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Enya - An tÚll Video

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Enya & Lorena Mckennit - Highlander Video

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Enya- Willows on the Water Video

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Enya Ft.Prodigy - smacks my brit up Video

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Book of Days - Enya (lyrics ) Video

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Enya - lazy days (whit lyrics in the images) Video

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Enya - Amarantine [Live In CBS's Saturday Early Show] Video

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Enya interview

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Enya - Interview

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GMTV Enya Interview & It's In The Rain Performance

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Enya Interview on Finnish TV

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Enya - Interview On German TV Torgen Trifft Video

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Enya - Access Hollywood Interview Video

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Enya - Interview Video

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Enya - Relax Video

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Enya - Angeles Video

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Enya Ft. Yanni - Avrils Dance Video

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Enya - Hope Has A Place Video

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Enya - Christmas Video

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Enya - The Serenity Prayer (May it Be) Video

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Enya - The Longships Video

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Enya - Pilgrim Video

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Enya - Horizon Video

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Enya - Christmas Video

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Enya - Long Long Journey Video

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ENYA - WORLD TRADE CENTER Video

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Enya ft.Yanni - Avrils Dance Video

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enya - smaointe (nature beauty) Video

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Enya - The Serenity Prayer - (May it Be) Video

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Enya - Flora's Secret Video

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Enya - Wild Child [Highest Quality] Video

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Enya - Sherpherd Moons Video

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Enya - Only If Video

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Enya - Waterfall Video

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Enya - Orinoco Flow (Live @ TOTP) 1988 Video

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Enya - Flora's Secret Video

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Enya - Sweet November Video

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Enya - Caribbean Blue Video

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Enya - On Your Shore Video

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Enya & Loreena Mckennit - Mummers Dance Video

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Enya - Adiemus(by Miriam Stochley) Video

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Enya - Book Of Days Live Video

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Enya - The Mists Of Avalon Viviane Video

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Enya - The River Sings Video

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Enya - World Trade Center Tribute Video

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Enya - Aniron Video

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Enya - Book Of Days Live Video

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Enya - Tempus Vernum & Deora Ar Mo Chroi Video

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Enya LOTR - The River Sings (Gard Version) Video

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Enya - Boadicea (In studio) Video

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Prodigy vs Enya - Smack My Bitch Up (MTV Mash) Video

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Enya - On Your Shore Video

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Enya - Marble Halls Video

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Enya & Enigma - Return to Innocence Video

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Enya - Athair Ar Namh Video

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Enya - I Want Tomorrow Video

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IRISH songstress Andrea Corr tops the birthday chart this Saturday.

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The youngest member of The Corrs is pursuing a solo career as she turns 33. Fellow Irish star Enya is also celebrating as she turns 47.

Happy birthday to you both!

Also celebrating on Saturday is Sun Online reader Alison Beaver, from East Goscote, Leics. Judith, John, Charlotte and Sam contacted us to wish her a happy 50th birthday.

Have a great day, Alison!

Famous faces cutting the cake on Saturday include comedian Paul Whitehouse, 50, Sun columnist Jane Moore, 46, and actors Bill Paxton, 53, and Dennis Hopper, 72.

Sun reader John Fisher, of Leeds, is 38.

Celebrating on Sunday is Sun reader James Short. We received the following message from his wife Lisa:

"My hubby James Short, from Portsmouth, is 32 on the 18th of May. Could you put him up on the website as he comes home every day and logs on to your site for a read?"

Of course we can! Have a brilliant birthday, James.

Celebs opening cards on Sunday include footie legend Nobby Stiles, 66, and pop's Toyah Willcox, 50.

A big happy birthday to everyone celebrating this weekend from all of us at The Sun Online!

Enya - We Wish You a Merry Christmas Video

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Enya - We are free now Video

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Enya - The Mists Of Avalon - Viviane Video

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Enya - Sailor Moon Video

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Enya - Adiemus Video

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ENYA - a day without rain Video

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Enya - Smaointe Video

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Enya - Book Of Days Video

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Enya - Anywhere Is Video

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Enya - On My Way Home Video

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Enya - Caribbean Blue Video

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Enya - Boadicea Video

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Enya, Kicked Up a Notch: Yeasayer

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"ENYA WITH BOUNCE." Those are the words that greet visitors to experimental band Yeasayer's MySpace page. No matter which way Enya rubs you, it's safe to say these kids are a far enough cry away that your relationship with her shouldn't affect your decision to listen.

