Song:Mashiara

Mashiara is a song from the Season 1 soundtrack of The Wheel of Time television series.

Lyrics

Verse 1

Old Tongue

Ashandore soufrait, No'ma'mi cuebiyar, Avrunya fel ravid fonnenye.

Official English

Cunning Wisdom, I give you my heart Let us tear down each other's walls

Literal translation

Cunning Wisdom, You give to me my heart, Let us tear down [our] barriers

Notes

Ashandore is the word used for Wisdom, not as general wisdo,

Old Tongue	Literal Translation	Official English
Verse 1
Ashandore soufrait,	Mountain-Guardian mind-strong	Cunning Wisdom
No'ma(mi) cuebiyar,	To-you I-give my-heart	I give you my heart
Avrunya fel ravid fonnenye	Let-us our tear-down barriers	Let us tear down each other's walls
Verse 2
Puniya tawele	May fate-threads	May the threads of our fate
Gadhavya fel maranya	Intertwined our destiny	Be intertwined in a noble braid
Kiseri trewele	Noble braid	All that I seek
No'noup mah	but [I] only seek	Is the warmth of your touch
Chorus
Domash	warm	A raging sun
Kutya a'asa	Feeling from you	Is born from our love
Ellis sheikar	Sun bright	(x2)
Fel mashi tasu	Our love makes
(x2)
Verse 1 (repeat)
Ashandore soufrait,	Mountain-Guardian mind-strong	Cunning Wisdom
No'ma(mi) cuebiyar,	To-you I-give my-heart	I give you my heart
Avrunya fel ravid fonnenye	Let-us our tear-down barriers	Let us tear down each other's walls
Verse 2 (repeat)
Puniya tawele	May fate-threads	May the threads of our fate
Gadhavya fel maranya	Intertwined our destiny	Be intertwined in a noble braid
Kiseri trewele	Noble braid	All that I seek
No'noup mah	Only warmth	Is the warmth of your touch
Chorus (repeat x3)
Domash	Raging/burning	A raging sun
Kutya a'asa	Feeling from-you	Is born from our love
Ellis sheikar	Sun bright	(x3)
Fel mashi tasu	Our love makes

Translation Notes

Verse 1

• Ashandore soufrait — Ashandore (Wisdom, Mountain Guardian; from ashan guard + dore mountains) + soufrait (cunning, mind-strong; from sou- mind + frait strong).
• No'ma(mi) cuebiyar — No' (to you, dative) + ma (give) + cuebiyar (my heart).
• Avrunya fel ravid fonnenye — Avrunya (let us, optative) + fel (our) + ravid (tear down) + fonnenye (barriers; from fonnen places + -ye abstraction suffix).

Verse 2

• Puniya tawele — Puniya (may, optative) + tawele (fate-threads).
• Gadhavya fel maranya — Gadhavya (intertwined) + fel (our) + maranya (destiny; from maral destined + -nya nominalizer).
• Kiseri trewele — Kiseri (noble) + trewele (braid).
• No'noup mah — No' (to you) + noup (only) + mah (warmth).

Chorus

• Domash — Domash (raging, burning; related to domashita "warms").
• Kutya a'asa — Kutya (feeling) + a'asa (from you).
• Ellis sheikar — Ellis (sun) + sheikar (bright).
• Fel mashi tasu — Fel (our) + mashi (love) + tasu (make).

Grammar Observations

Pattern	Evidence	Status
-ye abstraction suffix	"fonnenye" = fonnen (places) + -ye → barriers	Confirmed
-ara possessive "my"	"mashiara" = mashi (love) + -ara (my)	Confirmed
Optative mood markers	"puniya" (may), "avrunya" (let us)	Confirmed
Compound adjectives (X-strong)	"soufrait" = sou (mind) + frait (strong)	Confirmed

See Also

• Mashiara
• Old Tongue
• The Wheel of Time (TV series) soundtrack