Words by JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Window of the West, p. 295, Translated by Ryszard Derdinski
Sindarin
Ú-velon vegil faen an ristas dín,
law bilinn an lagoras dín,
law vaethor an aglar dín.
Melon na-erui di i hain veriar: i Vinas Dúnedain.
Quenya:
Lá melan i macil calina an laicasserya,
lá i pilin an lintasserya,
lá i ohta an erya alcar.
Melan eressë sa i entë tirir: i Minassë Núatanion.
'I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness,
nor the arrow for its swiftness,
nor the warrior for his glory.
I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor.'
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