An Ada
To a Dad
Edhil glirim i mŷr,
phin hael a chairdh chwinyl dagor,
ú-‘lirithar e dû bem-maeth
Ladrengil thavron ngolodhren
ladrend elin, egleriathon.
Ú-vaethant ne ndegyr velig,
ú-bêd i danc gyth moeg dhelib,
e agor gardh i callonath
o nairn a glîr ú-agorer;
e taul mar am mess ar iôn în.
Elves, we sing of the steadfast,
of the wise, of fantastic battle deeds,
but none of the bravery never tested in battle.
Ladrengil, a Noldorin carpenter,
valley of stars, I shall praise.
He never fought in great battles,
nor can he claim to have slain terrifying, cruel foes,
he has done something that great heroes
of legend and song have not;
he came home to his son and wife.
Reconstructions:
- Golodhren
- I used the word for a Noldo "golodh" and the adjective suffix "–ren" to make this word.
- Ladrengil
- A name. It means "Valley of Stars". (ladrend+gîl) Valley, in this case, means a circular valley without a mountain pass to travel through. I made it from "lad" and "rend".