Aerlinn
in elvellyn o Thol Gannel
by Eirien Tuilinn
Eirien Tuilinn o Lamedon is an author of a poetic Elvish website entitled Tol Gannel. Another poem by Eirien is entitled Amrûn o Lamedon.
A Banwen! ethuilrín vain! Aglar am meril i mBelain! Penna glorgalad o menel, berio i amar in edain. Le linnatha si i 'annel Lasto 'lîr nîn, a Uineth! an-uir, glass, nîth a meleth. |
Glossary
A Banwen voc. "O Vána!"; Banwen sindarin form of Vána
ethuilrín n. lady of spring < ethuil "spring" + rîn "crowned lady"
bain adj. fair, beautiful
aglar n. glory, brilliance
a meril n. to the rose < an prep. "to, towards, for" + meril n. "rose"
i mBelain n. of the Valar < in gen. art. "of the" + Belain pl. of Balan "Valar"
penna v. "slant down"
glorgalad n. "golden light" < glaur n. "golden light" + calad n. lenited. "light"
o menel n. from heaven < o prep. "from,of" + menel n. "sky"
berio v.imp. of beria- "protect"
i amar n. the world < i art. "the" + amar n. "world"
in edain n. "of the men" < in gen.art. "of the" + edain pl. of adan n. "mortal man"
le pron. "to thee"
linnatha v. fut. of linna- "(it) will sing"
si adv. "now"
i 'annel n. "the harp" < i art. "the" + gannel n. lenited "harp"
lasto v. imp. of lasta- "listen"
'lîr nîn n. lenited "my song" < glîr n. "song, poem, lay" + nín pos.adj. "my"
a Uineth voc. "Ever-young" (a name for Banwen) < ui adv. "ever" + neth adj. "young"
an-uir adv. "forever" < an- "to, towards" + uir "eternity" by Ryszard Derdzinski
glass n. "joy"
nîth n. "youth"
a conj. "and"
meleth n. "love"