ENYA

ovvero Eithne Nì Bhraonian
cantante irlandese dalla voce celestiale...

TESTI

CURSUM PERFICIO
Cursum perficio
Cursum perficio
Cursum perficio
Cursum perficio
Cursum perficio
Verbum sapienti (eo plus cupiunt)
Verbum sapienti
Quo plus habent (eo plus cupiunt)
Verbum sapienti
Quo plus habent (eo plus cupiunt)
Post nubila, Phoebus
Post nubila, Phoebus
Post nubila, Phoebus
Quo plus habent, eo plus cupiunt
Quo plus habent, eo plus cupiunt
Quo plus habent, eo plus cupiunt
Post nubila, Phoebus
Post nubila, Phoebus
Post nubila, Phoebus
Iternum
Iternum
Iternum
(Inspired by the inscription on the portico of Merilyn
Monroe's last home, my journey ends here)

ON YOUR SHORE
Strange how
my heart heats
to find myself upon your shore.
Strange how
I still feel
My loss of comfort gone before.
Cool waves wash over
and drift away with dreams of youth
so time is stolen
I cannot hold you long enough.
And so
this is where I should be now
Days and nights falling by
Days and nights falling by me.
I know
of a dream I should be holding
days and nights falling by
Days and nights falling by me.
Soft blue horizons
reach far into my childhood days
as you are rising
to bring me my forgotten ways.
Strange how I talker
to find I'm standing in deep water
strange how
my heart heats
to find I'm standing on your shore.

STORMS IN AFRICA
Cà fhad é ò
Cà fhad é ò
Siùl trìdna Stoirmeacha.
Dul trìdna Stoirmeacha.
Cà thad é ò
an tùs don Stoirm.
Cà thad é ò
an tùs go deireadh.
Tòg do Choì.
Siùl trìdna Stoirmeacha.
Tòy do chroìsa.
Dul trìd na Stoirmeacha.
Turas mòr.
Tor trìd na Stoirmeacha.
Turas fada.
Am harc trìd na Stoirmeacha.

EXILE
Cold as the northern winds
in December mornings,
cold is the cry that rings
from this far distant shore.
Winter has come too late.
Two close beside me.
How can I chase away
all these fears deep inside?
I'll wait the signs to come
I'll find a way.
I will wait the time to come.
I'll find a way home.
My light shall be the moon
and my path - the ocean.
My guide the morning star
as I sail home to you.
I'll wait the sings to come.
I'll find a way.
I will wait the time to come.
I'll find a way home.
Who then can warm my soul?
Who can quell my passion?
Out of these dreams - a boat
I will sail home to you.

MISS CLARE REMEMBERS

ORINOCO FLOW
Let me sail, let me sail, let the Orinoco flow,
let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli.
Let me sail, let me sail, let me crash upon your shore,
let me reach, let me beach for beyond the Yellow Sea.
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
From Bissan to Palan - in the shade of Avalon,
from Fiji to Tiree and the Isles of Ebony,
from Peru to Cebu, hear the power of Babylon,
from Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea.
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
From the North to South, Ebudae into Khartoum,
from the deep sea of Clouds to the Island of the moon,
carry me on the waves to the lands I've never been,
carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen.
We can sail, we can sail...
we can steer, we can near with Rob Dickins ad the wheel,
we can sigh, say Goodbye Ross and his dependencies
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
We can beach, we can reach on the shores of Tripoli
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
from Bali to Cali - far beneath the Coral Sea.
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
From Bissan to Palan - in the shade of Avalon,
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
We can reach, we can beach for beyond the Yellow Sea.
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
from Peru to Cebu, hear the power of Babylon,
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
we can sail, we can sail...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...
Sail away, sail away, sail away...

