Namárië - (Galadriel's Lament) - Clamavi De Profundis

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

Here is our version of J.R.R. Tolkien's poem, "Namárië" also known as "Galadriel's Lament." We hope you enjoy it:)

[@koltergt7469]

I'm really looking forward to Negankerdak series compilation!

[@johanabigasova6770]

Great music and great song as always. You have never failed.

[@pedroleandrocruzrojas2924]

Gracias chicos, sus voces hacen justicia a la obra de nuestro padre Tolkien...

[@sayadavis4477]

As always beautiful your songs are just amazing 😍😍

[@moriko07]

Hannon Le, Mellyn! 😊 You make with success an Epic Faerian Drama. Tolkien, his wife Edith and their sons and Daughter thanks all of you for your hard work. 😊 I'm feel this in my heart.

[@swagromancer]

I really wish the professor was still alive to hear this. Now I have to imagine him, sitting cross-legged on a bench in his tweed jacket, puffing away on his pipe, nodding appreciatively.

[@megankirkland6059]

Indeed. Professor Tolkien would have loved this.

[@moriko07]

Don't worry: he watches over all of Middle Earth, waiting for the Dagor Dagorath to end. I'm sure he is appreciating these works ^ _ ^

[@huanneedsabettervet3554]

I like that this song is echoing with "the battle of Sauron and Finrod", since Galadriel was his sister. Good one as always !

[@brucemaximus3797]

I was thinking exactly this at the first line.

[@porkchop1195]

I just listened to that yesterday!

[@Mary_Studios]

I forgot that Finron was her brother

[@misijaaa]

Just a minor correction, the name was Finrod. :)

[@huanneedsabettervet3554]

@@misijaaa Indeed, I don't know why I spelled it that way, correction made thank you ! ;)

[@shoulderpyro]

got some cold shivers from that first line, remembering the duel between Sauron and Finrod

[@ginovanderputten9067]

Same

[@cavinbailey5466]

Me too. I like it though.

[@rustkarl]

Yeah… helps put the rest into context.

[@SauronTheDarkLordOfMordor]

I remember

[@glendaal67]

Quenya is always nice to see written and heard spoken or sang. As a Finn, it's so obvious how Finnish has influenced it. For example Lassi Surinen sounds like Finnish name, because Lassi actually is and we have multiple surnames and words with -nen suffix, which actually is diminutive form. Also many names, especially of elves and some ainur, are clearly influenced by Kalevala and Finnish, like Iluvatar - Ilmatar, Undomiel - Unto and Mieli etc.

[@simonidastankovic2627]

You are right...

[@itshenry8977]

Are Fins the Elves of Europe?

[@panzrok8701]

​@@itshenry8977 Maybe. The Norse had great respect for the Finns and Sami and believed that they had magical abilities. So it's quite fitting i think.

[@pratu16x7]

I have forever been scared of Tolkien adaptations not meeting my unrealistic expectations of being exactly like the image in my head, but just like the Peter Jackson films and Howard Shore's music, your renditions are how I eventually end up imagining the definitive music and emotions of the characters. Thank you so much for enriching my experience.

[@pratu16x7]

@@Makkaru112 Thank you, I have! And also the one on "How Howard Shore Makes Us Care", both part of a fantastic LOTR series by Listening In which made me appreciate things that only my subconscious noticed.

[@nieksmit9726]

I agree! It is beautiful.

[@florpodesta561]

exactly

[@lordanoos5720]

Tolkien would be crying out of joy if he could see with how much love was this made.

[@happywheeler4268]

There is no tongue in elvish, entish, or the tongues of men that can captivate such beauty and elegance that is Clamvi . Ty for this. My 15 month old loves your music too!

[@jesseengmusic57]

You're a wonderful parent for having your baby listen to this music

[@MrRenanHappy]

This is in Quenya though

[@Louisianish]

@@MrRenanHappy Yes, and Quenya is an Elvish language.

[@rustkarl]

How can one fathom the depths of loss from ones so ancient? So much time to live with it, to feel the loss of stolen time.

