Aesop 003: Belling the Cat
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2025-12-15. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-04-25.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.
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【1】 Himya Indyel i Miuinna
► Glingad nell oh en·ieath nan e·Vuig
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【3】 I Nyarrinci néya carner yomenië þantiën panwë na eterúna intë cottoltallo, i Miuë.
► Erlu i·nigyl nachóver chûd amarthad banu al leithiad din ui goth dín, e·Vuig.
¶ Annún merneltë tuvë lé istiën yá túlanes, itan uva ten lúmë hónoriën.
► An evírer hired leng n’ istad i anglennast, to êg i havathar nored ‘wa.
¶ É, maunë carë ma, pan oialë tandë þóreáneltë napparyar i hraië veryaneltë etemenë haustantallo auressë hya lómessë.
► Î, boe andin cared aenad, an dorthasser vi thoss nan i·phuid dín i ú-verthasser haenad i·chaew dín vin dû egor aur.
【4】 Lanquentes linë panwi, mal namneltë alla illio faren mára.
► Ethrebennin lae na pheny, ach û vaer ae nan i·pheny hain.
¶ Teldavë anwinya Nyarrincë tolunë ar equë:
► Na vedui Nigol ‘wain ador ah ebent:
【5】 “Samin panwë ya nemë lai eripsinwa, mal istan i nauvas túrë.
► “Sevin benu i nêf athgar, a bedhin pelif crannad den.
【6】 I reä carda ya möa men carë ná nutë indyel os i Miuiva lango.
► Il mboe ammen cared ‘lingad nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig.
¶ Yá hlaruvalvë i indyel hyalë, tá istuvalvë ú-pusto i cottolva túla.”
► Io lhassof e·nellad, istof i e·goth vín tôl.”
【7】 Lio aitanë ilyë Nyarrinci i uiéneltë nauya taitë panwë fai.
► Gaedennin il i·Nigyl i aw û nauth fo nan e·benu hain.
¶ Mal endessë alariënto pá almelta, enwina Nyarrincë oronyë ar equë:
► Ach lo ‘ellasser oh en·alvar dín, Ningol iaur eriast ah ebent:
【8】 “Quetuvan í vinya Nyarrincio panwë ná arya.
► “Pedathon i dhae vaer e·benu nan e·nigol ‘wain.
¶ Mal ányë carë min maquetta: Man nutuva i indyel i Miuissë?”
► Ach dhavo nin mabeded: Man hestatha o glingatha e·nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig?”
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【10】 Eques: Quetië i möa carë ná alavéla ve carië.
► Pess: Pedol êg angin cared nad, ach hith egal cared den.