EVENING FALLS...
When the evening falls and the day light is fading,
from within me calls - could it be I am sleeping?
for a moment I stray, then it holds me completely.
close to home - I cannot say
close to home - feeding so far away.
As I walk the room there before me a shadow
From another world, where no other can follow.
Carry me to my own, to where I can cross over...
close to home - I cannot say
close to home - feeding so far away.
Forever searching I never right, I am lost
in oceans of night. Forever
Hoping I can find memories.
those memories I left behind.
Even though I leave will I go on believing
that this time is real - am I lost in this feeling?
Like a child passing through, never knowing the reason.
I am home - I know the way.
I am home - feeling oh, so far away.
 

RIVER

THE LONG SHIPS
Hi-ri-u
Ho-ro-ho
Ho-ri-u
Him-o-or-ho
Hoireann is o ro
Tà muid beo
Him oro ho
Go Deo na ndeor

Shepherd Moons

CARIBBEAN BLUE
... Eurus ...
... Afer Ventus ...
... so the world goes round and round
with all you ever knew -
They say the sky high above
is Caribbean blue ...
... if every man says all he can,
if every man is true,
do I believe the sky above
is Caribbean blue ...
... Boreas ...
... Zephryus ...
... if all you told was turned to gold,
if all you dreamed were new,
imagine sky high above
in Caribbean blue ...
... Eurus ...
Afer Ventus ...
... Boreas
Zephryus ...
... Africus ...

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?
My life goes on in endless song
above earth's lamentations,
I hear the real, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear it's music ringing,
It sounds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
While though the tempest loudly roars,
I hear the truth, it liveth.
And though the darkness 'round me close,
songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm,
while to that rock I'm clinging.
Since love is lord of heaven and earth
how can I keep from singing?
When tyrants tremble in their fear
and hear their death knell ringing,
when friends rejoice both far and near
how can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile
our thoughts to them are winging,
when friends by shame are undefiled
how can I keep from singing?

EBUDÆ
Amharc, mná ag obair lá's mall san oích
Ceolann siad ar laetha geal, a bhí
Bealach fada annon's anall a choích.
 

ANGELES
Angels, answer me,
are you near if rain should fall?
Am I to believe
you will rise to calm the storm?
For so great a treasure words will never do.
Surely, if this is, promises are mine to give you.
mine to give...
Here, all too soon the day!
Wish the moon to fall and alter tomorrow.
I should know
heaven has her way
- each one given memories to own.
Angeles, all could be
should you move both earth and sea
Angeles, I could feel
all those dark clouds disappearing...
Even, as I breathe
comes an angel to their keep.
Surely, if this is
promises are mine to give you.
mine to give...

BOOK OF DAYS
Ó oíche go hoích, mo thuras,
An bealach fada romham.
Ó la go la, mo thuras,
na scealta na mbeídh a choích.

EVACUEE
Each time on my leaving home
I run back to my mother's arms,
one last hold and then it's over.
Watching me, you know I cry,
you wave a kiss to say goodbye,
Feel the sky fall down upon me!
All I am,
a child with promises
All I have
are miles full of promises of home.
If only I could stay with you,
my train moves on, you're gone from view,
Now I must wait until it's over.
Days will pass, your words to me,
it seems so long; eternity,
but I must wait until it's over.

MARBLE HALLS
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
with vassels and serfs at my side,
and of all who assembled within those walls
that I was the hope and the pride.
I had riches all too great to count
and a high ancestral name.
But I also dreamt which pleased me most
that you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same.
I dreamt that suitors sought my hand,
that knights upon bended knee
and with vows no maidens heart could withstand,
they plesged their faith to me.
And I dreamt that one of that noble host
came forth my hand to claim.
But I also dreamt which charmed me most
that you loved me still the same
that you loved me
you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same.

