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Galadriel's Lament

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No. Quenya Tengwar Means
1 Namárië - Altariëllo nainië Lóriëndessë      Farewell - Galadriel's Lament in Lórien
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3 Ai! Laurië lantar lassi súrinen,       Ah! Like gold fall the leaves in the wind,
4 Yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron!      long years numberless as the wings of trees!
5 Yéni ve lintë yuldar avániër      The years have passed like swift draughts
6 Mi oromardi lissë-miruvóreva    of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West,
7 Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar      beneath the blue vaults of Varda
8 Nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni       wherein the stars tremble
9 Ómaryo airetári-lírinen.    in the song of her voice, holy and queenly.
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11 Sí man i yulma nin enquantuva?       Who now shall refill the cup for me?
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13 An sí Tintallë Varda oiolossëo      For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the Stars,
14 Ve fanyar máryat elentari ortanë      from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds,
15 Ar ilyë tiër undulávë lumbulë;     ; and all paths are drowned deep in shadow;
16 Ar Sindanóriëllo caita mornië     and out of a grey country darkness lies
17 i falmalinnar imbë met ar hísië       on the foaming waves between us,
18 Untúpa calaciryo miri oialë.      and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever.
19 Sí vanwa ná, rómello vanwa, Valimar!         Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar!
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21 Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar,      Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar,
22 Nai elyë hiruva. Namárië!      Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!

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