Sindarin
a elbereth gilthoniel
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
Elements
Word Gloss a Elbereth Gilthoniel “o Elbereth who lit the stars” silivren penna míriel “from glittering crystal slanting falls with light like jewels” o menel aglar elenath “from heaven on high the glory of the starry host” na-chaered palan-díriel “to lands remote I have looked afar” o galadhremmin ennorath “from tree-tangled middle-lands” Fanuilos, le linnathon “and now to thee, Fanuilos, bright spirit clothed in ever-white, I will ... sing” nef aear, sí nef aearon “here ... beyond the Sea, beyond the wide and sundering Sea” a Elbereth Gilthoniel “o Elbereth who lit the stars” o menel palan-diriel “from heaven gazing far” le nallon sí di’nguruthos “here overwhelmed in dread of Death I cry” a tiro nin, Fanuilos “o guard me, Elbereth”
a elbereth gilthoniel
o Elbereth who lit the stars
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Elements
Word Gloss a “O!” Elbereth “Queen of Stars, (lit.) Star-queen” Gilthoniel “Star-kindler” Variations
- [A Elbereth Gilthoniel] ✧ Let/278; RGEO/64
- A Elbereth Gilthoniel ✧ LotR/0238; LotR/0729; LotR/1028; PE17/020; PE17/021; PE17/021; PE17/021; PE17/021; PE17/021; RGEO/63; RGEO/64
- Gilthoniel, A! Elbereth ✧ LotR/1028
- A Elbereth Gil-thoniel ✧ RGEO/64
a elbereth gilthoniel
o Elbereth who lit the stars
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A Sindarin song in praise of Elbereth, from the Fellowship of the Ring (LotR/238), generally known by its first line: A Elbereth Githoniel. There is a related invocation spoken by Samwise in the Two Towers (LotR/729), which is often treated as a “second verse” of this poem. Both verses are untranslated in The Lord of the Rings, but Tolkien wrote extensive commentary on the poem(s) in RGEO/63-67. A translation of Sam’s invocation also appears on Let/278.