Venez si vous le voulez / venez donc rimer!

[Laegalad]

Pour commencer je m'excuserai
Auprès de ceux qui ne comprennent pas l'anglais
J'ai tenté un chant hobbitesque
En rimes embrassées et octosyllabique.
Voici donc les mots dans les cinq premiers
Sont aussi le titre d'un air irlandais qui m'a inspiré.

Saddle the pony, and go on!
The Shire awakes under the sun,
The fields near the road are golden.
Saddle the pony, and go on!

The birds are singing in the trees;
Saddle the pony, and go on!
The wheat is tall, will soon be mown,
Hi he lo! How bright the day is!

Take apples and nuts for the road;
Saddle the pony, and go on!
The inn is good at Hobbiton,
To suppress the dust of the road.

The beer will be fresh as it should,
Saddle the pony, and go on!
The bread this morning will be done,
Simple and good will be the food.

Saddle the pony, and go on!
The Shire awakes under the sun,
The fields near the road are golden.
Saddle the pony, and go on!