[@katjasendmayr1342]

Thanks for this beautiful song depicting the true world of Tolkien! "Namarië", one of the most touching words in Quenya, grave and yet sad, and so is this song, full of memories of the Noldor, remembering the times that will never return...

[@river6634]

Yet another musical masterpiece bringing Tolkien's unparalleled literature to life. Thank you.

[@chriscooper654]

Lovely rendition. It's definitely one of the most moving scenes in the books, and one that shows Galadriel's compassion. Even after such a long life, living through so much of the "long defeat", she still has genuine sympathy and respect for mortals and aids them as best she can.

[@simonidastankovic2627]

As far as I understood it is not a rendition; CDP have composed it

[@joosthuibregtse8143]

@@simonidastankovic2627 I have seen in other places that it is a poem written by Tolkien himself, but I think it was not in the books themselves, but I could be wrong about that last bit

[@joosthuibregtse8143]

@@simonidastankovic2627 CDP have even said it themselves in the pinned comment

[@RustBot42]

@@joosthuibregtse8143 Yep, there's even a recording of Tolkien reading it. There's also a recording of him singing one of his songs, though I can't remember which one.

[@efaristi9737]

that's so haunting and beautiful. You really feel the uncertainty of Galadriel about her futur.

[@michaelman957]

In addition to evoking so much of LOTR and the many triumphs and tragedies of that setting, this also brought to mind the Battle of the Line from Babylon 5, Londo reflecting on it and the President's speech: a people going forth to fight for the survival of even just a few of their species, knowing full well they are going to die. A forlorn hope, and defiance on the face of certain death. This shows the power of music to speak to deeper, more timeless truths, even when we do not know the words.

[@Jayako12]

It probably will surprise you, but a recording of Tolkien singing this precise son exists! He does so like if it was Gregorian, it wouldn't feel out of place at a solemn mass.

[@DalsPhotography]

The profund joy of deep voices, that I love, and the clean mezzo-soprano voice,all of it I truly apprciate. Living in Southamerica, where your music is also heard. With respect, from Uruguay.

[@theresegretencord2470]

I'm going to college this week (A Catholic university!) I've been very nervous but your songs always make me feel so much better. Thank you!

[@biancaverdeschi880]

Good luck!

[@ARiddle1986]

You will be just fine. :)

[@amonrawya3064]

I don't think anything better could have happened this year. I love this song! And I've wanted a cover for so long 😂 thank you!

[@feeniks100]

This is probably the most beautiful rendition of this song, actually shed a couple of tears while listening to this.

[@ImreHardeman]

Wow, I am re-reading the books in their original English versions (I live in the Netherlands) and I was just reading this song in the books yesterday! So beautiful yet so sad. Thank you for making this beautiful song!

[@majorasd864]

Incroyable !!! Fantasmagorique !!! Vos chansons font battre mon coeur !!! Merci a vous

[@Armored_Muskrat]

Great stuff as ever! Thank you! Have you considered "The Voyage of Éarendel the Evening Star" that Tolkien wrote in 1914? It's an Earendil song, but not the "usual" Earendil song: Éarendel arose where the shadow flows at Ocean's silent brim; through the mouth of night as a ray of light where the shores are sheer and dim he launched his bark like a silver spark from the last and lonely sand; then on sunlit breath of day's fiery death he sailed from Westerland. He threaded his path o'er the aftermath of the splendour of the Sun, and wandered far past many a star in his gleaming galleon. On the gathering tide of darkness ride the argosies of the sky, and spangle the night with their sails of light as the streaming star goes by. Unheeding he dips past these twinkling ships, by his wayward spirit whirled on an endless quest through the darkling West o'er the margin of the world; and he fares in haste o'er the jewelled waste and the dusk from whence he came with his heart afire with bright desire and his face in silver flame. The Ship of the Moon from the East comes soon from the Haven of the Sun, whose white gates gleam in the coming beam of the mighty silver one. Lo! with bellying clouds as his vessel's shrouds he weighs anchor down the dark, and on shimmering oars leaves the blazing shores in his argent-timbered bark. Then Éarendel fled from that Shipman dread beyond the dark earth's pale, back under the rim of the Ocean dim, and behind the world set sail; and he heard the mirth of the folk of earth and the falling of their tears, as the world dropped back in a cloudy wrack on its journey down the years. Then he glimmering passed to the starless vast as an isléd lamp at sea, and beyond the ken of mortal men set his lonely errantry, tracking the Sun in his galleon through the pathless firmament, till his light grew old in abysses cold and his eager flame was spent.

