The Passing of the Elves (Sindarin lyrics with translation)

The Passing of the Elves (Sindarin lyrics with translation)
Song is from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
I do not own song or picture used. They belong to their owners.

[@arvellonelleth698]

Favorite Middle Earth Character?

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz267]

Thranduil Glorfindel

[@dsijj123]

eärendil

[@aureusknighstar2195]

Sauron, if you count him

[@nadiasoundy5280]

Glorfindel, Gildor, Gil-Galad and Fingolfin. I couldn't decide.

[@samuelroveda9706]

Fëanor

[@manuelwatts1864]

This song perfectly expresses Sam's observation of the Elves being so full of joyfulness ... and yet seemingly so sad at the same time.

[@TheRodg43]

When Sam says: "I don't know why.. It makes me sad." After watching these movies for almost twenty years (since I first saw them in theaters when I was a kid) I've just recently started seeing that as a foreshadowing of Frodo leaving Middle Earth.. Never to return.

[@jhonrafaelbernardo3025]

Yeah he had to, he was suffering the same ickness as bilbo, halflings are very resistant to the ring but there is still a long term sickness.

[@joemcdermott1213]

I always thought that line was an eyebrow raiser for being unnatural. Don't know why? Who exactly wouldn't find some reason to be a bit sad Elves were going to disappear and never ever return... maybe Sauron? You really don't have a clue why you feel sad, Sam?

[@HolyMith]

@@joemcdermott1213 Maybe because he didn't know any Elves (that was the first time he ever saw them) and they had no real bearing on his life, yet he still felt grief at their departure. Sam wasn't the smartest character in the books but even he could see, though he couldn't put words to it, that the Elves leaving was a mournful thing. I think it was Tolkien's way of expressing how universally sad it was, even to a hobbit gardener.

[@DarthPlato]

It's also strongly reflective of the story of the Hebrews exodus from Egypt to a Promised Land. So do the elves have an exodus to depart the world for their own promised land--albeit delayed across a much longer period of time.

[@gianna526]

@@HolyMith Sam isn't dumb, but he's supposed to be just a hobbit gardener. He has a good head on his shoulders but not the same type of intelligence Frodo has, if you get what I mean. And yeah, Sam always had difficulty putting his emotions into words, which makes him even more charming and likeable tbh.

[@philrob1978]

So many comments - hardly anyone talking about Howard Shore. His scores for these movies were his magnum opus. Give him the respect he deserves. This amazing piece alone defines "ethereal".

[@AberdeenRedpath]

I now listen to all he has done. So magical

[@ChrMmn]

Howard Shore is a master and his body of work is astounding. This is just one shooting star in a sky full of his constellations.

[@matteolongoni2966]

RIP Christopher Tolkien.... ❤️

[@ai.201]

Nigga you saying like he died recently 😂

[@w.opperman6999]

@@ai.201 lmaoooo

[@riggerrogger101]

@@ai.201 Christopher is J.R.R.Tolkein's son who died this year. So yes, he did die recently

[@limshiqi4584]

Let’s have a moment of silence people

[@ai.201]

@ShadowBocksin bro I'm Brown

[@pirateben09]

If someone locked me in a closet for 10,000 years, my brain would never even get close to creating something so beautiful.

[@OurMagicalNature]

Did you know it's not healthy for the brain to be locked in a closet for 10,000 years? So that might be why you would have trouble composing a song that way. You might consider practicing composing for 10,000 and you might produce something that slightly resembles the quality of this song but I agree, it would be hard to even come close to this beautiful song.

[@combineadvisorwithinternet6040]

@@OurMagicalNature No man can live for 10.000 years. WoOoOsH

[@simonidastankovic2627]

@@combineadvisorwithinternet6040 You are so wrong !

[@combineadvisorwithinternet6040]

@hasan veysel erol A half-elf maybe.

[@combineadvisorwithinternet6040]

@hasan veysel erol How dare you!

