Quenya 

ainulindalë

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).

Quenya [LT1I/Ainulindalë; LT2I/Ainulindalë; MRI/Ainulindalë; S/015; SA/aina; SA/lin²; SI/Ainulindalë; SI/Music of the Ainur; SMI/Ainulindalë; WJI/Ainulindalë] Group: Eldamo. Published by