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Tuulentytar
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Sep 21 2010, 9:10pm
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The Road Goes Ever On (Donald Swann) question
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Hi!
I've been thinking about buying The Road Goes Ever On book, for the music mostly, but I'm also curious about what else there is. The description of the book I read said it includes "Tolkien's notes on elvish history and elven languages" in addition to the music. Does anyone know what these notes are exactly, about what topics? I know there's a full translation of the Namarie and Elbereth Gilthoniel lyrics, but what else is there, if anything?
Thanks! :)
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Lily Fairbairn
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Sep 22 2010, 2:21pm
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After all the songs, there are ten pages of Tolkien's "scripts, translations, and comments on the Elvish texts for Namarie and A Elbereth Gilthoniel". It's an essay in great depth on Elvish transcription and letter-forms and the derivation of the words, and ends with what I assume is a facsimile of the professors' hand-written Namarie.
I hope this helps!
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!
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Tuulentytar
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Sep 22 2010, 6:16pm
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Thanks, Lily! That's very helpful. I think I'll go ahead and buy that book. :)
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Lily Fairbairn
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Sep 23 2010, 2:56pm
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!
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