Linguistic puns, riddles, and jokes in LotR, etc. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Farmira · 10-20-2004, 01:10 PM

Well simply put... if we translated it very vaugly...

*bella* donna = *night* shade
Donna mirra = shade yellow?
Mirra *bella* = yellow *night* ?

Well a plum is dark in color... and maybe the color just before night?? I doubt if tolkien dove this deep into thinking about all of this... but maybe bella could be translated as "night" or "plum"...
... maybe im completely wrong... but if the chain is meant to be translated literally... i guess that would be the closest thing to it...

10-20-2004, 01:10 PM	#11
Farmira Pile O'Bones Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: where i wished i lived... Minas tirith Posts: 14	Well simply put... if we translated it very vaugly... bella donna = night shade Donna mirra = shade yellow? Mirra bella = yellow night ? Well a plum is dark in color... and maybe the color just before night?? I doubt if tolkien dove this deep into thinking about all of this... but maybe bella could be translated as "night" or "plum"... ... maybe im completely wrong... but if the chain is meant to be translated literally... i guess that would be the closest thing to it...