The Prophecy
Aniron
Lament for Gandalf (solo)
Lament for Gandalf (chorus)
O Queen Beyond the Western Seas (song of the Wood Elves)
Song to Tinuviel (sung by Aragorn)
The Fight
Evenstar (solo)
Evenstar (chorus)
Entmoot
Breath of Life
The Ents
Haldir's Lament
The Retreat from Osgiliath
Mithrandir's Song
The Last Son
Twilight and Shadow
Anduril
The Dimholt Road
The Destruction of the Ring
Not Once, Not Ever
Don't Let Go
The Mountain of Fire
The Eagles
Aragorn's Coronation


The Prophecy

Elvish
Hlasta!
Quetis Ilfirimain:
Corma turien te
Corma tuvien
Corma tultien te
Huines se nutien.
Tercano Nuruva.
Tuvien Corma tultien te
Huinesse nutien
Corma turien te Corma.

Pronunciation
Lah-stah!
Kweh-tees Eel-fear-ee-mine
Kore-mah too-ree-enn tay
Kore-mah too-vee-enn
Kore-mah tool-tee-enn
Hoo-ee-nays say noo-tee-enn
Tare-KAH-noh noo-ROO-vah
Too-vee-enn Kore-mah tool-tee-enn tay
Hoo-een-ess-ay noo-tee-enn
Kore-mah too-ree-enn tay Kore-mah.

Translation
Listen!
It speaks to those who were not born to die:
[One] Ring to rule them [all]
[One] Ring to find [them]
[One] Ring to bring them [all]
[And] in the Darkness bind them
[The] Herald of Death
To find [One] Ring, to bring them [all]
[And] in the Darkness bind them
[One] Ring to rule them [all], [One] Ring

Aniron

Elvish
O mor henion i dhu:
Ely siriar, el sila.
Ai! Aniron Undomiel.
Tiro! El eria e mor.
I 'lir en el luitha 'uren.
Ai! Aniron...

Pronunciation
Oh more hen-ee-on ee thoo
Ell-ee see-ree-are ell see-lah
Eye! Ah-near-on Oon-doh-mee-ell.
Tear-oh! Ell air-ee-ah ay more
Ee lear ehn ell loo-ih-thah oo-renn
Eye! Ah-near-on...

Translation
From darkness I understand the night:
Dreams flow, a star shines
Ah! I desire Evenstar.
Look! A star rises out of the darkness
The song of the star enchants my heart.
Ah! I desire...

Lament for Gandalf (solo)

Elvish
In gwidh ristennin,
I fae narchannen
I Lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
Mithrandir, Mithrandir! A Randir Vithren!
U-reniathach i amar galen
I reniad lin ne mor, nuithannen

Pronunciation
Een gweeth rees-ten-neen
ee fie nar-hahn-nehn
Ee Lakh Ah-nore ehd ar-thohn gwah-nehn
Mee-thrahn-dear, Mee-thrahn-dear! Ah Rahn-dear Vee-threhn!
Oo-reh-nee-ah-thakh ee ah-mar gall-ehn
Ee reh-nee-ahd leen nay more, noo-eeth-ahn-nehn

Translation
The bonds cut,
The spirit broken
The Flame of Anor has left this World
Mithrandir, Mithrandir, O Pilgrim Grey!
No more you will wander the Orange world
Your journey has ended in darkness.

Lament for Gandalf (chorus)

Elvish
Ilfirin nairelma nauva i nauva
Ilfirin nairelma ar ullume nucuvalme
Nauva i nauva melme noren sina nairelma

Pronunciation
Eel-fear-een nire-ell-mah now-vah ee now-vah
Eel-fear-een nire-ell-mah ool-loo-may noo-coo-vahl-may
Now-vah ee now-vah mell-may nore-ehn see-nah nire-ell-mah

Translation
Undying [is] our regret, what should be shall be
Undying [is] our regret and yet we will cast all away,
What should be shall be, [our] love for this land [is] our regret.

O Queen Beyond the Western Seas (song of the Wood Elves)

Elvish
A Bereth thar Ennui Aeair!
Calad ammen i reniar
Mi 'aladhremmin ennorath.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
I chin a thul lin miriel...

Pronunciation
Ah Bare-ehth thar ehn-noo-ee eye-are
Kahl-ahd ahm-men ee rehn-ee-are
Mee ahl-ahth-rehm-meen ehn-nore-ahth
Ah Ell-bare-ehth geel-tho-nee-el
ee heen ah thool leen mere-ee-ell

Translation
O Queen beyond the Western Seas!
O light to us that wander
Amid the tree-woven lands of Middle-earth.
O Elbereth Star-kindler
Your eyes and breath [are] like shining jewels...

