She is the elder sister of the singer Enya, who was also briefly a member of Clannad in the early 1980s.
Her music is usually classified as New Age or Celtic. She accepts the Celtic label, but has at times indicated a slight discomfort with being seen as "New Age" as much of her music is strongly Christian, with some of her songs showing additional influences from her Catholic upbringing.
Since 2002, she has promoted herself as Moya Brennan -- a spelling closely resembling the phonetic pronunciation of her name for those not familiar with the Irish variant of the spelling.
According to her official website, her early influences included the likes of Joni Mitchell and the Beach Boys, before she discovered "the extraordinary wealth of Celtic history and melody on her doorstep".
Moya is also a member of Irish vocal supergroup T with the Maggies.
Oró
Máire Brennan Lyrics
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Fan na lui ag mo thaobh
Na scar uaim
Oro mo stoirin
Thug tu dochas mo stoirin
Go mbeidh me slan
A paiste mo chroi
Codladh samh codladh samh codladh samh
A paiste mo chroi
Codladh samh codladh samh codladh samh
A paiste mo chroi
Codladh samh codladh samh codladh samh
A paiste mo chroi
Codladh samh codladh samh codladh samh
A paiste mo chroi
Oro mo leanbh beag
Glac mo chomhairle cinnte
Mo gra go samh
Oro mo leanbh beag
Agus paidir o mo chroi
Ta do tsaol romhat
The song "Oró" by Máire Brennan is a lullaby which means "sleep" in Irish. The song is about a mother singing to her little child. She asks her child to stay close to her and not to leave her side. She reassures the child that everything will be fine and sings to her child to sleep. The chorus "Codladh samh" repeats several times, which translates to "peaceful sleep". The mother wishes peaceful rest for her child's heart, who is the center of her world.
Line by Line Meaning
Oro mo leanbh beag
Oh my little child
Fan na lui ag mo thaobh
Stay beside me gently
Na scar uaim
Do not leave me
Oro mo stoirin
Oh my darling
Thug tu dochas mo stoirin
You gave me hope my darling
Go mbeidh me slan
That I will be safe
Codladh samh codladh samh codladh samh
Peaceful sleep, peaceful sleep, peaceful sleep
A paiste mo chroi
Oh child of my heart
Oro mo leanbh beag
Oh my little child
Glac mo chomhairle cinnte
Take my certain advice
Mo gra go samh
My love to you peacefully
Agus paidir o mo chroi
And a prayer from my heart
Ta do tsaol romhat
Your life is ahead of you
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@breemlew
For years, I searched for this song. I feel like a piece of me I didn't know was missing is back. Wow. Thank You, Lord.
@Asteconn
I came here from Pulp Victim - The World 99. Samples this song's chorus and sounds absolutely top.
@Zephaniah3verse17
I find the combination of gentle voices and repeated rhythms and phrases immensely soothing. "I have stilled and quietened my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me" (Psalm 131:2)
@lightkosmos1669
Nice choir & voices🎵🎷🎵🎷
@melomane2010
I had totally forgotten how beautiful this song is.
@IowaHiker
my favorite song
@lesleyhill4818
I love this. James Kennedy give me our child
@IowaHiker
pulp victim 1999
@scar69x
did any of you know that enya and maire are actual sisters
@loganparker3424
🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕😘