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Hríveressë

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Hríveressë

In a winter's day
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Et marinyallo mallenna
vantan hríveressë helca,
nu fanyarë fuinehiswa,
lumboinen Naira nurtaina.

From my home to the street
I walk in a cold winter's day,
under shadowy-grey skies,
the sun hidden by clouds.
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Hláranyë ringa Formessúrë,
asúy' aldassen úlassië,
alussa olbalissë[1] nornë,
alamya ve Nuru-nainië.

I hear the cold Northwind
blowing through the leafless trees,
whispering in the twisted branches,
sounding like a Death-lament.
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Formessúrë-yalmë quéla,
ar Númello holtan hwesta
nísima asúya ninna,
ar nainië ahya lírinna.

The clamour of the Northwind fades,
and from the West I smell a
fragrant Zephyr blowing towards me,
and the lament changes to song.
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Cénan tuilindo awilë
Hyarmello úrima súrë,
nu rámaryat circa-cantë,
alir' aldannar úlassië.

I see a swallow flying
from the South, the hot wind
under its sickle-shaped wings
singing towards the leafless trees.
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Autar i lumbor, ar Naira
cénan anúta Númenna,
et Rómello Tilion orta,
ar undómess' elen síla.

The clouds pass, and I see
the Sun setting in the West,
and from the East the Moon rises,
and in the twilight the star shines.

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Ar lómelindë-lírinen,
entúlan yanna ettullen,
nu menel elentintaina,
hrívëo lómessë sina.

And by the song of the nightingale
I return to whence I came,
under the starlit heavens,
in this winter's evening.


  1. 1 2 jw is used to write lb. Olbalissë is the partitive pl. locative of `Njw# olba "branch" [PM:340];
    the Etymologies gives `NjnE olwa. `NjnEj%,F Olwalissë is more closer to Exilic Quenya.
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