Ne Sar Hajhe

Translated from Tolkien's original (English version) on March 14th, 2006.

Because I wanted to match the English version's syllable count and meter, new word orders had to be allowed in Asha'ille. Below you will find not only the standard VSO (only occurring once here, in the second half of line 8), but also OSV (lines 1, 2, 3, and 4) and SVO (lines 6, 7, and the first half of line 8), as well as multiple adverbial phrases preceding the verb (lines 5 and 9).

Orthographic

Asha'ille

[0] Ne Sar Hajhe

[1] N'aeg hajhem, Aijh 'nllim vesaer'sún, alv.
[2] Valn, Ash dershár'm vae'lokeifeira, alv.
[3] Faen, korjith dasaem kórtodh, alv.
[4] Sarn, Yish' Eseir' vae'seicorsyir, alv.
[5] Aea vaek, 'yu Mordor, vae'sseigh m 'nivon.

[6] Sar hajhe, núrav n'das.
[7] Sar hajhe, bák'rav n'das.
[8] Sar hajhe, taerev n'das, únasev'nlas vae'seiro.
[9] Aea vaek, 'yu Mordor, vae'sseigh m 'nivon.

English

[0] The One Ring

[1] Three Rings for Elven-kings under the sky.
[2] Seven for Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone.
[3] Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.
[4] One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
[5] In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

[6] One Ring to rule them all.
[7] One Ring to find them all.
[8] One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
[9] In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

Parts of Speech Legend

adj: adjective
adv: adverb
mi: modifier
n: noun
part: particle
pl: plural
pron
prop: proper name
prsn: person
v: verb

Interlinear

orthographic version

morphemic breakdown

IPA pronunciation

part of speech

English translation

[0] Ne	Sar	Hajhe
nɛ sɑɹ ˈhɑʒɛ
ne	sar	hajhe
nɛ	sɑɹ	ˈhɑʒɛ
mi	adj	n
OBJ:	one	ring
[0] The One Ring

As far as I could tell, Tolkien's poem is an excerpt from a larger piece, and as such does not have a title of its own. I've called it "The One Ring," as most people seem to refer to it by something similar.

N'aeg		hajhem,		Aijh		'nllim		vesaer'sún,		alv.
nːeɡ ˈhɑʒɛm ɑiʒ nlə̆ˈlɪm vɛˌseɹˈsun ɑlv
ne	aeg	hajhe	-im	Aijhye	-ith	inlli	-im	vesaer	esún	alv
nɛ	eɡ	ˈhɑʒɛ	mˈ̩	ˈɑiʒjɛ	ɪθ	ɪnlə̆ˈlɪ	mˈ̩	vɛˈseɹ	ɛˈsun	ɑlv
mi	adj	n	pl	prop	adj	n	pl	adv	n	v
OBJ:	three	ring	PL	Aijhye	ADJ	wise person	PL	under	sky	give to
Three Rings for Elven-kings under the sky.

Of interest in this and the following four lines is unusual word order, especially considering how strictly VSO Asha'ille often is. The unmarked VSO order of this sentence would be Alv Aijh 'nllim n'aeg hajhem (egik) vesaer'sún., with the verb alv being inherently passive. (See the alv entry in the dictionary for further examples of its usage.)

Throughout the rest of the poem, I have included comparison of meter between the Asha'ille and English versions. They should match in all cases, unless I misinterpretted the meter of the English.

´	´	˘	´	˘	´	˘	˘	˘	´
N'aeg	ha-	jhem,	Aijh	'nl-	lim	ve-	saer	'sún	alv.
Three	rings	for	El-	ven	kings	un-	der	the	sky.

Valn,	Ash		dershár'm		vae'lokeifeira,		alv.
vɑl̃ ɑʃ dɛɹˈʃɑɹm veˌlokeˈfeɹɑ ɑlv
valn	Ashyinave	-ith	dershár	-im	vae	lokeifeira	alv
vɑl̃	ɑʃjɪˈnɑvɛ	ɪθ	dɛɹˈsɑɹ	mˈ̩	ve	ˌlokeˈfeɹɑ	ɑlv
adj	prop	adj	n	pl	adv	n	v
seven	Ashyinave	ADJ	king	PL	WHERE:	cavern	give to
Seven for Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone.

´	˘	˘	´	´	˘	˘	´	˘	´
Valn,	Ash	der-	shár'm	vae'	lo-	kei-	fei-	ra,	alv.
Se-	ven	for	Dwarf-	lords	in	their	halls	of	stone.

Faen,	korjith	dasaem		kórtodh,	alv.
fen ˈkoɹʤɪθ dɑˈsem ˈkoɹtoð ɑlv
faen	korjith	dasae	-im	kórtodh	alv
fen	ˈkoɹʤɪθ	dɑˈse	mˈ̩	ˈkoɹtoð	ɑlv
n	adj	adj	pl	adj	v
nine things	mortal	Cresaean	PL	destined to die	give to
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.

´	˘	´	˘	´	´	˘	´
Faen,	kor-	jith	da-	saem	kór-	todh,	alv.
Nine	for	Mor-	tal	Men	doomed	to	die.

