies.
And the Hobbits had no magic. Absolutely none.
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					Originally Posted by  Rumil
					 
				 
				My interpretation is that the horn call tune rhymes with the words 'fear! fire! foes! awake! awake!' 
 
So something like 'Bwa, Ba, Baa, Bawa, Bawa' - guess you can tell I'm no musician huh! 
			
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 I agree, Rumil. The horn blast imitates the call.