In 1995 Sundance Records released his debut CD "A Matter of Time" which became the best-reviewed release of the year. It was also nominated "Best CD of the Year" at The Golden Stag in Brasov, Romania, an international week-long TV-broadcasted festival involving participants from 70 countries among them Sheryl Crow and Diana Ross.
In 2001 & 2002 he was invited to Beijing, China with double-bass icon Hugo Rasmussen (Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Sweets Edison),and swedish lap-steel guitarist Gustaf Ljunggreen, playing concerts and recording with chinese artists. Among them pop-icon Ai Jing (www.aijing.com - more than 100 million albums sold) and Zheng-harp player Chang Jing.
2001 came "KEEP THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES". A duo-CD with Hugo Rasmussen backed by Denmark Radio Concert Orchestra. It also received tremendous reviews and was nominated for 2 danish Grammys. The CD brought them to Stockholm Jazzfestival, Västervik Festivalen, Mosebakke (Stockholm) and Skanderborg Festivalen.
2004 "HJERTEKAMRE"("Heartchambers") a duo CD with Laura Illeborg.
2006 “IT'S ALMOST LOVE" with Greg Leisz, Danny Frankel, Chang Jing, Esben Just, Gustaf Ljunggren, Bjarke Falgren, Jesper Nordenström among others
Film and TV
He has been writing music for numerous films and TV-productions and as a singer he is featured in films like the award-winning "At klappe med én hånd" ("Clapping with one hand") by Gert Fredholm/Zentropa (Denmark) "Krøniken" Denmark Radio TV and "Mr. Who" by Michael Brammer/Zentropa (Denmark).
Music from his records is featured in movies and TV-series like "The scarlett letter" by Byun Hyuk (Korea) "Oh Happy Day" by Hella Joof "Dybt vand" by Ole Bornedal (Denmark, Sweden, Norway Finland)"Taxa", (DR1) "Veninder" by Regnar Grasten "Forbrydelsen" (DR1) and "Kløvedal i Indonesien"
Producer
He has produced artists like: John & Aage ("Danish Design"),Povl Dissing, Alberte, Kaya Brüel with rhythm-group and full symphony orchestra, ("Danmark Dejligst" 2001) Laura Illeborg ("Hjertekamre 2004") Pillow ("A pillows tale" 2006), Channe Nussbaum ("Hvis det ikke er kærlighed" 2006) - nominated for one Danish Music Award, Rasmus Lyberth ("Assanaqigavit/Kærligst" 2006) - - won two Danish Music Awards and Stine Michel (under production)
Sideman
As a guitarist he has worked with The Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer, Sergio Mendes, Etta Cameron, Sebastian, Sanne Salomonsen, Sebastian, Etta Cameron, Povl Dissing and many many others.
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Shadows
Lysdal Lyrics
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Who fell in love with her shadow?
She was just a child
When it happened one night
Witnessing of unbearable scene
The shadow said I'll protect you from the truth
As long as you protect me from the sun
We'll meet here in the dark
I'll embrace every inch of your unhappy soul
She had all her dreams in sight
But she refused to step out in the light
She was loved by everyone
But was in love with a shadow
The shadow always reminded her that
She was over head and ears in debt to him
And everytime she tried to run away
He held the truth up to her weary eyes
Shadow land an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find a way out when you're there
Hard to be clear
Hard to be clear
But in the deep river of her heart
She knew that she could change her state of mind
If only she dare to see again
The reasons why she fell in love that night
And then one day she knew exactly what to do
She stood up tall and opened up her eyes
And then she said "I do not need you any more
And I'm not even sure I ever did"
She had all her dreams in sight
And suddenly she stepped out in the light
Now she's loved by everyone
Even by her shadow
Shadow land an imaginary place
But everything there just looked so real
Hard to find a way out when you're there
Hard to be clear
Hard to be clear
The song "Shadows" by Lysdal is about a young girl who falls in love with her shadow, after witnessing a traumatic event. The shadow promises to protect her from the truth as long as she protects him from the sun. The girl becomes obsessed with her shadow, even though she is loved by everyone else. The shadow reminds her that she owes him everything, and holds the truth up to her whenever she tries to run away.
The lyrics describe "Shadow land" - an imaginary place where everything looks real. It is difficult for the girl to find a way out, to be clear. However, she eventually realizes that she can change her state of mind and decides to step out into the light. She tells the shadow that she doesn't need him anymore, and suddenly all her dreams are in sight. She is loved by everyone, including her shadow.
This song is a powerful representation of the struggle to overcome the darkness within ourselves. It is about confronting our fears and taking control of our destinies. The girl's journey is a reminder that it's never too late to break free from our shadows and embrace the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you heard the story about the girl
Introducing the story of a girl who fell in love with her shadow
Who fell in love with her shadow?
