The Last Goodbye in Graedjoan Giantish

Here is a translation of "The Last Goodbye," from The Lord of the Rings, into Graedjoan Giantish. If you have not heard the song, I highly recommend the Billy Boyd version or the Clamavi de Profundis rendition.

English:

I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh
As the snowflakes cover
My fallen brothers
I will say this last goodbye

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

Under cloud, beneath the stars
Over snow and winter's morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home

And though where the road then takes me,
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don't regret
Nor will I forget
All who took that road with me

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must away

Over hill, and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go
To turn at last to paths that lead home

And though where the road then takes me,
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

I bid you all a very fond farewell

Gloss:

[VERSE 1]
1SG.ERG see.PST light.ACC fade.NPST INE.day-time-sky
1SG.ERG hear.PST sigh.ACC wind.ADE
while ABS.snow cover.NPST
PL.brother.ACC dead.ADJZ GEN.1SG
1SG.ERG go.NPST say.NSPT this goodbye.ACC end.ADJZ

[CHORUS]
ABS.night REFL.rise.NPST.PROG now
thus this ABS.day die.NPST.PROG
ABS.road pull.NPST.PROG now
CONJ 1SG.ERG obligated.NPST go.NPST

hill.SUP CONJ tree.SUB
INE.PL.land where ABS.light NEG ever light.PST
PL.stream.ADE silver that run.NPST sea.ACC

[VERSE 2]
cloud.SUB, PL.star.SUB
snow.SUP CONJ morning.SUP GEN.winter
1SG.ERG turn.NPST end.ADJZ PL.path.ACC that lead.NPST home.DAT

[VERSE 3]
CONJ however where road.ERG take.NPST 1SG.ACC,
ABS.1SG NEG able.NPST tell.NPST
(3PL)REFL.come.PST totality.ACC GEN.road
however ABS.day arrive.NPST now
1SG.ERG obligated.NPST give.NPST goodbye.ACC 2SG.DAT

[VERSE 4]
ABS.1SG travel.PST.PERF INE.PL.place many
1SG.ERG see.PST.PERF PL.sorrow.ACC many
however ABS.1SG NEG regret.NPST
CONJ 1SG.ERG NEG go.NPST NEG remember.NPST
all.ERG who travel.PST that road.ACC 1SG.DAT

[CHORUS]

[VERSE 5]
1SG.ERG go.NPST hold.NPST these PL.memory.ACC
1SG.ERG go.NPST go.NPST blessing.INSTR GEN.2SG
1SG.ERG go.NPST.PROG turn.NPST end.ADJZ PL.path.ACC that lead.NPST home.DAT

[VERSE 6]
CONJ however where road.ERG lead.NPST 1SG.ACC,
ABS.1SG NEG able.NPST tell.NPST
(3PL)REFL.come.PST totality.ACC GEN.road
however ABS.day arrive.NPST now
1SG.ERG obligated.NPST give.NPST goodbye.ACC 2SG.DAT

[REFRAIN]
1SG.ERG give.NPST goodbye.ACC end.ADJZ 2SG.DAT

Translation:

zo rogva wiced zunremax dzizonorr
zo caviva djoved rugirr
jidz bebja izd
ceceled gedzjud cyzo
zo bwav yrn juv adoged vodjud

berelo adjedumboxguv oiv
ce juv bedamvi gedzguv
benul dhinguv oiv
uzg zo jag bwav

gulaliz uzg conlom
dzidudug dhoi bewic gax alenz wicaxiva
nunulalirr veljud elg ruguva bumumziged

guldlom zuzunalom
bjajiz uzg ralangojiz rarem
zo gom vodjud nunuled elg welv budzun

uzg idzh dhoi nul vold zoged
bezo gax lenz yrn
adzadzawarnva buxonzed cynul
idzh bedamvi warnva oiv
zo jag codze adoged djerun

bezo nulaxivadyrd dzirrorr gind
zo rogvadyrd vizmjimjidoxed gind
idzh bezo gax mjimjidax
uzg zo gax bwav gax gloglovynax
xon ivin nulaxiva elg nuled zorun

berelo adjedumboxguv oiv
ce juv bedamvi gedzguv
benul dhinguv oiv
uzg zo jag bwav

gulaliz uzg conlom
dzidudug dhoi bewic gax alenz wicaxiva
nunulalirr veljud elg ruguva bumumziged

zo bwav dzar vjeld gloglovyned
zo bwav bwav mejindoxurr cydje
zo bwavyrd gom vodjud nunuled welv budzun

uzg idzh dhoi nul welv zoged
bezo gax lenz yrn
adzdzawarnva buxonziged cynul
izdh bedamvi warn oiv
zo jag codze adoged vodjud djerun

zo codze adoged vodjud djerun

Pippin's Song Translated into Graedjoan Giantish

Here is Pippin's Song from "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King," translated into Graedjoan Giantish. Enjoy!

