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Vanwa Váyan

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Lyrics for song set to "My bonnie is over the ocean". A.k.a. "Not Aragorn & Arwen's song".

This is original text by Chaered, first posted on VL. Reviewed by VL Echuidor Luinérion. The translation is semi-literal.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	--		[verse 1]
2	melinya ná vanwa i váyan	    	my beloved is gone to sea
3	i ciryanen langanes sa	   	she crossed it with the ship
4	nai únessë melya ni faren	    	maybe she did not love me enough
5	ar órenya rúcina ná	   	and my heart is shattered
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7	--		[chorus]
8	á nantulya melinya, nantulya se nin, se nin	         	bring back to me my beloved, return her to me, her to me
9	á nantulya melinya, nantulya se nin	      	bring back to me my beloved, return her to me
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11	--		[verse 2]
12	anvanima elda nanessë	  	she was a most fair elf
13	ó hendyat ve elenu é	    	with her eyes like a pair of stars
14	mal tá elenwetiës ressë	   	but then she had moved away on a day
15	ar inyë eresseä sé'	   	and I am lonely of [=about] her
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17	--		[verse 3]
18	yá eques alfírimo issë	   	when she said [that] she [was] an immortal
19	ar inyë ron mulo mi hún	     	and I soon [to be] dust in the ground
20	nemnessë colonda mal lissë	   	she seemed sad but sweet
21	san hempen en estel annún	    	so I still kept hope at least
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23	--		[verse 4]
24	atarya nai munnë melmemma	   	her father disliked our love
25	amilya attindo nin an	   	her mother was doubtful about me as well
26	nai inwistanettes ve remma	   	maybe they convinced her [that] like a snare/trap
27	hapúvanen se oio nan	   	I was always going to hold her back
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29	--		[verse 5]
30	nai umanar caruvan cirya	   	maybe someday I will build a boat
31	han váya céþauvan er sé	    	I will be searching her alone beyond the ocean
32	na ertië hya avanirya	   	for [re]union, or her unwill/rejection,
33	hya váya nucolë ni, yé	     	or the ocean takes me down, yeah

Extra

On 2nd verse last line: sé' = séo.

The song order is: verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorus, verse 3, chorus, verse 4, chorus, verse 5, chorus, chorus.

The Quenya text is gender-neutral, you could sing it either way around.

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