An achingly sad elven a cappella ballad, led by a beautiful, trembling female voice with delicate vibrato and breathy, close-miked detail. Slow, free-time phrasing and minor-mode harmonies evoke a solitary flight above vast mountains. Layered vocal drones, distant wordless choir, and long natural reverb create an airy, ancient folk texture.
[INTRO]
(breath, silence)
(whispered, barely audible, center, trembling)
Síriel... vaelith...
[VERSE 1]
(fragile solo vocal, stepwise motion, breathy, heavy tremble)
Aelith na lórien, síla mi fëa
Vaelith en noriel, lindë mi þel
I marth na gwilith, i lûr na ven
Nauthon i síriel, nauthon i glaer
[VERSE 2]
(fragile solo vocal, quieter, broken, trembling)
Ortho na dhû, ortho na lûr
Edhil en daur, edhil en glaer
Dan i morn, dan i gwaew
Síriel en ven, síriel en naur
[CHORUS]
(solo vocal, sobbing quietly, heavy tremble, chromatic inflections)
Aelith... vaelith...
Síla mi mornië, síla mi fëa
Aelith... vaelith...
Nauthon i glaer, nauthon i ven
[BRIDGE]
(voice almost gone, whispered, crying, heavy tremble)
Gerin i estel, gerin i lindë
Dan i gwaew, dan i morn
Gerin i síriel, gerin i ven
Dan i naew, dan i glaer
[FINAL CHORUS]
(voice barely holding, crying, heavy tremble, mixed meter feel)
Aelith... vaelith...
Síla mi gwilith, síla mi fëa
Aelith... vaelith...
Nauthon i lûr, nauthon i glaer
[OUTRO]
(breath, silence)
(whispered, breaking, crying, heavy tremble)
Síriel... vaelith...
Aelith... na... ven...
(fade to silence)
