Act 4, Scene 1

Attribution

Translated into Quenya by Lane Lubell in 2026.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Caresta 4, Tanasta 1	    	Act IV: Scene I
2	(Rondo. Endëassë, velva tambin.)	      	[A cavern. In the middle, a bubbling cauldron.
3	(Hundo. Mittar i Curunir Neldë.)	      	[Thunder. Enter the Three Witches.]
4	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
5	Nellum' miuë miuyanë	  	Thrice [the] cat meowed.
6	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
7	Nellum', ellum' polca quinnë.	     	Thrice [and] once a pig squealed.
8	Neldëa Curuni:	  	Third Witch:
9	Rafindë holtuä “Nás lú!”	   	Harpy is crying out, “It’s time!”
10	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
11	Á os i tambin pelë,	     	About the cauldron go around,
12	Hloirië hirdí hatë.	   	In poisonous entrails throw [inside].
13	Quácë, ya nu ringa	    	Toad, which under cold
14	Ondo ter rér min nelquain:	     	Stone through one [and] thirty days:
15	Singliptaina hloirë camben	  	Sweated venom I received [from it].
16	Velá lyë minya mi tambin.	     	Boil you first in [the] cauldron.
17	I Curunir Neldë	  	The Three Witches:
18	Tatya, tatya móta 'r raxë.	      	Double, double toil and danger.
19	Ruinë urá 'r tambin velë.	     	Fire burn ’n’ cauldron bubble.
20	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
21	Lanya leuco o i hlöa,	     	Fillet of snake from the fenland,
22	Tambinna ar mastá.	   	In the cauldron boil and bake.
23	Hen loxomo; pir' quácëo;	     	Eye of newt; toe of frog;
24	Quildar tó; lamba hüo,	    ü 	Bat wool; tongue of dog;
25	Hloileuco sanca, irt' lombo,	     	Viper’s split; sting[er] of a blind one;
26	Hlócëo telc', ráma húo,	     	Lizard’s leg; wing of owl;
27	Rá luhtu ar turwa raxë,	     	For a spell and a powerful danger,
28	Ve nár-sulpa, velva, véla.	      	Like a flame-soup, bubbling, is boiling.
29	I Curunir Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
30	'Tatya, 'tatya móta 'r raxë.	      	Double, double toil and danger.
31	Ruinë urtá, tambin velë.	     	Fire burn, cauldron boil.
32	Neldëa Curuni:	  	Third Witch:
33	Angwo þanda, ráco carca	    	Dragon’s scale; wolf’s fang;
34	Villoico ñúlëo, anca 'r	    	Mummy of [the] dark arts; jaw ‘n’
35	Cumbo ancanendilo,	  	Stomach of a shark;
36	Quirdë sulca morello,	   	Hemlock root from [the] dark,
37	Lepsa naiquetul' Yúro;	   	Liver of a blasphemous Jew;
38	Sála naico, 'r tamuril	    	Gall of goat, ‘n’ yew
39	Telpin' nu ulva-Isil;	   	Silvered in [the] eclipse-moon;
40	Men Muhammandur anto,	   	Nose of a Musilm face;
41	Leper nost'-quorin laps'o,	   	Finger of a birth-choked babe
42	Nóna-sapt' imbacindëo,	  	Ditch-delivered of a prostitute;
43	Maxá sa tiuca 'r nelca.	     	Cook it thick ‘n’ dense.
44	Ar yantá hirdi rimpiro,	    	And add [the] entrails of a tiger,
45	I ilyë sundennar tambindelvo.	    	To all the ingredients of our cauldron.
46	I Curunir Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
47	Tatya, tatya móta 'r raxë.	      	Double, double toil and danger.
48	Ruinë urá 'r tambin velë.	     	Fire burn ’n’ cauldron boil.
49	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
50	Aldhacco sercenen helá	  	Wiith a baboon’s blood freeze [them],
51	Ta luhtu mai cárina.	    	Then [the] spell [is] well and done.
52	(Mitta Hecait, aini i curundion.)	      	[Enter Hecait, goddess of the witches.]
53	Hecait:	 	Hecate:
54	A, Þá! Laitanyë rihtaldar,	     	Oh, very good! I praise your efforts;
55	Illi ñetuva áþeldar;	   	All will get you all’s benefits;
56	Sí os tambin lírëar,	    	Now about the cauldron are singing,
57	Vë Eldaliër, mi corta,	     	As the elven peoples, in a ring,
58	Luhtaila illi mi caitar.	    	Enchanting all [that] in[side] lies.
59	(Lindalë ar lindë. Tá, Hecait auta lóren.)	         	[Music and a song. Then, Hecate leaves for sleep.]