[@lenoreyt]

Tolkien truly created an entire world. One of beauty and of sadness

[@Mat-threw]

Too bad Beezos is about to pee all over it

[@lenoreyt]

@@Mat-threw Bro. I swear if he does.

[@leloupdessteppes3228]

He did…

[@gabrielalejandrodoldan4722]

​@@lenoreyt Si Lo hizo...

[@rektnoob101]

True words have never been spoken

[@feanor1488]

Fun Fact! When the Elves first awoke in Cuivienen, the first thing that their eyes beheld were the stars of heaven. Therefore they love the starlight and revere Elbereth (Varda) above all the Valar. So that is why they sing specifically to her.

[@laurelelasselin]

FËANÁRO IS THAT YOU

[@laurelelasselin]

(this is Maglor's account)

[@laurelelasselin]

(don't ask)

[@feanor1488]

@@laurelelasselin I won't ask.

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

Go back to the halls Fëanor, you're still grounded

[@veronikademcakova1699]

This is beautiful true beauty Tolkien really is a legend and forever will be

[@aliciasanchez6699]

Amen to that sister

[@TheShamansQuestion]

Just remember Howard Shore made the music, but yes Tolkien's language and creation is astonishing. Shore captures it beautifully imho Edit: Genius.com says it was composed by David Donaldson, David Long, Janet Roddick and Steve Roche. Performed by Plan 9. Howard Shore did score for entire films though.

[@veronikademcakova1699]

@@TheShamansQuestion yeah ik i did a lot of research into the music and stuff

[@ianmcelmurry2882]

@@TheShamansQuestion many of the lyrics are taken from some of Tolkien’s elvish songs, and those that he wrote in elvish then translated into English for lotr readers.

[@KingOfHeroes1996]

Shit, reading the Silmarillion and understanding the true woe of the elves just makes this all the more bittersweet and sorrowful. It's sad knowing the Valar warned the Noldor of all they would suffer many long millenia ago, and it is as if they have languished in a very slow purgatory, until the 'weariness' becomes too much to bear and they return to Valinor.

[@04nbod]

Most of the Elves of Middle Earth never made it there in the first place

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

Such is the folly of pride…

[@PathofCultivation]

Served them right for slaughtering the Teleri!

[@spectre9948]

@@PathofCultivationFuck the Teleri and Valar, the Noldor saved the Morequendi and all of the Edain and contained his evil for thousands of years

[@michaelbread5906]

Is it so wrong that they did not want to remain as servants to the Valar?

[@yassirholeist4447]

_We all agree that we can't describe our feeling while listening to this masterpiece or other elvish songs_

[@christuspilatus]

Atleast we agree on one thing, Haradrim

[@DysmasTheGoodThief]

Just wait until you hear ancient church hymns this was inspired by. Being orthodox we get to hear things like this multiple times a week

[@ozma7339]

Heaven. Pure beauty.

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

​​​@@DysmasTheGoodThiefnope. Elvish is based on a mix of Paganistic Celtic and Welsh culture. No Christianity here🙃. Christianity in Europe lent itself much from their paganistic origins

[@deathOfTheWinterMoon]

I can agree without a shadow of a doubt. This song just gives me the chills (in a good way)

[@megaredemption8051]

R.I.P Christopher Tolkien. This is the song I hear upon your departure to Valinor. Namárië and thank you.

[@brittanydrye5426]

Elvish is the language of the soul

[@newhorizon3229]

Sindarin

[@thelordofdogs2166]

I like Quenya the most

[@pablito8568]

Yes, my favourite elvish language is Sindarin ✨

[@texrex9876]

It reminds me of ancient Byzantine Orthodox Christian chants

[@DaskaiserreichNet78]

The Elves are Magical ethereal beings. They are immortal, and as such they must continue to live while everything around them withers and dies, they grow weary and melancholy as they linger in sadness.