AFER VENTUS
Mare Nubium. Umbriel.
Mare Imbrium. Ariel.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Mare Undarum. Io. Vela.
Mirabile dictu. Mirabilia.
Mirabile visu. Mirabilia.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Sempervirent. Rosetum.
Afer Ventus. Zephryus.
Volturnus. Africus.
Et itur ad astra.
Et itur ad astra.
Etesiarum. Eurus.
Running verse:
Suus cuique mos. Suum quique.
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus.
memento, terrigena.
Memento, vita brevis.
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus.

The Memory of Trees

THE MEMORY OF TREES

ANYWHERE IS
I walk the maze of moments
but everywhere I turn to
begins a new beginning
but never finds a finish
I walk to the horizon
and there I find another
it all seems so surprising
and then I find that I know
You go there you're gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is
The moon upon the ocean
is swept around in motion
but without ever knowing
the reason for its flowing
in motion on the ocean
the moon still keeps on moving
the waves still keep on waving
and I still keep on going
You go there you're gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is
I wonder if the stars sign
the life that is to be mine
and would they let their light shine
enough for me to follow
I look up to the heavens
but night has clouded over
no spark of constellation
no Vela no Orion
The shells upon the warm sands
have taken from their own lands
the echo of their story
but all I hear are low sounds
as pillow words are weaving
and willow waves are leaving
but should I be believing
that I am only dreaming
You go there you're gone forever
I go there I'll lose my way
if we stay here we're not together
Anywhere is
To leave the thread of all time
and let it make a dark line
in hopes that I can still find
the way back to the moment
I took the turn and turned to
begin a new beginning
still looking for the answer
I cannot find the finish
it's either this or that way
it's one way or the other
it should be one direction
it could be on reflection
the turn I have just taken
the turn that I was making
I might be just beginning
I might be near the end.

PAX DEORUM
..domineoveniteosacramentum(discesm)eodeo
domineoveniteosacramentum(discesm)eodeo
domineoveniteosacramentum(discesm)eodeo..
Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum.
Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum.

ATHAIR AR NEAMH
Athair ar Neamh. Dia linn
Athair ar Neamh. Dia liom
m'anam, mo chroì, mo ghlòir,
moladh diut, a Dhia.
Fada an là go sàmh
fada an oìch', gan ghrauaim,
aoibhneas, àthas, grà,
moladh diut, a Dhia
Mòraim thù ò là go là.
Mòraim thù ò oìch' go hoìch'
Athair ar Neamh. Dia linn,
Athair ar Neamh. Dia liom
an ghealach, an ghrian, an ghaoth,
moladh diut,a Dhia.

FROM WHERE I AM

CHINA ROSES
Who can tell me if we have heaven,
who can say the way it should be;
Moonlight holly, the Sappho Comet,
Angel's tears below a tree.
You talk of the break of morning
as you view the new aurora,
Cloud in crimson, the key of heaven,
one love carved in acajou.
One told me of China Roses,
One a Thousand nights and one night,
Earth's last picture, the end of evening;
hue of indigo and blue.
A new moon leads me to
woods of dreams and I follow
A new world waits for me;
my dream, my way.
I know that if I have heaven
there is nothing to desire.
Rain and river, a world of wonder
may be paradise to me.
I see the sun..
I see the stars..

HOPE HAS A PLACE
One look at love
and you may see
it weaves a web
over mystery,
all ravelled threads
can rend apart
for hope has a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Whispering world,
A sigh of sighs,
The ebb and the flow
of the ocean tides,
One breath, one word
may end or may start
a hope has a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love
you may dream,
and if it should leave
then give it wings.
But if such a love
is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Under the heavens
we journey far,
on roads of life
we're the wanderers,
So let love rise,
So let love depart,
Let hope have a place in the lover's heart.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love
and you may dream,
and if it should leave
the give it wings.
But if such a love
is meant to be;
Hope is home, and the heart is free.
Hope is home, and the heart is free.