Yes, there's something slightly mystical and otherworldly going on in Yeasayer's tunes, but there's something synth, something show tune-ish and some crazy vocal layering also mixed in. We're done trying to describe. Listen here and then check it out at the Black Cat. Ponytail opens.

Today in History

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Today is Saturday, May 17, the 138th day of 2008. There are 228 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which found that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional.

On this date:

In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.

In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides.

In 1938, Congress passed the Second Vinson Act, providing for a strengthened U.S. Navy.

In 1938, the radio quiz show "Information, Please!" made its debut on the NBC Blue Network.

In 1939, Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by reigning British sovereigns.

In 1946, President Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying — but not preventing — a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.

In 1973, the Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.

In 1978, women were included in the White House honor guard for the first time as President Carter welcomed Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda.

In 1980, rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami after an all-white jury in Tampa, Fla., acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.

In 1987, 37 American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq and the U.S. called the attack a mistake.)

Ten years ago: Leaders of the Group of Eight nations ended their summit in Birmingham, England, with a plea to Pakistan not to respond in kind to India's five nuclear explosions. New York Yankees pitcher David Wells became the 13th player in modern major league baseball history to throw a perfect game as he retired all 27 batters he faced in a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Five years ago: A top Vatican official, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, acknowledged what many observers had long suspected — that Pope John Paul II was suffering from Parkinson's disease. A German tour bus overturned on a highway in France, killing 28 people. A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in the West Bank city of Hebron, killing an Israeli man and his pregnant wife. More than 260 people died in Sri Lanka's worst flooding in five decades. Funny Cide ran away from the field in the Preakness, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. (However, Funny Cide came up short at the Belmont Stakes, finishing third.)

One year ago: President Bush and retiring British Prime Minister Tony Blair held a joint news conference at the White House, during which Blair allowed not a single regret about the Iraq war alliance. World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz announced he would resign at the end of June 2007, following controversy over his handling of a pay package for his girlfriend. Trains crossed the border dividing the two Koreas for the first time in more than half a century.

Today's Birthdays: Actor-director Dennis Hopper is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Pervis Jackson (The Spinners) is 70. Actor Peter Gerety is 68. Singer Taj Mahal is 66. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 64. Rock musician Bill Bruford is 59. Singer-musician George Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 55. TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 55. Actor Bill Paxton is 53. Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 52. Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 52. Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 49. Singer Enya is 47. Talk show host-actor Craig Ferguson is 46. Rock singer-musician Page McConnell is 45. Singer-musician Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) is 43. Actress Paige Turco is 43. Rhythm-and-blues musician O'Dell (Mint Condition) is 43. Actor Hill Harper is 42. TV personality/interior designer Thom Filicia is 39. Singer Jordan Knight is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darnell Van Rensalier (Shai) is 38. Rock singer-musician Josh Homme is 35. Rock singer Andrea Corr (The Corrs) is 34. Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (TV: "Heroes") is 34. Singer Kandi Burruss is 32. Actress Kat Foster (TV: " 'Til Death") is 30. Basketball player Tony Parker is 26. Actor Tahj Mowry is 22. Actress Nikki Reed is 20. Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 17.

Thought for Today: "Have no fear of perfection — you'll never reach it." — Salvador Dali, Spanish artist (1904-1989).

Enya - Wild Child Video

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Enya - Exile Video

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Enya - The Celts Video

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Enya - Storms In Africa Video

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Enya - Silent Night (in Irish) Christmas Lyrics Video

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Enya - Amarantine Video

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Enya - May it be Video

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Enya - Only time Video

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Enya - Caribbean Blue Video

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Enya - Orinoco Flow Video

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Enya Biography

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For the letter Ñ pronounced "Enye", see Ñ.

Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin^[4] on May 17, 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, is an Irish singer and songwriter. She is Ireland's best-selling solo artist and is officially the country's second biggest musical export (second only to U2).^[5] Her works have earned her four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award nomination and is also famous for performing in 10 different languages during her lengthy career. Enya is an approximate transcription of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish, in the Donegal dialect.^[6]

Enya
Enya in 2001.
Background information
Birth name	Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin
Also known as	'The Invisible Star' ^[1]^[2] 'The Silver Lady'^[3]
Born	May 17, 1961 (1961-05-17) (age 46) Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
Genre(s)	Instrumental New Age 'Enya'
Occupation(s)	Singer, instrumentalist, composer, producer
Years active	1982 - present
Label(s)	Warner Music
Associated acts	Clannad, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan
Website	www.enya.com

Musical upbringing and Clannad

Enya was born in Gweedore / Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland in 1961 to a musical family, the sixth of nine children. ^[7] Her grandparents were in a band that played throughout Ireland, her father was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band before opening a pub, and her mother played in a dance band and later taught music at the Gweedore Comprehensive School. Enya has four brothers and four sisters, several of whom formed the band An Clann As Dobhar in 1968. They renamed the band Clannad in the 1970s.

Enya (front row, right) on the cover of Clannad's 1981 album "Fuaim".

In 1980, Enya worked with Clannad, the band composed of her siblings Máire (Moya), Pól, and Ciarán and twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan. Enya played the keyboard and provided backing vocals on their album Crann Úll (1980), although she was not officially a member of the group until the 1981 release Fuaim, when she appeared on the cover. In 1982, shortly before Clannad became famous for "Theme From Harry's Game," producer and manager Nicky Ryan left the group and Enya joined him to start her own solo career. Enya then formed her own recording studio, named "Aigle", which is French for "Eagle".

[edit] Solo career

Enya recorded two solo instrumental songs called "An Ghaoth Ón Ghrian" ("The Solar Wind") and "Miss Clare Remembers" that were released on the 1983 album Touch Travel. She was first credited as Enya (as opposed to Eithne) for writing some of the music for the 1984 movie The Frog Prince, which was released on a soundtrack album of the same title. Another early appearance on record followed in 1987, where Enya provided spoken (not sung) vocals on Sinéad O'Connor's debut album, The Lion and the Cobra. The title of the album is a partial English translation of Enya's Gaelic reading of Psalms 91:11-13 on the song "Never Get Old".

Enya was contracted to provide music for the soundtrack of the 1986 BBC television documentary The Celts. The music she produced was featured on her first solo album, Enya (1987), but it attracted little attention at the time. The B-Side single "Eclipse" is actually a reversed and modified version of Enya's song "Deireadh An Tuath", from this 1987 album Enya.^[8] The song "Boadicea", also from this album, would later be sampled by The Fugees on their single "Ready or Not" (1996), causing a brief stir because the group neither sought permission from Enya nor gave her credit initially, and by Mario Winans, who did give her credit (the Winans track, "I Don't Wanna Know" which features a rap by P. Diddy and is officially credited to all three artists, became Enya's highest charting single in the US, when it peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 in 2004).^[7]

[edit] International breakthrough

Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, which featured the hit song "Orinoco Flow" (sometimes known as "Sail Away"). "Orinoco Flow", featuring Jay Tyree, reported to be named after Orinoco Studios (now Miloco Studios), where it was conceived, topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and the album sold eight million copies.^[7]

Three years later, she followed with another hit album, Shepherd Moons, which sold ten million copies and earned Enya her first Grammy Award. The songs "On Your Shore" and "Exile" (from Watermark) and "Epona" (from Enya) were featured in the 1991 film L.A. Story. "Ebudae" was also featured on the soundtrack to the Robin Williams film Toys, while the 1990 film Green Card had "River", "Watermark", and "Storms In Africa".^[9] "Book Of Days" was featured prominently in the movie Far and Away, with an English-lyric version created for the film then replacing the old Gaelic-language version on all pressings of the Shepherd Moons album from 1993 onwards.

In 1992, a re-mastered version of the Enya album was released as The Celts including a longer, modified version of "Portrait", which was re-named as "Portrait (Out of the Blue)". Four years after Shepherd Moons, she released the Grammy-winning The Memory of Trees (1995). Singles released from the album were "Anywhere Is" and "On My Way Home".

Enya in the video for the hit song, The Celts from 1992.

In 1997, Enya released her greatest hits collection, Paint The Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs: "Paint the Sky With Stars" and "Only If..."; "Only If..." later became a single. ("Only If You Want To", is an early version of "Only If...". It appears on a promotional Japanese CD called, The Best of Enya, and does not include the French lyrics.^[10]) She was offered the chance to compose the score for James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, but declined. The eventual choice of Norwegian vocalist Sissel Kyrkjebø, whose style is similar to Enya's, resulted in work that some sources erroneously credited to Enya, although in interviews, the songs were officially credited as the sound of Clannad. A 1989 recording of Enya singing an Irish Language version of "Silent Night" ("Oíche Chiúin") has been reissued many times over the years, including The Christmas EP (which otherwise contained several non-holiday related previously issued recordings by Enya) and the 1997 edition of the charity album A Very Special Christmas.

[edit] Return and 'A Day Without Rain'

Following a five-year break, she released the Grammy winning A Day Without Rain in 2000 featuring 37 minutes of new material (34 minutes on the US version). The album is Enya's most successful to date, peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Album charts. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, her song "Only Time" (from A Day Without Rain) was used as a backdrop in many radio and TV reports about the attacks. She initially frowned upon this use, especially when many bootlegged versions of "Only Time" mixed with sound effects from the attack began to appear.

Enya eventually agreed to release a special edition of the song with funds going to the families of victims. Many Enya fans, however, are resentful that her music has been linked with the attacks; an example of this occurred on a 2002 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live when images of battle in Afghanistan were shown on screen as she performed "May It Be," a song with little war connection.

Enya is self-admittedly a slow worker when it comes to composing music.^[11] As a result, fans have had to wait as long as five years between albums. A new song called "Sumiregusa" ("Wild Violet") was set to words from a Japanese poem Roma Ryan had written. In September 2004, the song was unveiled in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic. In announcing the new recording, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album was scheduled for release (in Japan at least) in mid-November. Enya issued a press release on her official Web site on 19 September stating that this was a mistake and no new album was immediately forthcoming.

[edit] Recent activity

In November of 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007, Enya's fourth.

In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On October 10, 2006, Sounds of the Season was released containing six songs: the previously released "Oíche Chiúin" (a.k.a. "Silent Night") and "Amid the Falling Snow", new recordings of the standards "Adeste Fideles" (a.k.a. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful") and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as two original songs, "Christmas Secrets" and "The Magic of the Night". This CD was released only in the United States in an exclusive partnership with the NBC television network and the Target department store chain.

Enya in the Anywhere Is video from 1995.

Enya was awarded the World's Best-Selling Irish Act award at the World Music Awards in London on 19 November 2006.

In late November, two new editions of Amarantine were released. In North America, it was reissued as Amarantine - Special Christmas Edition with a second disc containing the four new Christmas songs previously issued on Sounds of the Season (the original album already had "Amid the Falling Snow" while "Oíche Chiúin" is a recording dating back to 1988, which had already been featured on numerous collections). The UK received a deluxe version of this release (Amarantine - The UK Special Edition) which also included three postcards and a copy of Roma Ryan's book Water Shows the Hidden Heart which is referenced on the original album. Canadian fans could choose from the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine, or an EP entitled Christmas Secrets, which only contained the four new songs.

Coinciding with these releases was the re-launch of Enya's official website on November 2, 2006. On November 16, 2006, Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she was working on a new album. A month later, in a Japanese interview Enya said that the album would be a complete Christmas album and would be released in 2007^{[citation needed]} which led to widespread fan speculation, such as on the official enya.com forum; ultimately, no release occurred at that time.

By mid-2007, Enya claimed to have sold 70 million albums. An American businessperson has coined the phrase "enyanomics" to explain Enya's ability to sell millions of records without giving any live performances. ^[12]

On June 29, 2007, Enya received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, Galway. ^[13] Shortly after, on July 10, 2007, (date also stated at Enya's official website under News) Enya received a second honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. ^[14] ^[15]

[edit] Musical style and other projects

Much of her music shows influence of some Irish music and classical music.

