Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Farewell to Lorien
ButifofshipsInowshouldsing,whatshipwouldcometome,
WhatshipwouldbearmeeverbackacrosssowideaSea?
AragornstayedhisboatastheSwan-shipdrewalongside.TheLadyendedhersongandgreetedthem."Wehavecometobidyouourlastfarewell,"shesaid,"andtospeedyouwithblessingsfromourland."
"Thoughyouhavebeenourguests,"saidCeleborn,"youhavenotyeteatenwithus,andwebidyou,therefore,toapartingfeast,herebetweentheflowingwatersthatwillbearyoufarfromLorien."
TheSwanpassedonslowlytothehythe,andtheyturnedtheirboatsandfollowedit.ThereinthelastendofEgladiluponthegreengrassthepartingfeastwasheld;butFrodoateanddranklittle,heedingonlythebeautyoftheLadyandhervoice.Sheseemednolongerperilousorterrible,norfilledwithhiddenpower.Alreadysheseemedtohim,asbymenoflaterdaysElvesstillattimesareseen:presentandyetremote,alivingvisionofthatwhichhasalreadybeenleftfarbehindbytheflowingstreamsofTime.
Aftertheyhadeatenanddrunk,sittinguponthegrass,Celebornspoketothemagainoftheirjourney,andliftinghishandhepointedsouthtothewoodsbeyondtheTongue.
"Asyougodownthewater,"hesaid,"youwillfindthatthetreeswillfail,andyouwillcometoabarrencountry.