ONCE YOU HAD GOLD
Once you had gold,
Once you had silver,
Then came the rains
out of the blue.
Ever and always.
Always and ever.
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you
Now you can see
Springs becomes autumn,
leaves become gold
falling from view.
Ever and always.
Always and ever.
No-one can promise a dream come true,
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you.
What is the dark;
shadows around you,
why not take heart
in the new day?
Ever and always.
Always and ever.
No-one promise a dream for you,
Time gave both darkness and dreams to you.

LA SOÑADORA
Yo; el otoño
Yo; el vespero
He sido un eco
Seré una ola
Seré la luna
He sido todo, soy yo
Yo; el verano
Yo; el ebano
Soy la soñadora

ONLY IF...
When there's a shadow you follow the sun...
When there is love then you look for the one...
...And for the promises there is the sky
...And for the heavens those who can fly.
If you really want to you can hear me say
Only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
Only if you want to will you fly away...
When there's a journey you follow as star
When there's and ocean you sail from afar...
...And for the broken heart there is the sky
...And for tomorrow are those who can fly.
If you really want to you can hear me say
Only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
Only if you want to will you fly away...
If you really want to you can hear me say
Only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
Only if you want to will you fly away...
Ah! Je voudrais voler comme un oiseau d'aile.
If you really want to you can hear me say
Only if you want to will you find a way.
If you really want to you can seize the day,
Only if you want to will you fly away...

PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS
Suddenly before my eyes
Hues of indigo arise
With them how my spirit sighs
Paint the sky with stars
Only night will ever know
Why the heavens never show
All the dreams there are to know
Paint the sky with stars
Who has paced the midnight sky?
So a spirit has to fly
As the heavens seem so far
Now who will paint the midnight star?
Night has brought to those who sleep
Only dreams they cannot keep
I have legends in the deep
Paint the sky with stars
Who has paced the midnight sky?
So a spirit has to fly
As the heavens seem so far
Now who will paint the midnight star?
Place a name upon the night
One to set your heart a light
And to make the darkness bright
Paint the sky with stars.

WILD CHILD
Ever close your eyes
Ever stop and listen
Ever feel alive
And you've nothing missing
You don't need a reason
Let the day go on and on
Let the rain fall down
Everywhere around you
Give into it now
Let the day surround you
You don't need a reason
Let the rain go on and on
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
Only take the time
From the helter skelter
Every day you find
Everything's in kilter
You don't need a reason
Let the day go on and on
Every summer sun
Every winter evening
Every spring to come
Every autumn leaving
You don't need a reason
Let it all go on and on
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da
What a way
What a way
To make it through
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child

ONLY TIME
Who can say
Where the road goes
Where the day flows
- Only time
And who can say
If your love grows
As your heart chose
- Only time
Who can say
Why your heart sighs
As your love flies
- Only time
And who can say
Why your heart cries
When your love lies
- Only time
Who can say
When the roads meet
That love might be
In your heart
And who can say
When the day sleeps
If the night keeps
All your heart
Night keeps all your heart
Who can say
If your love grows
As your heart chose
- Only time
And who can say
Where the road goes
Where the day flows
- Only time
Who knows - only time
Who knows - only time

TEMPUS VERNUM
Ergo,
Oceanus, maritimus,
Ergo
Opacare, matutinus,
Ergo
Septentrio, meridies,
Ergo
Occidens et orientis,
Ergo
Oceanus, maritimus,
Opacare, matutinus,
Septentrio, meridies,
Occidens et orientis,
Ergo
Terra, stella,
Hiems et aestas,
Ergo
Autumnus et tempus vernum,
Ergo
Radius solis et umbra,
Ignis, aqua
Caelum, luna,
Terra, stella,
Hierns et aestas,
Autumnus et tempus vernum...
Tempus vernum...

