Alda
Notes
This tree in the wood,
so long it has stood
in brown and in green
draws the letter here seen.
Sound
Audio recordings to accompany the text.
Text
| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | si ALDA tauressë | | This tree in the forest |
| 2 | ná tengwava essë | | is a tengwar's name |
| 3 | i laica ar varnë | | which, brown and green |
| 4 | andavë termarnë | | has stood a long time |
Extra
A translation into Dutch: (BOOM)
|
Een boom in 't woud die, waar hij blijft, met loof en hout een letter schrijft. |
A tree in the forest that, where it stays, with foliage and wood writes a letter. |
Ránatar/Maivandion on VL provided a translation into Russian: (ДЕРЕВО)
|
Дерево лесное, В форме буквы стоя, Летом зеленится, В осень багрянится. |
Forest tree, standing in the shape of a letter, greens in summer, becomes vermeil in autumn. |