Disclaimer: Uh...Tolkien invented hobbits and Elvish. The crappy Sindarin grammar is all mine.
Author's Note: I don't know if this is a poem or a cry for help. Therapy or an Elvish tutor... Anyway, all the Elvish I know comes from the liner notes of the "Lord of the Rings" soundtrack ("Aníron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen; thanks to Roma Ryan) and the Elvish dialogue in the movie of "The Fellowship of the Ring." Anyone who is fluent - tell me if I don't know what I'm saying (I'm only speculating on exactly how to conjugate verbs) and I'll take this thing down sharpish. "The Force of Hobbit" has become a sort of catch phrase meaning the second wave of obsession with "The Lord of the Rings"; here is my poetic tribute to it (and some very adorable literary pheriannath, who embody the power of the furry-footed ones).
I Tur Perian
(The Force of Hobbit)
Tiro.
Lasto.
Han mathon ne chae...
Han si henion.
Tur i-pheriannath eria;
Ú-dartha ne dhúath.
Síla ne amar,
Síla ne dhû a môr.
Erio, A! Pheriannath!
Translation:
Look.
Listen.
I feel it in the earth...
I now understand it.
The power of the hobbits rises;
It does not remain in shadow.
It shines in the world,
It shines in the night and darkness.
Rise, O Halflings!
Author's Note: I don't know if this is a poem or a cry for help. Therapy or an Elvish tutor... Anyway, all the Elvish I know comes from the liner notes of the "Lord of the Rings" soundtrack ("Aníron," the theme for Aragorn and Arwen; thanks to Roma Ryan) and the Elvish dialogue in the movie of "The Fellowship of the Ring." Anyone who is fluent - tell me if I don't know what I'm saying (I'm only speculating on exactly how to conjugate verbs) and I'll take this thing down sharpish. "The Force of Hobbit" has become a sort of catch phrase meaning the second wave of obsession with "The Lord of the Rings"; here is my poetic tribute to it (and some very adorable literary pheriannath, who embody the power of the furry-footed ones).
I Tur Perian
(The Force of Hobbit)
Tiro.
Lasto.
Han mathon ne chae...
Han si henion.
Tur i-pheriannath eria;
Ú-dartha ne dhúath.
Síla ne amar,
Síla ne dhû a môr.
Erio, A! Pheriannath!
Translation:
Look.
Listen.
I feel it in the earth...
I now understand it.
The power of the hobbits rises;
It does not remain in shadow.
It shines in the world,
It shines in the night and darkness.
Rise, O Halflings!