Mana caruval
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Lyrics for a hobbit drinking song, in memory of Bilbo.
This is original text by Chaered, first posted on VL. Not reviewed yet. The translation is semi-literal.
Intended to be sung to the tune of "What do you do with a drunken sailor".
Text provided here by Chaered under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.
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【1】 Mana caruval limpunqua naucon
► What will you do to a drunken dwarf
【2】 Mana caruval limpunqua naucon
► What will you do to a drunken dwarf
【3】 Mana caruval limpunqua naucon
► What will you do to a drunken dwarf
【4】 Rongo amauressë
► Soon in the early morning
【6】 Cirá tuacc' alaicanen fangarya
► Cut his beard with a blunt battle-axe
【7】 Cirá tuacc' alaicanen fangarya
► Cut his beard with a blunt battle-axe
【8】 Cirá tuacc' alaicanen fangarya
► Cut his beard with a blunt battle-axe
【9】 Yulda sí maurassë
► Now he needs a drink
【11】 Éya yulmanya quanta
► As soon as my cup is full
【12】 Éya yulmanya quanta
► As soon as my cup is full
【13】 Éya yulmanya quanta
► As soon as my cup is full
【14】 Tenna amauressë
► Until in the early morning
【16】 Mana caruval limpunqua eldan
► What will you do to a drunken elf
【17】 Mana caruval limpunqua eldan
► What will you do to a drunken elf
【18】 Mana caruval limpunqua eldan
► What will you do to a drunken elf
【19】 Rongo amauressë
► Soon in the early morning
【21】 Sestá se saunessë tenna hautas lirë
► Put him in a bath until he stops singing
【22】 Sestá se saunessë tenna hautas lirë
► Put him in a bath until he stops singing
【23】 Sestá se saunessë tenna hautas lirë
► Put him in a bath until he stops singing
【24】 Yulda sí maurassë
► Now he needs a drink
【26】 Éya yulmanya ama
► As soon as my cup is up
【27】 Éya yulmanya ama
► As soon as my cup is up
【28】 Éya yulmanya ama
► As soon as my cup is up
【29】 Tenna amauressë
► Until in the early morning
【31】 Mana caruval limpunqua orquen
► What will you do to a drunken orc
【32】 Mana caruval limpunqua orquen
► What will you do to a drunken orc
【33】 Mana caruval limpunqua orquen
► What will you do to a drunken orc
【34】 Rongo amauressë
► Soon in the early morning
【36】 Tiucatá i lócë naqui uhtuvaila
► Feed him to the dragon even though he's going to be disgusted
【37】 Tiucatá i lócë naqui uhtuvaila
► Feed him to the dragon even though he's going to be disgusted
【38】 Tiucatá i lócë naqui uhtuvaila
► Feed him to the dragon even though he's going to be disgusted
【39】 Yulda sí maurassë
► Now he needs a drink [the dragon that is...]
【41】 Éya yulmanya lusta
► As soon as my cup is empty
【42】 Éya yulmanya lusta
► As soon as my cup is empty
【43】 Éya yulmanya lusta
► As soon as my cup is empty
【44】 Tenna amauressë
► Until in the early morning
【46】 Mana caruval i perianden
► What will you do to the halfling
【47】 Mana caruval i perianden
► What will you do to the halfling
【48】 Mana caruval i perianden
► What will you do to the halfling
【49】 Rongo amauressë
► Soon in the early morning
【51】 Úval carë munta, allum' atuvalyes
► You won't do squat, you'll never catch him
【52】 Úval carë munta, allum' atuvalyes
► You won't do squat, you'll never catch him
【53】 Úval carë munta, allum' atuvalyes
► You won't do squat, you'll never catch him
【54】 Hlicis endoressë
► He sneaks [around] in Middle-Earth
【56】 Tenna yulmanya ranca
► Until my cup breaks
【57】 Tenna yulmanya ranca
► Until my cup breaks
【58】 Tenna yulmanya ranca
► Until my cup breaks
【59】 Laitá arpo essë!
► Praise the name of the burglar!
Extra
Timing of the syllables into bars (beat falls on first of each bar):
Mana caru/val lim/punqua / naucon
Rongo / amau/res/se
Cirá tuacc' a/laica/nen fan/garya
Yulda / sí mau/ras/se
É/ya yul/manya / quanta
Tenna / amau/res/se
Sestá se sau/nessë tenna / hautas / lirë
Tiucatá i / lócë naqui / uhtu/vaila
Mana caru/val i / peri/anden
Úval carë / munta, allum' / atu/valyes
Hlicis / endo/res/se
Ten/na yul/manya / ranca
Laitá / arpo / essë!