Song to Tinuviel (sung by Aragorn)

Elvish
Tinuviel elvanui
Elleth alfirin edhelhael
O hon ring finnil fuinui
A renc gelebrin thiliol...

Pronunciation
Tin-oo-vee-ell ell-vah-noo-ee
Ell-ehth ahl-fear-een eth-ell-hyle
Oh hon ring feen-neel foo-ee-noo-ee
Ah rehnk gehl-ehb-reen theel-ee-ole

Translation
Tinuviel [the] elven-fair,
Immortal maiden elven-wise,
About him cast [her] night-dark hair,
And arms [like] silver glimmering...

The Fight (featured in Foundations of Stone)

Elvish
Cuiva Olorin
Narendur
Tira nottolya
Tulta tuolya
An mauya mahtie
Ter oiomornie
Ter ondicilyar.
Mettanna.
Nurunna!

Pronunciation
Koo-ee-vah Oh-lore-in
Nar-ehn-dur
Tear-ah not-tole-yah
Tool-tah too-ole-yah
Ahn mow-ya mah-tee-ay
Tare oy-oh-more-nee-ay
Tare on-deek-eel-yar.
Meht-tahn-nah.
Noo-roon-nah!

Translation
Awake Olorin
Servant of fire
Face your foe
Summon forth your strength
For you must fight
Through endless dark
Through chasms of stone.
To the end.
To the death!

Evenstar (solo)

Elvish
U i vethed na i onnad. Si boe u-dhanna. Ae u-esteli, esteliach nad.
Estelio han, estelio han, estelio, estelio han, estelio veleth.

Pronunciation
Oo ee veh-thehd nah ee ohn-nahd.
See boh oo-thahn-nah
Eye oo-ess-tell-ee, ess-tell-ee-akh nahd.
Ess-tell-ee-oh hahn, ess-tell-ee-oh hahn, ess-tell-ee-oh,
Ess-tell-ee-oh hahn, ess-tell-ee-oh vehl-ehth.
This is not the end...it is the beginning.

Translation
You cannot falter now.
If you don't trust [this], trust nothing else.
Trust this, trust this, trust,
Trust this, trust love.

Evenstar (chorus)

Elvish
U i vethed na i onnad. Na boe u i. [Es]teliach nad, estelio han.

Pronunciation
Oo ee veh-thehd nah ee ohn-nahd.
Nah boh oo ee.
[Ess]tell-ee-akh nahd, ess-tell-ee-oh hahn.

Translation
This is not the end...it is the beginning.
You should not do this.
If you trust anything, trust this.

Entmoot (featured in Treebeard)

Elvish
Naur vi eryn,
lanc i dalaf.
Mathach vi geven?
Nostach vi 'wilith?
Mab le i nagor,
Bad gurth vi ngalad firiel.
Dorthach vi mar han?
Dagrathach go hain?

Pronunciation
Nowr vee air-in,
lahnk ee dahl-ahf.
Mah-thahkh vee geh-vehn?
Noh-stahkh vee wee-leeth?
Mahb lay ee nah-gore
Bahd gurth vee gah-lahd fear-ee-ell.
Dore-thahkh vee mar hahn?
Dahg-rah-thahkh go hine?

Translation
The woods are burning,
the ground lies bare.
Do you feel it in the earth?
Can you smell it in the air?
The war is upon you,
Death moves in the fading light.
Are you part of this world?
Will you join their fight?

Breath of Life

Elvish
Uich gwennen na 'wanath ah na dhin.
An uich gwennen na ringyrn ambar hen.
Boe naid bain gwannathar,
Boe cuil ban firitha.
Boe naer gwannathach, [...]

Pronunciation
Oo-eekh gwehn-nehn nah wah-nahth ah nah theen.
Ahn oo-eekh gwehn-nehn nah ring-ern ahm-bar hen.
Boh nide bine gwahn-nah-thar,
Boh koo-eel bahn fear-ee-thah.
Boh nire gwahn-nah-thakh, [...]

Translation
You are not bound to loss and silence.
For you are not bound to the circles of this world.
All things must pass away,
All life is doomed to fade...
Sorrowing you must go, [and yet you are not without hope]
[Note: section in brackets is part of the poem on which the song is based, but does not appear in the actual song].

