The Revelation of the Ringwraiths

The Revelation of the Ringwraiths is a poem written by Philippa Boyens (Peter Jackson's screenplay assistant) which was used as the lyrics to the Ringwraiths' theme in Howard Shore's music of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Portions of the text are heard in five tracks out of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: "The Shadow of the Past", "The Black Rider", "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony", "A Knife in the Dark", and "Flight to the Ford".
== Words ==
The Adûnaic words, which David Salo had translated from the English poem, are sung operatically by men of The London Voices in the soundtrack.
Nêbâbîtham Magânanê
Nêtabdam dâur-ad
Nêpâm nêd abârat-aglar
îdô Nidir nênâkham
Bârî’n Katharâd
=== Translation ===
We renounce our Maker.
We cleave to the darkness.
We take unto ourselves the power and glory.
Behold! We are the Nine,
The Lords of Unending Life.
A different translation is speculated at SoundtrackLyrics.com:
We refused our creator
We went towards darkness
We were handed strength and glory,
Now Sauron we approach
Lords of All lands'
== References ==
* A Magpie's Nest (website), The Revelation of the Ringwraiths
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