The Hobbit Drinking Song
Hey, ho, to the bottle I go,
To heal my heart and drown my woe!
Rain may fall and wind may blow,
But there still be many miles to go!
Sweet is the sound of the pouring rain,
And stream that falls from hill to plain!
Better than rain or rippling brook,
Is a mug of beer inside this Took!
Tolkien's text that it was based off of:
Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go
To heal my heart and drown my woe,
Rain may fall and wind may blow,
And many miles be still to go,
But under a tall tree I will lie,
And let the clouds go sailing by.
A Bereth thar Ennui Aeair!
A Galad ven i reniar
hí 'aladhremmin ennorath.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
i chin a thûl lîn i gelair...
Translation:
'O Queen beyond the Western Seas!
O light to us that wander
here amid the world of woven-trees.
O Gilthoniel! O Elbereth!
the eyes and breath your which are brilliant...'
Taken from the poem "Snow-white, snow-white..." in the 3rd chapter of FOTR.
Sung by the departing Elves seen by Frodo and Sam in the Shire.
'We deny our maker.
We cling to the darkness.
We grasp for ourselves power and glory.
Now we come, the Nine,
Lords of Eternal Life.'
Featured in The Black Rider, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony, A Knife in the Dark.
Lyrics by Philippa Boyens, translated into Adûnaic by David Salo.
Lay of Luthien Sindarin:
Tinúviel elvanui
Elleth alfirin edhelhael
O hon ring finnil fuinui
A renc gelebrin thiliol...
Translation:
'Tinúviel the elven-fair,
Immortal maiden elven-wise,
About him cast her night-dark hair,
And arms like silver glimmering...'
Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien, performed by Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), translated into Sindarin by David Salo
Aniron
O môr henion i dhû
Ely siriar, êl síla
Ai! Aníron Undómiel
Tiro! Êl eria e môr.
I 'lîr en êl luitha 'uren
Ai! Aníron...
From darkness I understand the night:
dreams flow, a star shines
Ah! I desire Evenstar
Look! A star rises out of the darkness
The song of the star enchants my heart
Ah! I desire...
Composed and performed by Enya
Lyrics by Roma Ryan
Lament for Gandalf (Verse 1: Quenya)
A Olórin i yáresse
Mentaner i Númeherui
Tírien i Rómenóri
Maiaron i Oiosaila
Manan elye etevanne
Nórie i melanelye?
(Verses 2 & 3: Sindarin)
Mithrandir, Mithrandir, A Randir Vithren
ú-reniathach i amar galen
I reniad lín ne mór, nuithannen
In gwidh ristennin, i fae narchannen
I lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
Caled veleg, ethuiannen.
(English translation)
Olorin, who once was...
Sent by the Lords of the West
To guard the lands of the East
Wisest of all Maiar
What drove you to leave
That which you loved?
Mithrandir, Mithrandir O Pilgrim Grey
No more will you wander the green fields of this earth
Your journey has ended in darkness.
The bonds are cut, the spirit broken
The Flame of Anor has left this World
A great light, has gone out.
Words and music by Philippa Boyens and Howard Shore
Performed by Elizabeth Fraser
A Elbereth Gilthoniel Chorus in Sindarin
A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel
o menel aglar elenath,
na-chaered palan diriel
o galadhremmin ennorath
nef aear, sí aearon,
Fanluilos, le linnathon
Nef aear, sí aearon!
Translation of the Sindarin text:
'O Elbereth Star-kindler,
(white) glittering slants-down sparkling-like-jewels
from firmament glory [of] the star-host,
to-remote-distance after-having-gazed
from tree-tangled middle-lands,
on-this-side [of] ocean, here [on this side of] the Great Ocean,
Fanuilos, to thee I will chant
on-this-side [of] ocean, here [on this side of] the Great Ocean!'
Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien, music by Howard Shore, performed by Elizabeth Fraser.
Namárie(featured in The Great River) Chorus in Quenya
1.
Ai! laurie lantar lassi súrinen,
yéni únotime ve ramar aldaron!
yéni ve linte...
Translation:
Alas! golden leaves fall in the wind,
long years numberless as [the] wings of trees!
Long years like swift...
2.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien.
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!
Translation:
Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come.
In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.
Verse 1 is a fragment of the Galadriel's Lament (FOTR text), verse 2 are Elendil's words when he came to Middle-earth after the Downfall of Númenor, repeated by Aragorn at his coronation (ROTK text). Verse 1 is sung during the Fellowship's departure from Lórien, verse 2 during the passing of Argonath.
In Dreams
When the cold of Winter comes
Starless night will cover day
In the veiling of the sun
We will walk in bitter rain
But in dreams
I still hear your name
And in dreams
We will meet again
When the seas and mountains fall
And we come, to end of days
In the dark I hear a call
Calling me there
I will go there
And back again
May it Be
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
May it be shadows call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
Composed and performed by Enya
Lyrics by Roma Ryan
