The Elves' Lullaby was a lullaby the Elves of Rivendell sang to Bilbo Baggins on his return journey from the Lonely Mountain.[1]
Lyrics
Sing all ye joyful, now sing all together!
The wind’s in the tree-top, the wind's in the heather;
The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,
And bright are the windows of Night in her tower.
Dance all ye joyful, now dance all together!
Soft is the grass, and let foot be like feather!
The river is silver, the shadows are fleeting;
Merry is May-time, and merry our meeting.
Sing we now softly, and dreams let us weave him!
Wind him in slumber and there let us leave him!
The wanderer sleepeth. Now soft be his pillow!
Lullaby! Lullaby! Alder and Willow!
Sigh no more Pine, till the wind of the morn!
Fall Moon! Dark be the land!
Hush! Hush! Oak, Ash, and Thorn!
Hushed be all water, till dawn is at hand!
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Elwe Wiegelied |
| Albanian | Kukudhët ninull |
| Arabic | الجان تهويدة |
| Armenian | Էլֆեր օրորոցի երգ |
| Azerbaijani | Elflər layla |
| Basque | Elfoak lo-kanta |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эльфы калыха́нка |
| Bengali | এল্ভ লাল্যাবি |
| Bosnian | Patuljak uspavanka |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елфите приспивна песен |
| Catalan | Els Elfs cançó de bressol |
| Chinese | 多精靈 搖籃曲 |
| Croatian | Vilenjacima uspavanka |
| Czech | Elfové ukolébavky |
| Danish | Elvere Vuggevise |
| Dutch | Elfen Slaaplied |
| Esperanto | Elfoj lulkanto |
| Estonian | Elvesid hällilaul |
| Finnish | Alfit kehtolaulu |
| French | Elfes berceuse |
| Galician | Elfos cantiga de berce |
| Georgian | ელფები იავნანა |
| German | Elfen Wiegenlied |
| Greek | Ξωτικά Νανούρισμα |
| Gujarati | ઝનુન લોલાબી |
| Hebrew | אֶלפים שיר ערש |
| Hindi | कल्पित बौने लोरी |
| Hungarian | Tündék altató |
| Icelandic | Álfar vögguvísa |
| Indonesian | Peri-peri nina-bobok |
| Italian | Elfi Ninna nanna |
| Japanese | エルフ子守唄 |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ವೆಸ್ ಲಾಲಿ |
| Kazakh | Эльфтер Бесік жыры (Cyrillic) Élfter Besik jırı (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘프는 자장가 |
| Latvian | Elfiem šūpuļdziesma |
| Lithuanian | Elfai lopšinė |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елфите приспивна песна |
| Marathi | एल्व्स लोला |
| Nepalese | एल्व्स पालना गीत |
| Norwegian | Alver Bånsull |
| Persian | الف ها لالایی |
| Polish | Elfy kołysanka |
| Portuguese | Elfos Cantiga de ninar |
| Romanian | Elfii cântec de leagăn |
| Russian | Эльфы Колыбельная |
| Serbian | Вилењаци успаванка (Cyrillic) Vilenjaci uspavanka (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | එල්ව්ස් ඉස්සර ? |
| Slovak | Elfovia uspávanka |
| Slovenian | Vilini uspavanka |
| Spanish | Elfos Canción de cuna |
| Swedish | Alver Vaggvisa |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Элвф алла |
| Tamil | எல்வ்ஸ் தாலாட்டு |
| Telugu | దయ్యములు లాలి పాట |
| Thai | เอลฟ์เพลงกล่อมเด็ก |
| Turkish | Elfler ninni |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ельфи Колискові піс |
| Urdu | یلوس لالچ |
| Uzbek | Елфлар алла қўшиғи (Cyrillic) Elflar alla qo'shig'i (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עלוועס וויגליד |
References
- ↑ The Hobbit, Chapter XIX: "The Last Stage"