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

That is why death is to be considered a blessing after a well lived life.

[@jandunn169]

This Beauty and sadness is very much a part of traditional Celtic Faery lore as well....Fiona Macleod...

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

@@jandunn169 - Too true. Elves, Fae, Dwarves, and the many magical races were/are tightly bound to the earth, water, fire, and sky and these are things that have always been destined to fade, but yet while they live, with their incredible memories of all that has gone before they cannot but wonder “what might have been?” This is especially true when one individual through pride or other character flaw brings doom to many, because they are loved in spite of that flaw and do the doom becomes as a contagion and whole ages are brought to ruin all for such vanity. Pride, arrogance, greed, lead to aversion, subjugation, and personal over reaching that ultimately leaves one more bit of sadness in the memories of those who live on and in the marks made upon the world. This last brings this sorrow into the global sub-conscious and taints the very light that shines, or maybe it taints the eyes of those left to see and so the world simply looks more bleak by the moment. Or not! Metta, JTI

[@trentanderson783]

When I die and I'm getting buried, I literally want this played. I'm being 100% serious.

[@magz580]

Me2

[@themysticfedora]

Same.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

You should write it in your will, so others know. ❤️

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

It needs to be in an advance directive as your wishes in your will may not be read until you’ve been donated to science.

[@DysmasTheGoodThief]

@@johnt.inscrutable1545ake that Godless nonsense out of here. That has nothing to do with elvish hymns to the valar. Don’t go directing people in what they should be doing.

[@blitz8425]

This song, and may it be are embodiments, much like Tolkien's broader works, of the Welsh word "Hiraeth". A nostalgic longing for a home that is no more, or maybe never was.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

One of many reasons why I prefer the extended cuts.

[@rekhapokhariya7625]

This music is so haunting and mysterious, a true beauty lies in this. It's making me feel nostalgic.

[@JaahnaviS]

How magical is the fact that it is making some people so sad, as I read the comments down, but at the same the time bringing peace and serenity to others. Guess music does resonate different with different people.

[@lety04]

This music truly comes from another world

[@igotaname]

I love the way it sounds but I feel scared of it, specifically when they mention Varda (Elbereth) it's like, it's too pure to us mankind

[@Mrreowmeowmrreowmrowmeow]

It's just so majestic when they say Elbereth's name..

[@timomastosalo]

It's the LAdy of the HEavens thing which the Bible mentions. Watch out - Israel was hard pressed to keep their relationship with God, when she was ruling through Jezebel. Beautiful indeed… said the old fish about the bait!

[@Venice_btc]

I would be an elf in that world. Not bc I like them it’s because my personality fits it😂

[@igotaname]

@@Venice_btc i'd be a Maia

[@svetozarbubalo230]

The Elves themselves are just so good at resembling a sense of nostalgia so deep and otherwordly, that we as human beings cannot even comprehend the beginning of it. Thus, when they sing, they imbue all of their sorrow and longing for a time long past in it and that's why I too feel somewhat afraid of their singing. It is just so meaningful and ambiguous I believe I could lose myself within it and just decay the same way the Elves themselves do.

[@sunipasinha4372]

Whenever i listen to this, it makes me vaguely recall a beautiful but distant memory... almost a dream , but then it fades and i tear up.

[@Askari-farah]

Speechless. Absolutely speechless. Beautiful song. I am moved to my core. I don't even know what to say. Just... Wow.

[@LordTelperion]

Hail, Varda! Holy Queen of the Stars!

[@sofiu-v3p]

Melkor dislikes this video

[@Alexs.2599]

@@sofiu-v3p Yes he does but Morgoth can rot in the void for all we care.

[@mrspark2814]

@@Alexs.2599 perfect 👌🏻

[@Alexs.2599]

@@mrspark2814 Thanks, cheers. All hail Arda.

[@trubrit5036]

I have picked this for my funeral. Beautiful, beyond words.

