A Journey In The Dark (soundtrack)

The Fellowship of the Ring - Original Soundtrack
The Prophecy Concerning Hobbits The Shadow Of The Past The Treason Of Isengard The Black Rider At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony A Knife In The Dark Flight To The Ford Many Meetings The Council of Elrond The Ring Goes South A Journey In The Dark The Bridge Of Khazad Dum Lothlorien The Great River Amon Hen The Breaking of the Fellowship May It Be

A Journey In The Dark is the twelfth track of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Howard Shore. The lyrics are written by Philippa Boyens and translated into (debatable) Neo-Khuzdul by David Salo.

Lyrics

Durin ku bin-amrad
Ugmal sullu addad
Ku ba... abad
Ku ganaga
Tur ganâd abanul
Durin ku bin-amrad
Ku bakana
Ana aznân
Undu abad
Ku ganaga aznân.

These are a selection from David Salo's full translation of Philippa Boyens' poem:

Durin ku bin-amrad
Ugmal sullu addad
Ku bakana
Ana aznân
Undu abad
Ku ganaga
Tur ganâd abanul
Durin ku bin-amrad
Uzbad Khazad-dûmu
Ku baraka
Aznân
ra karaka
atkât
ala lukhudizu!
ala galabizu!
ala ukratizu!
Khazad-dûm!

Translation

Durin who is Deathless
Eldest of all Fathers
Who awoke
To darkness
Beneath the mountain
Who walked alone
Through halls of stone
Durin who is Deathless
Lord of Khazad-dûm
Who cleaved
The Dark
And broke
The silence
This is your light!
This is your word!
This is your glory!
The Dwarrowdelf of Khazad-dûm!