Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-03-01; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Everything is fair in love.
Also potentially available in Sindarin at: Sindarin crash course
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Þoron ar Súlendil | | The Eagle & the Kite |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Þoron handë orro, höa Norno olbassen. | | An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great Oak. |
| Nemnes annaireä ar ?? ?? Þoron. | | She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle. | |
| Súlendil cennë se. | | A Kite saw her. | |
| 4 | “Maro nemilyë tandë lumba?” maquentë i Súlendil. | | "Why do you look so woebegone?" asked the Kite. |
| 5 | “Merin vesta,” hanquentë i Þoron, “ar ui ecë nin tuvë ?? ye polë sorë nin tallë ve yestauvanyë.” | | "I want to get married," replied the Eagle, "and I can't find a mate who can provide for me as I should like." |
| 6 | “Á vesta inyen,” equë i Súlendil; “Nanyë turca, é ampoldóreä epë elyë!” | | "Take me," said the Kite; "I am very strong, stronger even than you!" |
| 7 | “Ma naitië sanalyë i ecuva lyen sorë nin?” maquentë i Þoron caira. | | "Do you really think you can provide for me?" asked the Eagle eagerly. |
| 8 | “É, aþahanyë,” hanquentë i Súlendil. “Ta nauva aþcárima natto. | | "Why, of course," replied the Kite. "That would be a very simple matter. |
| Nanyë tandë poldóreä i polin colë öa Filiculumpë nappanyatsë vequi nás quessë!” | | I am so strong I can carry away an Ostrich in my talons as if it were a feather!" | |
| 9 | I Þoron ?? i Súlendil ú-pusto. | | The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately. |
| Mal apa i veryanwë, yá i Súlendil villë öa na tuvë ma matiën veriryanna, ilqua ya haranyes yá nanwennes, nánë titta Nyarrincë. | | But after the wedding, when the Kite flew away to find something to eat for his bride, all he had when he returned, was a tiny Mouse. | |
| 10 | “Ma ta i Filiculumpë os ye quentelyë?” equë i Þoron ?? ??. | | "Is that the Ostrich you talked about?" said the Eagle in disgust. |
| 11 | “Na ?? lye quétiévanen ar vestaniévanen aima,” hanquentë i Súlendil. | | "To win you I would have said and promised anything," replied the Kite. |
| 12 | -- | | -- |
| 13 | Eques: Ilqua ná ?? ?? ??. | | Motto: Everything is fair in love. |
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