or "Namárië Revisited"

Namárië. Altariello Nainië Lóriendessë
("Farewell. Galadriel's Lament in Lorien").

Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen,
*Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind,
yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron!
*long years numberless as the wings of trees!
Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier
*The long years have passed like swift draughts
mi oromardi lissë-miruvóreva
*of the sweet mead in lofty halls
Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar
*beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda
nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni
*wherein the stars tremble
ómaryo airetári-lírinen.
*in the voice of her song, holy and queenly.

Sí man i yulma nin enquantuva?
*Who now shall refill the cup for me?

An sí Tintallë Varda Oiolossëo
*For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the stars,
ve fanyar máryat Elentári ortanë
*from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds
ar ilyë tier undulávë lumbulë
*and all paths are drowned deep in shadow;
ar sindanóriello caita mornië
*and out of a grey country darkness lies
i falmalinnar imbë met,
*on the foaming waves between us,
ar hísië untúa Calaciryo míri oialë.
*and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever.
Sí vanwa ná, Rómello vanwa, Valimar!
*Now lost, lost to those of the East is Valimar!
Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar!
*Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar!
Nai elyë hiruva! Namárië!
*Maybe even thou shalt find it! Farewell!
(J.R.R. Tolkien)

I finally decided to have another go at this project of the Namárië Scroll. I am definitely happier with this one than I ever was with the previous version. Still, it could and should look better... need to practice my calligraphy more often
The painting of the Lady Galadriel is based on one by Alan Lee.

Parchment, pencil, calligraphy pen, inks (black, golden and silver), cream watercolours and PS CS (the scanning killed all the textures and highlights, making them look flat and brownish/blueish. I have used PS CS in order to "fix them")