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According to sources about Black Speech, there was a single line invented for the LotR movies (the one where Sauron tells Frodo that there's no life in void).

However, in The Battle of the Five Armies (at approximately 27 minutes) there are many samples of Black Speech by Sauron.

When he taunts Galadriel that she's "the only light, alone in the darkness" (according to the subtitles), what is heard is actually "ashi, burzum ishi" ("the only [one] in darkness").

Is there a full transcript of Sauron's speech in the Dol Guldur scene, up to the moment when Sauron is banished?

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    the dialog there was entirely invented for the movie, and no transcript exists that I know of. The best we have at the moment is this information from the guy who invented the languages that are original to the movies: midgardsmal.com/category/blackspeech. Perhaps we'll get more when the DVD box sets start coming out.
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Mar 4, 2015 at 2:31
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    He talks trash, but Galadriel promptly puts him in his place!
    – Möoz
    Commented Mar 4, 2015 at 4:59
  • I think it's one of the Ringwraiths who taunt Galadriel not Sauron
    – Valandil
    Commented Mar 11, 2015 at 14:03
  • Also being discussed at Movies & TV: What is Sauron saying when Galadriel defeats him at Dol Guldur?
    – Mr. Bultitude
    Commented May 9, 2016 at 1:29

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According to the movie subtitles, he says:

"It has begun.The east will fall.

So shall the Kingdom of Angmar rise.

The time of the Elves is over.

The Age of the Orc has come. "

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    Thanks, I also read subtitles. However, I asked for Black speech transcript, not for translation.
    – Konstantin Boyandin
    Commented Mar 11, 2015 at 0:32
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    Is it odd that Sauron would say "The age of the Orc"? I'd expect him to be more selfish.
    – user45549
    Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 14:44
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    @Hatandboots I think he's going for parallelism with the previous line. "Sauron" isn't a race, so he's comparing Elves to Orcs. It's like an American saying "The age of the Old World is ending, it's time for the New World to take over." They would be referring to the United States specifically, rather than all of North/South America, but using a more general term because it fits the comparison more poetically.
    – Nerrolken
    Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 14:49
  • Shouldn't it be west, and not east?
    – maguirenumber6
    Commented Nov 28, 2016 at 6:39
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    @Hatandboots Orcs are as good as an extension of Sauron's will. So when he says age of the orc, he means "my age"
    – Valandil
    Commented Nov 28, 2016 at 17:03
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First lines are the beginning of the Ring-verse: Shre nazg golugranu kilmi nudur, Ombi Kuzddurbagu gundum-ishi bagu.

Then goes: Dunni kan markhan. Omidi-shu. Ashi burzum-ishi.

But the last words I also haven't been able to find :(

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  • I think he's specifically asking about the parts we don't already know :) Also.. the way the scene plays out, I don't think Sauron is the one who says this part.
    – KutuluMike
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 13:49
  • Correct. Thanks for 'Omidi-shu', but is most interesting is the rest - when Sauron appears like huge red eye with visions passing over, until Galadriel banishes him.
    – Konstantin Boyandin
    Commented Sep 13, 2015 at 9:05
  • Looks Turkish-like to me. The quotation that was quoted, I mean.
    – IHeartPoodkes
    Commented Aug 27, 2017 at 7:09
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I searched and found various sources and according to them, the transcript of Sauron's Dol Guldur speech goes like this: Shre nazg golugranu kilmi nudur -"Three rings for the Elven Kings under the sky" Ombi kuzddurbagu gundum-ishi (bagu) -"seven for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone"

Dunni kan markhan -"You cannot fight the shadow" Omidi-shu -"Even now you fade" Ashi burzum-ishi -"One light alone in the darkness"

Iz er garan -"It has begun" Bur ghan-maszh -"the East will fall" Dazb Angmu gul-liz ash -"So shall the kingdom of Angmar rise" Dag bur-shur nurb Ainur -"The time of the Elves is over" Burz-khan im bro -"The Age of the Orc has come"

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    Which sources are these and where did you find them?
    – Valorum
    Commented Dec 22, 2020 at 21:43

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