Author: Ivan A Derzhanski Filename: poems/Derzhanski.Mountaintop Listed in: TolkLang 9.80 Ortonna [0], ya [1] kalya almareo rille, ingoleo mallenen vanten [2]. Ve uryala pilin, indonya en wille melesseo linte [3] raamanten [4]. To the mountaintop, which blessedness's brilliance illuminates, I walked by the road of [magic | deep lore | science]. / As a burning arrow my heart flew there on the swift wings of love. [0] The mountain could be Taniquetil (in response to a suggestion by AA). [1] Word order O-V-S resolved thus: (a) brilliance usually illuminates other things; (b) otherwise I would have said `i kalya' rather than `ya kalya'. [2] ## (AA) For original `wanten' as per his corrigendum in personal email on Mon 13 Jun 94 22:23:28 BST [3] I found `linte' (plural of *`linta') in N Martsch's `Basic Quenya', reported to come from `The Road Goes Ever On', a book I don't have. [4] Instrumental dual of `raama'.