E Náem o Bhrethad Veirn

E Náem o Bhrethad Veirn


Säl o Bhrethad Veirn:
         O Bhreth Ebon na Breth Van,
               En ata na eta ant si;
         O Bhreth Afar na Breth Eleth,
               En ard na nad ant si.
Säl o Bhrethad Veirn!

Näm o Bhrethad Veirn:
         O Bhreth Ebon na Breth Van,
               En raced na tured ant si;
         O Bhreth Afar na Breth Eleth,
               En dhagred na fared ant si.
Näm o Bhrethad Veirn!

Näm o Bhrethad Veirn:
         O Bhreth Ebon na Breth Van,
               En bhrithed na tronded ant si;
         O Bhreth Afar na Breth Eleth,
               En thiled na sangad ant si.
Näm o Bhrethad Veirn!

Säl o Bhrethad Veirn:
         O Bhreth Ebon na Breth Van,
               En ien na iul ant si;
         O Bhreth Afar na Breth Eleth,
               En adon na edun ant si.
Näm o Bhrethad Veirn!

The Lament of Brethad Veirn

Sing of Brethad Veirn:
         Of Breth Ebon and Breth Van,
               For male and female they were;
         Of Breth Afar and Breth Eleth,
               For day and night they were.
Sing of Brethad Veirn!

Lament for Brethad Veirn:
         Of Breth Ebon and Breth Van,
               For broken and fallen they are;
         Of Breth Afar and Breth Eleth,
               For darkened and burned they are.
Lament for Brethad Veirn!

Lament for Brethad Veirn:
         Of Breth Ebon and Breth Van,
               For betrayed and harassed they were;
         Of Breth Afar and Breth Eleth,
               For pillaged and bloodied they were.
Lament for Brethad Veirn!

Sing of Brethad Veirn:
         Of Breth Ebon and Breth Van,
               For son and daughter they were;
         Of Breth Afar and Breth Eleth,
               For father and mother they were.
Lament for Brethad Veirn!


NOTES:  Brethad means Tower City, a city with at least one tall central tower and a surrounding wall.  Derived from breth tower.  Brethad Veirn, the Tower[-city] of Brothers included four central towers Ebon and Van Ebony and White, and Afar and Eleth Sun and Moon.  Brethad Veirn was a great Elven city, and was destroyed by agents of the Devil through a combination of political infighting, and the complacency of it's population.  This Lament is credited to an unknown survivor of the fall of the great city.