The Fall of Gil-galad was a poem sung by Samwise Gamgee before he and the three other Hobbits, led by Strider, reached Weathertop. The lay known as "The Fall of Gil-galad" had been written in ancient times, and spoke of the death of the Elven High King Gil-galad, who battled Sauron during the War of the Last Alliance. Sometime during his stay in Rivendell, Bilbo translated it from an older tongue, probably Quenya. Sam's recitation of the poem is incomplete as he did not want to learn the rest, which dealt with Mordor and the War of the Last Alliance.[1]
Lyrics[]
Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing;
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea.
His sword was long, his lance was keen.
His shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.
But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Die einde van Gil-galad |
Albanian | Fundi i Gil-galadit |
Arabic | نهاية جيل جالادا |
Azerbaijani | Gil-galadın düşməsi |
Basque | Gil-galadren hondamena |
Bengali | গিল-গালাদ শেষ |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Краят на Гил-галад |
Catalan | La caiguda de Gil-galad |
Croatian | Kraj Gila-galada |
Czech | Konec Gila-galadů |
Danish | Gil-galads fall |
Dutch | De val van Gil-galad |
Esperanto | La fino de Gil-galad |
Estonian | Gil-galadi lõpp |
Faroese | Gil-galads fall |
Finnish | Gil-galadin tuho |
French | La Chanson de Gil-galad |
Galician | A caída de Gil-galad |
Georgian | გილ-გალადის დასასრული |
German | Der Untergang von Gil-galad |
Greek | Το τέλος του Τζιλ-γαλαδ |
Gujarati | ગિલ-ગલાડનો અંત |
Hebrew | סופו של גיל-גלעד |
Hindi | गिल-गलाद का अंत |
Hungarian | A Gil-galad bukása |
Italian | La caduta di Gil-galad |
Latvian | Gil-galada beigas |
Lithuanian | Gil-galado kritimas |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Крајот на Гил-Галад |
Marathi | गिल-गालाडचा शेवट |
Norwegian | Gil-galads fall |
Polish | Koniec Gil-galada |
Portuguese | A Queda de Gil-galad |
Romanian | Căderea Gil-galad |
Russian | Падение Гил-галада |
Serbian | Пад Гил-галад (Cyrillic) Pad Gil-galad (Latin) |
Slovak | Koniec Gil-galad |
Slovenian | Konec Gil-galada |
Spanish | La caída de Gil-galad |
Swedish | Gil-galads fall |
Telugu | గిల్-గాలాడా ముగింపు |
Turkish | Gil-galad'ın sonu |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Падіння Ґіл-ґалада |
Vietnamese | Sự sụp đổ của Gil-galad |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XI: "A Knife in the Dark"