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"

 

 

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