THE EVENING STAR text by PHILIPPA BOYENS, translation by DAVID SALO ( SINDARIN ) Ngîl cennin eriel vi Menel aduial. Glingant sui mîr Síliel mae. (( I saw a star rise high in The evening sky. It hung like a jewel Softly shining. )) Ngîl cennin firiel vi Menel aduial. Dûr, dûr i fuin Naenol mae. (( I saw a star fade in The evening sky. The dark was too deep and so light died Softly pining. )) An i ú nathant An i naun ului A chuil, anann cuiannen A meleth perónen. (( For what might have been For what never was For a life long lived For a love half given. ))