If $x^{37}=1,x\neq 1$, evaluate $\sum_{n=1}^{36}\frac{n}{(1+x^n+x^{2n}+x^{3n})^3}$

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If $x$ satisfies $x^{37}=1,x\ne 1$, I want to evaluate

$$\sum_{n=1}^{36}\frac{n}{(1+x^n+x^{2n}+x^{3n})^3} = \sum_{n=1}^{36}n\left(\frac{x^n-1}{x^{4n}-1}\right)^3$$

Since $x^{37}=1,$

$$\sum_{n=1}^{36}n\left(\frac{x^n-1}{x^{4n}-1}\right)^3 $$ $$=\sum_{n=1}^{36}n\left(\frac{(x^{37})^{3n}x^n-1}{x^{4n}-1}\right)^3 $$ $$=\sum_{n=1}^{36}n\left(\frac{x^{112n}-1}{x^{4n}-1}\right)^3 $$ $$=\sum_{n=1}^{36}n(x^{108n}+x^{104n}+...+x^{4n}+1)^3 $$

But I have no idea how to continue.