[@matthewtalbot6505]

either this or 'The Last Goodbye'

[@johnmckinney5931]

After reading the Silmarilion, it makes me realize how much it must suck to be an elf. Everyone and everything you love will wither and die before you, and you must languish for centuries until you can depart home to Valinor. Damn.

[@rem8099]

Translation lyrics Snow-white! Snow-white! O lady clear! O queen beyond the Western seas! O light to us that wonder there Amid the world of woven trees O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! Clear are thy eyes and bright is breath Snow-white! Snow-white! We sing to thee In a far land beyond the sea O stars that in the sunless year With shining hand by thee were sown In windy fields now bright and clear We see your silver blossom blown O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees Thy starlight on the Western seas

[@FeatherCharm436]

I learned this song by heart as a teenager, completely forgot about it, and then got smacked in the face when I re-watched the extended editions for the first time in over a decade this week. Sucha beautiful melancholic song.

[@xiufangtang4589]

I always wished I was an elf. Or any mystical character. Anything but a human. Elves are so cool and BEAUTIFUL yet sad at the same time. That’s what I love about them.

[@josephchetwood3860]

I've been learning to write in Sindarin, but other than the movies I never get to hear how its pronunciation, I absolutely love this song if nothing more than for learning their syllable structure

[@jandunn169]

You will find you tube videos on pronunciation

[@MrOystein1977]

Enya should make her version of this tune.. It would be beyond beautifull. Allthough this is alleready some of the most beautifull i`ve heard for years....

[@MrAlexH1991]

It was a sin to cut this scene from the theatrical release of the movie.

[@lynd007]

this song like a prayer

[@gretel654]

It seems like the whole song is a prayer of sorts to Varda.

[@carlosschwambach9213]

It reminds me of a Hail Mary

[@Mrreowmeowmrreowmrowmeow]

Prayer for Elbereth

[@04nbod]

Varda of the Valar upon realising the firstborn (Elves) would awake in darkness made the stars in the sky to give them light. So the Elves love her more than any of the Valar. Here they sing in praise of her, as they journey to Valinor to be with her and the rest of the Valar

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@@carlosschwambach9213 well Varda is basically Mary, so that's appropriate.

[@thefunder1]

Tolkien would be proud

[@kenpoarniceguy1]

I wish we could ser his reaction to these songs

[@Davidofthelost]

@@kenpoarniceguy1 *Looks at Futurama heads in a jar* Maybe. Maybe.

[@lolameier6505]

Voices of angels...the last journey into heaven 💖

[@aliciasanchez6699]

Amen

[@arvellonelleth698]

Thanks for the love on this video!

[@mayaboone5756]

Thanks so much for posting! I had always wanted to know what the lyrics meant, and how to actually write it out, since as a Tolkien geek I know how to transcribe from English to Elvish but not how to write or speak the actual Elvish languages. The thing that amazes me most about this song (besides the amazing harmonies, etc) is how it somehow manages to rhyme in both English AND Elvish, and still make sense when translated! And for the record this is EXACTLY the same words that appear in the book. Just goes to show how much work went into making the music for these films, which is I think one of the greatest assets of the trilogy. This scene lasts what? a grand total of about a minute? And that only in the extended edition, not even the theatrical release. But they still went to such great lengths to make it amazing. One of the many reasons I love LOTR. They don't do a lame job just because something doesn't make the final cut.

[@mayaboone5756]

Sorry for the lack of clarity, I was referring to the actual clip in the movie, which (sadly) only uses part of the piece. Although you are perfectly correct about the real length of the song :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gavbY36HbLuAa6c for the scene (51 seconds haha)

[@Rotisiv]

Varda has the light of Eru Himself “dwelling” on her face! No wonder the Elves love her.