Asking the listener if they are familiar with the story
She was just a child
Indicates the age of the girl when the incident occurred
When it happened one night
The moment when the girl fell in love with her shadow happened at night
Witnessing of unbearable scene
The girl saw something that was hard for her to watch
The shadow said I'll protect you from the truth
The shadow promised the girl protection from reality
As long as you protect me from the sun
In exchange for protection, the shadow asked the girl to keep him safe from sunlight
And if you stay
The shadow will stay with the girl if she remains committed to protecting him
We'll meet here in the dark
The shadow and the girl arranged to meet in the darkness
I'll embrace every inch of your unhappy soul
The shadow promised to comfort and love the girl completely
But she refused to step out in the light
The girl was afraid to face reality
She was loved by everyone
The girl was generally loved by people around her
But was in love with a shadow
The girl's love for the shadow was greater than her love for the people around her
The shadow always reminded her that
The shadow would remind the girl of her obligation to protect him
She was over head and ears in debt to him
The girl felt indebted to the shadow
And everytime she tried to run away
The girl would try to move on from the shadow
He held the truth up to her weary eyes
The shadow would remind her of reality
Shadow land an imaginary place
The shadow land is a fictional location
But everything in there just looks so real
The girl felt like everything in shadowland was real
Hard to find a way out when you're there
It was difficult for the girl to escape shadowland
Hard to be clear
The girlwas confused and felt unclear
But in the deep river of her heart
But deep down inside, the girl knew the answer
She knew that she could change her state of mind
The girl realized that she could alter her way of thinking
If only she dare to see again
She needed the courage to see reality once more
The reasons why she fell in love that night
The girl needed to re-discover why she fell in love with the shadow in the first place
And then one day she knew exactly what to do
The girl finally found the answer
She stood up tall and opened up her eyes
The girl gained the strength to face the reality
And then she said 'I do not need you any more
The girl finally had the courage to let go of the shadow
And I'm not even sure I ever did'
She realized that maybe she never actually needed the shadow
Now she's loved by everyone
After freeing herself from the shadow, the girl gained love and respect from everyone around her
Even by her shadow
Even the shadow came around and loved her
Hard to be clear
The confusion and uncertainty in shadowland were finally gone
Contributed by Christian E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@123li2
Have you heard the story ‘bout the girl
Who fell in love with her shadow
She was just a child when it happened one night
Witnessing an unbearable scene
The shadow said “I’ll protect you from the truth
as long as you protect me from the sun
And if you’ll stay with me here in the light
I’ll embrace every inch of your unhappy soul”
She had all her dreams in sight
But she refused to step out in the light
She was loved by everyone, but was in love with her shadow
The shadow always reminded her that
She was over head and ears in debt to him
And everytime she tried to run away
He held the truth up to her weary eyes
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
But in the deep river of her heart
She knew that she could change her state of mind
If only she dared to see again
The reasons why she fell in love that night
And then one day she knew exactly what to do
She stod up tall and opened up her eyes
And then she said “I don’t need you anymore
and I’m not even sure I ever did”
She had all her dreams in sight
And suddenly she stepped out in the light
She was loved by everyone, even by her shadow
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
@rydertran5981
Have you heard the story ‘bout the girl
Who fell in love with her shadow
She was just a child when it happened one night
Witnessing an unbearable scene
The shadow said “I’ll protect you from the truth
as long as you protect me from the sun
And if you’ll stay with me here in the light
I’ll embrace every inch of your unhappy soul”
She had all her dreams in sight
But she refused to step out in the light
She was loved by everyone, but was in love with her shadow
The shadow always reminded her that
She was over head and ears in debt to him
And everytime she tried to run away
He held the truth up to her weary eyes
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
But in the deep river of her heart
She knew that she could change her state of mind
If only she dared to see again
The reasons why she fell in love that night
And then one day she knew exactly what to do
She stod up tall and opened up her eyes
And then she said “I don’t need you anymore
and I’m not even sure I ever did”
She had all her dreams in sight
And suddenly she stepped out in the light
She was loved by everyone, even by her shadow
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
@123li2
Have you heard the story ‘bout the girl
Who fell in love with her shadow
She was just a child when it happened one night
Witnessing an unbearable scene
The shadow said “I’ll protect you from the truth
as long as you protect me from the sun
And if you’ll stay with me here in the light
I’ll embrace every inch of your unhappy soul”
She had all her dreams in sight
But she refused to step out in the light
She was loved by everyone, but was in love with her shadow
The shadow always reminded her that
She was over head and ears in debt to him
And everytime she tried to run away
He held the truth up to her weary eyes
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
But in the deep river of her heart
She knew that she could change her state of mind
If only she dared to see again
The reasons why she fell in love that night
And then one day she knew exactly what to do
She stod up tall and opened up her eyes
And then she said “I don’t need you anymore
and I’m not even sure I ever did”
She had all her dreams in sight
And suddenly she stepped out in the light
She was loved by everyone, even by her shadow
Shadowland an imaginary place
But everything in there just looks so real
Hard to find find a way out when you’re there
Hard to be clear hard to be clear
@isbeliafigueroa9749
Al fin conseguí por acá la letra. Gracias! Hermosa e inolvidable canción !
@isbeliafigueroa9749
Es una canción realmente hermosa,en letra y música. Todo un poema cargado de sentimiento.Simplemente hermosa!
@isbeliafigueroa9749
Por favor, pueden publicar la letra de esta hermosa canción?
@user-hl6bc7ns3e
진짜 명곡입니다! this is really the masterpiece!
@lysdaljens
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoy it.
@user-hl6bc7ns3e
@Jens Lysdal wowowwwwwooooow is it real?? Mr.Lysdal replyed to me! I always enjoy your great songs.
@lysdaljens
@쮜바기 My pleasure
@yolicui1263
Alguien más por sonata de invierno??
@ysaely
Hace más de 6 años que la busco y justo hoy la encuentro!