Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise!

"Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise!" was the first line of a song sung in Westron, Quenya, and Sindarin by the Men of Gondor on the Field of Cormallen, honoring the Ring-bearers and their crucial role in the final defeat of Sauron and Mordor on March 25, TA 3019.>The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. IV: "The Field of Cormallen"
==Lyrics==
:'Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise!
:Cuio i Pheriain anann! Aglar'ni Pheriannath!
:Praise them with great praise, Frodo and Samwise!
:Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annû'n! Eglerio!
:Praise them!
:Eglerio!
:A laita te, laita te! Andave laituvalmet!
:Praise them!
:Cormacolindor, a laita tá'rienna!
:Praise them! The Ring-bearers, praise them with great praise!'
==Etymology==
In a letter to Rhona Beare on June 8, 1961, Tolkien explained that lines 2, 4, and 6 were in Sindarin while lines 7 and 9 were in Quenya. Tolkien's translations of the Elvish parts are listed below:The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, pg. 308
Line 2: "May the Halflings live long, glory to the Halflings"
Line 4: "Frodo and Sam, princes of the west, glorify (them)"
Line 6: "glorify (them)"
Line 7: "Bless them, bless them, long will we praise them"
Line 9: "The Ring bearers, bless (or praise) them to the height"
==In other versions==
In an early draft of the praise, Tolkien wrote the following:The History of Middle-earth, Sauron Defeated, pg. 47
"Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise! Cuio i Pheriannath anann! Aglar anann! Praise them with great praise! Wilcuman, wilcutnan, Fróda and Samwís! Praise them! Uton herian holbytlan! A laita te, laita te. Andave laituvalmetl Praise them! The Ringbearers, praise them with great praise!"
It was noted by Christopher Tolkien that this version included some Old English words in addition to Westron, Quenya, and Sindarin.
==Background==
According to Tolkien himself, this song marks the point of eucatastrophe in The Lord of the Rings, bringing tears to his eyes as he wrote it.The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition
==References==
Category:Poems in The Return of the King