Galadriels song of Eldamar, Ai! Laurië Lantar

[MercuryIcePrincess]

All today I've been trying to put together a tune in my head of how this song would go. I thought it sounded pretty good.... but then i heard this

[TheCraigeth]

I simply cannot understand why any one would dislike this.

[moonlitshadow27]

Who else thinks Howard Shore should work with them for the soundtrack of the Hobbit? I would love that!

[moonlitshadow27]

Can you buy this online anywhere or is it only available on CD? I adore this song and absolutely want to support this incredible ensemble!! thanks for uploading it and sharing it with us! Le hannon!

[fatboyslim142]

@moonlitshadow27 You can buy the songs done by the Tolkien Ensemble as individual CDs. Here is a list of the CDs

1) An Evening in Rivendell (1997)

2) A Night in Rivendell (2000)

3) At Dawn in Rivendell (2002)

4) Leaving Rivendell (2005)

and here is the Compilation CD boxset which has the same songs as the individual CDs but put in the order they appear in the books, the individual CDs have the songs in the order they were recorded.

Complete Songs & Poems (2006)

Buy from Amazon UK

[icedragon769]

@fatboyslim142 But they're all way overpriced and aren't available for digital purchase:/

[fatboyslim142]

@icedragon769 If you think they are overpriced then the best one to getis the following from Amazon Uk

The Lord of the Rings (4CD) [Box set]

the iten listed above is just the four CDs rearanged, so that the tracks, appear in the order they appear in the books/novel.

It's only £34.99 for the set.

[icedragon769]

@fatboyslim142 That's $40 US, still too much for me as a college student. Eventually I will definately buy the box set, but I want to hear the tracks now! lol. Especially The March of the Ents, which is probably my favorite song from the book.

[fatboyslim142]

@icedragon769 Then why don't you ask for the boxset, specify where from, for christmas or if you don't get it for christmas then save up any christmas money and buy it after new year.

[Brendilov]

Namarie



[mlaBreaker]

but this music and voice dont remind me on Elvish, this song remind me on vikings' song maybe because of danish singer but in book its beautiful !

[TheMrMilla]

@mlaBreaker DANSIH!! XD

But yes, i agree with you :)

[KennysDoomJr6]

Tolkien would be happy if he was still alive

[TheGhostMuse]

I will learn to sing this. It will happen.

[Jenovaful]

If i were an Elf......

[thatsnoob2u]

gah I've been needing to hear this forever. sooooooo glad I found it again. thank you thank you thank you!

[theultimateotaku]

This is so beautiful!

[ycariadtragwyddol]

this is great song! so touching and calm undefinable!

[ambereyes93]

Why do I 'always' feel that Maglor wrote this?

[linguadigatt0]

I really can't imagine elves sing lyric music like this one... I really can't do that.

[EvaLily101]

@linguadigatt0 I can, but not *that* much lyrical. And not all the elves. Only a few who are like "the singers".

[syna94]

amazing song

[ithv]

love from turkiye... I love it. She is an Angel.

[andresvelez111]

ESTA MUSICA REALMENTE ME HACE VOLAR Y SOÑAR CON LA FACINACIN DE ESTAR AQUI

[daartje13]

Okay thanks!

[daartje13]

Beautiful!

What's the song about?

[vinnypoet]

I'd like to know where I can download this song. I've tried a lot of sites, but none did really have this song... its beauty is beyond words!

Wonderful!

[turicum21saeculum]

@vinnypoet

when you download the realplayer you can download from youtube

[erenthil]

Ai laurie Lentar lassi surinen Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!

[erenthil]

Ai laurie Lentar lassi surinen Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!

[Baaltazar]

3 are Mordor's scums.

[ambereyes93]

Is there any way I can purchase this or download it? I've heard this after a few months, and it still strikes me as breathtaking.

[KrIsstyanuS]

wow...that is incredibly beautiful... but what language is this? could you tell me please...!

[bennettalston]

well these songs are real songs that tolken knew from his heritage and riligon he spoke true elvish toung and im leaning it

[TheOReport1994]

@bennettalston

where are you learning Elvish from? 0.0 ?????

