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Namárië

2010-08-19T01:08:20Z

TheodenEdnew:

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'''Namárië''', also called '''Galadriel's Lament''', '''Altariello nainië Lóriendessë''' and sometimes '''Song of the Elves beyond the Sea''', is the longest [[Quenya]] text in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The word ''Namárië'' means "farewell" in Quenya.

This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]]. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]''.

==Song==
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
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!</poem>

===Translation===
The song translates into English thus:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
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]] for ever.
Now lost, lost to those from the East is [[Valimar]]!

Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar.
Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!</poem>
==See also==
* {{HM|RGEO}}
* [[:Image:Tolkien2.mp3| Namárië read]] by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (soundfile).

==External links==
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/namarie.htm Word by word analysis]

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Namárië

2010-08-19T01:08:01Z

TheodenEdnew:

{{expansion}} 
{{sources}}
'''Namárië''', also called '''Galadriel's Lament''','''Altariello nainië Lóriendessë''' and sometimes '''Song of the Elves beyond the Sea''', is the longest [[Quenya]] text in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The word ''Namárië'' means "farewell" in Quenya.

This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]]. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]''.

==Song==
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
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!</poem>

===Translation===
The song translates into English thus:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
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]] for ever.
Now lost, lost to those from the East is [[Valimar]]!

Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar.
Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!</poem>
==See also==
* {{HM|RGEO}}
* [[:Image:Tolkien2.mp3| Namárië read]] by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (soundfile).

==External links==
* [http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/namarie.htm Word by word analysis]

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[[Category: Songs]]
[[Category: Quenya words]]

Mirror of Galadriel

2010-08-05T19:00:30Z

TheodenEdnew:

[[Image:Peter Xavier Price - The Mirror of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|The
Mirror of Galadriel by [[Peter Xavier Price]]]]
The '''Mirror of Galadriel''' is a basin filled with water in which one may see visions of the past, present and future. [[Galadriel]], an [[Elves|Elf]] Lady in the woods of [[Lothlórien]], invites the story's hero, [[Frodo Baggins]], to look into it. Galadriel cannot predict what the mirror will show and does not guarantee that its visions will come to pass.

[[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise Gamgee]] was also allowed a vision, which turned out to be a choice between returning to the Shire to prevent its destruction by technology or to continue on the quest with his master to prevent Sauron from destroying all of Middle Earth.

This recalls the ancient practice of water scrying or hydromancy: gazing into a shallow pool or bowl for purposes of divination. The Norns of Norse mythology used the Well of Urd as a scrying bowl.

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Mirror of Galadriel

2010-08-05T01:27:09Z

TheodenEdnew:

[[Image:Peter Xavier Price - The Mirror of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|The
Mirror of Galadriel by [[Peter Xavier Price]]]]
The '''Mirror of Galadriel''' is a basin filled with water in which one may see visions of the past, present and future. [[Galadriel]], an [[Elves|Elf]] Lady in the woods of [[Lothlórien]], invites the story's hero, [[Frodo Baggins]], to look into it. Galadriel cannot predict what the mirror will show and does not guarantee that its visions will come to pass.

[[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise Gamgee]] was also allowed a vision, which turned out to be a choice between returning to the Shire to prevent its destruction by technology or to continue on the quest with his master to prevent Sauron from destroying all of middle earth.

This recalls the ancient practice of water scrying or hydromancy: gazing into a shallow pool or bowl for purposes of divination. The Norns of Norse mythology used the Well of Urd as a scrying bowl.

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[[de:Galadriels Spiegel]]

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