Sarn,	Yish'	Eseir'	vae'seicorsyir,			alv.
sɑɹn jiʃ ɛˈseɹ veseˈkoɹsjiɹ ɑlv
sarn	yisha	eseire	vae	sei-	corsyir	alv
sɑɹn	ˈjiʃɑ	ɛˈseɹɛ	ve	se	ˈkoɹsjiɹ	ɑlv
n	pron	n	adv	adj	n	v
boy	sir	darkness	WHERE:	darkened	throne	give to
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.

´	˘	˘	´	´	˘	˘	´	´
Sarn,	Yish'	E-	seir'	vae'	sei-	cor-	syir,	alv.
One	for	the	Dark	Lord	on	his	dark	throne.

Aea	vaek,		'yu		Mordor,	vae'sseigh m			'nivon.
e.ɑ vek ju ˈmoɹdoɹ vesə̆ˈsexm ˈnivon
aea	vae	vek	alun-	-yu	Mordor	vae	sseigh	-im	éniv	-on
ˈe.ɑ	ve	vɛk	ɑˈlun	ju	ˈmoɹdoɹ	ve	sə̆ˈsex	mˈ̩	ˈɛnɪv	on
n	adv	adv	mi	mi	prop	adv	n	pl	v	n
land	WHERE:	WHEN:	PREV	phrase	Mordor	WHERE:	demon	PL	wait	:N
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

´	˘	´	˘	´	˘	˘	˘	´	˘	´
Ae-	a	vaek,	'yu	Mor-	dor,	vae'	s-	seigh'm	'niv-	on.
In	the	Land	of	Mor-	dor,	where	the	Sha-	dows	lie.

Sar	hajhe,	núrav	n'das.
sɑɹ hɑʒɛ ˈnuɹɑv ndɑs
sar	hajhe	núrav	ne	das
sɑɹ	ˈhɑʒɛ	ˈnuɹɑv	nɛ	dɑs
adj	n	v	mi	adj
one	ring	rule	OBJ:	all
One Ring to rule them all.

´	´	˘	´	˘	´
Sar	ha-	jhe,	nú-	rav	n'das.
One	Ring	to	rule	them	all.

Sar	hajhe,	bák'rav	n'das.
sɑɹ hɑʒɛ ˈbɑkɹɑv ndɑs
sar	hajhe	bákarav	ne	das
sɑɹ	ˈhɑʒɛ	ˈbɑkɑɹɑv	nɛ	dɑs
adj	n	v	mi	adj
one	ring	search for	OBJ:	all
One Ring to find them all.

´	´	˘	´	˘	´
Sar	ha-	jhe,	bák'	rav	n'das.
One	Ring	to	find	them	all.

Sar	hajhe,	taerev	n'das,		únasev'nlas				vae'seiro.
sɑɹ hɑʒɛ ˈteɹɛv ndɑs ˈunɑsɛvn.lɑs veˈseɹo
sar	hajhe	taerev	ne	das	únasev	-on	-l-	-as	vae	seiro
sɑɹ	ˈhɑʒɛ	ˈteɹɛv	nɛ	dɑs		on	l	ɑs	ve	ˈseɹo
adj	n	v	mi	adj		n	part	prsn	adv	n
one	ring	bring	OBJ:	all	??	:N	DO	everyone	WHERE:	black
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Sar

ha-

jhe,

tae-

rev

n'das,

ú-

na-

sev-

'nlas

vae'

sei-

ro.

One

Ring

bring

them

all

and

the

dark-

ness

bind

them.

Aea	vaek,		'yu		Mordor,	vae'sseigh m			'nivon.
e.ɑ vek ju ˈmoɹdoɹ vesə̆ˈsexm ˈnivon
aea	vae	vek	alun-	-yu	Mordor	vae	sseigh	-im	éniv	-on
ˈe.ɑ	ve	vɛk	ɑˈlun	ju	ˈmoɹdoɹ	ve	sə̆ˈsex	mˈ̩	ˈɛnɪv	on
n	adv	adv	mi	mi	prop	adv	n	pl	v	n
land	WHERE:	WHEN:	PREV	phrase	Mordor	WHERE:	demon	PL	wait	:N
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

´	˘	´	˘	´	˘	˘	˘	´	˘	´
Ae-	a	vaek,	'yu	Mor-	dor,	vae'	s-	seigh'm	'niv-	on.
In	the	Land	of	Mor-	dor,	where	the	Sha-	dows	lie.

Glossary

aea	n.	land
aeg	adj.	three
Aijhye	prop.	Aijhye
alun-	mi.	PREV
alv	v.	give to
-as	prsn.	everyone
Ashyinave	prop.	Ashyinave
bákarav	v.	search for
corsyir	n.	throne
das	adj.	all
dasae	adj.	Cresaean
dershár	n.	king
éniv	v.	wait
eseire	n.	darkness
esún	n.	sky
faen	n.	nine things
hajhe	n.	ring
-im	pl.	PL
inlli	n.	wise person
-ith	adj.	ADJ
korjith	adj.	mortal
kórtodh	adj.	destined to die
-l-	part.	DO
lokeifeira	n.	cavern
Mordor	prop.	Mordor
ne	mi.	OBJ:
núrav	v.	rule
-on	n.	:N
sar	adj.	one
sarn	n.	boy
sei-	adj.	darkened
seiro	n.	black
sseigh	n.	demon
taerev	v.	bring
únasev	.	??
vae	adv.	WHERE:
valn	adj.	seven
vek	adv.	WHEN:
vesaer	adv.	under
yisha	pron.	sir
-yu	mi.	phrase