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.
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.
Falling Slowly
Markéta Irglová Lyrics
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I'll sing along, oh, oh, oh
Take it all
I played the cards too late
Now you're gone
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out, oh
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I'll sing along, oh, oh, oh
Take it all
I played the cards too late
Now you're gone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova
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@1dforever952
Lyrics
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, sing your melody
I'll sing along
Take it all
I played the cards too late
Now you're gone
@d8ni3l
"Falling Slowly"
(with Markéta Irglová)
(from "Once" soundtrack)
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
[Chorus:]
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
[Chorus:]
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing it loud
@definitelynosebreather
Everyone who was part of this movie should be proud for the rest of their lives: an irish independent production with a small budget of a few thousand dollars conquered the world, and this song ended up winning an Oscar. That's absolutely incredible. It is still one of my favorite movies, it's raw, it's real.. I couldn't ask for anything more.
@user-wh5ir4fo4r
I don't think anyone could have said this better.
@LostCaper
Tormtally agree. My niece is playing with him tonight in New York
@flashelek86
Yes. And Yes. This song has been, and will most likely will be one of the most memorable piece of music of my life. I still remember the first time I heard it and why it became so special. It will always be special. :)
@Iker122
if A Star Is Born got so much recognition, this should've had more
@kindilanklein5573
Yeah none of the others compare to Once!!
@smileandthankgod4669
Agree. Sing Street too, that was a good movie
@tonygraves7367
Yes yes yes
@riesabass
Shallow and this one give me same amount of cry everytime i hear both of them. even when i wasn't saw A Star Is Born even once, like i saw Once like 20 times... still crying... i'm a pussy :/
@Dave-yv9hw
This movie won an Oscar. 😅