Aesop 006: The Wolf & the Crane
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua in 2026, and Parmandil in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2025-12-30. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-09-25.
Note: The author does not permit that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Expect no reward for serving the wicked.
Also available in Sindarin at: Sindarin crash course
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【1】 Ñarmo ar Araliltaro
► e·Dhraug ah en·Aralithor
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【3】 Ñarmo mammataniénë laptenen, ar axo hímiénë rempavë hluncuryassë.
► Lo dhraug ammant asg vi leng velch, erinc a chiniast vil lang dín.
¶ Uis pollë orta alatwë núta sa, ar aþahanyë uis pollë matë aima.
► Ú-obul caethad en·asg mened am egor dad, ah î ú-obul maded nad.
¶ Aþahanyë ta nánë aica tarmë accamátala Ñarmon.
► Î, se leng ‘aer na nast an draug velch.
【4】 San ronganë i Araliltaronna.
► To rongast gwa n’ en·aralilthor.
¶ Nánes tanca i issë, ó andë lango ar mén, aþcárima poluva anya i axo ar ettucë sa.
► e·Dhraug danc i en·aralithor obul raethad en·asg a thaged den ed e·lang dín ‘ui iaeth and ah en·irth dín.
【5】 “Antauvanyë lyen alta paityalë,” equë i Ñarmo, “qui ettucuvalyë tana axo nillo.”
► “Paediathon len vi leng dhaer,” ebent e·dhraug, “Pi thegil en·asg han ed annin.”
【6】 I Araliltaro, ve ecë lyen intya, nánë antíreleä pá mitta carya Ñarmo hluncunna.
► en·Aralithor, be êg i núthathog den, te ben-hidh o nestaged e·dholl dín vi lang e·dhraug.
¶ Mal nasserya nánë milmeo, saro carnes ya i Ñarmo iquiryanë sen carë.
► Ach de velch am baedias, to agor be e·dhraug ebent.
【7】 Yá i Ñarmo tuntanë í axo nánë vanwa, patunes öa.
► Io e·dhraug efil i gwanwen en·asg, iestast padrad gwa.
【8】 “Mal mana pá paityalenya!” holtunë i Araliltaro tíreleä.
► “Ach man oh e·baedias⁶ nín!” en·aralithor agon dirithui.
【9】 “Mana!” yarranë i Ñarmo, lan hwinyanes nan.
► “Man!” e·Dhraug norrast, pernol o then.
¶ “Ma uilyë acávië ta? Ma lá fáreä i láven lyen tucë carelya songanyallo ú hó-narciéno sa?”
► “Ú-agóveg den? Adhóven gin haedad e·dholl gín ed e·‘obem nín ben nagol den, sa úfarn?”
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【11】 Eques: Vá merë paityalë riþiëllo olcar.
► Pess: Horo û baedias am buiad e·rhû.