THE WATCHER’S SCROLL
{ The Original Version }
© 2011 David DeLane Snow
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English
Sinenya translation/ font
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1 “Beneath that evening star dome, lead/
Nui tanya lome elen telluma koromindo
2 Lord Elrond with his people shed/
Mem Elrond yassen ho gwaith dwat
3 the woes of a war torn land/
Ianef eneohta ydil ndor
4 healed by a fulfilled king’s hand.//
Yiyhia edematulos ahanan cam
5 Aboard their swan-carved ships/ Eyuth ron aqua yicular kirya
6 with praises high on ruby lips;/
Yassen valuca taum noiriador
7 one - with Halflings dressed in vests/
Er yassen gwalfeth yiratha miecolan
8 rewarded for a legendary quest.//
Yimanr tene ryarnut arsta
9 Yet some later said by madness of pride/
Amques luta equ edcesarta enarwel
10 those brothers fought and lied/
Eska ahdara maruk aryigulcata
11 their bonds they broke and took/
Ron ahvere ronka tamis artwyun
12 all loyalties of oaths forsook.//
Ilya ivustal enahvanda arquenta
13 Shelda`Mar implored we few to come/
Sheldamar yimqunt eme nnir atula`
14 aboard the ship of Valithnor, Cirdan’s drum;/
Eyuth ikirya envalithnor ahcirdan danut
15 to the Undying Lands of hope and grace./
Aizesfirful ahndor enestal areruanna
16 yet outraged, Vendu`Mar abandon his place.//
Am hecah VenduMar arquita hoyamen
17 On the worn-out piers Vendu`Mar was arguing/
Ni sul sillium sudetsegsid iaf udnetnimagre VenduMar
18 drew against the command of his brother/
Elenis erenuc li udnem id as sunemrih
[STILL "translating"]
19 harsh words like a bitter sword that bites,/
20 though Shelda`Mar in sorrow took flight.//
Shelda`Mar
21 The wizard Gan`Mereith admonished us/
Li ugem GanMereith sun etruxi
22 to be wary against our growing lust;/
23 Sal`Gilvan and Veth`Dema barked back/
24 with their own words of black.//
25 We stayed like an anointed remnant,/
26 who saw it our goal to rule as imminent,/
27 teaching a new history to lesser men/
28 with a diverse tongue, Sinenya I Seraphim penned.//
29 Like unto Sindar was Sinenya made/
30 with new characters and words I laid;/
31 letters designed for new purposes crafted/
32 for initiated secretes were they drafted.//
33 For the greed of some soon railed apparent/
34 as our original cravings became too variant;/
35 instead of being counselors to students in need/
36 many wayward misguidings did breed.//
37 Celegreth of the elven Crystal Caves,/
38 and Kwandol the dwarven mason, made;/
39 a Great Hall like greeting hands/
40 domed six hundred years, still stands.//
41 Close to the bay a watchtower stood/
42 with a bell’s tolling alarm it would;/
43 chime forth the hours of the Great Hall/
44 for secret Brothers to heed its call.//
45 In that kingdom’s darkened hall we met/
46 among fireside rituals fussed and fret;/
47 knowing inwardly we hoped against hope,/
48 preaching failed expectations, we groped.//
49 High in that Watchtower’s nest/
50 its bell replaced we thought best;/
51 with a pyre set eternally aflame,/
52 for others to return without shame.//
53 On the day the oil-soaked wood was lit,/
54 by Fay`Symodare’s death all were hit;/
55 the shadow that fulfilled Mereith’s woe,/
56 the nightmare of mortal man became our snow.//
57 From his ashes we gathered a portion/
58 entombed in an urn with grave distinction;/
59 the rest we scattered upon the sea/
60 and pledged our own ashes would mingle.//
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THE WATCHER'S SCROLL
{ The Original Version }
“Beneath that evening star dome, lead
Lord Elrond with his people shed
the woes of a war torn land
healed by a fulfilled king’s hand.
5 Aboard their swan-carved ships
with praises high on ruby lips;
one - with Halflings dressed in vests
rewarded for a legendary quest.
Yet some later said by folly of pride
10 those brothers fought and lied
their bonds they broke and took
all loyalties of oaths forsook.
Shelda`Mar pleaded for we few to come
aboard Valithnor’s ship, Cirdan’s drum;
15 unto those undying lands of hope and grace,
yet outraged, Vendu`Mar abandon his place.
On faded docks did Vendu`Mar argue
against his brother’s command he drew
harsh words like a bitter sword that bites,
20 though Shelda`Mar in sorrow took flight
The wizard Gan`Mereith admonished us
to be wary against our growing lust;
Sal`Gilvan and Veth`Dema barked back
with their own words of black.
25 We stayed like an anointed remnant,
who saw it our goal to rule as imminent,
teaching a new lore to lesser men
with a diverse tongue, Sinenya I penned.
[click to enlarge original Elven Script]
Like unto Sindar was Sinenya made
30 with new characters and words I laid;
letters designed for new purposes crafted
for initiated secretes were they drafted.
For the greed of some soon railed apparent
as our original cravings became too variant;
35 instead of being counselors to students in need
many wayward misguidings did breed.
Celegreth of the elven Crystal Caves,
and Kwandol the dwarven mason, made;
a Great Hall like greeting hands
40 domed six hundred years, still stands.
Close to the bay a watchtower stood
with a bell’s tolling alarm it would;
chime forth the hours of the Great Hall
for secret Brothers to heed its call.
45 In that kingdom’s darkened hall we met
among fireside rituals fussed and fret;
knowing inwardly we hoped against hope,
preaching failed expectations, we groped.
High in that Watchtower’s nest
50 its bell replaced we thought best;
with a pyre set eternally aflame,
for others to return without shame.
On the day the oil-soaked wood was lit,
by Fay`Symodare’s death all were hit;
55 the shadow that fulfilled Mereith’s woe,
the bane of mortal man became our snow.
From his ashes we gathered a portion
entombed in an urn with grave distinction;
the rest we scattered upon the sea
60 and swore our own would mix free.
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