60	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
61	Irtiénen leptunyo	 	By [the] pricking of my two thumbs,
62	Ma hrúya tulëa talo.	    	Something wicked is coming thence.
63	Latá, tampar,	   	Open, locks,
64	Yen cé tamba.	   	To who[m] may knock.
65	(Mitta Macmbeþ.)	  	[Enter Macbeth:]
66	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
67	Le, muinë, ñúlë, ar morendëo	       	[All you] hidden, dark, and midnight
68	Úvanimor. Mana cáraldë?	   	Hags. What are you all doing?
69	I Curunir Neldë	  	The Three Witches:
70	Carda ava esta.	   	A deed without a name.
71	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
72	Yálan le ó ita eccaneldë,	     	I am calling for you all with that which you proclaim [to be],,
73	Aimanen istaldë sa, nyará nin	     	However it is you all know it, relate [it] unto me.
74	Equi únuteldë súri nanya	   	Even though you all untie winds to struggle
75	Anqua ainassi; equi vingië falmar.	      	Against fanes; even though yeasty waves
76	Andarmar ar hlucir ciryalë nu;	     	Crash and swallow shipping down;
77	Equi máhis ar alda salcina;	     	Even though corn and trees [are] mowed down;
78	Equi tarassi lantar tirmontar;	    	Even though castles fall upon their watchers;
79	Equi martor ar canneltili pendar	    	Even though towers and pyramids slope
80	Carintar talmantannar; equi i	    	Their heads toward their foundations; even though the
81	Harma ilúo erdaron altar,	    	Treasure of nature’s seeds tumble
82	Mennai fehtië quolë; hanquetá nin	     	Till destruction sickens; answer to me
83	Pá ita maquétan.	   	About that which I am asking.
84	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
85	Pahtá.	 	Speak.
86	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
87	Cestá.	 	Ask.
88	Attëa Curuni:	  	Third Witch:
89	Hanquetuvalmë.	 	We [three] will answer.
90	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
91	Quetá quima xáral hlarë o návalmar	     	Say whether you are wanting to hear [it] from our mouths
92	Hya ñúlturelmar.	  	Or [from] our occult masters?
93	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
94	Yalá te ninna sí.	    	Summon them unto me now.
95	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
96	Ulyá serc' polco i mantë	    	Pour [in] blood of a pig that ate
97	Vimpolcaryaron nertë; laru ya	    	Nine of her piglets; grease which
98	Ná i nahtarwa paimaxostallo	   	Is fromthe murderer’s gibbet
99	Hatá ruinenna.	  	Throw [into] a flame.
100	I Curunir Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
101	Tulá, sira.	   	Come, hither;
102	Imlë ar melehtë taná.	    	Yourself and mighyness show.
103	(Hundo. Minya Auþa: cas castolossë.)	       	[Thunder. [The] first apparition: a head within a helmet.]
104	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
105	(Caren) Nyará, úsinwa nirë, —	      	(To [the] head) Tell [me], unknown force, —
106	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
107	Istas indolya.	  	He knows your state of mind.
108	Hlará sé, mal vál pahta.	      	Hear him, but don’t you speak.
109	Minya Auþa:	  	First Apparition:
110	Macmbeþ, Macmbeþ, Macmbeþ, þoryá Macnduff.	        	Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, beware Macduff.
111	Þoryá Héru Faifo. Aumentá ni hillo.	       	Beware [the] Thane of Fife. Dismiss me hence.
112	(Núyas.)	 	[It/he descends]
113	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
114	Mana nál? Mára umbeltan, hantan.	      	What are you? For you all’s proper premonition, I thank [you all].
115	Mai ñándiël þossenya, mal er quetta	      	You have harped well my fear, but [just one] word
116	Amba, —	  	More, —
117	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
118	Se uiuva canyaina. Hí ná ainë,	       	He will not be commanded. Here is another,
119	Valma lá i minya.	    	[More] divinely powerful than the first.
120	(Hundo. Auþa Attëa: Sercëa Yondo.)	       	[Thunder. [The] Second Apparition: A Bloody Boy.]
121	Auþa Attëa:	  	Second Apparition:
122	Macmbeþ, Macmbeþ, Macmbeþ.	     	Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth.
123	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
124	Ó hlari neldë, hlaruvanyel.	     	With three ears, I will hear you.
125	Auþa Attëa:	  	Second Apparition:
126	Ná sercëa, verya, ar tanca. Yaita	        	Be bloody, bold, and firm. Scorn
127	Melehtë atano, an allë nisso-nóna	     	[The] inherent power of Mankind, for no one woman-born
128	Naituva Macmbeþ.	  	Will harm Macbeth.
129	(Núyas.)	 	[It/he descends.]
