Lírë Lassion (Galadriel's Song of Eldamar)
tranlated into Quenya by Erwin "Eärendil" Swoboda

 

This poem comes from The Lord of the Rings, Book II, Ch. 8.

 

 

Lindanen lassion, laurië lassion, ar laurië lassi en tuyaner.

Súreo lindanen, ar súrë tullë ar ter olwar súyanes,

Anar pella, Isil pella; i fallë engë eäressë.

Ar hrestassë Ilmarino, laureä alda lohtanë.

Eldamaressë, nu oiolómeo eleni silles,

Eldamaressë, ara i rambar Tiriono eldaiva.

En tuianer i laurië lassi i andë yeninen,

Vë sinomë lanteär i níri eldaiva.

A Lorien, tullë Hrívë, i aurë helda ar ú lassi;

Lanteär I lassi mir celu, I sírë ausirë.

A Lorien, andavë amárien hrestassë sina,

Ar mi fírala rië ilienyë i laureä Elanar.

Mal ai sin linduvan ciryaron, man cirya tuluva nin?

Man cirya atacoluva nin arta allanda Eär?

 

Glossary of the difficult words:

 

en 'yonder (there)'.

*tuyaner pa. t. of the verb *tuya- 'sprout, spring'.

súyanes 3^rd person pa. t. of the verb súya- 'breathe'.

lohtanë 3^rd person pa. t. of the verb lohta- 'sprout, put forth leaves or flowers'.

oiolómëo 'of ever eve'. Oio- 'an endless period' like in  Oiolairë 'Ever-summer' + lómë 'night' + -o Genitive suffix.

silles 3^rd person pa. t. of the verb sil- “shine”.

ara 'outside, beside'

*ausirë 'flows away'. Au- (a verbal prefix 'off, *away') + sirë (3^rd person aorist of the verb sir- 'flow').

andavë adverb 'long, for long'.

amárien 'I have abided'. 1^st person perfect t. of the verb mar- 'abide, be settled or fixed'.

ilienyë 'I have twined'. 1^st person perfect t. of the verb lia- 'twin'.

*ai 'if'.

atacoluva 'will bear back'. Ata- 'again (back)' + coluva (3^rd person future t. of the verb *col- 'bear').

allanda 'widest'.

 

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