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= The Cottage of Lost Play = or under it's elvish (QL) title: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva

The Cottage

 * It is the mysterious home of Lindo and Vairë, a supposedly elven couple in Tol Eressëa (lit.lonely isles/ England). It is a place of joy and mirth in which Elves live of                                                                                  old and also there gather some of the exiled Elves that choose to return to Valinor and other Dark Elves that come for the first time to Aman. Also, here came such                                                                                      of the Men that trod Olórë Mallë, the Path of Dreams (these usually belonged to the fathers of the Fathers of Men). The Cottage of Lost Play is where Eriol is received                                                                                      and it is there that he learns of the Elves and their world, of the Valar and of the stories of old.
 * In early versions, the Cottage of Lost Play is located in Kortirion, the island's main city, and it is here that Eriol the Mariner comes. There is an early poem by Tolkien, entitled "Kortirion", several versions of which can be found in The Book of Lost Tales, Volume I. After Eriol finds the island Tol Eressëa the elves hosted him in the Cottage of Lost Play and narrated their tales to him.

Early versions
Both the origional and the last version of the poem are included in The Book of Lost Tales.

in Quenya
Recently there has been a-not-too-literal translation of the poem into Elvish, Quenya specifically. Since it hasn't been shown anywhere else I proudly display it on this Wiki for the time being. See above for the original poem(s) in not-too-old Old English. So in other words it's composed in the 19-20th century mode of English like most of Tolcien's work often is.

Tyé ar Ni- istalmë tana nórëo

Ar rimbavë vantanë tar

i yára auressë sí anda lénë sí,

yára aureli tyétalo hína lona ar vánë

ma anes, undu i tier urya’cálo

Hrívessë ringë ar fána

hya i pirúki-luinë  uialo Lumessë

Títti arinya tiutanë caimaron

murmëa lómë lairessë

Ya Tyé ar Ni- engë vanwa húmessë

ar omentelvë  indë  tassë

hrúvalya lóma-vaimalyatse

ar ninya rembina fassë vanya né ?

Vantanelmë arcavë, maldassë mapinyel

hya alatyálië i Inwil’litsessë

ar hosta marilli ar hyalmar mir calpasampi

Írë ilyo pelrimnië i Lómelindi men

náner lindië  i Aldaressë

Sampelvë telpalárë Sampilmen

An pitya mitta-nórello Eäri

Sië norner falassë ter lorna palisar

Ar undu lauca palva windië

Elmen for ullumë hirién-ata

lá imbë tára aldali hlussië

i Vilya né uvë lómë hya aurë

Nal fairinca morna as anmussë calanen

írë minya lumen ta pícalanë mir cénë:

I· Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva

nánë carastaina for anyárë

Ninquë ar tupsenë sirpinen laurëo

ar térinë tihtala rimbiteltassë-latulisi

yar tirnë et mir i Eär ;

Ar natilmar hínalo tarwëa- opeli

enger tassë: natilmar Luinetilvar

rossë Arieneli, Círessë ar sinapio

Ar luini-némofailë.

Yé! ilya i rimni netya Cantrinen

né aqua Anmeldálvo lótaro- flocossëo,

lirutildëo, carnissë, ar ercassë-lóctilo

nu Lótesalda c ullassë

ilyë i tier quanta centalion

haloitë merya ninqui-vainë centali

Ar lalanë ótë, Tyé ar Ni.

Ar quelli sámë telpë nandina nényulmar

ar nandínë  or ilyë vaimalanneli

hya timpë ten i exë ;

quelli panor caitanë

Carastien ten coär: pitya Inwil’mastor

as telúmbë tópali, hya marner mi Aldali

Ar quelli rentë indyalmë i tólpassë ;
 * quelli hlussië eressë ar haira sanwë ná;

Ar quelli liltanë Inwil’cormalissë ;

Ar ilyë netyainaríë Lótessa ríardi wendelë

írë quelli occaltyanta né

hya roitanë laurië niónar.

Mal sissë ar tassë- i Títti yë

as losse venti ar fassë findi

perevë untúpië ricavar hlási, (Eldacil)

hloálë costanë winnima nati ;

Ar anelmë ero i quéni nato sinë.