[@kittymeg1855]

As a welsh person this sounds exactly like my own language and it’s like I should be able to understand lol

[@stevenwood2436]

I know yeah

[@jasongeorgiou1375]

There is a reason for that... Lord Tolkien, being the linguist that he was, deliberately applied the sound shifts of Welsh to the High Elven language (Quenya) to create the Common Elvish language (Sindarin); while Quenya itself was based upon the Finnish language. So basically what he ended up creating in Sindarin was 'Welshified Finnish'! ;D

[@Locahaskatexu]

@@jasongeorgiou1375 Wonderful.... making a language without vowels sound like a laguage with way too many of them. 🤣 All kidding aside, the languages Tolkien created are truly beautiful in their utter breadth and the sheer detail that encompasses them.

[@SomeoneWhoHere]

Me, being a sucker for languages in general, can really hear that the elven language was inspired by finnish just from the way they pronounce the letter "y". It's really cool if you think about it, just like Tolkien himself intended. Kudos to the choir and, of course, to the master behind the language. I hope to learn it one day!

[@Alejojojo6]

This song is sang in Sindarin, and Sindarin was built mostly out of just Welsh. Quenya is the one based on Finnish, Latin and Greek. Sindarin has no finnish influence. So you are bit wrong man haha.

[@ClaudiaKoniki]

I'm sorry but elvish is the most beautiful sounding language out there :3 Even French can't compare xD

[@Kalypsoo]

As a french. I wouldn't even try to compare 😂 elvish is just too poetic

[@RinaDreftscott]

I am also French, and I never understood why foreigners like our language so much. For me English is much more musical. Obviously, neither could even compare to Sindarin and Quenya

[@ModernMozartMC]

It's based on Welsh, which is equally beautiful, and I can easily say that Welsh and Elvish are my favorite languages.

[@aresatlasdurmus9656]

I think equal with italian

[@eziop5539]

@@RinaDreftscott So interesting to hear that. For me as a Brit, French has a rhythm and flow to it that I think English definitely lacks. (Italian also has this rhythm) When I was learning German at school, my friends and I used to speak German with a French accent because it was interesting to us :D

[@FerchoDelgaRams]

This song, despite the fact that the lyrics have little to do with it, makes me feel the fatigue and pain that the elves feel when remembering their ancient legends, The Silmarills, the doom of Mandos, the battle of Alqualonde and the Feanor's betrayal of Fingolfin's house in Helcaraxe.

[@barrell_rider4869]

I can't even describe the feeling this gives me

[@xemnas1997]

"I don't know why, but it makes me sad." -Me, watching Rings of Power

[@anthonybukowski5548]

Man, this is a truly a beautiful song.

[@lety04]

Listening to this and singing it while star-gazing is one of the most wonderful things for me

[@dabbingweasel8429]

“...and as the Orcs came charging from Mount Doom, the frontline stood tall, nothing will get by them. ‘No shadow of evil shall cross us men! FOR MIDDLE EARTH!!!’”

[@helensmusings]

So many parallels to life now, wisdom to last through the ages

[@Le-Abdollen]

I can't not tear up each time I hear this song 😢

[@matics898]

They go beyond the Shores. And we dwell. Dwell and wither...

[@okaybrandon8021]

I'm literally in tears

[@michaelbowen2343]

This song gets me every time.

[@ramahamaedeh7518]

I cry every time I hear it

[@ryandugas930]

This song is so melancholic that it’s beautiful

[@gogaqartvelishvili3457]

That music is in my soul, in me. That's everything for me 😍😍😭

[@christiandytche5510]

“I feel sad Mr. Frodo, but I don’t know why”

[@empyrreann]

I got fullbody chills and the hair on the back of my neck rose when I listened to this. Holy shit

[@eziop5539]

Me too. Try these as well if you like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJvXZqJ5orWphtE kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ6XdYyVabqYhZI

[@simonidastankovic2627]

It sounds like an old Hebrew song, both melody and harmony....even the language, but only in this particular Howard Shore's song. Even the way of singing is like the way they sing sad Jewish songs .... beautiful, heartbreaking and although suiting all the rest, yet it is very distinguished...expressing deep sorrow, suffering and Weltschmerz....sounds like Lamento, although singing about a Snow White Godess....it is yearning for the Original Innocence and Purity, pure Spirituality I guess....

