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-====== Lay of Leithian Orcish lullaby ======
-Idea of making a lullaby from Lay of Leithian came to me after reading a Russian translation of "Beren and Luthien" book, where line "Down crumpled Orc, down Balrog proud" resembled "Sleep tired toys, books are asleep..." from a Russian children show. But making a lullaby for Orcs required changes to be made. So, baby-orc should be afraid of Lúthien. I've made a quick research to prove that scary lullabies are the thing in almost every culture.
-It also reflects Tolkien's belief that Evil cannot create art or life:
-> The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own.
-> //(Frodo to Sam about Orcs, LOTR, ROTK)//
-> Melkor spent his spirit in envy and hate, until at last he could make nothing save in mockery of the thought of others...
-> //(Silmarillion)//
-So, most of the text was taken directly from Lay of Leithian, but with lines and words inside of them re-arranged. Out of 500 words over 300 were "stolen".
-<WRAP center round todo 60%>
-<todo !!!>Translation to be done</todo>
-</WRAP>

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