Lúthien Tinúviel
The leaves were long,
the grass was green,
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,
And in the glade a light was seen
Of stars in shadow shimmering.
Tinúviel was dancing there
To music of a pipe unseen,
And light of stars was in her hair,
And in her raiment glimmering.
-J. R. R. Tolkien
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Translating the Song of Beren and Luthien into Sindarin!
i laid nî ann, in glae nî calen
i saew-lûth tond a bain
a mi i lant - ae! - calad
o giliath mi doath silivren
Tinúviel nî lilt ennas
an linnas o thibin altirad
a galad o giliath nî mi finnathdeith
a mi hammadeith silivren
ennas Beren tùliel o ered ring
a dom ranë nu lais
a mivan i heb-edhil duin nornt
padantë air a nírol
cenë mi i saew-lais
a tírant di elven mellys
po colldeith a rainc-hammadeith
a finnadeith sui dae aphadol
elven nestant taildeid lom
han thar emyn nî amarthan an rain
a e rongantë, thalion a lim
a mabant na aglannim o ithil celair
tre-remmen glad mi Neldoreth
is colui horthant na lilthatail
a lefn Beren air eno an rain
mi i dínen tawar lastad
lhaent ennas rem i rimp law
o tail colui sui melhûn-galadh lais
egor linnas eithela nucae
mi thurin gryd potha
hi thern hoda i saew-thrimpim
a mîn-ar-mîn na fírlaw
na lhoss dannant i neldor-lais
mi i rhîw-taur potha
e cestant ín him, raun haer
mivan lais o íniath nî delch hodant
ar calad o ithil a aglann o el
mí menel sui hell potha
colldeith glînnant mîn i ithilgalad
ir bo amoncaw raud a haer
Tinúviel lilthant, a na taildeith nî hodant
hîth o celeb potha
ir rhîw lúda, ad-tolantë
a linnë leithiant i bragol ethuil
sui orthad amrent, a dannad ross
a medhiant nen gwelch
tírantë i edhellys eithela
os taildeith, a ad-cyrant
anírantë arë an lilt a linnon
or i glae algumri
adribant dîn ach lim tolantë
Tinúviel! Tinúviel!
estannenë in di edhel-enethdeith
a tass dîn darant lastad
min luig tarant dîn, a lûth
glimdeid caedant bo dîn: Beren tolant
a amarth dannant bo Tinúviel
han mi raincë hodant silivren
ir Beren cennant mî hent dîn
mîn i dúaith o fingimdeith
i potha gilgalad o i menel
tírantë ennas cenedrilant silivren
Tinúviel i edhel-bain
alfirin gwen edhel-sael
os Beren hantant gwathui fingimdeith
a rainc sui celeb silivren
annan nî i yr amarth ti colant
thar sarn emyn ring a mith
tre-rynd o ang a morn fen
a taurim o dúath alordolel
i sathantgaer mi ti hodant
a ach na vedui ti ad-govannen
a annan-ia ti gwanwen
mi i taur lindant alnaeras
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