[@griotbaudouin6447]

I like it! I’ve longed for a real elvish song and now I’m happy you’ve made it! Thank you!

[@MalcoPunch]

Wow... this is so beautiful! More of elvish songs please! And thanks for this masterpiece - it's so good, it makes me feel excited and yet at the same time, a sense of forlornness and a shrouded element of adventure in the far off Blue. Absolutely brilliant! Your content never fails to miss!

[@nathanpolancos183]

Thank you Clamavi De Profundis! Long have I waited for your interpretation of this song and let me just say that it more than exceeded my expectations. Very well done!

[@kuraikage9871]

I just love how I can see a Clamavi De Profundis video and instantly like it before the intro finishes because I automatically know it's gonna be a great one. This one is no exception.

[@darktenor4967]

Beautiful! I am loving the more complex, symphonic direction you're going, with this, and with Aragorn's coronation song. Absolutely fitting for elves with their interweaving harmonies. Also, the lady who sings lead in this has outdone herself, her voice sounds lovely. Obviously she's been practicing, since her voice is getting richer; btw, when my wife first heard her in Boromir's lament, she thought at first she was a boy soprano since her tone was so clear. Here though, she's got much more of a full sound, definitely fitting for Galadriel. Btw, sorry for the commentary, my wife and I are both classical singers, indeed the only thing we regret is not getting the chance to sing with you! but I suspect we're on the wrong continent being in England!

[@antonioaguiarfilho]

I don't think I have ever heard anything as beautiful as this song. Thank you so much for this.

[@NiennaFan1]

The line repeated twice, "Si man i yulma nín enquantuva?" ("Who now shall refill the cup for me?") always put me in mind of "my cup runneth over" from Psalm 23: Galadriel gave away divinity and beauty and ease and now is sorrowful at the end of Elvendom in Middle-earth!

[@florpodesta561]

I think it probably evokes that ..

[@nathanpayne6765]

Beautiful! There don't seem to be too many versions of this song, and this is certainly one of the best!

[@noah_in_a_kilt]

I'm a huge fan of this song and I always love to see other people's interpretations. :)

[@louiehamblett6481]

Another exquisite ballad in the lore of middle earth you all bring it too life in such a way that we are truly humbled thank you.

[@igotnoidea2797]

omg yes, just today I was listening to The Battle of Sauron and Finrod Felagund and wishing there was a complete version of Namárië. It's beautiful, thank you so much!

[@daniellandon6811]

The band Tengwar did a version over a decade ago

[@igotnoidea2797]

@@daniellandon6811 I obviously meant a longer version of the Namárië part in the battle of sauron and finrod...

[@daniellandon6811]

@@igotnoidea2797 the only other one i know of is Finrod the Rock Opera from a Russian group. And it's pretty good as well.

[@FortTell]

​@@daniellandon6811Yeah, and the 2014 (superior) version even has English subtitles for the listeners from around the world

[@daniellandon6811]

@@FortTell out of all the Sauron actors, the 2014 version has the best. He just makes it believable

[@camille_la_chenille]

This is so hauntingly beautiful…

[@michaelahezel9413]

Brilliant song , absolutely haunting and sounding like an Elven lament should sound :D Thank you so much, ladies and gemtlemen :) Chapeau! 👌

[@stfuinc.202]

Tolkien’s best Elf song done justice, amazing !!

[@JosephPerot-pp3mx]

I am very impressed with this group and their music

[@asciiguy1]

This song and the rendition of it brought me to tears - I felt like it invoked Varda and Valimar in my imagination, rich and vivid in detail.

[@freemartin7128]

My bf has been teaching me both Quenya and Sindarin and recently bought me the Silmarillion for Christmas. I literally just read "Of Beren and Lúthien" tonight. When I heard that last line (and striving, finally worked it out,lol) I was really impressed. Sauron vs Finrod? Epic! Very good! 😁❤

[@angelapostolov3406]

Amazing piece! Catches the ethereal aura of Galadriel perfectly!

