Ngil nin el nel
Naun el kree ú a mae
ú el me Síli mae
nin fi li na lo me le ne Menel aduial
dúr i fuin i vah mae
Ngil nin el nel
du Gli li mae
Ngil fi el me i
dúr fu Nae mae
An i lu na cu
An i naun lui
A na naun annen
annen ne perónen a
Common translation:
I saw a star rise high in the
Evening sky,
It hung like a jewel,
Softly shining.
I saw a star fade in the
Evening sky,
The dark was too deep and so light died,
Softly pining.
For what might have been,
For what never was.
For a life, long lived
For a love half given