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J.R.R. Tolkien reciting "Namárië"

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This is a rare recording of J.R.R. Tolkien from 1952, in which he recites the Quenya poem "Namárië", famously sung by Galadriel in the chapter "Farewell to Lórien" in "The Lord of the Rings". "Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen, yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier mi oromardi lisse-miruvóreva Andúnë pella , Vardo tellumar nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni ómaryo airetári -lírinen. Sí man i yulma nin enquantuva? An sí Tintallë Varda Oiolossëo ve fanyar máryat Elentári ortanë, ar ilyë tier undulávë lumbulë; ar sindanóriello caita mornië i falmalinnar imbë met, ar hísië untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë. Sí vanwa ná, Rómello vanwa, Valimar! Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar. Nai elyë hiruva. Namárië!" "Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The long years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble in the voice of her song, holy and queenly. Who now shall refill the cup for me? For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the stars, from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds and all paths are drowned deep in shadow; and out of a grey country darkness lies on the foaming waves between us, and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever. Now lost, lost to those of the East is Valimar! Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar! Maybe even thou shalt find it! Farewell!" Brought to you by http://www.chamber-of-records....

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: chamberofrecords

Length: 00:51
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Accisma (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You're right, but I think it's important to bare in mind that Tolkien, as a linguist, was well aware of their differences, but he found himself inspired by both of them in creating middle earth, both it's languages and mythos. Sindarin, his other Elvish language, is actually inspired partly by Welsh. So there's a little Celtic in there as well.
basselyrique (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Once again: Finnish and the Nordic-Scandinavian languages have nothing in common. The first has its origins in Asia, the latter are Germanic. Tolkien apparently mixed these opposite mythologies.
MakerofMysteries (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This reminds me of Finnish and Old Nordic, but that's pretty natural since much of Tolkien's work is inspired by the old Norse legends and he was a professor in the language himself
basselyrique (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually, it's very similar to another Ugro-Finnic language, the Samic language spoken by the people in Lapland.
xxEilidhxBaileyxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it also sounds a little like scottish gaelic :)
basselyrique (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Finnish and Estonian are the closest language relatives but their intonations are very different. Estonian intonation goes 'upwards' while Finnish and Hungarian have the same heavy stress on the first syllable and this is something I hear in Elvish.
basselyrique (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The wovels sound like in Latin but the intonation reminds me most of Finnish or Hungarian.
gatheringoflight (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
awesome stuff,I always wanted to actually hear him speak the language from his books. he was a linguistics professor at oxford, wasn't he
Lumileek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Quenya has never reminded me of finnish, cause I know how it sounds (I`m from Estonia, and our languages are similar).:) I don`t even know what it`s reminding me..:)
xxEilidhxBaileyxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wow....sounds a lot like latin, does it not?? amazing :)

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