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Old 06-03-2005, 02:45 PM   #129
Encaitare
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Track 8: Evenstar

Most of the track features beautiful vocals in Sindarin, with soloist Isabel Bayrakdarian

Quote:
Solo [0.00]

Ú i vethed nâ i onnad.
Si boe ú-dhanna.
Ae ú-esteli, esteliach nad.


Chorus (simultaneous with above) [0.00]

Ú i vethed nâ i onnad.


Chorus (alone) [0.48]

Nâ boe ú i.


Solo [1.58]

Estelio han, estelio han, estelio,
estelio han, estelio veleth.


Chorus (simultaneous with above) [1.58]

[Es]teliach nad, estelio han.



Literal Translation:

'Not the end [it] is the beginning.
Now it-is-necessary [that] don't-fall
If you don't-trust some-thing.'

'Not the end [it] is the beginning.'


'[It] is necessary don't that.'



'Trust this, trust this, trust
Trust this, trust love.'

You trust some-thing, trust this.'



A Nicer Translation:

This is not the end; it is the beginning.
You cannot falter now
If you don't trust something

This is not the end; it is the beginning

You cannot do that


Trust this, trust this, trust
Trust this, trust love

You trust something, trust this.
This is one of my favorite tracks on the album because of the wonderful harmonies. They seem decidedly "elvish" to me, these gentle choirs, and the low strings provide the melancholy, "wood-like" tone that also seem characteristic of elves. And as a flautist, I of course love the flute solo. Cheers to the soloist there -- low tones on a flute are awesome.

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