A Shadow Lies Between Us is the name of the song sung by Liv Tyler during the Houses of Healing scene in the extended edition of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
History
Originally it was intended for the The Two Towers scene where Arwen has a vision of her and Aragorn's child; the scene was placed in the third movie and Renee Fleming was given a song instead, as the filmmakers thought audiences might find it odd to hear Liv Tyler's voice while seeing Arwen silent on-screen.
Lyrics
- With a sigh
- You turn away
- With a deepening heart
- No more words to say
- You will find
- That the world has changed
- Forever
- And the trees are now
- Turning from green to gold
- And the sun is now fading
- I wish I could hold you
- Closer
- Time and tide will sweep all away
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | A skaduwee lê tussen ons |
| Albanian | Një hije qëndron mes nesh |
| Arabic | ظل يكمن بيننا |
| Armenian | ստվերը ընկած մեր միջեւ ? |
| Bengali | একটি ছায়া আমাদের মধ্যে মিথ্যা |
| Bulgarian | Някаква сянка се намира между нас |
| Catalan | Una ombra es troba entre nosaltres |
| Cebuano | Ang usa ka landong sa mga bakak sa taliwala kanato |
| Czech | Stín leží mezi námi |
| Danish | En skygge ligger mellem os |
| Dutch | Een schaduw ligt tussen ons |
| Esperanto | Ombro kuŝas inter ni |
| Filipino | Isang anino namamalagi sa pagitan natin |
| Finnish | Varjo välissä meille ? |
| French | Une ombre se situe entre nous |
| Galician | Unha sombra paira entre nós |
| Georgian | ჩრდილოვანი დევს ჩვენს შორის |
| German | Ein Schatten liegt zwischen uns |
| Greek | Μια σκιά βρίσκεται ανάμεσα σε εμάς |
| Gujarati | એક પડછાયો અમને વચ્ચે આવેલું છે |
| Hindi | एक छाया हम दोनों के बीच निहित है |
| Hmong | Ib tug duab ntxoov ntxoo lus dag nruab nrab ntawm peb |
| Hungarian | Egy árnyék között fekszik nekünk |
| Icelandic | Skuggi liggur á milli okkur |
| Indonesian | Sebuah bayangan terletak di antara kita |
| Italian | Un'ombra si trova tra noi |
| Japanese | 影は私たちの間にあります |
| Kannada | ಒಂದು ನೆರಳು ನಮಗೆ ನಡುವೆ ಇದ್ದು |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | ស្រមោលមួយដែលស្ថិតនៅរវាងយើង |
| Korean | 그림자는 우리 사이에있다 |
| Kurdish | سێبەرێك درۆ دەكات لەنێوان ئێمە ? |
| Latin | A umbra jacet inter nos |
| Latvian | Ēna slēpjas starp mums |
| Lao | ເງົາທີ່ຈະເຣັດໄດ້ລະຫວ່າງພວກເຮົາ ? |
| Lithuanian | Šešėlinė slypi tarp mūsų |
| Macedonian | Една сенка лежи помеѓу нас |
| Malagasy | Ny aloka lainga eo amintsika ? |
| Malay | Bayangan A terletak di antara kami |
| Maltese | A dell tinsab bejnietna |
| Mongolian | А сүүдэр бидний хооронд оршино |
| Nepali | एक छाया हामीलाई बीच निहित |
| Norwegian | En skygge ligger mellom oss |
| Persian | سایه نهفته است بین ما |
| Polish | Cień leży między nami |
| Punjabi | ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੈਡੋ ਸਾਡੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ |
| Romanian | O Umbră se află între noi |
| Russian | Тень лежит между нами |
| Serbian | Сенка лежи између нас (Cyrillic) Sjena leži između nas (Latinised) |
| Siamese (Thai) | เงาอยู่ระหว่างเรา ? |
| Slovak | Tieň leží medzi nami |
| Slovenian | Senca leži med nami |
| Somali | Hooskii A been noo dhexeeya |
| Spanish | Una sombra se encuentra entre nosotros |
| Swahili | Kivuli lipo baina yetu ? |
| Swedish | En skugga ligger mellan oss |
| Tamil | ஒரு நிழல் எங்களுக்கு இடையே அமைந்துள்ளது |
| Turkish | Bir gölge aramızda yatıyor |
| Ukrainian | Тінь лежить між нами |
| Urdu | سایہ ہمارے درمیان جھوٹ ? |
| Vietnamese | Một bóng nằm giữa chúng tôi |
| Welsh | Mae cysgod yn gorwedd rhwng ni |
| Yiddish | אַ שאָטן ליגט צווישן אונדז |