DEORA AR MO CHORÌ
Ba dheas an lá go oíche
Na glórtha binne i mo thaobh
'S aoibhneas i gach áit gan gruaim
Áthas ar mo chroí go deo
He-a-ro
He-a-o-ro
Ma shiúlaim ó na laetha beo
An ghrian 's an ghealach ar mo chúl
Nil uaim ach smaointe ó mo shaoil
Deora ar mo chroí go brón
He-a-ro
He-a-ro
He-a-o-ro

FLORA'S SECRET
Lovers in the long grass
Look above them
Only they can see
Where the clouds are going
Only to discover
Dust and sunlight
Ever make the sky so blue
Afternoon is hazy
River flowing
All around the sounds
Moving closer to them
Telling them the story
Told by flora
Dreams they never knew
Silver willows
Tears from Persia
Those who come
From a far-off island
Winter Chanterelle lies
Under cover
Glory-of-the-sun in blue
Some they know as passion
Some as freedom
Some they know as love
And the way it leaves them
Summer snowflake
For a season
When the sky above is blue
When the sky above is blue
Lying in the long grass
Close beside her
Giving her the name
Of the one the moon loves
This will be the day she
Will remember
When she knew his heart was
Loving in the long grass
Close beside her
Whispering of love
And the way it leaves them
Lying in the long grass
In the sunlight
They believe it's true love
And from all around them
Flora's secret
Telling them of love
And the way it breathes and
Looking up from eyes of
Amaranthine
They can see the sky
Is blue
Knowing that their love
Is true
Dreams they never knew
And the sky above is blue

FALLEN EMBERS
Once, as my heart remember,
All the stars were fallen embers.
Once, when night seemed forever
I was with you.
Once, in the care of morning
In the air was all belonging.
Once, when that day was dawning.
I was with you.
How far we are from morning.
How far are we
And the stars shining through the darkness,
Falling in the air.
Once, as the night was leaving
Into us our dreams were weaving.
Once, all dreams were worth keeping.
I was with you.
Once, when our hearts were singing,
I was with you.

SILVER INCHES

PILGRIM
Pilgrim, how you journey
On the road you chose
To find out where the winds die
And where the stories go.
All days come from one day
That must you must know,
You cannot change what's over
But only where you go.
One way leads to diamonds,
One way leads to gold,
Another leads you only
To everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder
Which of these is true;
The road that leads to nowhere,
The road that leads to you.
Will you find the answer
In all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
In you?
Each heart is a pilgrim,
Each one wants to know
The reason why the winds die
And where the stories go.
Pilgrim, in your journey
You may travel far,
For pilgrim it's a long way
To find out who you are...
Pilgrim, it's a long way
To find out who you are...
Pilgrim, it's a long way
To find out who you are...

ONE BY ONE
Here am I
Yet another goodbye!
He says Adiós, says Adiós,
And do you know why
She won't break down and cry?
She says Adiós, says Adiós, Goodbye.
One by one my leaves fall.
One by one my tales are told.
It's no lie
She is yearning to fly.
She says Adiós, says Adiós,
And now you know why
He's a reason to sign
She says Adiós, says Adiós, Goodbye.
One by one my leaves fall.
One by one my tales are told.
My, oh my!
She was aiming too high.
He says Adiós, says Adiós,
And now you know why
There's no moon in her sky
He says Adiós, says Adiós, Goodbye.
No Goodbyes
For love brightens their eyes.
Don't say Adiós, say Adiós,
And do you know why
There's a love that won't die?
Don't say Adiós, say Adiós, Goodbye.
DOn't say Adiós, say Adiós, Goodbye.
Don't say Adiós, say Adiós, Goodbye.
Don't say Adiós, say Adiós, Goodbye.

THE FIRST OF AUTUMN

LAZY DAYS
Lazy old day
Rolling away
Dreaming the day away
Don't want to go
Now that I'm in the flow
Crazy amazing day
One red balloon
Floats to the moon
Just let it fly away
I only know
That I'm longing to go
Back to my lazy day
And how it sings and how it sighs
And how it never stays
And how it rings and how it cries
And how it sails away... away... away....