Сильмариллион
Of Aule and Yavanna
ShallnothingthatIhavedevisedbefreefromthedominionofothers?’
’Ifthouhadstthywillwhatwouldstthoureserve?’saidManwe.’Ofallthyrealmwhatdostthouholddearest?’
’Allhavetheirworth,’saidYavanna,’andeachcontributestotheworthoftheothers.Butthekelvarcanfleeordefendthemselves,whereastheolvarthatgrowcannot.AndamongtheseIholdtreesdear.Longinthegrowing,swiftshalltheybeinthefelling,andunlesstheypaytollwithfruituponboughlittlemournedintheirpassing.SoIseeinmythought.Wouldthatthetreesmightspeakonbehalfofallthingsthathaveroots,andpunishthosethatwrongthem!’
’Thisisastrangethought,’saidManwe.
’YetitwasintheSong,’saidYavanna.’ForwhilethouwertintheheavensandwithUlmobuiltthecloudsandpouredouttherains,Iliftedupthebranchesofgreattreestoreceivethem,andsomesangtoIluvataramidthewindandtherain.’
ThenManwesatsilent,andthethoughtofYavannathatshehadputintohisheartgrewandunfolded;anditwasbeheldbyIluvatar.ThenitseemedtoManwethattheSongroseoncemoreabouthim,andheheedednowmanythingsthereinthatthoughhehadheardthemhehadnotheededbefore.AndatlasttheVisionwasrenewed,butitwasnotnowremote,forhewashimselfwithinit,andyethesawthatallwasupheldbythehandofIluvatar;andthehandenteredin,andfromitcameforthmanywondersthathaduntilthenbeenhiddenfromhimintheheartsoftheAinur.
