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Fantasy author [[Verse:Tricin/Srăga Tsayfuan|Srăga Tsayfuan]] used a variety of meters for the poetry in his novels for the songs sung by the various races in their native languages. He uses them in Windermere translation too. For example, Tsăyfuan uses Imthumitil-style rhyming prose for the holy inscrutable angels of the higher realms and Netagin quantitative meters for the Dwarves. He uses the alexandrine and other "Classical" meters to render Elven poetry.
Fantasy author [[Verse:Hmøøh/Srănga Tsayfuan|Srănga Tsayfuan]] used a variety of meters for the poetry in his novels for the songs sung by the various races in their native languages. He uses them in Windermere translation too. For example, Tsăyfuan uses Imthumitil-style rhyming prose for the holy inscrutable angels of the higher realms and Netagin quantitative meters for the Dwarves. He uses the alexandrine and other "Classical" meters to render Elven poetry.


== From an Elven poem ==
== Dsüłăff's song ==
(Poem originally by Praimhín, I fit it to Alexandrine)
(Poem originally by Praimhín, I fit it to Alexandrine)
TODO: Add one stanza before this one


<poem>
<poem>
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Paraphrase:
Paraphrase:
''As summer days trudge on, we meet the winter soil,''
''As summer days trudge on, we meet the winter soil,''
''And all hope comes to naught — but for a distant ray!''
''And all hope comes to naught — and yet, a distant ray!''
''Let Fortune turn her wheel, oblivious to our toil;''
''Let Fortune turn her wheel, oblivious to our toil;''
''By skill we persevere and seek the light of day.''
''By skill we persevere and seek the light of day.''
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Overwhelming are the tasks, bitter is the load!
Overwhelming are the tasks, bitter is the load!
My only breather is a spirit with ''chruș'' (a a flavoring agent) from the branches,
My only breather is a spirit with ''chruș'' (a a flavoring agent) from the branches,
Splendid and full and always trusty!
Splendid and full and never disappointing!
</poem>
</poem>
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