[Prologue: One solitary female voice, intimate and ancient, singing freely over a single wooden flute] Nûr en Thûn, vaelûn aelira Sil en Mor, thalira vae Aelûrien, vaelûn selyra Nálien thara, vhalorë nai [Second voice enters, lower and distant, answering with a different melody] Vaerith aelûn, sû ravel thara Thalvëra nûn, aereth vae Morvain ilûn, vaelûn thalora Sil en Mor, nûr en thûn [First Gathering: Three female voices weave around one another, never quite meeting] Thir en khal, vae thalirûn Vel en aer, vae selyra Kai en bel, vae nûramir Thalas ilûn, vaelûn tharaïn Nálien vae, vhalorë sira Aelûneth marivhaël Nûn en thalas, thalas en nûn Sil en Mor, vaelûn aelira [Instrumental: Two pan flutes begin a winding duet, one graceful and high, one low and urgent. Irregular hand drums slowly enter.] [First Oath: A clear female lead, steady and resolute] Vhalakar nûr va mor Thir en khal, vel en aer Selyra vaelûn, thalas ilûn Nûr en thûn, vae tharaïn Vaelûn sira, vaelûn thara Nálien ilûn, nûn en mor Aelûrien vaelûn selyra Sil en Mor, sil en Mor [The First Cry: Female voices strike the words like a vow, with pauses between each phrase] THIR EN KHAL! VEL EN AER! Kai en bel, vae thalira Nûr en Thûn, vae selyra Keth valamir! Ethir vel’thara! [Battle Passage: The flutes race against each other. Drums move through uneven cycles. Female voices sing overlapping lines, one group ascending while another descends.] Vaerith aelûn, kharadûn thara Sûravel nûn, thalvëra vae Aereth ilûn, morvain selyra Vhalorë thalas, vaelûn nai Thir en khal, thalira vae Vel en aer, selyra thara Kai en bel, nûr en thûn Sil en Mor, vae tharaïn [The music breaks apart: scattered voices sing fragments from different distances. One flute carries the opening melody, now slower and darker.] Nûr... Vaelûn aelira... Thalas en nûn Mor en sil... [The Turning: One woman begins alone, with a voice full of grief but without surrender.] Aelûneth marivhaël Vaelûn thara, vaelûn sira Nálien ilûn, thalas en nûn Sil en Mor, nûr en thûn [Other voices return softly, each carrying a different line] Vhalorë vae, selyra thara Aelûrien vaelûn, thir en khal Nûramir, vae thalas ilûn Vaelûn aelira, vaelûn nai [The Great Ascent: Female voices grow into a vast, intricate choir. The drums return in a new rhythm. The two flute melodies finally begin to merge.] THIR EN KHAL! VEL EN AER! Aelûneth marivhaël! Keth valamir! Nûr en Thûn, vaelûn thara Sil en Mor, vaelûn sira Ethir vel’thara! Ethir vel’thara! [Final Hymn: Full female choir, layered melodies, immense ceremonial drums, soaring soprano above the entire choir] Sil en Mor, nûr en thûn Vaelûn aelira, thalas ilûn Aelûrien vaelûn selyra Nálien thara, vhalorë nûn Keth valamir, thir en khal Vel en aer, kai en bel Aelûneth marivhaël Ethir vel’thara! [Final return: All instruments fall silent. One voice sings the original opening melody, now warm and unbroken.] Nûr en Thûn... Sil en Mor... [Outro: The wooden flute plays the five-note motif once. A final female harmony resolves gently into silence.]
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