The Song of Lúthien
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FEATURED IN
REGULAR CD
COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Aragorn sings in the Marshes
(CR-FOTR Disc One - Track 14)
Flight to the Ford
Arwen at Trollshaws
(FOTR - Track
8)
Arwen at Trollshaws
(CR-FOTR Disc Two - Track 3)
Arwen at the Coronation
(ROTK - Track 17)
The Fellowship Reunited
Arwen at the Coronation
(CR-ROTK Disc Four - Track 4)
Music composed by
Howard Shore (FOTR/ROTK)
and
Viggo Mortensen (FOTR)
Sindarin translation by David Salo
English Text by
J.R.R. Tolkien
The first two lines quoted below were
used for 'Arwen's Theme'.
The last part was sung by Aragorn in the
marshes on the FOTR Extended Edition DVD and the entire lyrics
(shown below) are heard on the
CR-FOTR.
Lyrics and name from the
AS-FOTR &
AS-ROTK. In the book, the poem is called "The Song of Beren and
Lúthien."
Sung by
The London Voices (Arwen's Theme) and Viggo Mortensen (Midgewater
Marshes).
Sindarin
Original English
Tinúviel elvanui Tinúviel the elven-fair, Key:
Text in blue indicates language used
Text in green indicates lyrics used Text in black
indicates English translation Elleth alfirin edhelhael Immortal maiden elven-wise, O hon ring finnil fuinui About him cast her shadowy hair A renc gelebrin thiliol And arms like silver glimmering.
FOTR, Book 1, Chapter XI,
A Knife in the Dark
Aragorn sings "The Song of Beren
and Lúthien" (as this song is titled in the book index) to the Hobbits as they made their way from Bree to Rivendell.
Beren was mortal, Lúthien an Elf maid. The love of Aragorn and Arwen
echo the love of Beren and Lúthien and the grandsons of Beren and
Lúthien were the heads of the two family lines of which Arwen and
Aragorn are the final heirs The entire poem is considerably
longer than this.
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