Oonagh - Oromë (English translation)

Oonagh – Oromë

English translation

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German

Original lyrics

Oromë

In den alten Legenden

Ist es prophezeit:

Unsre Suche wird enden,

Wenn du uns befreist.

In den dunkelsten Tagen

Sind wir nicht verlor'n.

Durch die Wälder der Ahnen

Tönt dein gold'nes Horn.

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

Eeeeeeee.... Aldaron

Eeeeeeee.... Vorondon

Eeeeeeee.... Aldaron

Eeeeeeee.... Vorondon

Du bist Erster der Wächter

Auf dem Weg nach Haus'.

Wir entzünden die Lichter,

Zieh'n mit dir hinaus.

Wir verkünden es weiter:

Unser Herr ist hier.

Sternenweiß ist der Reiter

Auf dem ed'len Tier.

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

(Aldaron, Vorondon... Aldaron, Vorondon)

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Aldaron

Oromë, Oromë, Aman haila, Aman haila ná, Vorondon

Eeeeeeee.... Aldaron

Eeeeeeee.... Vorondon

Eeeeeeee.... Aldaron

Eeeeeeee.... Vorondon

Submitted by

Preciouss on 2014-09-03

Contributors:

Coopysnoopy,

Sciera

Submitter's comments:

A note on the Quenya in this song: it is a little strange. Firstly, to my knowledge, "haila" doesn't mean anything in Quenya, and there is a word for "far", "haiya", which fits the song quite well. However, as it's obviously (mis)pronounced that way in the song, I left "haila" in the text. Secondly, there is a version of the lyrics available online that has "Vorodon" instead of "Vorondon" in the chorus. It is not just a misspelling - it would completely change the meaning of the title. While "Vorondon" is "steadfast", "steadfast one", "Vorodon" would be a slightly strange form of "eternal", "everlasting one". I do believe I can hear the N in the middle - but if someone thinks I'm wrong, I'm willing to reconsider.

A note on the "video": it isn't an actual official video, but an unofficial mix of the trailer for this video (which isn't out yet) and parts of the video for Gäa, but it seems to me that it is decently done.

English

Translation

Oromë

In the old legends

it is prophesied:

Our search will end

when you set us free.

In the darkest days,

we are not lost.

Through the ancestral forests

Your golden horn sounds.

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away1, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

Eeeeeeee.... Tree-lord

Eeeeeeee.... Steadfast one

Eeeeeeee.... Tree-lord

Eeeeeeee.... Steadfast one

You are the first of the keepers2

of the road (towards) home.

We ignite the lights

setting out with you.3

We announce, furthermore,

(that) our Lord is here.

Star-white is the rider

upon the noble beast.4

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

(Tree-lord, Steadfast one... Tree-lord, Steadfast one)

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Tree-lord

Oromë, Oromë, Aman is far, Aman is far away, Steadfast one

Eeeeeeee.... Tree-lord

Eeeeeeee.... Steadfast one

Eeeeeeee.... Tree-lord

Eeeeeeee.... Steadfast one

1. First of all, as I've already mentioned in the comment to the song itself, the Quenya word for "far" is "haiya", not "haila", but Oonagh sings it that way. Secondly, the literal translation of this line would be "Aman far, Aman is far", but since English can't form sentences like these without a verb, I've added "is" to the first part and "away" to the second part in order to lengthen it.
2. Or simply: the first keeper.
3. This is a tricky one, since "ziehen" has a lot of meanings in German, and I'm not quite sure what the author had in mind. If anyone can suggest a better translation, I'll be grateful.
4. "Animal" might have been a better translation, since Nahar is a horse (http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Nahar), but "beast" - in its broader sense - sounded more in accordance with the epic/mythological theme.

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Preciouss on 2014-09-03

Author's comments:

I've tried putting these explanations as footnotes, but for some reason (maybe the links in them, or the commas in the text after them?), although they appear normally below the text, parts of them also show up IN the text, making it unreadable. If someone can help me to correct that, I'll put them back - in the meantime, here they are:

In Tolkien's Middle-earth universe, Oromë is one of the Valar (the Powers of the world, they could be interpreted as gods or archangels - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_%28Middle-earth%29 or http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Valar ), the Great Huntsman and Lord of the Forests. See more on http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Orom%C3%AB

As you may see in the wiki articles, unlike "Aldaron", the epithet "Vorondon" is not used to represent Oromë in the books. I presume that it could be a reference to Oromë remaining in (or at least occasionally coming to) Middle-earth after most of the Valar had retreated to Aman.(Although those who have read The Silmarilion know that he was not the only one to do so.) The epithet "Vorondo" is used only for Elendil in the books, and is there translated as "Faithful". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elendil and http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elendil I've used "steadfast" here since it fits my understanding of the song better - but I'm willing to listen to counter-arguments.

Aman, the Blessed Land, is a continent to the West of Middle-earth, home to the Valar and some of the Elves. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aman or http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Aman

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