Olifant (Gedicht)

Das eigentlich Titellose Lied mit welchem Samweis Gollum über die "Olifanten" aufklärt. Fast sämtliche Angaben über Olifanten bezüglich Größe, Aussehen und Verhalten entspringen diesen Versen.

Gedicht

Grey as a mouse, Big as a house, Nose like a snake, I make the earth shake, As I tramp through the grass, Trees crack as I pass, I walk in the south, Flapping big ears, Beyond count of years, I stump round and round, Never lie on the ground, Not even to die, Oliphaunt am I, Biggest of all, Huge, old, and tall, If ever you'd met me, You wouldn't forget me, If you never do, You won't think I'm true; But old Oliphaunt am I, And I never lie.

Quellen

"The Lord Of The Rings" J. R. R. Tolkien 50th anniversary edition, Seite 646