[SlytherinChild]

@TheOReport1994 Can try the internet, Tolkien had an elvish alphabet, and a small dictionary of words, but I don't believe enough to make a full used language. I think many linguists tried their best to make it workable though. And he had many poems/verses written out. Still fun to learn

[LaManchagirl2008]

Is this Quenya or sinarian?

[SlytherinChild]

@LaManchagirl2008 I think it's Quenya

[SatanisaBeaverShark]

Songs from LOTR and songs based off LOTR are the most beautiful I've ever heard especially Elf songs.

[ThePassionRose]

When I Hear this song, I dream away... Looking over a beautiful scene of trees in authum, the grass softly sweeping in a cold breeze. Wow this whole picture is amazing! I Love this song.

[xakoviski]

Beautiful! +1

[0galinette0]

belle chanson 

[GaldoroftheHavens]

One word : beautiful..

[Asterion17]

God, this is so beautiful. Tolkien's entire legendarium has so much amazing depth. It's hard to believe that it was undertaken by the passion of one man. I'm so glad to have taken a journey through his 'Middle-Earth."

[t8mer]

@Asterion17 I FEEL BLESSED TO AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY.

[peacecanhappen27]

@Curucuar, Hantalyë, á Valar manyantë mana carnaryë site vanessë. Thank you, may the Valar bless the one who wrought such beauty.

[unknowcreature]

Hantale...

[Lythya]

Galadriel is probably the most awesome character of Lord of the Rings - in my opinion, anyway.

[betenoireindustries]

her tone is too dark for this piece, and her pronunciation is off, but an interesting arrangement nevertheless. thanks for posting it.

[EndlessMater]

@betenoireindustries

Well, that's your opinion.

In my opinion, her tone is perfect and fits Galadriel very well.

[SatansBabyGurl666]

Pavel Fomitchov and this woman done a much better job but this is beautiful. Could anyone please send me the pavel fomitchov version??

[saloman1234]

sublime

[ambereyes93]

*cries bucketfulls of tears and hugs LotR book to chest*

This is awesome!

[TwiiLiightPrincess]

where can i download this song?

[BearSaysHello]

I recited this song/poem for my honors English class. I got an A. :3

[MaglorTheMinstrel]

@BearSaysHello

Sweet, way to go ! :)

[martycubfan]

LUCKY! I wanted to when I was in high school, but my teacher said our poems had to be in English. So I did All That is Gold Does not Glitter instead!

[KennysDoomJr6]

@BearSaysHello Really what grade?

[Helcaloth]

@BearSaysHello you recited an elvish poem and got an A? wow ;D

[carondio]

Maravilloso, sublime, arrebatador...

[ArtLRgt5]

More beautiful than human words can tell...

[IvrenNinimiel]

My godness this version is stunning! The last line "Namarie" makes me cry all the times I listen....

[nossino]

i love the way she sings: ai laurië lantar, lassi súrinen.

the melody is so sad, but really, really beautiful

[rehhmairr]

I can actually imagine galadriel to sing this =]

[TheDarksilence95]

beautiful and i love lord of the rings

[HERMOSABLACKROSE]

=')

[TheDeviousDeception]

Absolutely breathtaking. Inspires me to pick up my Quenya courses again. Thank you, Curucuar! Truly, thank you!

[InDunadan]

The Eldarin tongue in question is Noldorin Quenya. These are the last words of Galadriel before boarding the ship to Valinor with Elrond, Gandalf, Bilbo and Frodo.

The text limit is too small to post the full poem:

Look up "Namarie" in wikipedia

[hijtohema]

Galadriel sings this when the Fellowship departs from Lorien.

The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Chapter 8: Farewell to Lorien.

Apparently she believes at this point that she isn't allowed to go back to Valinor. She is the last surviving leader of the revolt against the Valar. That is what this song is about.

For refusing the ring and giving everything up, however she was forgiven and was allowed to go back to the undying lands

[lonelyqueen86]

ooo shes singing in the eldarin tongue! can we please have the elvish words? oh please!!!?

