Namárië

The first few lines of Namárië, in the original Quenya, written in Tengwar script.

Namárië, also called "Galadriel's Lament", is a poem in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Farewell to Lórien).

"Namárië" is Quenya for 'farewell'. This poem is the longest Quenya text in the book. Its translation is in the book, and many Tengwar versions were made by other people.

This poem was set to music by Donald Swann. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle The Road Goes Ever On.

The word is heard in the movie, when Galadriel fares Frodo well after giving him the light of Eärendil.

Here is the start of the poem with its translation.

Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen,

Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind,

yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron!

long years numberless as the wings of trees!

External links

[The poem and analysis]
Song rendition of Namárië in Quenya, by Aijin Hidelias, downloadable [here] [(French site)] and [here] [(French site)]
[recording of Tolkien reciting the poem]

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