Literature:Namárië

Translations

Namárië

Quenya

Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen,
yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron!
Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier
mi oromardi lisse-miruvóreva
Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar
nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni
ómaryo airetári-lírinen.

Sí man i yulma nin enquantuva?

An sí Tintallë Varda Oiolossëo
ve fanyar máryat Elentári ortanë,
ar ilyë tier undulávë lumbulë;
ar sindanóriello caita mornië
i falmalinnar imbë met, ar hísië
untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë.
Sí vanwa ná, Rómello vanwa, Valimar!

Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar.
Nai elyë hiruva. Namárië!

English

Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind,
Long years numberless as the wings of trees!
The years have passed like swift draughts
Of the sweet mead in lofty halls
Beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda
Wherein the stars tremble
In the song of her voice, holy and queenly.

Who now shall refill the cup for me?

For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the Stars from Mount Everwhite
Has uplifted her hands like clouds,
And all paths are drowned deep in shadow;
And out of a grey country darkness lies
On the foaming waves between us
And mist covers the jewels of Calacirya forever.
Now lost, lost to those from the east is Valimar!

Farewell! maybe thou shalt find Valimar.
Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!

Soc'ul'

Ai! iymuz hez'i tabexua al miula r'úx eý,
Iarje al'a xenuym'en cual cudil' hian!
Aír'ūño iarje cual ýuý nei
Ūsad ūtsad xaijentes cuj eý
Jen'um cun'm'i, xeiuño cur Varda mun'mi
Jál eý āhaíburbur jena
Aian ýemux hé eý, xíc'ad habyan.

Nuc' txadiz ej xad yanxad āhsyen je?

Un' jál xil eý āhcuzax Xem'iuuóc, Varda, Habyan Jena
Mount Everwhite xenuz, réú cual cum'ay,
Ucur'n'iý cur'n'i muzr'u jutxux colpmux eý;
Un' jernexuñ xem xenuz āhuil ez'e curjí
Rév'en uuxuu eý āhsuhian
Aíuats hez'i ñij cum'ay cutseu Calacirya.
Jál eý āhýoc, ýoc Valimar jál tum'uj xenuz je!

Cualuño! Uc' coheu Valimar.
Uc' coheu. Cualuño!