Aelira Nae Thal
[faroese folk-pop with rock influence and heavy yodeling, playful bagpipes vibe, 6/8 at 96 bpm, key e minor, instruments: lead cello motif (tarja signature, warm and present), tagelharpa low drone bed, fiddle/violin folk lines, central bagpipes as main ostinato and hook (smallpipes or uilleann pipes), frame drum + soft shakers, foot stomps + handclaps, airy pad very low, natural room ambience, vocals: tarja female soprano lead, close-mic, clear diction, lots of yodel passages, call-and-response feel, uplifting ending, production: organic dynamics, wide but not glossy, no early fade]
Aelira Nae Thal
[faroese folk-pop with rock influence and heavy yodeling, playful bagpipes vibe, 6/8 at 96 bpm, key e minor, instruments: lead cello motif (tarja signature, warm and present), tagelharpa low drone bed, fiddle/violin folk lines, central bagpipes as main ostinato and hook (smallpipes or uilleann pipes), frame drum + soft shakers, foot stomps + handclaps, airy pad very low, natural room ambience, vocals: tarja female soprano lead, close-mic, clear diction, lots of yodel passages, call-and-response feel, uplifting ending, production: organic dynamics, wide but not glossy, no early fade]
Lyrics
Verse 1
Aelira nae thalanor
Saevi lorae mithalé
Dúren vala siethanor
Faeli thir na velané
Lorae lorae silmara
Naethil ae dorien
Vaela mori thaelara
Sír na velorien
Chorus
Ae naelira
Ae naelira thae
Sólena vi thalarae
Mirae thae
Ae naelira
Ae naelira vae
Lórien si valarae
Thae… thae…
Verse 2
Vaeli nor saethira
Lúmena dor thalé
Sirae vi naelithra
Faelor mith aré
Dúria na selmira
Vaethil nor aen
Saelor vi kelthira
Mirae na velén
Chorus
Ae naelira
Ae naelira thae
Sólena vi thalarae
Mirae thae
Ae naelira
Ae naelira vae
Lórien si valarae
Thae… thae…
Bridge – sussurrato / etereo
Nael… nael… naelira
Saevi thal… saevira
Ló… ló… lórien
Vael thae… vael thae…
Final Chorus
Ae naelira
Ae naelira thae
Sólena vi thalarae
Mirae thae
Ae naelira
Ae naelira vae
Lórien si valarae
Thae… thae… naelira