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'
Fellowship of the Ring
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
The song "May It Be" by Enya [Remix] starts by wishing the listener well with the hope that an evening star shines down on them. The lyrics also indicate that during dark times, their heart will stay true. The line "You walk a lonely road, oh! How far you are from home" suggests that despite the support of loved ones, the listener may still feel alone in their journey. The lyrics then transition to a poetic Tolkien language with lines such as "Mornie utulie" and "Mornie alantie". These lines speak to finding a way through dark times and recognizing that a promise is within them, giving them the strength to rise and find the sun at the end of the night.
In essence, the song is a message of hope, urging the listener to believe in themselves and their journey while acknowledging the struggles they may face along the way. The Tolkien language used also adds a layer of magic and escapism to the lyrics, making it a perfect fit for the soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", the movie it was commissioned for.
Line by Line Meaning
May it be an evening star
May a star shine upon you during the evening
Shines down upon you
It shines directly towards you
May it be when darkness falls
May you remain steadfast and true when it is dark
Your heart will be true
You will be sincere and honest even in difficult times
You walk a lonely road
You are traveling alone
Oh! How far you are from home
You are presently away from the place you consider home; how far away that place is
Mornie utulie
Darkness has come
Believe and you will find your way
You must have faith and trust yourself and you will find your path
Mornie alantie
Darkness has fallen
A promise lives within you now
You have a commitment within you that can help you through the tough times and must rely on that commitment to overcome
May it be the shadow's call
May you avoid being haunted by your past
Will fly away
It will disappear and leave you with clearness of thought
May it be your journey on
May you continue on your quest
To light the day
Even if times are tough and you feel lost, you have the strength to emerge as a better person
When the night is overcome
When challenging times have passed
You may rise to find the sun
You will find success and happiness after a difficult journey
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HOWARD SHORE, NICHOLAS JOHN RYAN, ROMA SHANE RYAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Soei23
Goosebump time again. Hair standing straight on my neck and arms. Play this song and you're ready to fight all evil.
Anywhere.
Anytime .
For the ones who fell.
For those beside you.
For those left behind.
For the mother who cared for you.
For the father taught you.
For life, love and honour.
@bluelife7811
May it be an evening star
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
Mornië utúlië
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië
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
Mornië utúlië
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
@CindyRoy57
A choral arrangement of this song had these translations of the Elvish phrases:
"Mornië utúlië" = Darkness is coming
"Mornië alantië" = Darkness has fallen
An appropriate description for the Earth at present.
Yet the song looks to the future -
"When the night is overcome, you may rise to find the sun."
Believe and we will find the way.
@danwithjesus
May it be an evening star
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
Mornië utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië (darkness has fallen)
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
Mornië utúlië (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
@alinaibraimova5
lyrics
May it be an evening star
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
Believe and you will find your way
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
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
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@rgracegbzn
Enya’s voice is so celestial. She sounds like peace, hope, and love.
@atandasamuel3846
Hmm just exactly how I feel her voice too thanks for this comment
@Meriadoc
Yes 😭
@tikaanibluecloud3530
She sounds like Lady Galadriel
@aloisioshiguerutada2740
She sounds well above mankind. Just like the elves are beyond humans.
@caryjones6990
so true
@Ozymandias-
A message to the future generations. Don't let this Movie/song die.
@brandonhill6817
Please don’t future generations! This series was our childhood. The memories
@jolovesminnis
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