Orinoco Flow
Although it was the last track written for the album "Watermark" it was the first track to be released, and with great success. There was a sense of discovery in the creating of this album, a sense of beginning, a sense of something new and exciting. "Orinoco Flow" reflects the feeling of that time for us - adventure!
Ebudae
Ebudae, latin for the Hebrides, is referred to in Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso" as the Dreadful Isle or the Isle of Tears. It is also home to the "waulking songs" the rhythm of which is the inspiration for this piece. "Waulking songs" come from the tradition of women weaving and chanting to the unrelenting rhythm of the looms.
River
This track was titled even as it was written. The title expresses all that Enya wanted to say about this piece.
The Longships
The Longships, the famed war ships of the Vikings. The Irish Annals tell us that the first Viking raid in Ireland was at a place called Rechru (Rathlin Island) in 795. By 841 Dublin (Duibh-Linn or black pool) was one of the first Viking settlements or Longphorts in Ireland.
Na Laetha Geal M'óige
A reminiscence on the days of youth, which always seem better in retrospect.
Book of Days
"Book of Days" was adapted from its original instrumental form as it first appeared on the album "Shepherd Moons", for the Ron Howard film "Far and Away" which starred Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The lyrics were written around the theme of the film.
Shepherd Moons
Two tiny new moons had been discovered. Shepherd moons orbiting the outer ring of Saturn. Numbered, not named. Working ceaselessly, it seemed, to keep the particles of the ring together, much as a shepherd would guide his flock. Protectors both, 1980S26 and 1980S27 - either side of the F ring. Voyager had performed like a dream and sent pictures to Earth. An unspoken glory to the rings of Saturn. The world had not known but all the time they were there, working tirelessly. Everyone had appreciated the spectacular beauty of Saturn, but where would the planet be without those precious, mis-shaped, miniature moons?
Caribbean Blue
Like "Afer Ventus", the wind from Africa or Eurus, the east wind or the gentle Zephyrus, the imagination is free and can choose to create its own journey. As with all dreams, we reach for the ideal and "Caribbean Blue" represents such a dream. The lyrics can be summed up in three words: Believe in yourself.
Evacuee
War carries with it inevitable sadness. This is the song of the grief of a child evacuee, of the seperation of the child from mother and father. Unfortunately it is not a song that belongs only to the past.
Evening Falls...
A song of a spirit travelling, of the dreaming of the same dream, of...
Lothlórien
Lothlórien is one of the beautiful, Elvish kingdoms in Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". This piece was written for the album "Shepherd Moons", which was released in 1991, some tens years before Enya was asked to compose for Peter Jackson's epic film.
Marble Halls
An operatic piece originally scored by the Irish composer, Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870) with lyrics by Alfred Bunn. "Marble Halls", or "The Dream" as it is also known, is from the 1843 opera "The Bohemian Girl", which enjoyed great success during Balfe's lifetime. Balfe was once complemented by Strauss as being the "Master of Melody". "The Bohemian Girl", and in particular this song, is a favourite of Enya.
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