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'
Enya May it be
Enya Lyrics
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Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utulie
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
"May It Be" is a hymn-like, ethereal song that appears in the credits sequence of Peter Jackson's 2001 film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". The lyrics of the song speak to feelings of loneliness, as the singer wishes upon the listener the hope of a star to guide them and for their heart to remain true even in darkness. The singer acknowledges that the listener walks a lonely road, far from home, before she declares, "Believe and you will find your way / A promise lives within you now." The song suggests that despite the trials and hardships one may face, the promise of hope still exists within oneself, waiting to be realized.
The song goes on to describe this journey towards the light and the overcoming of the darkness. The lyrics speak of the shadows that may try to lure the listener away, but they will fly away as the listener journeys through the darkness towards the light of the day. It's ultimately a song of hope and perseverance, urging the listener to hold on and have faith in their own inner strength.
Line by Line Meaning
May it be an evening star
May a bright shining star herald your evening and bring hope
Shines down upon you
May it glow upon you with warmth and light
May it be when darkness falls
May you find solace during moments of despair
Your heart will be true
You will remain steadfast in your beliefs
You walk a lonely road
You move forward alone, with great courage and self-reliance
Oh! How far you are from home
Your journey has taken you far from the place you call home
Mornie utulie
Darkness has come
Believe and you will find your way
Have faith and you can surmount the obstacles before you
Mornie alantie
Darkness has fallen
A promise lives within you now
Hope remains even in the darkest of times
May it be the shadow's call
May your fears and anxieties be dispelled
Will fly away
Disappear and be replaced by peace
May it be your journey on
May your journey forward bring you joy and fulfillment
To light the day
Illuminate the world with your strength and perseverance
When the night is overcome
When your struggles have been won
You may rise to find the sun
You will emerge victorious and bask in the light of a new day
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HOWARD SHORE, EITHNE NI BHRAONAIN, NICHOLAS JOHN RYAN, ROMA SHANE RYAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Lovce
Music for the song was probably created in "A Major" Scale. Different music scales sound like
C Major is like everything is normal
D Major is all about progress and development
E Major introduces new material
F Major People celebrate by using materials
G Major creates happy song which is the highest level of suffering. At this stage, Material harms humanity
A Major recalls mistakes done by people. We start searching for hope or the God.
B Major concludes the cycle. We make good peaceful treaties and social contracts.
C Major....
@lisak1476
Dear Baby Leroy,
A promise lives within you now.
May it be. ❤️🙏
You make my heart smile like the sun rising over the ocean covering a world 🌍 of peace and harmony.
I Love You 💕 Always Your Meemaw ☺️
@riverhope5469
This is very spiritual!!
Believe and you will find your way... To Jesus Christ...
A promise lives within you now...
Eternal life for your beautiful soul..
For those who believe and follow him....
This life is a drop in the ocean, your soul is eternal.... Give your heart to Jesus... And the truth will set you free.... I promise you.... 2019 is when I came to Jesus through "Blessed virgin Mary" hallelujah!
Truly believe... And miracles will happen for you... Holy rosary... Saved me.... Believe and it will be so...
God bless! You all... And I Hope you all find your way home... Christ is the answer....
Ave Maria!
@lisahyyppa3360
David’s Song of Thanksgiving
(NKJV) 1 Chronicles 16:7
On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:
8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
20 When they went from one nation to another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
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Me
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Me
@jb57551
I'm here, using this as motivations to achieve my goal
@simonasararu2769
Yes, 😊me
@musiccollection7993
hi stranger, if you’re reading this. i just wanna tell you that you matter and you’re important ❤ i know you are tired,, but please never give up. okay? i believe you can do it :) and i’m proud of you!! even though i dont know you. always think positive and ignore the negativity that surrounds you. focus on positive side and the things that makes you happy. you are doing great hun. 😙 let’s keep going. we can get through this together. you are worth it. sending virtual hugs to everyone 🥰🤗have a good sleep tonight. tell your loved ones that you love them. sweet dreams my dear~ always smile 😊
@glalacom3956
Your sense of this song made you very funny I love you and I love you your words
@BookSavy_ReviewsAndWrites
Aww thank you so much for that inspiring and bright insight! The world needs more of this type of thing. ;D
@matthewfitzpatrick4290
Thank you