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The Return of the King

 

24. Minas Tirith: The Retreat from Osgiliath S.

25. The Steward of Gondor: The Last Son S.

26. Andúril S.

27. Ash And Smoke: The Dimholt Road S.

28. The Way is Shut S.

29. The Black Gate: The Argument S.

30. The End of All Things: The Destruction of the Ring S.

31. The End of All Things: Not Once, Not Ever S.

32. The End of All Things: Don't Let Go S.

33. The End of All Things: The Mountain of Fire Q.

34. The End of All Things: The Eagles S

35. The Return of the King: Aragorn's Coronation Q.

36. The Return of the King: Song to Tinúviel S.

37. The Grey Havens S.

 

24. The Retreat from Osgiliath: featured in Minas Tirith Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

Revaíl vyrn dan mínuíal

ú galad, ú vín anor hen

Cano an dregad

ú natha ored   

Gwanwen ost in giliath  

Dannen Osgiliath  

 

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

 

25. The Last Son: featured in The Steward of Gondor Sindarin

Words by J.R.R. Tolkien, adapted by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

Boe le henio  

E sí car athad yn  

Ane ah a phen  

I ú athelítha.  

 

You must understand.

He does the duty of two sons now.

For himself; and for the one

who will not return.

 

 

26. Andúril: featured in Andúril Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version published in the CD booklet.

 

Elo! Andúril; 

Lach en Annû

I chatho asgannen, 

Ad echannen!

 

Behold! Andúril;

Flame of the West

The blade [that was] broken,

[has been] remade!

 

 

27. The Dimholt Road: featured in Ash And Smoke Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

Go vegil tolo hi  

Egor íriel firi  

'Ni men hen ú veth 'war.  

 

Come armed,

or prepared to die.

There is no other end to this road.

 

 

28. The Way is Shut  Sindarin

Words by J.R.R. Tolkien, adapted by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

Hollen i ven

In gyrth han agorer

a han beriar in gyrth

Hollen i ven.

 

The way is shut.

It was made by those who are dead

and the Dead keep it.

The way is shut.

 

 

29. The Argument: featured in The Black Gate  Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

 

Caedo, losto. Ú-erin davo.

Amman harthach? Anim únad.

Le tûg nach. O hon ú-wannathon.

Ú-moe le anno nad. Ónen a hon beth nín.

Gurth han ristatha. Ta han narcho Gurth.

Gar vethed e-chúnen, go hon bedithon na meth.

 

Lie down, sleep. / I cannot yield.

Why do you still hope? / I have nothing else.

You are a fool. / I will not leave him.

You owe him nothing / I gave him my word.

Death will break it. / Then let death break it.

He has the last of my heart. / I will go with him to the end.

 

 

30. The Destruction of the Ring: featured in The End of All Things Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version published in the CD booklet.

 

Mi naurath Orodruin 

Boe hedi i Vin. 

Han i vangad i moe ben bango. 

Sin eriol natha tûr în úgarnen 

Sin eriol um beleg úgannen 

Ú cilith 'war 

Ú men 'war

Boe vin mebi

Boe vin bango 

 

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.

 

31. Not Once, Not Ever: featured in The End of All Things Sindarin

 

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.


Dannen le

A ú-erin le regi

Rang ail le iestannen

Lû ail le tegin na hen.

Gwannach o innen ului

Ú lû erui, ului.

 

You have fallen.

And I cannot reach you.

Ever step I willed you on,

Every moment I lead you to this.

You never left my mind,

Not once, not ever.

 

32. Don't Let Go: featured in The End of All Things  Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.

 

Anírach únad

Egor gurth hen

Han cenin vi chen lín

Egor ú-erin le devi

Tellin men achae

Brennin men anann

Rago! Ú-erich leithio,

Ú-erich o nin gwanno.

 

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.

 

 

33. The Mountain of Fire: featured in The End of All Things Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack DVD.


Nu dalav

Úrui tuiannen na ruith

Leithia Orodruin oe in phan.

Ristannen i geven,

Danna eliad morn.

Si, na vethed  

Meth i naid bain

I wilith úria

I ardhon ban lacha!

 

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!

 

 

34. The Eagles: featured in The End of All Things Sindarin

Words by Philippa Boyens, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

Version from the Special Soundtrack booklet.

 

Orthannen im vi ól  
Coll e dû
 
Or hiriath naur
 
Na rovail mae sui 'waew
 
Man prestant i ardhon?
 
Cerithar aen illiad dim úthenin?
 

 

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

 

 

35. Aragorn's Coronation: featured in The Return of the King Quenya

Words by J.R.R. Tolkien, music by Howard Shore. 

Version published in the CD booklet.

 

Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien  

Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta 

 

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

 

 

36. Song to Tinúviel: featured in The Return of the King Sindarin

Words by J.R.R. Tolkien, translated into Sindarin by David Salo.

Found also in the FotR DVD Extended Edition Appendices under "Music".


 

Tinúviel elvanui 

Elleth alfirin edhelhael  

O hon ring finnil fuinui 

A renc gelebrin thiliol...

Tinúviel [the] elven-fair,

Immortal maiden elven-wise, 

About him cast [her] night-dark hair,

And arms [like] silver glimmering...

 

 

37. The Grey Havens Sindarin

Words by J.R.R. Tolkien, translated into Sindarin by David Salo, music by Howard Shore. 

 

Dartha o nas a thar emyn

Men 'wain egor annon thurin

Ah ae anann erphennin hain

Na vedui cenithon aur wain

I badathon raid yriel

Amrûn n'Anor, Annûn n'Ithil.

 

Still round a corner there may wait

A new road or a secret gate;

And though I oft have passed them by,

A day will come at last when I

Shall take the hidden paths that run

West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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