English: My spirit is joyous; this tale will be long Literal Translation: Joyous is my spirit; long will be this tale Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 6b@b, l 3&@ ,;, cd l ,c@, fb, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand,
Sindarin
This language was born in Beleriand, and became the Lingua Franca of the elves of Middle-earth.
*Iesto i narn!
English: May the tale begin! Literal Translation: May the story begin Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: zb#ð l ,c@, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: `l81h ` 6]76Á Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic,
Iston gin eithad be edhellen, a nin ú-cheniog
English: I can insult you in Elvish, and you won’t understand me Literal Translation: I know how tonsult youn Elvish, and you can’t understand me (informal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: l#ð, Rl, J0c9 2b b!b:b, c ,l, ktb,lðR
*Pi in noer i lam dhîn nin dringar, annon naeg dheleb anden
English: If the flames of your tongue touch me, I will give you horrible pain Literal Translation: If the flames of [pl] your tongue strike me, I will give [pl] you horrible pain Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 1l
Annon i narn hen (pen vain/ nîr/ lalaith/ meleth/ lend/ estel) (a ben vain/a nîr/a lalaith/a veleth/a lend/ar estel) anden
English: I present to you this tale of (a beauty/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a beauty/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a journey/and hope) Literal Translation: I give you this story of (a fair one/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a fair one/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a
Anthon i narn hen (pen vain/ nîr/ lalaith/ meleth/ trevaded/ estel) (a phen vain/a nîr/a lhalaith/a meleth/a threvaded/ah estel) anden
English: I present to you this tale of (a beauty/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a beauty/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a journey/and hope) Literal Translation: I give you this story of (a fair one/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a fair one/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a
Annon i narn hen (pen vain/ nîr/ lalaith/ meleth/ trevaded/ estel) (a ben vain/a nîr/a lalaith/a veleth/a drevaded/ah estel) anden
English: I present to you this tale of (a beauty/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a beauty/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a journey/and hope) Literal Translation: I give you this story of (a fair one/ tears/ laughter/ love/ a journey/ hope) (and a fair one/and tears/and laughter/and love/and a
Avo bosto teithad
English: Continue writing Literal Translation: don’t pause writing Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: c4ð 2ð#ð 8J0c9 Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: ]rh wh81h 1lÕ3]2 Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and Black Speech:
Tollon bilin luith!
English: I cast Magic Missile Literal Translation: I summon an arrow of spells Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 8ð:ð, 2lal, aL0 Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: 1hjjh6 w`j`6 j.Ö3Á Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya,
Dhe nallon, avo bosto trenared (hí)
English: I beg you, don’t stop telling the tale (now) Literal Translation: I cry out to you, don’t rest telling the tale (now) (formal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: !b ,c:ð, c4ð 2ð#ð 8@b,c@b9 Pf;P Pronunciation Guides Language(s): DoriathrenThis