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Fantasy author [[Verse: | 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. | ||
Tsăyfuan uses Imthumitil-style rhyming prose for the holy inscrutable angels of the higher realms and Netagin quantitative meters for the | == Dsüłăff's song == | ||
(Poem originally by Praimhín, I fit it to Alexandrine) | |||
TODO: Add one stanza before this one | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
''Mi seaf imfnüd se doach, mi tsmüng ăbüch mosrel,'' | |||
''Tes tsor hălpduth șăm'it — wăha, chnet fa mi yem!'' | |||
''Rănoat ef loc Dămath, dicleap yaf imhăcwel;'' | |||
''Doar bang, yăfnga, tămnüth, mi sngom se chwep păhem.'' | |||
''— faf chnur Dsüłăff'' | |||
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''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 — | ''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.'' | ||
''— from Dzüłəf's Song'' | ''— from Dzüłəf's Song'' | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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<poem> | <poem> | ||
''Fă bintăngfär șă binșichap,'' | ''Fă bintăngfär șă binșichap,'' | ||
'' | ''Mothcom imtlüts, rătoang fi thngew!'' | ||
''Rĭ chway ät cber yă chruș imgüth,'' | ''Rĭ chway ät cber yă chruș imgüth,'' | ||
''Mowithlam, tam, tĭ die păn'ew!'' | ''Mowithlam, tam, tĭ die păn'ew!'' | ||
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From stretching when getting up to dozing off, | From stretching when getting up to dozing off, | ||
Overwhelming are the tasks, | 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 | Splendid and full and never disappointing! | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||