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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
Didn't Frodo also remember the Elves' song scaring off a Black Rider before he said it the first time, and Sam remember it too when calling to Elbereth in Cirith Ungol. Granted, that's observing, not listening, but ....
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I'd forgotten the song having the same effect; good catch. And I didn't even realise that Sam thought back to it! He was there when Aragorn mentioned the effectiveness of the name of Elbereth, so I think it counts.
It's interesting that Sam's invocation is
close to the song in Rivendell - most of the words come directly from the hymn - but is adapted to be a direct appeal (that
tiro is a dead giveaway, being the same word as
Tirith). I don't think I've ever actually seen in translated before; it doesn't show up in the lists of poems; but in the Common tongue it would be something like this:
O! Elbereth Star-Kindler
From the heavens all-seeing
To thee I cry from 'neath death's shadow:
O! Watch and ward me, Angel of Everwhite!
It's a good one, especially from someone who doesn't speak Sindarin. ^_~
hS