Manna lóti vánier

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Translated into Quenya by Luinyelle in 2026.

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See wikipedia article. Pete Seeger combined lines from a traditional Cossack folk-song "Koloda-Duda" with the melody of an Irish lumberjack song "Johnson says he'll load more hay" for the first half of a new composition "Where have all the flowers gone" in 1955, later Joe Hickerson added two more verses, and repetition of the first at the end. The song has been translated into many languages. The English text below is the literal back-translation from Quenya into English.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Manna lóti vániër?	  	Where have all the flowers gone?
2	Massë sí a-hírat?	  	Where are they found now?
3	Manna lóti vániër,	   	Where have all the flowers gone,
4	Yan anda né?	  	Then, long ago?
5	Manna lóti vániër?	  	Where have all the flowers gone?
6	Vendion findi hániër.	   	They have enriched the plaits of maidens.
7	Manaryas paruvar,	  	What day will they learn,
8	Ai, manan paruvar?	   	Alas, when will they learn?
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10	Manna vendi vániër?	  	Where have all the maidens gone?
11	Massë sí a-hírat?	  	Where are they found now?
12	Manna vendi vániër,	   	Where have all the maidens gone,
13	Yan anda né?	  	Then, long ago?
14	Manna vendi vániër?	  	Where have all the maidens gone?
15	Nerin te vestaniër.	   	They were given in marriage to men.
16	Manaryas paruvar,	  	What day will they learn,
17	Ai, manan paruvar?	   	Alas, when will they learn?
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19	Manna neri vániër?	  	Where have all the men gone?
20	Massë sí a-hírat?	  	Where are they found now?
21	Manna neri vániër,	   	Where have all the men gone,
22	Yan anda né?	  	Then, long ago?
23	Manna neri vániër?	  	Where have all the men gone?
24	Mi hotsennar pániër.	   	They have been arranged into troops.
25	Manaryas paruvar,	  	What day will they learn,
26	Ai, manan paruvar?	   	Alas, when will they learn?
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28	Mann’ ohtallië vániër?	  	Where have all the soldiers gone?
29	Massë sí a-hírat?	  	Where are they found now?
30	Mann’ ohtallië vániër,	   	Where have all the soldiers gone,
31	Yan anda né?	  	Then, long ago?
32	Mann’ ohtallië vániër?	  	Where have all the soldiers gone?
33	Ringi noiri ániër.	   	They have reached cold graves.
34	Manaryas paruvar,	  	What day will they learn,
35	Ai, manan paruvar?	   	Alas, when will they learn?
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37	Manna noiri vániër?	  	Where have all the graves gone?
38	Massë sí a-hírat?	  	Where are they found now?
39	Manna noiri vániër,	   	Where have all the graves gone,
40	Yan anda né?	  	Then, long ago?
41	Manna noiri vániër?	  	Where have all the graves gone?
42	Lóteli tai lániër.	   	Flowers have enclosed them.
43	Manaryas paruvar,	  	What day will they learn,
44	Ai, manan paruvar?	   	Alas, when will they learn?

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Neologisms

• han- "enhance, enrich" (< HAN)
• ohtallie "soldiers, (lit.) soldier people" (< ohtar-lie); cf. rohtalie

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