Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
TheRiverhadtakenBoromirsonofDenethor,andhewasnotseenagaininMinasTirith,standingasheusedtostandupontheWhiteTowerinthemorning.ButinGondorinafter-daysitlongwassaidthattheelven-boatrodethefallsandthefoamingpool,andborehimdownthroughOsgiliath,andpastthemanymouthsofAnduin,outintotheGreatSeaatnightunderthestars.
Forawhilethethreecompanionsremainedsilent,gazingafterhim.ThenAragornspoke.’TheywilllookforhimfromtheWhiteTower,’hesaid,’buthewillnotreturnfrommountainorfromsea.’Thenslowlyhebegantosing:
ThroughRohanoverfenandfieldwherethelonggrassgrows
TheWestWindcomeswalking,andaboutthewallsitgoes.
’WhatnewsfromtheWest,Owanderingwind,doyoubringtometonight?
HaveyouseenBoromirtheTallbymoonorbystarlight?’
’Isawhimrideoversevenstreams,overwaterswideandgrey;
Isawhimwalkinemptylands,untilhepassedaway
IntotheshadowsoftheNorth.Isawhimthennomore.
TheNorthWindmayhaveheardthehornofthesonofDenethor.’
’OBoromir!FromthehighwallswestwardIlookedafar,
Butyoucamenotfromtheemptylandswherenomenare.’
ThenLegolassang:
FromthemouthsoftheSeatheSouthWindflies,fromthesandhillsandthestones;
Thewailingofthegullsitbears,andatthegateitmoans.
’WhatnewsfromtheSouth,Osighingwind,doyoubringtomeateve?
WherenowisBoromirtheFair?HetarriesandIgrieve.’
