Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Atfirstthebeautyofthemelodiesandoftheinterwovenwordsinelven-tongues,eventhoughheunderstoodthemlittle"heldhiminaspell,assoonashebegantoattendtothem.Almostitseemedthatthewordstookshape,andvisionsoffarlandsandbrightthingsthathehadneveryetimaginedopenedoutbeforehim;andthefirelithallbecamelikeagoldenmistaboveseasoffoamthatsigheduponthemarginsoftheworld.Thentheenchantmentbecamemoreandmoredreamlike,untilhefeltthatanendlessriverofswellinggoldandsilverwasflowingoverhim,toomultitudinousforitspatterntobecomprehended;itbecamepartofthethrobbingairabouthim,anditdrenchedanddrownedhim.Swiftlyhesankunderitsshiningweightintoadeeprealmofsleep.
Therehewanderedlonginadreamofmusicthatturnedintorunningwater,andthensuddenlyintoavoice.ItseemedtobethevoiceofBilbochantingverses.Faintatfirstandthenclearerranthewords.
Earendilwasamariner
thattarriedinArvernien;
hebuiltaboatoftimberfelled
inNimbrethiltojourneyin;
hersailshewoveofsilverfair,
ofsilverwereherlanternsmade,
herprowwasfashionedlikeaswan,
andlightuponherbannerslaid.