The Ents (featured in Isengard Unleashed)

Elvish
Rithannen i geven
Thangen i harn
Na fennas i daur
Ol dur ristannen
Eryn echuiannen
I ngelaidh dagrar
Ristar thynd, cua tawar
Dambedir enyd i ganed
Si linna i 'waew trin 'ylf
Isto i dur i chuiyl
I ngelaidh dagrar

Pronunciation
Ree-thahn-nehn ee geh-vehn
Thahn-gehn ee harn
Nah fehn-nahs ee dowr
Ole dur rees-tahn-nehn
Air-in ay-hoo-ee-ahn-nehn
Ee gell-ithe dahg-rar
Rees-tar thind, koo-ah ta-war
Dahm-beh-dear eh-nid ee gah-nehd
See leen-nah ee 'why treen ilf
Ees-toe ee dur ee hoo-eel
Ee gell-ithe dahg-rar

Translation
Earth shakes
Stone breaks
The forest [is] at [your] door
The dark sleep is broken
The woods have awoken
The trees have gone to war
Roots rend, wood bends
The Ents have answered the call
Through branches now the wind sings
Feel the power of living things
The trees have gone to war

Haldir's Lament (featured in Isengard Unleashed)

Elvish
Ar sindarnoriello caita mornie,
Ar ilye tier undulave lumbule...

Pronunciation
Are seen-dar-noh-ree-ell-oh kay-ee-tah more-nee-ah,
Are eel-yay tee-air oon-dool-ah-vay loom-bool-ay...

Translation
And out of a grey country darkness lies,
And all paths are drowned deep in shadow...

The Retreat from Osgiliath (featured in Minas Tirith)

Elvish
Revail vyrn dan minuial
U galad, u vin anor hen
Cano an dregad
U natha ored
Gwanwen ost in giliath
Dannen Osgiliath

Pronunciation
Reh-vile vern dahn meen-oo-ee-al
Oo gah-lahd, oo veen ah-nore hen
Kah-no ahn dreh-gahd
Oo nah-thah ore-ehd
Gwahn-wehn ost een geel-ee-ahth
Dahn-nehn Os-geel-ee-ahth

Translation
Black wings against a pale morning
There is no more light, not in this sun
Call the retreat
There will be no warning
The citadel of the stars is gone
Osgiliath is fallen

Mithrandir's Song (featured in Minas Tirith)

Elvish
Silant calad Dun Tollen Rochon 'Lan
Mennen nored din

Pronunciation
SEE-lahnt KAH-lahd doon tole-ehn rokh-on lahn
Men-nehn nore-ehd deen

Translation
The white rider had come and light of the West shone white His weary ride.

The Last Son (featured in The Steward of Gondor)

Elvish
Boe le henio
E si car athad iyn
Ane ah a phen
I u athelitha.

Pronunciation
Boh lay heh-nee-oh
Ay see kar ah-thahd een
Ah-nay ah ah fehn
Oo nah-thah ore-ehd
Ee oo ah-thel-ee-thah

Translation
You must understand.
He does the duty of two sons now.
For himself; and for the one
Who will not return.

Twilight and Shadow (featured in Twilight and Shadow)

Elvish
I ngil cennin erthiel
Ne menel aduial,
Ha glingant be vir
Siliel moe.
I ngil cennin firiel
Ne menel aduial,
And-dur naun i fuin a galad firn
Naegriel moe.
An i natha
An i naun ului
A chuil, ann-cuiannen
Am meleth, peronen.

Pronunciation
Ee geel [hard G] ken-neen air-thee-ell
Nay men-ell ah-dwee-all
Hah glin-gahnt bay veer
Seel-ee-ell moe.
Ee geel ken-neen fear-ee-ell
Nay men-ell ah-dwee-all
Ahnd-dure noun ee foo-een ah gah-lahd feern
Nigh-gree-ell moe.
Ahn ee nah-thah
Ahn ee noun oo-lwee
Ah hweel, ahn-koo-ee-ahn-nehn
Ahm mel-ehth, pair-oh-nehn.

Translation
I saw a star rise high in the
Evening sky,
It hung like a jewel,
Softly shining.
I saw a star fade in the
Evening sky,
The dark was too deep and so light died,
Softly pining.
For what might have been,
For what never was.
For a life, long lived
For a love half given

Anduril

Elvish
Elo! Anduril;
Lach en Annun
I chatho asgannen,
Ad echannen!

Pronunciation
Ay-loh! Ahn-doo-reel
lahkh ehn Ahn-noon
Ah-nay ah ah fehn
Ee hah-tho ahs-gahn-nehn
Ahd eh-hahn-nehn

Translation
Behold! Anduril;
Flame of the West
The blade [that was] broken,
[has been] remade!

The Dimholt Road (featured in Ash and Smoke)

Elvish
Go vegil tolo hi
Egor iriel firi
'Ni men hen u veth 'war.

Pronunciation
Go veh-geel toe-loe hee
Ay-gore ear-ee-ell fee-ree
Nee menn hehn oo vehth war.