[@Abilliph]

I agree. It does sound a bit like Jewish singing. Is there a particular song it reminds you of?

[@martythetickler]

Apparently the Sindarin language was based on Welsh... I can totally hear it. I don't speak Welsh, but I know what it sounds like.

[@04nbod]

The movement of the Elves west is sort of like what historians used to think the Celts did, they went west into Wales, Cornwall or across the sea to Ireland to escape the incoming Anglo Saxons. We know now the Celts adapted to Saxon ways and intermingled

[@ben_0048]

Sounds kind of like Gaelic as well. Either way, its beautiful.

[@williambodin5359]

Hail, Queen of heav'n, the ocean Star: Guide of the wand'rer here below, Toss'd on life's surge we claim thy care; Save us from peril and from woe. Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea, Pray for the wand'rer, pray for me. Very easy to see where Tolkien, a devout Catholic, got his inspiration for Varda and the hymn to her. And the real kicker is that you can sing the lyrics of this hymn to the tune of O Elbereth Gilthoniel.

[@cs8862]

One of my favorite scenes from the extended edition LOTR!

[@calumdique6205]

It is ironic that elves want what men have and men want what elves have. The men do not see the difficulty of immortality, as you do not age or wither the world around you withers and dies again and again. Their spirits lack the strength to cope, only elven spirits could. Ironic that the wisest men the numenoreans could not see this and the gift which they so sought is more of a curse. The elves want to enjoy life and lead to an endless rest beyond the reach and corruption of evil.

[@laurelelasselin]

This makes me feel so sad and happy at the same time... it's beautiful 😭

[@quinnriutta]

This song has an indelible sadness/melancholy about it, but its extremely beautiful as well.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

'You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing. Beauty grown sad with its eternity Made you of us, and of the dim grey sea. Our long ships loose thought-woven sails and wait, For God has bid them share an equal fate; And when at last, defeated in His wars, They have gone down under the same white stars, We shall no longer hear the little cry Of our sad hearts, that may not live nor die.'

[@egemenpolat7366]

Very emotional and beautiful

[@PabloEmanuel96]

I'm reading Lord of thw Rings for the first time and this is yhe song the elves sing when they meet Frodo leaving Hobbiton I could have never imagined it to be this beautiful and moving

[@heaslyben]

Thank you for this gift to all of us choral transcription nerds out here!

[@christopherbender5898]

Okay so, anyone notice that this melody carries both in English and in elvish? So fuckin awesome.

[@montybrewster7]

Thank you for posting this. I've just been watching the film again & this piece really gave me shivers as it always does. It's so nice to be able to hear the whole piece, thank you.

[@terryhien6709]

I heard this from the audiobook. It is a true beauty to the ear. I love this

[@MrBox009]

I heard from the same audiobook, had to look it up afterward. Its so good

[@KasusEpykMusykII]