130	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
131	Coitá, Macnduff! Maro þoryuvanyel?	    	[Then] live, Macduff! Why shall I fear you?
132	Apa atatancatuvan ar	  	And yet I will make doubly sure and
133	Ñetuva tancamë marto — qualuval —	     	Will obtain a bond of fate — you will die —
134	Itan ni cé nyara þossen serë	     	So that I may tell to [my] fear to rest
135	Ar lorë equi hundo.	    	And to sleep even though thunder[bolts are crashing].
136	(Hundo. I Auþa Neldëa: hína, vaina arcastenen, haryëa alda máryassë.)	              	[Thunder. The Third Apparition: a child, clad with a crown, is holding a tree in his hand.]
137	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
138	Mana si	 	What is this
139	I oryëa vë aryon ataro,	     	Which is rising like an heir of a king,
140	Ar cóla vinya estirneryassë	   	And is bearing upon his young brow
141	I ría ar inga erturevëo?	    	The wreath and peak of sovereignty?
142	I Curuni Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
143	Lastá, vá pahtá sann'.	     	Listen, don’t speak to it.
144	Auþa Neldëa:	  	Second Apparition:
145	Ná rauro-turca, valatëa; vá	     	[Be] lion-strong, proud; Don’t
146	Riþë yen psarë, ñwarë, hya yassen	       	Attend to who rubs, [to who] frets, or for where
147	Oneferi nár. Macmbeþ ú qualuva, mennai	       	Conspirators are. Macbeth will not die until
148	Mbirnam Taurë Ndúnsinain Ambonna	   	[Great] Birnam Wood unto Dunsinane Hill
149	Tuluva anqua sé.	   	Will come against him.
150	(Núyas.)	 	[It/He: descends]
151	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
152	Allumë nauvas.	  	Never will it be.
153	Man cé sorë taurë, hya iquë	      	Who is able to furnish a wood, [or] beg
154	Alda levë sundor? Mára apacen.	     	A tree to move roots? Good foresight.
155	Nanyëa loicor, vá orya tens' i taurë	       	Rebellious bodies, don’t rise till the woods
156	Birnamo, ar aranaitë Macmbeþ	b    	Of Birnam, and kingly Macbeth
157	Coituva yuterya, ' paita föaryar	     	Will live his loan [of life] ‘n’ pay his breaths
158	Lúmen ar firiënna. Mal hondonya	     	To time and natural death. But my heart.
159	Quáþa ista min nat; á quetë, ma	        	Is shaking to know one thing; tell me,
160	Qui curulda nyara sindë, hílmi	     	If you all’s skill relates so much, will descendants
161	Mbanquo cunyuva hí?	  	Of Banquo reign here?
162	I Curunir Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
163	Cestá ista úmbë.	   	Ask to know no more.
164	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
165	Nauvan fartaina! Aptá si nin,	     	I will be satisfied! Deny this to me,
166	Ar oiravë hútuvan le. Quetá tá nin.	        	And eternally I will curse you all. Say that me
167	Maro i tambin súva? Mana i hlón?	      	Why is the cauldron sinking? What [is] the sound?
168	(Tartöar yestar.)	  	[Oboes begin.]
169	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
170	Taná.	 	Show.
171	Attëa Curuni:	  	Second Witch:
172	Taná.	 	Show.
173	Neldëa Curuni:	  	Third Witch:
174	Taná.	 	Show.
175	I Curunir Neldë:	   	The Three Witches:
176	Taná hendurya, nyérá homya;	     	Show his two eyes, grieve his heart;
177	Mittá vë halar, san vanyá.	      	Enter as cast shadows, thus[ly] depart.
178	(Combanta Aranion Toldo mitta, i telma harya angal nondaryassë. I nimulë Mbanquo hilya te.)	                	[A parade of Eight Kings enters, the last holds a mirror in his closed hand. The ghost of Banquo follows them.]
179	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
180	(Minya Aranen) Nál sindë véla fëa Mbanquo. Nu!	        	(To [the] First King) You are so much like [the] spirit Banquo. Down!
181	(Aranen Attëan) Arcarelya þiþë hendunyat. Ar findelya,	        	(To [the] second King) Your crown scorches my two eyes; and your hair
182	Vaina hencúnassë, vë i minya.	      	Blonde on an eyebrow, [is] like the first.
183	(Auþa Neldëan) Neldëa véla i nöan! (I Curunir Nelden) Le mut!	          	(To [the] Third King) A third [is] similar to the former! (to The Three Witches) You filth!
184	Manan tana si? (Pá i arani i túlar) Cantëa! Hendunya!	         	Why show this [to me]? (Concerning the kings that are coming) A fourth! My two eyes!