Translation
Come armed,
Or prepared to die.
There is no other end to this road.

The Destruction of the Ring (featured in The End of All Things)

Elvish
Mi naurath Orodruin
Boe hedi i Vin.
Han i vangad i moe ben bango.
Sin eriol natha tur in ugarnen
Sin eriol um beleg ugannen
U cilith 'war
U men 'war
Boe vin mebi
Boe vin bango

Pronunciation
Me now-rahth Oh-roh-droo-een
Boh hay-dee ee Veen.
Hahn ee vahn-gahd ee moh behn bahn-goh.
Seen air-ee-ole nah-thah toor een oo-gar-nehn
Seen air-ee-ole oom behl-egg oo-gahn-nehn
Oo keel-eeth war
Oo mehn war
Boh veen may-bee
Boh veen bahn-go

Translation
Into the fires of Orodruin
The One must be cast.
This [is] the price that must be paid.
Only thus its power will be undone,
Only thus a great evil unmade.
There is no other choice,
There is no other way.
One of you must take it,
One of you must pay.

Not Once, Not Ever (featured in The End of All Things)

Elvish
Dannen le
A u-erin le regi
Rang ail le iestannen
Lu ail le tegin na hen.
Gwannach o innen ului
U lu erui, ului.

Pronunciation
Dah-nehn lay
Ah oo-air-een lay ray-gee [hard G]
Rahng ile lay yest-ahn-nehn
Loo ile lay tay-geen [hard G] nah hehn
Gwahn-nahkh oh een-nehn oo-loo-ee
Oo loo air-oo-ee, oo-loo-ee

Translation
You have fallen.
And I cannot reach you.
Every step I willed you on,
Every moment I lead you to this.
You never left my mind,
Not once, not ever.

Don't Let Go (featured in The End of All Things)

Elvish
Anirach unad
Egor gurth hen
Han cenin vi chen lin
Egor u-erin le devi
Tellin men achae
Brennin men anann
Rago! U-erich leithio,
U-erich o nin gwanno.

Pronunciation
Ah-near-ahkh oo-nahd
Ay-gore gerth hehn
Hahn keh-neen vee hen leen
Ay-gore oo-air-een lay day-vee
Tell-leen mehn ah-high
Brehn-neen mehn ah-nahn
Rah-goh! Oo-air-eekh lay-thee-oh,
Oo-air-eekh oh neen gwahn-noh.

Translation
You want nothing more
Than this death.
I see it in your eye.
But I cannot let you
We have come too far
We have held on too long.
Reach! You cannot let go,
You cannot leave me.

The Mountain of Fire (featured in The End of All Things)

Elvish
Nu dalav
Urui tuiannen na ruith
Leithia Orodruin oe in phan.
Ristannen i geven,
Danna eliad morn.
Si, na vethed
Meth i naid bain
I wilith uria
I ardhon ban lacha!

Pronunciation
Noo dah-lahv
Oo-roo-ee too-ee-ahn-nehn nah roo-eeth
Lay-thee-ah oh-roh-droo-een oh een fahn.
Rees-tahn-nehn ee geh-vehn,
Dahn-nah ay-lee-ahd morn.
See, nah veh-thehd
Mehth ee nide bine
Ee wee-leeth oo-ree-ah
Ee ar-thon bahn lakh-ee-ah!

Translation
Beneath the ground
Swollen hot with anger
Orodruin releases all its ruin.
Earth rips asunder
Black rain falls.
Here at the end;
The end of all things.
The air is aflame,
All the world is on fire!

The Eagles (featured in The End of All Things)

Elvish
Orthannen im vi ol
Coll e du
Or hiriath naur
Na rovail mae sui 'waew
Man prestant i ardhon?
Cerithar aen illiad dim uthenin?

Pronunciation
Ore-thahn-nehn eem vee ole
Kole ay doo
Ore here-ee-ahth nowr
Nah roh-vile my soo-ee why
Mahn press-tahnt ee ar-thon?
Care-ee-thar ine ill-ee-ahd deem oo-theh-neen?

Translation
In a dream I was lifted up.
Borne from the darkness
Above the rivers of fire.
On wings soft as the wind.
What's happened to the world?
Is everything sad going to come untrue?

Aragorn's Coronation (featured in The Return of the King)

Elvish
Et Earello Endorenna utulien
Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta

Pronunciation
Eht Ay-are-ell-loh ehn-dore-ehn-nah oo-tool-ee-ehn
See-no-may mar-oo-vahn are Heel-deen-yar tehn Ahm-bar meht-tah.

Translation
Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come.
In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.