*_The Passing of the Elves ～_* *LYRICS:* *_Fanuilos heryn aglar!_* *_Rîn athar annún-aearath!_* *_Calad ammen i reniar..._* *_Mi 'aladhremmin ennorath!_* *_A Elbereth Gilthoniel!_* *_I chîn a thûl lin míriel..._* *_Fanuilos le linnathon..._* *_Ne ndor haer thar i aearon!_* *_A elin na gaim eglerib..._* *_Ned în ben-anor trerennin..._* *_Si silivrin ne pherth 'waewib..._* *_Cenim lyth thílyn thuiennin!_* *_A Elbereth Gilthoniel!_* *_Men echenim sí derthiel..._* *_Ne chaered hen nu 'aladhath..._* *_Ngilith or annún-aearath..._* *_～～～～～～～～～～～～_* *_Snow White! Snow White! O Lady clear!_* *_O Queen beyond the Western Seas!_* *_O Light to us that wander there..._* *_Amid the world of woven trees!_* *_Gilthoniel! O Elbereth!_* *_Clear are thy eyes and bright is breath..._* *_Snow-white! Snow-white! We sing to thee..._* *_In a far land beyond the Sea!_* *_O Stars that in the Sunless Year..._* *_With shining hand by thee were sown..._* *_In windy fields now bright and clear..._* *_We see your silver blossom blown!_* *_O Elbereth Gilthoniel!_* *_We still remember, we who dwell..._* *_In this far land beneath the trees..._* *_Thy starlight on the Western Seas..._* *～ V Λ L I N O Я ～*

[@viktoriabentham8664]

In Germanic mythology "Elves" are the spirits of our ancestors, Them leaving middle earth might represent Tolkien's observation that western earopeans no longer worship or even think about our ancestors the way we used to. Like a concept leaving the collection conciousness of a people.

[@viktoriabentham8664]

*collective

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Very great insight

[@chiranjeebroychowdhury7759]

Thx a lot to the uploader for this video which also contains translations!

[@iainbeasley9414]

I just realized that you could totally sing this in English and it would still match the syllables

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

One of my favorite pieces of music from the LOTR series. Slow, lamenting, and mournful, but also pretty.

[@loloferr7074]

Beautiful..love yourself, mother earth, and all!!💛

[@viktordomak6281]

Varda the Star-Queen. ❤

[@accioclownery]

Lyrics✨ Fanuilos heryn aglar Rîn athar annún-aearath Calad ammen i reniar Mi 'aladhremmin ennorath! A Elbereth Gilthoniel I chîn a thûl lin míriel Fanuilos le linnathon Ne ndor haer thar i aearon A elin na gaim eglerib Ned în ben-anor trerennin Si silivrin ne pherth 'waewib Cenim lyth thílyn thuiennin A Elbereth Gilthoniel Men echenim sí derthiel Ne chaered hen nu 'aladhath Ngilith or annún-aearath

[@wahyuygy8307]

Thanks, I want to write it in Tengwar

[@OhmVibe]

Something really powerful about these harmonies.

[@dtanatheist]

So beautiful. I almost shed a tear watching LOTR fellowship of the ring

[@junespoesy]

Imagine how happy Tolkien would have been if he had heard this song on KZbin.

[@MrOystein1977]

From the Pits under Isengard, 27 orchs came to dislike this masterpiece..

[@afuaioane1644]

And now they increase in number

[@laurelelasselin]

And Sauron

[@kaoutherguelmame9572]

I feel like the elves sung it. There's no way humans did it

[@AnnikaSB]

Ikr

[@Despotic_Waffle]

I feel like the elves of this world are making their journey to the undying lands. The magic of the world is fading, the dark times are upon us.

[@bunchoftacos4985]

It must be Sauron, who gave the dislikes

[@nachosanzsuarez1412]

And saruman

[@kzbmm-minecraftb.e.add-ons7126]

And Morgoth of course.

[@oolooo]

That is the one thing I never liked about The Lord of the Rings among all works of Tolkien .It is "High Fantasy" , as they call it , but the main masterpiece of his universe is set at a time where all the wonder in the world is leaving .The Elves are passing back into Valinor , the Dwarves and Hobbits will eventually dwindle in number to nothing and all the mighty and awe-inspiring deeds of the land have passed a long while ago .The Magic of the World dwindles and recedes .The Age of Men comes at a sad cost .And I know all these things had their long time .But still . Well , we can always hope for what will come at the Dagor Dagorath and the remaking of the world . Edit: Now I am more at Peace with it .The Noldor and Teleri leave behind the other Children of Iluvatar and the bonds they made with people and land but at least they finally get to go back home to Aman .They are going back Home .That makes me less sad .