[@kneptune1234]

I’ve been waiting for when you all would do your rendition of Galadriel‘s Farewell, and am so impressed by the final composition! I am loving the Quenya songs that you have done, and would love to see a rendition of the Átaremma!

[@___5431]

She sounds like an angel. BEAUTIFUL!!! THANK YOU CLAMAVI DE PROFUNDIS!!!

[@CritchfieldFamily]

Love clamavi de profunds. The best channel on KZbin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheCephas64]

Once again... stunned by the quality of the production, talent and beauty of what you all do. Wonderfully done!

[@Zereye]

Its like every time I click on one your videos I know Im going to really enjoy it, and this was no exception. Outstanding.

[@AchanCham_]

This is wonderful! Thank you all for your hard work and for sharing this with us!

[@Glóriel-j6x]

You know what? You made me crying 🥲 Thank you for such a beautiful adaptation of this Tolkien's work ❤️

[@jeanpereira4366]

You guys are musical geniuses. That ended up better than in my head and for sure better than other implementation attempts of this poem. Tolkien would aporove, i'm sure. Congrats

[@chemaortega8]

OMG ❤ Ive been waiting years for your adaptation of Namarië, but it was so worth it!!!! Hope song of Eldamar comes next, or maybe hymn to Elbereth. I love elven songs!!! Thank you for all the work you do to give voice to the words of Tolkien.

[@turtels6764]

One of my absolute favorites from Clamavi de Profundis! Beautiful voice, and the melody suited the words.

[@aletheapatterson6155]

Very beautiful. Haunting, just as Galadriel herself. The elvish flows into song. ❤️

[@wyse_old_owl3102]

May I say that the artwork was superlative. You all pour yourselves into each project. Thank you.

[@PilgrimVisions]

Nothing beats the Tolkien Ensemble's haunting version of this song. But this is a very nice cinematic rendition.

[@JD-128]

Beautiful! And I feel like it fits this fall season very well. Wonderful work as always! :)

[@Caitctus]

This is the best thing to have happened to my exam revisions, thank you!!

[@aleksrbk]

The third song. I thank the for blessing us, with the purest of heart, the one who truly binded them all. Who truly can take what is hers alone. Eternal beauty... Thank you.

[@omercavus60]

The elegance and beauty of the Elven language and the singer's voice are a very nice combination. Well done!

[@juang.c.6364]

Great! I only want to point out that the subtitles for minute 0:44 are wrong. It should say: "Now lost, lost for those in the East is Valimar".

[@rikillerholyman2927]

I can't wait to have this on spotify😍 a masterpiece, as always

[@johndoe0621]

I have been waiting for you guys to do this for so long I am so excited you finally did it!

[@marcelgrabowski5939]

I am honestly amazed that Tolkien create an actual language for elves, althought I don't know how complete it is, it is still impressive that he make enough words to create multiple songs.

[@Pastoralists777]

He created the elves for the language 😊

[@samuelnicholes]

He created enough for scholars to extrapolate the rest! So there is a complete version and a partial version.

[@marcelgrabowski5939]

@@samuelnicholesImpressive, Impressive, althought admittedly he crafted it through decades then it shouldn't be that surprising.

[@TristenSarelvun]

@@marcelgrabowski5939 I'd still call it both surprising and impressive; it's more than most authors will do, especially just for fun. The only way in which it's not so surprising is because he just loved language so much he couldn't help but make several of his own (btw, there are two main elven languages, similar but distinctly different; idk how complete both are though).

[@marcelgrabowski5939]

@@TristenSarelvun Yes, and actually keep sizable project going so many years is truly mind-blowing. There are very little ammount of people that can do that.

[@danielnorgannon]

God bless you all for your service and beauty that you created!

[@BernadetteM-hg7sv]

I've been waiting so long for yall to do this! Astounding work!!!!!

[@secondstarASMR]

I have been WAITING for y'all to make this one!!! It's so beautiful!

[@ethanfullmer5547]

Tis always a delight to see when y'all post!