185	Ma si rahtuva n'assanna umbarto?	    	Will this [line] stretch unto the mouth of doom?
186	Enta. Otsëa. Cenuvan allë!	     	Another one. A seventh! I will see none!
187	Mal toldëa túla, colil' angal,	      	But an eighth is coming, bearing a mirror,
188	I tana nin amba, ar cenen	      	Which shows to me more, and I see
189	Teli cólar tatyë pambar ar vangar.	      	Some of them are bearing double balls and staffs.
190	Ñorto cen. Mal sí, cénan naitë;	        	A horrible sight! But now, I am seeing [that it is] true;
191	An sercë-rína Mbanquo raitëa ninna.	     	For [the] blood-splattered Banquo smiles toward me.
192	Ar tenta hílmeryain.	   	And points to his descendants.
193	(Auþar Aranion vanyar.)	   	[Apparitions of Kings vanish.]
194	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
195	Ai, ma sa ná?	    	Alas! Is it so?
196	Minya Curuni:	  	First Witch:
197	Illi ná, tár. Apa maro	      	All [of] it is so, sir. And yet why
198	Macmbeþ aitainavë tára?	  	Is Macbeth astoundedly standing?
199	Néþar, alastá indorya;	    	Sisters, [let’s] cheer up his state of mind;
200	N'aryë tyaliëlmor taná.	   	The best of our delights [let’s] show.
201	Luhtuvan i vista lamya	   	I shall enchant the air to sound,
202	Lan tercarë lalliltelya.	   	While you perform your funny dance.
203	Itan sina aran cé maiquetë	    	So that this king may [kindly] say
204	Nautiëlmar nánþë paitalerya.	   	Our duties welcomed his payment.
205	(Lindalë. I curunir liltar, ar tá vanyar ó Hecait.)	           	[Music. The witches dance, and then vanish with Hecate.]
206	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
207	Massë te? Ma vanwë? Nai naica lúmë	      	Where [are] they? Gone? May [the] bitterly grievous hour
208	Tarë húna lúmenótiëssë.	   	Stand ever accursèd in the calendar.
209	Mittá, ava ta.	    	Enter, [whoever is] outside there.
210	(Mitta Lennox.)	  	[Enter Lennox.]
211	Lennox:	 	Lennox:
212	Mana írëlya?	 	What [is] your desire?
213	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
214	Ma cennel i Ñúlë Néþar?	    	Did you see the Weird Sisters?
215	Lennox:	 	Lennox:
216	Fó.	 	No.
217	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
218	Ma ú patanentë arë?	   	Did they not walk nearby?
219	Lennox:	 	Lennox:
220	Fó, naitië.	   	No, indeed.
221	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
222	Hlívë nánë vilyassë i vílant'.	     	Sickness was in [the] air that they are flying [within].
223	Ar hútá ye satarya té. Hlassen	      	And curse who trusts them. I heard
224	Lopië roccoron; man sa tullë?	     	[The] galloping of horses; who [was] it [that] came?
225	Lennox:	 	Lennox:
226	Atta hya neldë i collir quetta	     	[‘Twas] Two or three [riders] that brought word
227	Lyen Macnduff lercië Ingnomenna.	    	To you [that] Macduff has fled to England.
228	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
229	Ingnomenna?		[He has fled] to England?
230	Lennox:	 	Lennox:
231	Ná, tárinya.	   	It is so, my lord.
232	Macmbeþ:	 	Macbeth:
233	(Au elven) Lúmë, apasavil nairë cardanyar.	       	(Aside, to us) Time, you expect my dreadful deeds
234	I linta mínasta ú oratë	    	The swift intention [does] not overtake [the deed]
235	Laqui i carda ná sanen. Hansí,	       	Unless the deed is with it. Henceforth,
236	I minyamor órenyassë nauva	   	The very firstlings in my inner mind will be
237	I minyamor mányo. Ar esí	     	The firstlings of my hand. And even now
238	Rínatan tennanyar cardainen carë,	    	I crown my thoughts with deeds to do,
239	I taras Macnduffeva aituvan.	    	The great castle of Macduff I shall surprise.
240	Mapá Faifanna, sorá címanna	    	Seize upon Fife, provide unto the edge of a blade
241	Séva veri, hímar, ar nainaimor	      	His own wife, children, and unfortunate souls
242	I hilya sello. Avá mainenta vë aut.	        	That follow from him. Do not brag like a fool.
243	I carda caruva fai n'induinen ninqui.	      	The deed I will do ere the purpose [is].
244	Mal úmbë ceni — (Lennoxen) Massë i maindor?	       	But no more sights — (To Lennox) Where are the gentlemen?
245	Á tulyá ni i nómenna nántë.	      	Bring me to the place [that] they are.
246	(Autantë.)	 	[They exit.]

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