[@DysmasTheGoodThief]

That’s the point. All that was common dwindles to nothing and becomes lore by men over time. It’s literally how fairy-stories become what they are and that’s what he was making. It’s very meta, but that’s the point. Several ages down the line in middle earth people will speak of halflings, elves and dwarves like they were never real, and this is the story of how it lead to that, in a sense

[@alimmt8954]

best song ever😯

[@subkontrabasklarinet]

When reading the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, I feel Middle-Earth is a bit underrated by the Elves. Mind you, it's the place where they were born ages ago. However, I understand their longing for the West that was once their homeland, the land of the undying. This song somehow captures the yearning.

[@AnnaMarianne]

They are torn in two. Many Elves would not want to leave Middle-earth, and have sadness because they feel they must go to have a future, but departing they will leave behind their homelands they loved for so many millennia.

[@francescasalviato9646]

Thanks for music, video and translation.

[@truefacts4u0]

I have watched Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings 1000’s of times and still continues to watch it on Loop 🔂 Can’t get enough This is an art of imaginations created by Peter Jackson’s team A masterpiece we say it No one on this earth can create something like this over 💯’s year There’s no match to this lovely 🥰 story on this earth There’s No equal !! Always there’s A thought 💭 running in my mind I.e How did they do it Creating such A masterpiece Big Respect 🫡 to this whole team of Hobbit and Lord of The Rings and Thank you for giving us A remedy of stress relief and relaxation This Movie takes away all the negative thoughts 💭 and anxiety ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

YES!

[@_arpheus]

I can listen to this for hours!❤️

[@eliotanders3488]

I put this on loop at work and listen...for hours!

[@kalgalanosleblanc4103]

Blanche Blanche-neige ! Blanche-neige ! Ô claire dame ! Ô Reine d'au-delà des Mers Occidentales ! Ô Lumière pour nous qui errons ici Parmi le monde des arbres entrelacés ! Gilthoniel ! Ô Elbereth ! Vifs sont tes yeux et claire ton haleine ! Blanche-neige ! Blanche-neige ! Nous chantons pour toi Dans une terre lointaine au-delà de la Mer. Ô étoiles qui dans l'Année sans soleil Par sa lumineuse main fûtes semées, Dans les chants venteux maintenant brillante et claire Nous voyons votre floraison d'argent essaimée ! Ô Elbereth ! Gilthoniel ! Nous nous souvenons encore, nous qui demeurons Dans cette terre lointaine sous les arbres, De ta lumière stellaire sur les Mers Occidentales

[@youtubeaccount2429]

Wtf Google can translate Sindarin!

[@kalgalanosleblanc4103]

@@youtubeaccount2429 Maybe... but there is a book you know, those marvelous paper things, also in French. You should try.

[@youtubeaccount2429]

@@kalgalanosleblanc4103 lol I just read the gilthoniel verse and assumed the whole thing was in Sindarin. I saw the option to translate it and commented about my amazement. It was only later I realized the comment was in Fr*nch.

[@Tawadeb]

Jackson did a perfect job of LotR. And the Hobbit which I loved.

[@tatyanasokolova546]

Such a beautiful song

[@RizztrainingOrder]

Lore aside, the composer that wrote and created the pace, intonation, harmonies, and timing must have had brilliant direction or I like to imagine was a LOTR fan themselves

[@Rose-ry6gm]

I think I have convinced my choir teacher that we should do this

[@zigs9712]

this is what i wan't playing when i die or a loved one dies, it will just make me 10x more sad

[@mullzman19]

All of this...came out of one man's mind....

[@bethanylee8236]

Ikr! Tolkien is amazing.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Well, Howard Shore, too…

[@Guigley]

This takes me away. That's all I can say about this. It takes me away.

[@ryandugas930]

Somber+melancholy=masterpiece