Mólala lístan*
nambea talyainen niquis
et i lotsello

 Toiling bee
hammers with its feet a petal
off the flower

Abeille besogneuse
tape avec ses pieds un pétale
hors de la fleur

*lístan a kenning for "bee" = honeymaker compounded from "lís" and the stem TAN
The Qenya word for "honey-bee" is nier (LT1:262).
niquis means frost-pattern, ice- or snowflake, but also loose petal of white flowers. 

 

Leafy ground -
under the brook's glinting water
Spring's buds
see reflections of days
those that went - those to come

Sol feuillu - 
sous l'eau brillante du ruisseau
bourgeons du printemps
voient les reflets de jours
passés - et à venir

 

Hwesta tuileva
niquiss'enutúlier 
uito - niquissi

 Spring breeze
snowflakes have returned
no - petals 

Brise printanière
des flocons de neige sont de retour
non - petals de fleurs

niquis means frost-pattern, ice- or snowflake, but also loose petal of white flowers. This double meaning allows a nice wordplay.

 


Lótesse hwesta -
*antasen carreanen
piolossiva

 May breeze -
it presents me with a tressure
of cherry blossoms

*antasen = anta- give with 3rd pers. pronoun -s and a connective vowel for the object (the receiver) _ni_ 
The form attested is _antanenyes parmanen_ : I presented him with a book (PE17:91)

 

Ye, lindor colir
Salque unquenna aldas - 
Rato cuivie!

See, birds carry
Grass to the hollow in the tree -
Soon life will awaken!

Vois, des oiseaux portent
De l'herbe vers le creux de l'arbre -
Bientôt, l'éveil de la vie!

 

Nainie hloni
Et enwina aldallo -
Maite aiwinqui

Plaintive sounds
Out of the old tree -
Hungry little birds

Des sons plaintifs
Sortent du vieil arbre -
Oisillons affamés

 

Lisce nuquerna -
Nalta cenirilesse
Senda nén siryo

Reed upside down -
Reflection on the mirror
Of the river's peaceful water

Roseaux tête en bas -
Reflet sur le mirroir
De l'eau calme de la rivière

 

Imíca lisce
Lutur fanyar picarwa -
Lón quáce-arwa

Among the reed
Float dotted clouds -
A pool rich of frogs

Entre les roseaux
Flottent des nuages mouchetés -
Un étang plein de grenouilles

 

Vílë tuileva

En, vilyassëa uilë!

I tasar'olwar

 

Springtime breeze

Look, airy seaweed!

The willow's branches

 

Frühlingsbrise

Sieh da, luftige Algen!

Die Trauerweide

 

Brise printanière

Regarde, des algues aériennes!

Les branches du saule