Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová (born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic, on 28 February … Read Full Bio ↴Markéta Irglová (born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic, on 28 February 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic musician, songwriter and actress. She starred in the film "Once", which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly", with co-writer and co-star Glen Hansard. Since 2006, she has recorded with Hansard as The Swell Season.

Irglová began playing the piano at the age of seven and the guitar at nine, when she started learning songs by ear. She has relocated several times for professional and personal reasons, from Prague, to Dublin, to New York and, since 2011, she permanently moved to Reykjavík, Iceland.

She met Glen Hansard of the Irish rock band The Frames when he was visiting Prague, and started a personal relationship and a musical collaboration. They released an album, The Swell Season on Overcoat Recordings in (2006). In 2007, both starred in the Irish film Once. This won the World Cinema Audience Award for a dramatic film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and an Oscar for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture, "Falling Slowly", composed by them. They performed live at the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles. The couple split on friendly terms.

After leaving New York for Reykjavík, she wrote and released the albums: Anar (2011) and Muna (2014) under the international label ANTI-.

In 2022, after an eight-year long hiatus, she released LILA.
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Markéta Irglová Lyrics


02 If You Want Me Are you really here Or am I dreaming I can't tell dreams…
Crossroads It remains to be seen To which side I'm gonna lean Which…
DIvine Timing Time, how does it go? Sometimes fast, other times slow But…
Dokhtar Goochani The sun's first light is shining from behind the top…
Drown out Drown out, the voice that breaks the silence And talks the…
Falling slowly I don't know you But I want you All the more for…
Fantasy Man There's diamonds growing in the mountains Beneath the press…
For Old Times Sake Hold me tight But just for tonight But not as tight as…
Fortune Teller Close your eyes and think of the future. Picture yourself, n…
Gabriel Behold a bed of golden sand, Upon it lies a sea…
Go Back To know the pain of too much tenderness I would give…
If You Want Me Are you really here Or am I dreaming I can't tell dreams…
Let Me Fall in Love Before I go to sleep tonight Won't you tell a story? One…



Mary Oh Father, what do you see? cre you well pleased in…
Mejsó Až poslední barvy zmizí, zpátky do tmy dlouhý vlny moří, hal…
Now You Know I know what it was you did to me. And I…
Once Part of me had died Won't return And part of me wants…
Only In Your Head Right now it's only in your head But that might…
Phoenix You told me all creation starts, Within the darkness of a…
Point of Creation Take me to the point of my creation, Take me where…
Quintessence High upon this hill Lives a king and daughter Can you hear…
Remember Who You Are Tell me why you hide fro me, Or am I blinded…
Seasons Change Open your door, come on outside, It's raining, but still, th…
The Hill Walking up the hill tonight And you have closed your eyes, I…
The Leading Bird Clouds descend on grass grown wild, Tall and grand, lush in…
This Right Here Anything that I could say right now, Would only be a…
Time Immemorial Wounded soldier, rest a while In this hosue you're safe from…
We Are Good Early morning, rising with the sun Resting where the sky mee…
When your mind's made up So, if you want something And you call, call Then I'll come…
Wings of Desire I've often thought about the nature of our meeting A handsha…
Without a Map God, I've been sent here blind to learn to see, Remembering…
You ain Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won't close Railings…
Your Company I've got it all figured out, baby. You're coming home with…


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