Enya was born into a musical family. Her father, Leo Brennan, was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band, a popular Irish show band; her mother was an amateur musician. Most important to Enya's career were her siblings, who formed Clannad in 1976 with several of their uncles. Enya joined the band as a keyboardist in 1979, and contributed to several of the group's popular television soundtracks. In 1982, she left Clannad, claiming that she was uninterested in following the pop direction the group had begun to pursue. Within a few years she was commissioned, along with producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan, to provide the score for a BBC-TV series called The Celts. The soundtrack was released in 1986 as her eponymous solo album.
Enya didn't receive much notice, but Enya and the Ryans' second effort, Watermark, became a surprise hit upon its release in 1988. "Orinoco Flow," the first single, became a number one hit in Britain, helping the album eventually sell eight million copies worldwide. Enya spent the years following the success of Watermark rather quietly; her most notable appearance was a cameo on Sinéad O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. She finally released Shepherd Moons, her follow-up to Watermark, in 1991. Shepherd Moons was even more successful than its predecessor, eventually selling over ten million copies worldwide; it entered the U.S. charts at number 17 and remained in the Top 200 for almost four years.
Again, Enya was slow to follow up on the success of Shepherd Moons, spending nearly four years working on her fourth album. The record, entitled Memory of Trees, was released in December of 1995. Memory of Trees entered the U.S. charts at number nine and sold over two million copies within its first year of release. In 1997 came the release of a greatest-hits collection, Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs. Enya's first album of new material in five years, A Day Without Rain, was released in late 2000. In 2001, she contributed material to the first film in Peter Jackson's award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, scoring a hit with the single "May It Be." Amarantine, her first full-length recording since Day Without Rain, followed in November of 2005, and has so far sold nearly five million copies.
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks, her song "Only Time" (from A Day Without Rain) was used as a backdrop in many radio and TV reports about the attacks. She initially frowned upon this use, especially when many bootlegged versions of Only Time mixed with sound effects from the attack began to appear.
Enya eventually agreed to release a special edition of the song with funds going to the families of victims. Many Enya fans, however, are resentful that her music has been linked with the attacks; an example of this occurred on a 2002 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live when images of battle in Afghanistan were shown on screen as she performed "May It Be", a song with little war connection. This sparked some complaints within Enya's fan community.
Enya is admittedly a slow worker when it comes to composing music. As a result, fans have had to wait as long as five years between albums. In September 2004, a new song, set to words from a Japanese poem Roma Ryan had written and called "Sumiregusa" ("Wild Violet") was unveiled in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic. In announcing the new recording, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album was scheduled for release (in Japan at least) in mid-November. Enya issued a press release on her official Web site on 19 September stating that this was a mistake and no new album was immediately forthcoming.
Enya was awarded the World's Best-Selling Irish Act award at the World Music Awards in London on 19 November 2006. On February 11, 2007 Amarantine won Enya her fourth Grammy when it was awarded the Best New Age Album award.
Recent Releases
In November of 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007.
In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On October 10, 2006, Sounds of the Season was released containing six songs: the previously released "Oíche Chiúin" (a.k.a. "Silent Night") and "Amid the Falling Snow", new recordings of the standards "Adeste Fideles" (a.k.a. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful") and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as two original songs, "Christmas Secrets" and "The Magic of the Night". This CD was released only in the United States in an exclusive partnership with the NBC television network and the Target department store chain.
In later November two new editions of Amarantine were released. In North America, it was reissued as Amarantine - Special Christmas Edition with a second disc containing the four new Christmas songs previously issued on Sounds of the Season (the original album already had "Amid the Falling Snow" while "Oíche Chiúin" is a recording dating back to 1988 which had already been featured on numerous collections). The UK received a deluxe version of this release (Amarantine - The UK Special Edition) which also included three postcards and a copy of Roma Ryan's book Water Shows the Hidden Heart which is referenced on the original album. Canadian fans could choose from the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine, or an EP entitled Christmas Secrets which only contained the four new songs.
