{"id":1980,"date":"2010-03-24T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:14:33","slug":"namarie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/archives\/1980","title":{"rendered":"Nam\u00e1ri\u00eb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sir John Ronald Reuel Tolkien reads an elvish poetry from his work <em>The Lord of the Rings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The text is known as <em>Nam\u00e1ri\u00eb<\/em><em>: Galadriel&#8217;s Lament In Lorien<\/em>, also wrongly (?) called <em>Song of the Elves beyond the Sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The elvish language is another fictional idiom, a common use in fantasy and SF literature (e.g.: klingon). Tolkien created more languages and dialects for elvish people. The first and more ancient is Quenya that evolved to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quenya<\/a> of high-elven and is one of the two most complete of Tolkien&#8217;s languages (the other being <a title=\"Sindarin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sindarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sindarin<\/a>, or Grey-elven). The phonology, vocabulary and grammar of Quenya and Sindarin are strongly influenced by <a title=\"Finnish language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnish_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish<\/a> and <a title=\"Welsh language\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welsh<\/a>, respectively. In addition to these two, he also created several other (partially derived) languages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You&#8217;ll find a great discussion about this text, with a word-by-word analysis, <a href=\"http:\/\/folk.uib.no\/hnohf\/namarie.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maurograziani.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/tolkien_elvish.mp3\">J.R.R. Tolkien reads<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><small>Ai! laurie lantar lassi surinen,<br \/>\nyeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!<br \/>\nYeni ve linte yuldar avanier<br \/>\nmi oromardi lisse-miruvoreva<br \/>\nAndune pella, Vardo tellumar<br \/>\nnu luini yassen tintillar i eleni<br \/>\nomaryo airetari-lirinen.<\/small><small>Si man i yulma nin enquantuva?<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>An si Tintalle Varda Oiolosseo<br \/>\nve fanyar maryat Elentari ortane,<br \/>\nar ilye tier undulave lumbule;<br \/>\nar sindanoriello caita mornie<br \/>\ni falmalinnar imbe met ar hisie<br \/>\nuntupa Calaciryo miri oiale.<br \/>\nSi vanwa na, Romello vanwa, Valimar!<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Namarie! Nai hiruvalye Valimar.<br \/>\nNai elye hiruva. Namarie!<\/small><\/td>\n<td><small>Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind,<br \/>\nlong years numberless as the wings of trees!<br \/>\nThe long years have passed like swift draughts<br \/>\nof the sweet mead in lofty halls<br \/>\nbeyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda<br \/>\nwherein the stars tremble<br \/>\nin the voice of her song, holy and queenly.<\/small><small>Who now shall refill the cup for me?<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the stars,<br \/>\nfrom Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds<br \/>\nand all paths are drowned deep in shadow;<br \/>\nand out of a grey country darkness lies<br \/>\non the foaming waves between us,<br \/>\nand mist covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever.<br \/>\nNow lost, lost to those of the East is Valimar!<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar!<br \/>\nMaybe even thou shalt find it! Farewell!<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>But the list of the languages of Arda (the Middle-Earth) is complex and astonishing, showing how deep and real the Middle Earth was in Tolkien&#8217;s mind. Here is the complete list from wikipedia with links to single voices:<br \/>\n<small><\/small><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><small><a title=\"Elvish languages\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elvish_languages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elvish languages<\/a>: <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Primitive Quendian\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primitive_Quendian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primitive Quendian<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Avari (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avari_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avarin<\/a> languages (at least six languages)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Common Eldarin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_Eldarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Eldarin<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Quenya\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quenya<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Vanyar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanyar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanyarin<\/a> Quenya<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Noldor\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Noldor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noldorin<\/a> Quenya<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Common Telerin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_Telerin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Telerin<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small>Telerin of <a title=\"Valinor\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valinor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valinor<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Sindarin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sindarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sindarin<\/a> (at least three dialects, namely Northern, Doriathrin and Gondorian)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Nandor (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nandor_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nandorin<\/a> languages (influenced by Avarin)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Man (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Man_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mannish<\/a> languages (all showed influence by Avarin tongues as well as <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Khuzdul\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khuzdul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khuzdul<\/a>): <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small>Languages of forefathers of the First and Third Houses of the <a title=\"Atanat\u00e1ri\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atanat%C3%A1ri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atanat\u00e1ri<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Taliska\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taliska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taliska<\/a> (two dialects) <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Ad\u00fbnaic\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ad%C3%BBnaic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ad\u00fbnaic<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Westron\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westron<\/a> or &#8220;Common Speech&#8221; (influenced by <a title=\"Sindarin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sindarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sindarin<\/a>, and languages of Eriador) <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Hobbit\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobbit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hobbitish<\/a> (influenced by languages of Northmen)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Black Ad\u00fbnaic of <a title=\"Black N\u00famen\u00f3reans\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_N%C3%BAmen%C3%B3reans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black N\u00famen\u00f3reans<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of Men of <a title=\"Eriador\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eriador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eriador<\/a> during the <a title=\"Second Age\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Age<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Northmen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northmen<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dale (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dale_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalish<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Rohirric\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rohirric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rohirric<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Language of forefathers of the Second House of the Atanat\u00e1ri <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Haladin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haladin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haladin<\/a> language<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dunlending\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunlending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunlending<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dr\u00fbg\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr%C3%BBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr\u00fbg<\/a> languages <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small>Language of the Dr\u00faedain of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Brethil\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brethil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brethil<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Language of the Woses of <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dr\u00faadan forest\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr%C3%BAadan_forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr\u00faadan forest<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Many <a title=\"Harad\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haradrim<\/a> languages<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Many tongues of <a title=\"Easterlings\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easterlings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easterlings<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of <a title=\"Dwarf (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwarf_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dwarves<\/a>: <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Khuzdul\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khuzdul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khuzdul<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Iglishmek\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iglishmek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iglishmek<\/a> (sign language)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ent (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ent_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ents<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Entish\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entish#Old_Entish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Entish<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small><a title=\"Entish\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entish#New_Entish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;New&#8221; Entish<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of the <a title=\"Ainu (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ainu_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ainur<\/a> (<a title=\"Vala (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vala_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valar<\/a> and <a title=\"Maia (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maia_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maiar<\/a>) <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Valarin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valarin<\/a> <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small><a title=\"Black Speech\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Speech<\/a>, created by <a title=\"Sauron\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sauron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sauron<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><small>Languages of the <a title=\"Orc (Middle-earth)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orc_(Middle-earth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orcs<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Various debased forms of the <a title=\"Black Speech\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Speech<\/a> and regional dialects influenced by <a title=\"Westron\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westron<\/a><\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Primitive methods of communication <\/small>\n<ul>\n<li><small>Language of the Trolls<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>Language of the Wargs<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-posts\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir John Ronald Reuel Tolkien reads an elvish poetry from his work The Lord of the Rings. The text is known as Nam\u00e1ri\u00eb: Galadriel&#8217;s Lament In Lorien, also wrongly (?) called Song of the Elves beyond the Sea. 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