The next day, the elves organised a tribute to Gandalf in the evening.
Elenwë, who had joined the rest of the community, heard the heavenly and melodious voices of the elves of the Lorién.
At the beginning, she just listened and joined in with the singing.
Elenwë's voice was clear and beautiful, full of sadness and regret.
Her companions were captivated by the harmony of her farewell song.
Soon, after a few seconds, Legolas too began to sing.
His voice was deeper and more powerful than Elenwë's, but it was also soft and harmonious.
The companions had tears in their eyes and although none of them, apart from Aragorn, understood the exact words, they all felt the lament of the elves deep inside them.
In Olórin i yáresse
Olórin, which was once a...
Mentaner i Númeherui
Sent by the Lords of the West
Tírien i Rómenóri
To keep the lands of the East
Maiaron i Oiosaila
The wisest of all Maiar
Manan elye etevanne
What led you to leave
Nórie i melanelye ?
What do you like?
Mithrandir, Mithrandir, A Randir Vithren
Mithrandir, Mithrandir Oh Grey Pilgrim
Ú-reniathach i amar galen
Never again will you tread the green fields of this land
I reniad lín ne môr, nuithannen
Your journey ended in darkness
In gwidh ristennin, i fae narchannen
Broken ties, broken spirit
I lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
The Flame of Anor has left this World
Calad veleg, ethuiannen.
A great light, has disappeared.
-Couldn't you translate this song for us, Elenwë? Asked Sam
-Master Gamegie, I'm afraid I'm not good enough with words and to do that would require too much effort on my part. Elenwë replied.
-For me, Mithrandir's departure is even more a subject for tears than for songs. Added Legolas, who was standing next to Gimli.
They nodded their heads, as a sign of understanding.
Earlier in the day, Lady Galadriel had asked each of the members of the Community to come and see her.
Boromir had since been, as it were, terrified, Gimli completely admiring, Aragorn appeased and Frodo... difficult to say...
The Lady had asked him and Sam to look in the mirror.
The latter had shown an air of shock when he saw people returning to the lands of his Elder but had finally decided to stay with Frodo instead of selfishly going back to the Shire.
As for Frodo...
Flasback
-I will look, says Frodo.
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The Daughter of the Moon Volume I
FanfictionElenwë is an elf. Well... half an elf to be exact. She didn't always wonder who her parents were and where her special abilities came from. But more and more she wondered about her origin. Raised in Rivendell, by none other than Lord Elrond, she su...
