Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Farewell to Lorien
Amusiccamedowntheriverasitdrewnearer;andsuddenlytheyperceivedthatitwasaship,wroughtandcarvedwithelven-skillinthelikenessofabird.Twoelvescladinwhitesteereditwithblackpaddles.InthemidstofthevesselsatCeleborn,andbehindhimstoodGaladriel,tallandwhite;acircletofgoldenflowerswasinherhair,andinherhandsheheldaharp,andshesang.Sadandsweetwasthesoundofhervoiceinthecoolclearair:
Isangofleaves,ofleavesofgold,andleavesofgoldtheregrew:
OfwindIsang,awindtherecameandinthebranchesblew.
BeyondtheSun,beyondtheMoon,thefoamwasontheSea,
AndbythestrandofIlmarintheregrewagoldenTree.
BeneaththestarsofEver-eveinEldamaritshone,
InEldamarbesidethewallsofElvenTirion.
Therelongthegoldenleaveshavegrownuponthebranchingyears,
WhileherebeyondtheSunderingSeasnowfalltheElven-tears.
OLorien!TheWintercomes,thebareandleaflessDay;
Theleavesarefallinginthestream,theRiverflowsaway.
OLorien!ToolongIhavedweltuponthisHitherShore
Andinafadingcrownhavetwinedthegoldenelanor.
