Twenty years have flowed away

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Twenty years have flowed away is the opening line of a poem recited by J.R.R. Tolkien during his 1958 Rotterdam speech. Tolkien gave a Quenya rendering of the poem, which is planned for publication sometime in the autumn of 2014. [1] [2]

First two stanzas

Twenty years have flowed away down the long river
And never in my life will return for me from the sea.

See also

References

  1. "[{{{articleurl}}} J.R.R. Tolkien Reveals TRUE Meaning Of 'The Lord Of The Rings' In Unearthed Audio Recording]" dated 22 May 2014, Lambengolmor mailing list (accessed 2 September 2014)
  2. Carl F. Hostetter, "An experiment in translation (message 1147)" dated 23 May 2014, Lambengolmor mailing list (accessed 2 September 2014)