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Verse 4

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Hyarmo sávë insë úlaitaina	   	The gypsy, deeming himself dishonored,
2	Mennes verinyanna, cirma máryassë	    	Went unto his wife, knife in hand:
3	Manwa sina onna? Vainel aianonna	    	"Whose son is this? / You have been false to me!"
4	Ar qualmeä hyannes hye	   	And he dealt her a mortal wound.
5	Epta orontenna	 	Afterward he hied himself to the mountain
6	Colila i onna	  	With the child in his arms
7	Ar avarantesses sië	  	And there he abandoned him.

Extra

The Quenya translation of "cheated on" here uses a paraphrase of "enfold" (have intercourse, from viewpoint of the woman) directed "towards a stranger". Lacking a direct translation in Quenya.

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