English

Home is behind, the world ahead

And there are many paths to tread

Through shadow, to the edge of night

Until the stars are all alight

Mist and shadow

Cloud and shade

All shall fade

All shall fade

Gloss:

home.ACC behind ABS.1SG, world.ACC ahead ABS.1SG

CONJ 1SG.POSS POSD.PL.path many COND walk.NPST

INE.shadow, shore.ADE GEN.night,

until ABS.all GEN.PL.star light.NPST

ABS.mist CONJ ABS.shadow

ABS.cloud CONJ ABS.shadow

ABS.all fated.NPST fade.NPST

ABS.all fated.NPST fade.NPST

Translation:

budzed oirre* bezo, vizguled ubre** bezo

uzg zodyv gylnunul gind ba dlev.

dzizhov, ziloirr cyrelo,

loiv bexon cyzuzunal wicax.

beguldug uzg bezhov

beguld uzg bezhov

bexon zol zunremax***

bexon zol zunremax.

*The word “oirre” comes from the word for valley, “rexan” and the word for low, being “ozi,” which together make the word “ozirexan,” or Down Valley. This eventually morphed into the word “oirre,” meaning behind.

**The word “ubre” comes from the word for valley, "rexan" and the word for high, being "umb," which together make for word "umbrexan," or Up Valley. This eventually morphed into the word "ubre," meaning ahead.

***An interesting tidbit about the word “zunremax.” It is comprised of three separate morphemes. There is the morpheme “zun” meaning sun, “rem” meaning moon, and “-ax” which is a verbalizer. “zun” and “rem” together make a compound noun meaning dusk, twilight, or dawn. The reason then that “zunremax” means to fade is that it as at dusk/twilight/dawn that the day is fading into the night, or that the night is fading into the day.

The Opening Monologue from The Fellowship of the Ring in Graedjoan Giantish

Here is a translation of the opening monologue from The Fellowship of the Ring. Irregular words have been bolded.

English

It began with the forging of the Great Rings. 

Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. 

Seven to the Dwarf-Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. 

And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else desire power. 

For within these rings was bound the strength and the will to govern each race. 

But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made. 

Deep in the land of Mordor, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged a master ring in secret, and into this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. 

One ring to rule them all.

Gloss

start.IMPER creation.INSTR GEN.PL.circle great. 

three give.PST.PERF PL.elf.ACC, NEG death.ADJZ, more wise CONJ more beautiful than all.DAT GEN.PL.being. 

Seven give.PST.PERF PL.lord.ACC GEN.dwarf, GEN.PL.miner CONJ GEN.PL.craftsman great GEN.PL.hall GEN.mountain. 

CONJ nine, nine PL.circles.ACC give.PST.PERF collection.DAT GEN.PL.man, who everything.SUPE, desire.NPST power.ACC. 

Because INE.PL.circle bind.PST.PERF strength.ACC CONJ will.ACC govern.NPST each race.DAT. 

But decieve.PST.PERF all.ACC GEN.3PL, because another ABS.circle create.PST.PERF.

INE.land GEN.Mordor AUG.low, INE.PL.fire GEN.mountain GEN.Doom, lord.ERG evil GEN.Sauron create.PST.PERF circle.ACC GEN.lord.ADJ INE.secret, CONJ INE.circle 3SG.ERG pour.PST 3SG.POSS POSD.cruelty, 3SG.POSS POSD.desire GEN.evil CONJ 3SG.POSS POSD.desire dominate.NPST all.DAT GEN.life. 

one ring.INSTR rule.NPST all.ACC GEN.3PL

Translation:

angobiz gwenoxurr cywuwum viz. 

milz codzevadyrd vivizevined, gax gedzoxjud, gloin zalm uzg gloin conjud bizge xonun cydoidoiv.

wezdo codzevadyrd cacalved cywalg, cywavalalg uzg cywaboiboirrz viz cynalalgorr cygul.

uzg levo, levo wuwumed codzevadyrd buzirun cyxuman, ivin xonbeziz, gevo deded.

ce dziwuwum voldvadyrd grulned uzg gevooxed calvax ov buzirun.

idzh davynaxvadyrd xoned cydzadza, ce aca bewum gwenvadyrd. 

dzidug cymordor vizozi, dzilevevoz cygul cydum, calv mjeg cyzarron gwenvadyrd wumed cycalvjud dzibovejud, uzg dziwum dzja muzhva dzjadyv gylglox, dzjadyv gylgevoox cymjeg, uzg dzjadyv gylgevoox dwoiv xonun cyviznul.

ub wumurr dwoiv xoned cydzadza.