Chapter 5

Notes

Original work by Paul F. Strack, written in 2023, provided here under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Retrieved on 2023-08-30.

Note: Nothing in the story specifies the gender of the captain (atan in the last sentence is a word for human beings of any gender). Either translation “his” or “her” could be a valid; the Quenya phrase covers both. The other individuals in the story are specifically male, so “his” is appropriate in the English translation.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Halla nér túlë i osto andonna ó raxarya.	        	A tall man [male] came to the city’s gate (or the gate of the city) with his wagon.
2	“Man tára nu i ando ango?” i hesto quentë.	         	“Who is standing under the gate of iron” the captain said.
3	“Nányë indyo i arano ar essenya Mico” i nér quentë.	          	“I am [the] grandson of the king and my name [is] Mico” the man [male] said.
4	“Á yalë i aran!” i hesto quentë.	       	“Call the king!” the captain said.
5	I hesto ortanë macilya tyelpëo.	     	The captain raised his/her sword of silver.
6	Aran i ardo tirnë i atani mindonyallo.	       	[The] king of the realm watched the men from his tower.
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8	Hendinyat tírat i orco atta.	     	My (pair of) eyes are watching the two orcs.
9	I nauco fanga ninquë yo þinda.	      	The dwarf’s beard [is] both white and grey.
10	Þúlerya autëa peu i atano lenca.	      	His/her breath is leaving the man’s [human’s] lips slow[ly].
11	I hínat samit laurëa findë.	     	The pair of children have golden hair.
12	I elda nustanë i níþima hwesta.	      	The elf smelled the fragrant breeze.
13	Hlarin hlón i tauressë.	    	I hear a noise in the forest.
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15	Ma hlarelyat lastat i arano quettain?	     	Do your ears listen to the king’s words?
16	I aiwet lirnet i aldassë.	     	The pair of birds sang in the tree.
17	Lambarya tyávë sára quëa.	    	His tongue tasted a bitter vegetable.
18	Aiwi vilir or nór yo ëar.	      	Birds fly above both land and sea.
19	I perian mantë lissë orva ar' i aldu.	        	The halfling ate a sweet apple beside the pair of trees.
20	Nustan saura orco.	   	I smell a stinking orc.
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22	I perian álëa matta liëryan.	     	The halfling is growing food for his/her people.
23	I nettë cirnë salquë ataryan.	     	The girl cut grass for her father.
24	I erdi tuianer úrenen Anaro.	     	The seeds sprouted in [by means of] the heat of the Sun.
25	I nís tiruva hínali i naucoin.	      	The woman will watch (some) children for the dwarves.
26	I hesto quentë i aranen.	     	The captain spoke to the king.
27	Lóti márë nin (nár).	    	Flowers (are) good to me = I like flowers.
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29	I naucor sapir malta aranintan.	     	The dwarves dig gold for their king.
30	Lóti lostar auressë.	   	Flowers bloom in daytime.
31	Tarwa mára olvain (ná).	    	A garden [is] good for plants.
32	I eldar antaner macilli i atanin.	      	The elves gave some swords to the men.
33	Alda aluva i restassë.	    	A tree will grow in the field.
34	I nér maxanë mat i perianden.	      	The man [male] cooked a meal for the halfling.
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36	Acápiën minna i sírë.	    	I have jumped into the river.
37	I cirya ulútië i londessë.	     	The ship has floated in the harbour.
38	I aran orortanië macilya.	    	The king has raised his sword.
39	I sírë ecélië i orontello.	     	The river has flowed from the mountain.
40	I nauco ihílië i atan.	     	The dwarf has followed the man.
41	I cöa atalantië i lómessë.	     	The house has collapsed in the night.
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43	I elda onórië i taurenna.	     	The elf has run to the forest.
44	I seldo inírië i nettë.	     	The boy has pushed the girl.
45	I atan apátië i ostonna.	     	The man has walked to the city.
46	Alantiës i tarwassë.	   	He/she has fallen in the garden.
47	I nér orórië i arinessë.	     	The man [male] has risen in the morning.
48	I hesto ahyaltië i nyellë.	     	The captain has struck the bell.
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50	I nauco ui halla	   	The dwarf is not tall.
51	Únen verya.	  	I was not brave.
52	I atani uir laituva i aran.	      	The men will not praise the king.
53	Áva menë i ostonna síra.	     	Do not go to the city today.
54	Ván! Ván menuva i ostonna.	     	I won’t! I will not go to the city.
55	I aran váquentë i voronda hesto auta.	       	The king forbade the loyal captain to leave.
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57	I orco ui vanima.	    	The orc is not beautiful.
58	Áva verya i raxë i rottossë.	      	Do not dare the danger in the cave.
59	Ván! Ván caruva ulca nat.	     	I won’t! I will not do an evil thing.
60	I aran únë manë.	    	The king was not good [moral].
61	I seldo oluva maira.	    	The boy will become admirable.
62	I seldo aptanë menë i ostonna.	      	The boy refused to go to the city.

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