THE MEETING OF ARAGORN AND ARWEN
Composed by the Lady Ithilorn of Mirkwood, based on the account of her brother, Legolas
Translated into the English of the Seventh Age by Irony-chan

As Aragorn, called Elessar
Walked under woodland eaves
Above him shon the evenstar
Through gilded Mallorn leaves
Its light fell on Undómiel
Lord Elrond's daughter fair
"O Lúthien, Tinúviel!"
He sang aloud to her

Then Arwen, called Undómiel
Turned 'round to look upon
The man who called 'Tinúviel!'
'Neath Caras Galadhon
She said to him, "why, son of men
"I'd thought I walked alone
"But yet the name of Lúthien
"Has never been my own."

"I Arwen, called Undómiel
"Would ask to whom you cry.
"Does the spirit of Tinúviel
"Walk hidden from my eye?"
And Aragorn, called Elessar
Replied, "'tis you I see
"Tinúviel I took you for
"You can be none but she."

She laughed a laugh like crystal bells
And cried, "why, son of men!
"By Elbereth Gilthoniel
"I am not Lúthien.
"But if you please then kindly tell
"From whence it was you came.
"Who calls to me 'Tinúviel!'
"And what might be his name?"

"Fair maid," said he, "beside Bruinen
"Was I, Elessar, born,
"To Arathorn and Gilraen
"My name is Aragorn.
"I come from of the Dúnadain
"But sooth, there's fear in me
"That all the honours of my line
"Are worthy not of thee."

"Why Aragorn, called Elessar,"
Undómiel replied
With two twins of the evenstar
A-shining in her eyes
"Then you and I are kin although
"How near I cannot guess
"For in my veins does lifeblood flow
"That's shared with Westernesse."

"I Arwen, called Undómiel
"Am born of Elrond's line
"And all that's his in Rivendell
"Is truly also mine
"My brother Elrohir you've seen
"And mighty Elladan
"The sons of Elrond and his queen
"The fair Celebrian."

"By Amroth and by Nimrodel!"
Said Aragorn to she
"O, Arwen! O, Undómiel!
"Please make not sport of me!"
"My home has been many a year
"In Rivendell the fair
"But never did I see or hear
"A hint that you were there."

"Wonder not, O son of men"
Said Arwen unto him
"I live here in Lothlórien
"Among the Galadhrim
"I stay beneath the Mellyrn high
"By laughing Nimrodel
"And many years have passed since I
"Last walked in Rivendell."

Elessar looked with shining eyes
Upon her standing there
The wisest of the old and wise
And fairest of the fair
"O Arwen! O Undómiel!
"Your father guards you true
"For all the wealth in Rivendell
"Is nothing next to you!"

"Undómiel! O fairest one!
"Please leave me not alone!
"For all I want beneath the sun
"Is you to be my own!"
Her face was bright as any star
As she to him replied:
"If you ask, O Elessar
"Then I shall be thy bride."

"O Aragorn, O Elessar
"I choose a mortal life
"And swear upon the evenstar
"That I shall be thy wife
"I Arwen, called Undómiel
"Give here my heart to thee
"By Elbereth Gilthoniel
"In lands beyond the sea."

So lost now is Undómiel
To where, we cannot say
She never came from Rivendell
Into the Havens Grey
Or sailed 'cross the Western sea
Her back towards the dawn
And sadly do we sing of she
Undómiel is gone

Perhaps this day she wanders still
In far Lothlórien
Or maybe dwells in shadow hills
Among the shades of Men
The evenstar will rise this night
As always has and shall
But never shine again its light
On fair Undómiel