THE BALROG
text by PHILIPPA BOYENS, translation by DAVID SALO
( KHUZDÛL )
Ubzar ni kâmin
Aznân taburrudi
Iklal tanzifi bashukimâ
(( Deeper into the earth
The dark grows heavy
Cold snaps our bones ))
Uzbar ni kâmin
Gilim Sanzigil
Shakar ra udlag
(( Deeper into the earth
There, the glint of mithril
Sharp and far away ))
Ubzar ni kâmin
Tada aklat gagin
Ugrûd tashurrukimâ
(( Deeper into the earth
That sound again
Dread surrounds us ))
Maku kataklutimâ?
Askad gabil
Tashfati ni azanân
Kâmin takalladi!
Tabriki! Takarraki
Maku zatansasimisâ?
(( Can no one hear us?
A great shadow
Moves in the dark
The earth shakes!
Cracks! Splits!
Will no one save us? ))
Urus!
Urus ni buzra!
Arrâs talbabi fillumâ!
Ugrûd tashniki kurdumâ!
Lu! Lu! Lu!
Urkhas tanakhi!
(( Fire!
Fire in the deep!
Flames lick our skin!
Fear rips our hearts!
No! No! No!
The demon comes! ))