Stanza 1 (L. 1-8)

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Eärendillinwë

Stanza 1

“Eärendil was a mariner
that tarried in Arvernien:
he built a boat of timber felled
in Nimbrethil to journey in.
Her sails he wove of silver fair,
with silver were her banners sewn;
her prow he fashioned like the swans
that white upon the Falas roam.”

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Quenya

Eärendil né ciryamo
i Arvernienessë lemnë:
carnes cirya panova
Ninquindissen lelien.
Cilanneryar lanyanes telpinë vanimë,
teleparwë ner ambaleryar nútinë;
langorya oantes ve alquar
yar ninqui Falassë ranyar.

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Line 1

Eärendil né ciryamo

Eärendil was mariner

Eärendil = prop. nm. meaning Sea-lover, Sea-friend.
né = vb. to be (past tense)
ciryamo = n. mariner

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Line 2

i Arvernienessë lemnë:

who in Arvernien tarried:

i = rel. pron. “who, that”
Arvernienessë = Arvernien+[ssë] = place name meaning “the land beside the Verna”+[locative case suffix]
lemnë = vb. lemya+[ne] = vb. to remain, to tarry+[past tense suffix]

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Line 3

carnes cirya panova

he built boat of shaped wood

carnes = carë+[ne]+{s} = vb. to make, to do, to build, to produce+[past tense suffix]+{pers. pron. “he, she, it”}
cirya = n. ship, boat
panova = pano+[va] = n. piece of shaped wood+[possessive case suffix]

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Line 4

Ninquindissen lelien.

in Ninquindi to travel in.

Ninquindissen = Ninquidi+[ssen] = Quenya version of Nimbrethil which meaning “white birches”+[locative case plural suffix]
lelien = lelya+[ië]+{n} = vb. to go, to travel+[gerund suffix]+{dative case suffix}

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Line 5

Cilanneryar lanyanes telpinë vanimë,

Her shipcloths he wove silvered fair,

Cilanneryar = cirya+[lannë]+{rya}+(r) = n. ship, boat+[n. tissue, cloth]+{poss. pron. “his, her, its”}+(plural marker)
lanyanes = lanya+[ne]+{s} = vb. to weave+[past tense suffix]+{pers. pron. “he, she, it”
telpinë = telpina+[ë] = adj. of silver, silvered+[plural marker]
vanimë = vanima+[ë] = adj. beautiful, fair, proper, right+[plural marker]

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Line 6

teleparwë ner ambaleryar nútinë;

silverhaving were her banners bond;

teleparwë = telpë+[arwa]+{ë} = n. silver+[adj. having]+{plural marker}
ner = né+[r] = vb. to be in past tense+[plural marker]
ambaleryar = ambal+(e)+[rya]+{r} = n. flag, banner, shaped stone+(supporting vowel)+[poss. pron. “his, her, its”]+{plural marker}
nútinë = nutë+[ina]+{ë} = vb. to bind, to tie+[passive participle]+{plural marker}

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Line 7

langorya oantes ve alquar

her prow he devised as swans

langorya = lango+[rya] = n. prow of ship+[poss. pron “his, her, its”]
oantes = oantë+[s] = irreg. past tense of auta which means devise, invent, originate+[pers. pron. “he, she, it”]
ve = prep. as, like
alquar = alqua+[r] = n. swan+[plural marker]

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