A/N - Have you noticed that in the books and the movies Merry and Pippin show no real interest in learning Elvish? Well, Lindir (see Bilbo's song of Earendil in FoTR) decided to change that. Did it work? Well, uh, not really...
Disclaimer - I. OWN. NOTHING! Happy? I don't even own my own mind. The little voices in my head have taken it over.
Lindir:
"A Elbereth Gilthoniel,silivren penna miriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na chaered-palandiriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon,
nef aear, si nef aearon!
See, 'tis simple, even for thou,
Try now, small ones, sing it out loud."
M&P: "Oh Elly-beth Gold toenail-o
silly wren penny Muriel,
Oh meanie, ugly Ellen's wrath!
No chair, no palantir -i-el
Oh galley-hemmin' any-math,
Fanny lost the marathon,
No air, I said, no air on!"
Lindir swore and, angry, said,
"Rude young rascals, you spin my head!
Now sing it right or you'll be dead."
M&P: "O Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel,
o many ugly ogres' wrath!
No cherry palantir -iel -"
Lindir: "No, no, no, bad little ones!
You must try again - thus, it runs -
A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel,
o menel aglar elenath!
Na chaered palan-diriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon,
nef aear, si nef aearon!"
M&P: "A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel,
o menel aglar elenath!
Na chaered palan-diriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon,
nef aear, si nef aearon!"
M&P: "Hey, we did it!"
"I'm so proud!"
"That wasn't so hard,"
crowed Pip aloud.
"I'm bored," said Mer.
"Now where's Lindy gone?
Oh, well, let's try & learn a new song..."
"On to the Lay of Luthien!"