It was certainly an odd decision for the villains of Act One to also be the main comic relief, but it really does work.
I've tried to sing the current version, and while I haven't managed to hit the cues on 'O Silmarils' yet (I'll need to work backwards from the end to figure out the timing for the early parts), I can say for sure that it's not too fast - because I finished singing at least one line early! So I can definitely fit it in, and I feel like they're supposed to be rushing a bit here - 'oh yeah, we promises Dad, better remind ourselves real quick'.
Also haven't got the 'the mortal would take' etc section down yet, but again, it just needs a bit of practice. I may get some time tomorrow evening to figure it out and get a rough recording.
It conti ues to be a very fun song.
hS