Album version 3:40 English/Latin 2008

Quotes about the song

Enya: There’re certain songs that capture different times of winter. ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ is an advent Christmas carol.

Roma Ryan: It’s a piece particually Enya and myself have always loved. And we thought if we were doing carols, if we were including carols, why not to pick the ones we love the best.

Enya: I was introduced to it at boarding school, when I was singing in the school choir. Very beautiful piece. I wanted to do a rendering of my own to this very, very classic, very, very old carol.
And Winter Came EPK, 2008
transcribed by enya.sk

Lyrics

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
to free your captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the son of god appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! O Israel
to you shall come Emmanuel.

O veni, veni Emmanuel,
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privates Dei Filio.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
nascetur pro te, Israel.

Gaude! Gaude!
Gaude! Gaude!
Gaude! Gaude!
Gaude! Gaude!

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
nascetur pro te, Israel.

Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel
nascetur pro te, Israel.

traditional lyrics