Evenstar (soundtrack)

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Evenstar is the eighth track of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Howard Shore. Named after Arwen Evenstar, it's used as Arwen and Aragorn's theme in The Lord of the Rings film series.[1]

The text was written by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, with Sindarin translation by David Salo. Solo vocals are performed by Isabel Bayrakdarian.[1]

Evenstar is also featured as a part of One of the Dunedain, the seventh track of disc two on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings.

Lyrics

U i vethed...
na i onnad.
Si boe u-dhannathach
Ae u-esteliach nad –
Estelio han –
Estelio veleth.

English translation

This is not the end...
It is the beginning.
You cannot falter now
If you trust nothing else
Trust this -
Trust love.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Doug Adams (2006), The Annotated Score (Part II: The Two Towers), pp. 16, 32
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