Gilraen's Memorial (with Sindarin lyrics in Tengwar script) - Lord of the Rings FoTR video free download

This song is used for the Diminishment of the Elves Theme. It contains parts of Gilraen's Song as written by Philippa Boyens and translated by David Salo into Sindarin. The second part contains a couple of lines from the Hymn to Elbereth.

Performed by Hilary Summers and The London Voices.

http://www.amagpiesnest.com/source_songs/FOTR/SSgilraens_song.htm

http://www.amagpiesnest.com/lyrics/cr_fotr/cr_lyrics/fcr_lyric_timestamps2.htm#GilraensGrave

Gilraen's Song - Sindarin:

A chéneg a ionneg

Danna si fuin

Tolo na rengy nin

Beriathon

A núriel annant

Trin aduial

Ne dúath roeg dagech

Ne theilien

A chéneg A ionneg

Pant galu pant glas

A naenatha hún nín

Ne chinn lín cenim:

Le iôn adar lín

û iôn naneth lín

Gilraen's Song - English:

Little boy, little one

Night is falling.

Come into my arms,

Let me hold you safe

But still you run

Through the twilight,

Lost in your play

Slaying demons in the shadows.

Little boy, little one,

Full of grace full of joy,

Oh, my heart will break,

For I see in your eyes:

You are your father's son,

Not your mother's child.

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Gilraen was the daughter of Dirhael. When Arathorn II asked for her hand in marriage at a young age, her father Dirhael opposed the marriage, but Dirhael's wife prevailed upon him to agree to the match, as she foresaw that an early death awaited Arathorn.

Arathorn II became the Chieftain of the Dúnedain in Third Age 2930, when his father was captured by hill-trolls. He ruled for only 3 years until 2933, when he was slain by an arrow that pierced his eye while hunting orcs. He was followed by his infant son Aragorn, also known as Elessar Telcontar.

Gilraen's song was written by Philippa Boyens as expressing her sorrow at Estel's (Aragorn's) destiny of following in his father's footsteps as Chieftain of the Dúnedain and her apprehension at the possibility of his following him into an early death in the battlefield fighting a silent war against Mordor before open warfare broke out in The War of The Ring.

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Hymn to Elbereth - Sindarin:

A Elbereth Gilthoniel

Silivren penna míriel

O menel aglar elenath!

Na-chaered palan-díriel

O galadhremmin ennorath

Fanuilos, le linnathon

Nef aer, sí nef aearon!

Hymn to Elbereth - English (David Salo's translation):

O Elbereth Star-kindler

There slants down like shining jewels

From heaven the glory of the stars.

After gazing afar into the distance

From tree-tangled Middle-earth

Snow-white, I sing to you

Beyond the sea, here beyond the great sea.