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Sindarin Crash Course — by Rínor
Contents
| Sindarin | English |
|---|---|
| Celebrinor badrast belah i·felais na Forlond, felyth felechiasser boe ñguin, a maew agóner viñ gwae. | Celebrinor walked along the shores of Forlond, waves splashed on the stones, and gulls cried out in the wind. |
| Aur ‘olf nan alaf, bath a gern vo lû e·balath dín. | He carried [a] staff of elm, smooth and worn by (agent of) time [was] its surface. |
| e·Râd dín udunc den n’ in·îf daer i edírer e·Chûb na Lhûn. | His path brought him to the high cliffs that looked towards the Gulf of Lhûn. |
| Pediast1 tírad i·chîr o Charfalas i athranner e·gethaeg, i·melyn dín engíler viñ galad nan Anor. | He paused to see the ships from Harfalas that crossed the horizon, their sails gleamed in the light of [the] Sun. |
| Bachor huilant den boe râd, colol gawethlas2 a lhann dhail. | A merchant greeted him on the path, carrying spices and fine cloth. |
| Celebrinor nunnast vi dhîn ah ebent allad. | Celebrinor nodded in silence and said nothing. |
| Enc3 gestast ‘oli4, felol ‘lass vi ereth. | Rarely he sought company, feeling joy in solitude. |
| in·Eryn nachóver den od5 i·felais. | The woods summoned him away from the shores. |
| i·Thuin vrastol alanner n’ ell, i·theneglin6 dín echadol orthelian nelch. | Towering pines stretched to [the] sky, their needles forming [a] thick canopy. |
| Efil hîdh nui ñgylf dín. | He felt peace under their branches. |
| Aew linnasser vuig, ah e·gwelu ogul e·ûl gevn o thug a chef níd. | Birds sang softly, and the air carried the earthen scent of resin and damp soil. |
| Mudast voe maib dín vil lum oel, echadol naid dithin a chegrin. | He worked by (agent of) his hands in the cool shade, crafting little and humble things. |
| Echant thibin o chwinn a theithant chirth bo nedil7. | He carved [a] flute from birch wood and inscribed runes on [a] trinket. |
| Ú-gennen vo Ardhon e·guru dín, ach evir û bethlor8, sennui anírol hîdh echaded naid. | Not seen by (agent of) [the] world [was] his craft, but he desired no fame, instead wanting peace to create things. |
| Er aur, hên ui ‘obel anglent den, garol aew i aw raw rangen. | One day, [a] child from the village approached him, holding [a] bird that had [a] broken wing. |
| Celebrinor anamp vuig e·‘wê ragui a nathrant e·raw dín. | Celebrinor gently took the fragile creature and mended its wing. |
| e·Chên raedast, i·chind dín pathanner en·annad dhínen dín. | The child smiled, her eyes showed her silent thanks. |
| Celebrinor badrast ndi ñgîl vi ndui, i·chelaid chaeryn dín pathanner boe diras9 idhren dín. | Celebrinor walked beneath the stars in the night, their distant lights showed on his thoughtful gaze. |
| Lhassant lhuis oh oeth vi nuir chae ias10 Edain ah Edhil feriasser an degir ú·‘iannatha. | He heard whispers of war in the far-off lands where Men and Elves prepared for battles he will not join. |
| in·Chyst hin bessanner vaethyr egil, û den. | These quarrels concerned other warriors, not him. |
| Eno, Te dirui. | Still, he [was] vigilant. |
| in·Eryn bauranner darthad barn adh randir i odúler dri den a chestanner ‘rest. | The woods needed to stay safe for wanderers who come through it and sought aid. |
| Celebrinor pernant alphen od5 e·râd dín, an de e·daur dín beriad. | Celebrinor turned no one away from his path, for it [was] his forest to protect. |
| in·În hiriasser ve hîr bell, ah ‘Ardhon ‘wistast, eno Gelebrinor dharthast ú·aphannen. | The years flowed like [a] quiet stream, and the World changed, still Celebrinor remained untouched. |
| i·Maew agóner boe felais, i·felyth eno felechiasser boe ñguin, ah i·ñgîl edírer Gelebrinor vin eryn. | The gulls cried out on the shores, the waves still splashed on the rocks, and the stars watched over Celebrinor in the woods. |
Celebrinor by Rínor is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
