Album version 3:34 Loxian 2015

About the song

Roma suggested writing a language in order to make the warm vowel sounds I wanted. She started putting stories behind it so I knew what I was singing about, and Roma felt the Celts became the Loxian people. On the new album The Forge of Angels is the name of their spaceship and Loxian Gates are what surrounds the planet. This is in the future, of course, so we don’t actually know what planet they end up on.Enya for Buzzfeed, 2015

Notes on ’The Loxian Gates‘

“The Loxian Gates” reminisces on the beauty of the seasons of the earth they left behind, and tells of their owu seasons. it reminds the Loxians that life should be appreciated as it is lived, for the journey is as important as the final destination.Roma Ryan, Warner Music promotional booklet
scan by enya-sailaway.blogspot.it, transcription by enya.sk

Lyrics


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Phonetic transcription of the Loxian script

`ora beyhe o llay ay o ay a bey ah llay
`ora beyhe o llay ay o ay a bey ah aday

phormmayonay
menemmay bayrr o no
orpirrrommay
eepha lyi kul ay o no

oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee
oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee

orluuammay
oanrro a kaleean
orberummay
essa phayr mayvollan

oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee
oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee

orjummay
rro llay kollan ju
orrommayanay
kammay a menemmay

oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee
oooo vaya vee oooo daya dee

horoommay
no bey a errusay
eella erkaka
`huruhuru netheejan

horkanmmaynay
seva beru sevaran
nay a korheeay
`huruhuru netheejan

English translation of the Loxian

Through the gates of night
there is wisdom is waiting to be found…

That first place of night
was an island in the colour of stars.
Spring;
green grew and the flowers blossomed.

…a lost time, for in the distance…

Summer;
the sun and the sand,
Autumn;
the shape of yellow leaves falling.

…a lost time, far in the distance…

Winter;
the sky sang snow.
Written into the night;
a world of stars.

…a lost time, for in the distance…

Now, is the season of water;
the island, the cities, the darkness.
Through time this became our world,
but our quest is not yet over.

Now, is the season of the moon;
soft breezes whispering,
night and day.
But our quest is not yet over.

lyrics by Roma Ryan
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd
phonetic transcription by Versatis