[SweetlyInoccent]

What I like about about Galdriel is that she speaks the truth but she is a good person she is mysterious but she also has helped frodo along his journey to mordor

[bloopideebloop]

this is wonderful!

[adraxethmera91]

Divine!

[SilverJak2000]

beautiful, just absolutely beautiful....

[SHEGO117DBEST]

for free mp3 massage me no doanloads I just pass it on in msn ^_^

[Berethiavas]

I have heard it live in Denmark, in Copenagen Forum. I closeed my eyes, and it was like a dream. sound of an angel <3

[philopator7]

I suppose, that i have never heard something more beautyful than this in my life.

[aarilaxox]

Wonderful, I don't suppose this is part of an album I could get?

[seiistari]

beautiful. love it.

[Lynuska]

It's my favorite song , can i download it from somewhere? i didn't find it on yhe net. Please , i want to put it on to my phone.

[Palora01]

use Free youtube to mp3, goolge it :D

[elendis16]

genial einfach super

[Miria1995]

beautiful song, the tone is very...elvish , gentle and melodical. The pronounciation's a bit off, though, but you could ignore that

[suetus]

Beuaiful song <3. And the words are too beautifull

[pict7]

Gorgeous - I have all of their cds - thank you for putting this up for us! =)

[GodofPwning]

...a truly beautiful song...

[xxthreedaysgrace2xx]

i mean the song that is right here, i no who sang it in the book

[Curucuar]

A Danish singer, Signe asmussen sang this.

[TheBumbleBunny]

@xxthreedaysgrace2xx the song's name is Namàrië

[xxthreedaysgrace2xx]

who sang this lamnet?

[emergencyCALL911]

Do you mean in the book or in this song?

Galadriel sang it in the book.

[Valian88]

Some of the most beautiful singing I have ever heard - This is much more how language should be. However, language is what it is, but this is wonderful to listen to anyways.

[beloved0glrofindel]

a question ... since 4:07 ... isnt that the text of haldir'S lament? ... or am i wrong? i mean the lament when he fell in helms deep.

[Curucuar]

You're correct :) Those lines were taken from this song and put into the film ^^ they did that too with a the drinking song in The Green Dragon. The lyrics in it is actually taken from Frodo's drinking song and the bath song in the books.

[emergencyCALL911]

Haldir DIDN'T fall in Helm's Deep

[Curucuar]

Not in the book he didn't... but unfortunately creative freedom can go a bit too far, and in this case they maybe crossed the line :/ But I love the films anyway :)

[DonMeaker]

@Curucuar In the book Gandalf made the comment that the Elves were fighting in other ways. The movie make the point with their expeditiary assistance. To show it otherwise would have required adding the entire Dol Guldur campaign, and perhaps the Lonely Mountain campaign to bring in Legolas's people.

[ambereyes93]

@Curucuar

I love the films to the extent of the design and the music, but not beyond that, sadly.

[lokol456]

@emergencyCALL911 Haldir was a bitch anyhow he deserved to get killed

[veladarney]

@emergencyCALL911 Yeah, well - that's what fan fiction's for, you know? To set THAT right again. *lol*

[edualym]

wow... that was so beautiful!!!

I swear I could almost get a glimpse of Aman with that woman's voice and the lyrics...

[emergencyCALL911]

Damn Quenya really is high and noble sounding! I never really noticed so much till hearing it now! (When I stopped and listened without thinking to hard) I always thought it was beautiful when I read it and studied it But now actually hearing it I totally get why it's called High-elven and why it's said to be the most noble of tounges. It's just- something I don't know the word for- I suppose it must be beyond the mortal tounge to tell :)

[emergencyCALL911]

Aww she was doing so good at pronunciation and I was so impressed and she was even trilling the r's and then she went and pronounced calaciryo with an s sound on the second c instead of a k sound :(

[Curucuar]

I agree... that was a slipper :/

[avengefullgirl95]

I like the picture you used, and this song is truly beautiful