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Misty Mountains in Emoji Language

Lyrics of the song Misty Mountains from the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – based on J. R. R. Tolkien's original "Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold" lyrics – translated into the Emoji Language.

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↖️↗️🥶🌁⛰️⛰️

↪️🚇⛓️📍📍 ➕ ↪️🗝️🚇📍📍

⛓️🏃⬅️🚪 👆👆 ⌚◀️ 🌄

💁🔳 🔭 👆👆 👆👆🥇 ➰ 📶⌚🚮🧠⬅️ ➰ 💁🔳

📢⬅️ 🌲🌲 🔝👠

📣⬅️ 🌬️🌬️ ⌚📍🌛

🔴✳️⬅️ 🔥 ➕ 🔥🖖⬅️ 👉

🔥⬅️ 🌲🌲 ➕🔦 ⚖️🔥🥢🥢

Interlinear Translation

↖️↗️🥶🌁⛰️⛰️
far-over-cold-fog-mountain-PL
Far over the misty mountains cold,
↪️🚇⛓️📍📍
to-dungeon-PL
↪️🗝️🚇📍📍
to-old-cavern-PL
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
⛓️🏃⬅️🚪
OBLI-leave[PRS]
👆👆
1PL[NOM]
⌚◀️
before
🌄
dawn
We must away, ere break of day,
💁🔳
BEN-SUB
🔭
find[PRS]
👆👆
1PL[NOM]
👆👆🥇
1PL[POSS]-gold[ACC]
REL
📶⌚🚮🧠⬅️
long-time-forget-PST
REL
💁🔳
BEN-SUB
To find our long-forgotten gold.
📢⬅️
scream-PST
🌲🌲
conifer-PL[NOM]
🔝👠
on-height
The pines were roaring on the height,
📣⬅️
moan-PST
🌬️🌬️
wind-PL[NOM]
⌚📍🌛
at-night
The winds were moaning in the night,
🔴✳️⬅️
red-be-PST
🔥
fire[NOM]
and
🔥🖖⬅️
burning-spread-PST
👉
3SG[NOM]
The fire was red, it flaming spread,
🔥⬅️
burn-PST
🌲🌲
tree-PL[NOM]
➕🔦
INS-light
⚖️🔥🥢🥢
like-torch-PL
The trees like torches blazed with light.

Glossing Abbreviations

1 first person
3 third person
ACC accusative case
BEN benefactive case
INS instrumental case
NOM nominative case
OBLI obligative mood
PL plural
POSS possessive
PRS present tense
PST past tense
REL relative clause
SG singular
SUB subordinate clause

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