Coinciding with these releases was the relaunch of Enya's official website on Nov. 2, 2006. On November 16, 2006 Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she is working on a new album. A month later, in a Japanese interview Enya said that the album will be a complete Christmas album and it will be released in the winter of 2007. There is no schedule for the release date itself.
Enya's album, "And Winter Came", was released in November 2008. It contains twelve tracks - ten brand new songs plus a newly recorded choral rendering of Oiche Chiuin (Silent Night) and a stunning version of the traditional Christmas hymn 'O come, o come Emmanuel'
Only Time
Enya Lyrics
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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
Enya's song "Only Time" is a beautiful reflection on the mysteries of life and love, and how only time can reveal what we cannot see in the present moment. The song begins with the haunting lyrics "Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? Only time" which suggest that time is the ultimate truth-teller and that we must trust that things will unfold as they are meant to. The next lines "And who can say if your love grows as your heart chose? Only time" are a poignant reminder that even when we choose to love, we cannot control the outcome or guarantee that it will grow or flourish as we hope.
Enya then shifts the focus to the uncertainty and heartache that can accompany love with the verses "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." These lines capture the emotional ups and downs of loving someone, and how we must weather these changes and trust that time will provide clarity and understanding.
The song closes with a final set of questions and a call to surrender to the unknown: "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? 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." By repeating the phrase "only time" throughout the song, Enya reminds us of the power and importance of patience and trust in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Who can say where the road goes?
Who can predict the direction in which life leads us?
Where the day flows? Only time
We don't have control over how our lives unfold, time determines our journey.
And who can say if your love grows
As your heart chose? Only time
We can't predict the longevity or strength of love, it's a matter of heart and only time can tell.
Who can say why your heart sighs
As your love flies? Only time
The reasons why our heart aches are complicated and only time can help us make sense of it.
And who can say why your heart cries
When your love lies? Only time
We may never fully understand why we feel heartbreak, but it takes time to heal and move forward.
Who can say when the roads meet?
That love might be in your heart?
We never know when we'll find love or where it will lead us, but it's worth the journey.
And who can say when the day sleeps
If the night keeps all your heart?
Night keeps all your heart
We may ruminate on our thoughts and feelings at night, but sometimes it takes time to process them.
Who knows? Only time
We may not have all the answers, but time can bring clarity and understanding.
Who knows? Only time
We may be left with unanswered questions, but time can bring acceptance and peace.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Eith Ni-Bhraonain, Nicky Ryan, Roma Shane Ryan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sanguine Sophrosyne
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
Erde
@Interloper8
Then you have Not Hearing Koan from blue Tunes.
Koan - Selena's Song blue Mix
Koan - When the silent ist speaking Album
Two angels who brought the sacred sounds from angelic to the physical world
Sethrael the Bard
15 years later and it is still one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Logan Malinowski
right after my heart will go on !!!!
Nicholas Thomas
listen to it backwards..
Khahory
hahahahahah
Ender Kirby
Johnjames Bloom exactly!
Treetop Gardens
Agreed.
콜드플레이
내 마음의 안식처.
이 또한 지나가리 하고 생각하며
힘든 시기를 이겨내는
원동력이 되어준 곡.
15살 딸 아이도 좋아하는 곡입니다.
항상 건강하세요~
Елена Орлова
Ее песни - это ласкающая душу нежность. Слушая Энию, примиряешься с действительностью, уходят тревоги,, и ты понимаешь: жизнь прекрасна.
Catarino Macias
Hermosa melodía me hace pensar en mi mente cosas hermosas de la vida y la muerte en un encuentro con Dios ❤️🍀 en otra vida 🍀 fabulosa 🎶🎵🎼una paz interior 🍀🌿❤️👌
Marcel Blum
Que talento sin perreo vulgar sin llenarse de tatuajes sin silicona sin autotune solo Calidad y belleza eterna aprendan las cantantes de ahora de ella un abrazo desde Santiago Chile Marcelo Blum