A Coronal Of Silver And Gold
Howard Shore Lyrics


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THE REVELATION OF THE RINGWRAITHS
text by PHILIPPA BOYENS, translation by DAVID SALO
( ADÚNAIC )

Nêbâbîtham Magânanê.
Nêtabdam dâur-ad.
Nêpâm nêd abârat-aglar
Îdo Nidir nênâkham.
Bârî'n Katharâd.

(( We renounce our maker.
We cleave to the darkness.
We take unto ourselves the power and the glory.




Behold! We are the Nine.
The Lords of Unending Life. ))

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Howard Shore's song A Coronal Of Silver And Gold are a translation from the fictional language of Adûnaic, created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his Middle Earth universe. The text was written by Philippa Boyens and translated by David Salo. The lyrics convey the revelation of the Ringwraiths, who were once mortal men given great power by the Dark Lord Sauron in exchange for their loyalty. They renounce their maker and embrace the darkness, becoming immortal beings who exist only to serve their master and hunt down the One Ring.


The opening line, "We renounce our maker," is a key indicator of the Ringwraiths' descent into evil. They have turned their backs on their former lives and the good they once knew, choosing instead to serve Sauron and his bid for power. The next line, "We cleave to the darkness," illustrates their commitment to this cause, abandoning any sense of morality or decency. They take pride in their newfound power and immortality, believing themselves to be invincible.


The final lines, "Behold! We are the Nine. The Lords of Unending Life," further emphasize their position as Sauron's loyal servants. They are now Ringwraiths, feared and powerful beings tasked with finding the One Ring and bringing it to their master. The lyrics are ominous and foreboding, setting the scene for the dark events to come in the story of The Lord of the Rings.


Line by Line Meaning

We renounce our maker.
We reject the one who created us and our purpose.


We cleave to the darkness.
We cling to the absence of light and all things good.


We take unto ourselves the power and the glory.
We seize the authority and the magnificence for ourselves.


Behold! We are the Nine.
Look! We are the group of nine individuals described in this passage.


The Lords of Unending Life.
We are the leaders who possess the ability to live forever.




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