Ainulindalë means "The Music of the Ainur" in Quenya (from Ainur = "Holy Ones" and the element lin = "song, music").
Quenya
ainulindalë
proper name. Music of the Ainur
Ainulindalë (song)
Ainulindalë (song)
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Qenya
ainulindale
proper name. Music of the Ainur
The title of the opening story of The Silmarillion (S/15-22), clearly a compound of Ainu “Holy One” and lindalë “music”.
Conceptual Development: Although the story itself dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, this title only emerged in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s version (LR/156).