Ruddoc Hana

A poem by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ruddoc Hana is an Old English song by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a translation of the English nursery rhyme Who Killed Cock Robin?. It is published as the 10th song in Songs for the Philologists in 1936.

Poem excerpt

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Ruddoc Hana

Hi grornodon, gnornodon,
sworelton þa sare;
ne æfter wine deadum næs
næfre wop mara.

'Hwa felde Ruddoc?' (bis)
'lc,' cwæð se spearewa,
'mid bogan and arewan,
wiþ felda buttoc.'</poem></div>

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