He knocked as he passed on doors locked fast,
and called and cried in vain,
Till he came to an inn that had light within,
and tapped at a window-pane.
A drowsy cook gave a surly look,
and ‘What do you want?’ said he.
‘I want fire and gold and songs of old
and red wine flowing free!’.
{J. R. R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The Man in the Moon came down too soon, The Interior Of An Inn Artwork By Adriaen Van Ostade on PaintingStar Art Online Store}
Bussò, passando, a porte ben serrate
e invano urlò e chiamò;
Finché giunse a una locanda con finestre illuminate
e al vetro lui bussò.
Un cuoco addormentato lo guardò accigliato
e “Che vuoi?” gli domandò.
“Voglio un fuoco, e oro, e un canto antico,
e vino rosso che scorra à gogo!”.
{J. R. R. Tolkien, Le Avventure di Tom Bombadil, L’Uomo della Luna scese troppo presto, The Interior Of An Inn Artwork By Adriaen Van Ostade on PaintingStar Art Online Store}
-Ancalagon
