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A Elbereth Gilthoniel

RedJanuary 30, 2026135 words

Kan zûldu â Bhârdônâdhszh Ilzarammîszh fanâz

The stars oh Varda Elentaramil lit

Uȝlurum-ob ȝimîlishkhorshtum-ob kilmi ȝâra dâȝanozhk

Glory of stary host the of sky from high up

Aȝ sha szhîdzûmarudub ȝâra fânûnyûlub khârdûnulûzûdu

And with light jewels like from shining crystal slanting waterfalls

Ûzȝilat muzg₂turkrîmuznodûzgil ȝâra izȝarzhûnuz'larzȝâtszh

Lands to far away tree-tangled middle-lands from I have seen afar

Aȝ du₄lızhat Arkûnȝuâþ fânayzhân brakhuz arkûnȝui-ishi lôþazrulû-n lômbâlanum aȝ akûn azrulû izgubîlmszh

And now thee to Fanuilos bright spirit clothed ever-white in beyond beyond sea the beyond wide the and sundering sea I will sing

Akha kilmikôȝonuȝ ȝâra â Ilzarammî Ȝimîlashî

Here sky far gazing from oh Elentaramil she who lit the stars

Akha þuboshuz ȝzhô-ob-ishi nampat-ob, Izgȝashnga

Here overwhelmed terrible dread of in death of I cry out

 izish Ilzarammîszh ȝundulum

Oh me Elentaramil guard