“For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men… Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves. They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond.”
Soooo, it is late (SORRY)! But this is for @gigolasweek day 3: Languages. Yes, I am singing both Legolas and Gimli, it is super confusing. I have put the translation under the cut!
Gimli is Bold Legolas is italic
Words both in Neo-Khuzdul and in Sindarin, bc I am a glutton for punishment.
Things have come to a pretty pass
Our romance is wondered at,
For you say this and the other
While I say this and that,
Goodness knows what the end
will be
Oh I don’t know where I’m at
It looks as if we two cannot talk as one
Something must be done:
You say mellon and I say laddie,
You say Ada and I say Adad,
Mellon, laddie, Ada, Adad,
Let’s call the whole thing off.
You like galthasas (boar meat)
and I like sogannen (drinking)
You like rochben (horses)
and I … don’t.
Galthasas, sogannen, rochben,
(I’ll walk, thank you).
Let’s call the whole thing off
But oh, if we call the whole
thing off
Then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you like agâr (caverns) and I like tawarwaith (forests),
I’ll share the agâr and visit
tawarwaith. (BOTH) For we know we need each other
so we Better call the calling off off Let’s call the whole thing off.
You say ghivashaand you say mirion (treasure)
You say umral and
you say seron (lover)
Ghivasha, mirion, umral, seron (BOTH) Let’s call the whole thing off,
You like gwinion (wine)
and I like zullel (lager)
You sabakhkhîn
(continue to fight excessively – again certainly), and I peng maetha (wield a
bow)
Gwinion, zullel, sabakhkhîn…
and I beat you last time! Let’s call the whole
thing off
But oh if we call the
whole thing of then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you hold a mereth
(feast) and I naimrigi (feast together)
We’ll go to both and so
outrage our family, (BOTH) For we know we need each other
so we
Better call the calling off off,
Let’s call the whole thing off.
I say Goheno nin (forgive me),
and you say Burushruka igbulul e (I am sorry),
I say An ngell nîn (please) and you say zabirasakhjami (please)
Well, go on, reckon you
can say all that again Laddie…?
let’s call the whole thing
off.
I say nainmî (kiss with
each other) and you say mibim (we kiss)
I say amrâlimê (love of mine) and I get Gi Melin (I love you)
nainmî, mibim, amrâlimê, Gi melin, (How do you get your tongue around all that? Would you like a demonstration?)
(BOTH) But oh if we call the whole thing of then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So I like Anfangrim
(Longbeards) and you go for khuthzêl (Elves),
We’re totally different
and it suits us well
(BOTH) For we know we need each other so we
Better call the calling off off,
Let’s call the whole thing off.
it will never cease to delight me that in the trilogy, gimli is shown to be charming, with all the polish and grace of a trained diplomat—he trades wits with elrond and speaks so graciously to galadriel that she gives him a gift denied feanor; his extemporaneous description of the glittering caves is what convinces legolas to travel there with him after the war, he sings the song of durin so well that sam begs to learn it.
whereas legolas is this big cheerful lug of a hunter-tracker, incidentally a prince, only unwittingly beautiful and graceful—his speech is decidedly stiff and formal, even when he’s trying to be gentle, but then turns around and starts singing without realizing he’s forgotten half the song. He has strange moments of seriousness, when the ancientness of him shines through, but then—
I do wonder what their first conversations were, gimli dignified but a little chilly; legolas stiff even as he attempted humor, but a way forward nonetheless.
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OH GOD OH WOW
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULD STOP SOBBING oh my godddd Diiiiissssss D: And ickle babbu Gimli, scuse me, Fishy is AMAZING, look at these colours and at their faaaaces and AUGH OH WOW OH WOW WOW OWOWOOW
i wonder whether imma ever finish st like this or not, lyk they both look so serious for some reason, lyk why, also, Legolas, whats with that clothes, snot lyk i wanted u to show yer booty or anything… right
I’m so sorry, but this just looks like a rip from a rap video.
I’m fucking sobbing. Aragorn looks like he’s fighting off a bee before he swoops in to tackle someone. Legolas punching the air like he’s celebrating too early. The dude who’s creeping after Gimli like he’s gonna be an easy target and Gimli charging like a battering ram to crush his kneecaps. Gandalf serenely ignoring all this.
it would have been funny tho if when gimli hit the ring with his axe it, you know, flew off somewhere into the foliage instead of sitting there like it was glued in place and they had to spend the next three hours searching for it