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\begin{poem}
\title{Translation of \emph{Nam\'ari\"e}}
\stanza*
Ah! golden fall the wind-blown leaves, \\
The long years countless as trees' wings! \\
Long years have passed by like swift draughts \\
Of sweet mead in the lofty % '04 version: vaulted
halls \\
% Original version ('92):
% Like swift draughts of the mellow mead \\
% The endless years have passed away. \\
Beyond the West, 'neath Varda's vaults, \\
Within whose blue tremble the stars \\
In her song's holy, queenly voice; \\
Who now shall fill the cup for me? \\
For Kindler, Varda, Star-Queen, lifts \\
Cloud-like hands from Mount Everwhite \\
Drowning in shadow deep all paths, \\
And darkness from a grey land lies \\
On the foaming waves between us, \\
And mist hides Calaciryo's gems. \\
Lost to the East is Valimar! \\
Farewell! Maybe thou, even thou \\
Shalt find Valimar! Fare thee well! \\

\author{Reuben Thomas}
\poemdate{First four lines probably 1st July 1992, modified 8th
  December 2004; the rest 4th June 2009, for reading party on 12th
  June 2009.}
\end{poem}
\begin{notes}
From a letter to Charles F. Brett, my piano and singing teacher at
Winchester College. Designed to be fairly literal and in the same
order as the original; metred, but not rhyming.

Katia Bakalova pointed out that I'd failed to translate two words of
the original text, and had two different translations of ``y\'eni''
(``long years''), which led to the revision of the first four lines.

The rest was translated so that I could use the complete translation
at a reading party I hosted at 14 Underwood Road on 12th June 2009.

See \texttt{http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/namarie.htm} for the
original text and a comprehensive analysis.
\end{notes}
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