[@arvidhultberg473]

Very nice

[@bevgordon7619]

So beautyfull, so mournfull- one half of a broken heart longing for its other half. But with death, this ache will be forever. An incomplete heart lost without its mate

[@Candycanesnake]

Been looking forward to this one for so long ❤❤❤❤❤ my heart is so happy

[@sakralmusikk]

C'est vraiment magnifique (comme d'habitude !) 🔥🔥🔥

[@aleksrbk]

Well, I am excited. Like always, thank you.

[@ZephonOrion]

Beautiful and magical..... simply beautiful..

[@leenakoivunen3331]

Kaunista, herkkää, niin upeaa❤

[@dembaba1975]

oh ... this was intense. thank you for this masterpiece

[@Maryland2]

Unexpected but not unlooked for…another masterpiece ❤❤

[@simoncooper6752]

Beautiful! Followed the text from the book.

[@Makkaru112]

I wonder if they heard the other melodies out there for this song thst people have done over the year. Such as the harpist and singer Tolkien himself approved of. He loved all art as he felt it was the most pure form of intention put into someones work. ❤

[@marianamessier]

Lady Galadriel ❤ Qué hermosa interpretación ❤

[@erenkur3832]

Now lost, lost is to those from east, the valimar! Namarie!😢 Namarie😢 from the end of east, a farewell! Perhaps once in history, once the times of plenty and peace can be finded, yet now, Namarie! To west, despite of all hope, of change, namarie!👋

[@SAlma-kw7to]

Thank you for giving me chills on a beautiful fall morning..

[@lucasvargasgarcia4598]

i just read this part and now i can appreciate it more, beautiful

[@LOVEDILLASONG]

Magnifique, on voyage dans les terres elfiques , et on s’incline devant la beauté et la puissance de galadriel

[@michaelsriqui7898]

Fantastic! This might be too much to ask for, but I would love it if you guys eventually tackled the Lay of Lathien. I consider it to be one of Tolkien 's most beautiful works.

[@elvenspiritualpath]

Absolutely beautiful - thank you so much! 🌠🍂🧝‍♀

[@sercanorun7465]

listening you since my highschool days. i owe you a lot of feelings.

[@dedf15]

You know what would make this chant terrifying? An acapella version, i think

[@Maribro4]

Absolutely beautiful

[@discojoe3]

This is absurdly beautiful. Thank you.

[@beerasaurus]

You spoil us with your master work.

[@gthomashart3926]

An eloquent consideration of the wonder and lament of life! 😄

[@Navinor]

The world of the Lord of the rings is simply a masterpiece. Awesome song!

[@DuckStrider]

Spectacular Song. I was wholeheartedly sucked in it. THANK YOU!

[@drakedsparrow2935]

Very Beautifull song, small tip for the future: put the english lyrics beside the elven ones, it was very difficult to follow from the description, excellent job!!

[@ClamaviDeProfundis]

You can turn on captions and the English is there.

[@pelingilnith5155]

​@ClamaviDeProfundis sadly on some screens the English blocks the sindarin

[@BelegaerTheGreat]

OMG there are English captions!

[@williamtaylor8245]

I love this, and as always the technical aspects of the song are on point. You guys are gifted and I'm deeply appreciative of the way you've put so many of Tolkien's works to song. That said, I think I still prefer Adele McAllister's version to this. This version is grandiose and sweeping, which has its place, but hers is plaintive and wistful, and I think such a reading of the poem better fits Galadriel's likely state of mind when she sings this. Still, beautiful music! Keep up the good work!

[@pietrobuoso1169]

That's a very beautiful song, I had long expected

[@octaviusmorlock]

Interesting way to tie it back to The Battle of Sauron and Finrod Felagund, at the beginning. Personally, I think Galadriel's voice would be lower. But excellent job!

[@elianguyard-lecerf2104]

I was waiting it for ages

[@tiltiege7842]

Absolutely glorious

[@WeDieStanding948]

A much better tribute to Galadriel than whatever the rings of power were trying to do.

[@jarskil8862]

Orthodox-like chant in the beginning sent shivers along my spine :D