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The Languages in the Books.
Here is presented some of the examples of fluent middlearth language (ie. not names or single words) that exist in the books of J.R.R.Tolkien. These examples are in quenya the tongues of the noldorin high elves, and sindarin the tongue of the grey elves. A few examples of the Black speech of Mordor is given but only the first is translatable.
Quenya
Ai lintulinda lasselanta
O swiftly sing of leaffall
pilingeve suyer nalla ganta
...................................cry........
kuluvi ya karnevalinar
Red-gold which red fire of power
v'ematte singi Eldamar.
..........................Elvenhome.
(a poem by J.R.R Tolkien dated 1916)
Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalie
The day has come! behold people of the eldar
ar Atanatari, utúlie'n aurë
and Fathers of men, the day has come!
(Fingons cry in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad)
Autai lomë!
The night is passing!
(the response of those who heard Fingons cry)
Aurë entuluva!
The day shall come again!
(Húrins cry as he fought to the last in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad)
A Túrin Turambar turun ambartanen.
to Túrin Doommaster by doom mastered.
(Nienors fareweel to Túrin)
Elen síla lumenn' omentielvo.
A star shines on the hir of our meeting.
(Frodos greeting to Gildor in the shire.)
Arwen vanimelda Namarië
Arwen, fair-love farewell.
(Aragorns farewell to Arwen)
Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen,
Alas! golden fall the leaves in wind,
Yéni ú-nót-imë ve rámar aldaron!
Years uncountable as wings of trees!
Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier
Years like swift draughts have passed
mi oro-mardi lisse-miruvóre-va
in the high-halls of sweet nectar
Andúnë pella vardo tellumar
West beyond Vardas domes
nu luini yassen tintilar eleni
under the blue in which twinkle the stars
óma-ryo aire-tári-lírinen
her voice in queen song
Sí man i yulma nin en-quant-uva
Now who the cup for me will refill?
An sí Tintallë Varda oio-lossëo
For now starkindler Varda of Everwhite
ve fanyar má-rya-t Elentári ortanë
like clouds her two hands, Starqueen, uplifted
ar ilyë tier undu-lavë lumbulë
and all roads downlicked shadow
ar sinda-nórie-llo caita mornië
and from gray country lies darkness
i falma-li-nnar imbë met, ar hísië
upon the host of foaming waves between us two and the mist
un-túpa Calaciro míri oialë
downroofs Calacirya's jewels everlasting
Sí vanwa ná Rómello vanwa Valimar!
Now is lost to the east, lost is Valimar
Namárië. Nai hir-uva-lyë Valimar.
Farewell. May you find Valimar.
Nai elyë hir-uva Namárië!
May even you find it. Farewell!
(Galadriels lament in Lórien)
Laurelindórenan lindelorendor malinórélion ornemalin.
golden-song-land-vale song-gold-land gold-tree-beech tree-golden.
(Fangorns description of Lórien)
Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómeanor.
Forest-many-shadowed deep-valley-black deep-valley-forested gloomy-land.
(Fangorns decription of the Fangorn forest)
Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!
Behold! Earendil the star of longlight
(Frodos praise of galadriels light in shelobs lair.)
Et eärello endorenna utúlien.
Out of the great sea to middle-earth i am come.
Sinome Maruvan ar hildinyar
in this place will I abide and my heirs
tenn' Ambar-metta!
Unto the ending of the world!
(Elessars coronation oath, the words spoken by Elendil upon his landing in middle-earth)
Yé! Utúvienes!
Ai! I have found it!
(Elessars exclamation upon finding the sapling of the white tree)
A vanimar vanimalion nostari!
O fair-home fair-gold -queen!
Fangorns farewell to Galadriel.
Sindarin
Ai na vedui Dúnadan! Mae Govannen!
Ai! At last Dunadan!
(Glorfindels greeting to Strider)
Noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth!
Ride on, ride on Asfaloth!
( Glorfindels cry to his horse as Frodo escapes the ringwraiths)
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
O Starqueen Starkindler
silivren penna miriel
Glittering slants down sparkling like jewels
o menel aglar elenath!
From firmament glory of the star host!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
To remote distance afar gazing
o galadhremmin ennorath
From treewoven middleearth
Fanuilos le linnathon
Snowwhite I will sing to thee
nef aear, si nef aearon!
on this side of the sea, on this side of the great ocean!
(the Hymn to Elbereth sung in Elronds house.
Naur an edraith ammen!
(fire......)
(Gandalfs spell producing fire on Caradhras)
Naur dan i Ngaurhoth!
Fire take the Werewolves!
(Gandalfs spell throwing fire on the wolves below Caradhras)
Ennyn Durin Aran Moria
The doors of Durin king of Moria:
pedo mellon a minno
Speak friend and enter.
im Narvi hain echant
I,Narvi made them:
Celebrimbor o eregion teithant i thiw hin.
Celebrimbor of eregion drew these signs.
(the inscription on the gate of Moria)
Annon edhellen edro hi ammen!
Door of the elves open!
Fennas Nogothrim, lasto beth lammen!
Gate of dwarffolk listen to my voice!
(Gandalfs spell trying to open Morias gate)
Onen i-estel edain, ú-chebin estel anim.
I gave hope to men, I have kept no hope for my self.
(The linnod of Gilraen, aragorns mother)
Cuio i pheriain anan! Aglar'ni Pheriannath!
Live the Halflings long! Glorify the halflings!
Daur a Berhael Conin en Annûn! Eglerio!
.................................. of the west. Glorify!
(The peoples praise of the Halflings on the Cormallen field)
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
O Starqueen Starkindler
o menel palan-díriel,
From firmament afar gazing
le nallon sí di'nguruthos!
I cry out to you beneath the death horror!
A tíro nin, Fanuilos!
O watch over me Fanuilos!
(sams cry to elberth as he attacks shelob)
Black Speech (Morbeth)
Ash nazg durbatulûk
One ring to rule them all
Ash nazg gimbatul
One ring to Find them
Ash nazg thrakatulûk
One ring to bring them all
Agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
and in the darkness bind them.
(the inscription on the One ring)
Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai.
untranslatable
(A mordor orcs curse on the isengard orcs)