Aníron

"Aníron"
"Aníron"
Song

"Aníron" is a song in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy soundtrack. It is the theme for Aragorn and Arwen Evenstar. Aníron means "I desire" in the constructed Elvish language of Sindarin. It is featured as part of the track "The Council of Elrond" on the soundtrack album The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This song does not appear in Tolkien's writings; it was composed and sung by Enya, and the lyrics were written by Roma Ryan.^[1] The song was conducted by Howard Shore and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Enya.

In November 2009 Enya released the album The Very Best of Enya. None of the songs on this recording are new, but the version of Aníron has alternate lyrics from the one heard in the movie or on any movie score recording.

Lyrics

	Sindarin	English Translation^[2]
Verse 1	O môr henion i dhû: Ely siriar, êl síla Ai! Aníron Undómiel	From darkness I understand the night: dreams flow, a star shines Ah! I desire Evenstar
Verse 2	Tiro! Êl eria e môr I 'lîr en êl luitha 'uren Ai! Aníron...	Look! A star rises out of the darkness The song of the star enchants my heart Ah! I desire...

Alternate lyrics from The Very Best of Enya (2009) version of the song:^[3]

	Sindarin	English Translation^[4]
Verse 1	O môr henion i dhû: Ely siriar, êl síla Ai! Aníron Undómiel	From darkness I understand the night: dreams flow, a star shines Ah! I desire Evenstar
Verse 2	Tiriel arad 'ala môr minnon i dhû-sad oltha Ai! Aníron Edhelharn.	Having watched the day grow dark I go into the night - a place to dream Ah! I desire Elfstone.
Verse 3	Alae! Ir êl od elín! I 'lir uin el luitha guren. Ai! Aníron Undómiel.	Behold! The star of stars! The song of the star enchants my heart. Ah! I desire Evenstar
Verse 4	I lacha en naur e-chun Síla, éria, brónia. Ai! Aníron Edhelharn.	The flame of the fire of the heart shines, rises, endures. Ah! I desire Elfstone

References

^ Adams, Doug (2005). The annotated Score. A companion piece to the music of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PDF). pp. 15–18.
^ [1], Sindarin Movie Examples
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Enya - Official webpage
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Enya - Official webpage

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[1] Adams, Doug (2005). The annotated Score. A companion piece to the music of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PDF). pp. 15–18.

[2] [1], Sindarin Movie Examples

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Enya - Official webpage

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Enya - Official webpage

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