As a musical group, Enya represents a partnership between three people: Enya herself, who composes and performs the music; Nicky Ryan, who produces the albums, and Roma Ryan, who writes the lyrics in various languages.^[7] Enya performs all percussion, instruments, and vocals in her pieces unless specified.^[7] Although there are certain pieces where acoustic instruments are featured, almost all sounds of her pieces are created by a synthesizer, specifically the Roland D-50.^{[citation needed]} Her trademark sound is achieved by layering her voice as much as eighty times.^[16] She has stated in an interview that she has once dubbed her voice to about five hundred times. The vocals are each performed individually, and is layered together to form a virtual choir, although all the voices are Enya herself. (In Cursum Perficio of the album Watermark, Enya reaches a C an octave below middle C. Later in the piece, she sings a high A-flat above the treble clef. She can be classified as a mezzo-soprano.)

On her latest album, Amarantine, Enya sings in Japanese and Loxian, a language invented by Roma Ryan.^[7] While most of her songs are sung in English, a number of Enya's songs are sung entirely in Irish or Latin. Enya has also sung songs written entirely or partially in Welsh, Spanish, French, and even languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. Enya has performed songs relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, including 1991's "Lothlórien" (instrumental), 2001's "May It Be" (sung in English and Quenya), and "Aníron" (in Sindarin)—the last two which she composed appearing on the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

A screenshot of Enya in her "Only Time" music video.

Enya has given several live performances on various television shows, events and ceremonies (her most recent appearance was in Gaoth Dobhair in the summer of 2005, which coincided with a tribute event to the Brennan family that took place in Letterkenny), but she has yet to do a concert. She has said, though, that she would love to do it someday, and would consider it a great challenge.

Although her Grammys were for "Best New Age Album", Enya does not personally classify her music as belonging to the New Age genre. When asked what genre she would classify her music as belonging to, she would reply, "Enya".^[7]

Selected discography

For a full listing of albums, singles and chart positions see Enya discography.

[edit] Albums

Title + US Chart Positions

Enya (1987) 1m sales
Watermark US#25 (1988) 10m sales^[17]
Shepherd Moons US#17 (1991) 11m sales^[17]
The Celts (1992) 6.7m sales^[17]
The Memory of Trees US#9 (1995) 9.8m sales^[17]
Paint the Sky with Stars US#30 (1997) 10m sales ^[18]
A Day Without Rain US#2 (2000) 15m sales^[17]
Amarantine US#6 (2005; expanded edition released 2006) 6.2m sales^[17]

[edit] DVD releases

In 2000, Warner Music released Enya: The Video Collection on DVD in Europe, South Africa and Asia, collecting all her videos from "Orinoco Flow" up to and including "Wild Child", except for the video from "Book of Days", which was replaced by a live TV performance due to licensing complications relating to the video's use of footage from the film Far and Away. This release was a successor to an earlier collection of videos entitled Moonshadows, which was released on VHS and laserdisc in 1992. The DVD release also included interviews and features on the making of two videos.

A North American (Region 1) release of the Video Collection DVD was announced on several occasions during 2000-2001, but it did not occur; the reason for which has never been officially stated. At one point it was announced that the release had been delayed in order to allow the inclusion of the video for "May it Be", while the (now defunct) Enya.org fan site reported that a dispute over the sound quality of the release led to it being withdrawn.

As of 2005, The Collection was still considered to be "coming soon" by some North American online retailers although bootleg copies from Asia have circulated at the retail level in some parts of Region 1 since 2000. Despite the release of a new CD by Enya in November 2005, the Region 1 edition of the DVD collection remains in limbo and there has been no announcement of an updated DVD release in other parts of the world.

As of 2007, the only official release of an Enya video on DVD in North America has been "May it Be", which was first included on the DVD release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

[edit] Personal life

Enya is a very private person who tries to keep her personal life apart from her musical career, even spending an estimated €250,000 on security measures for her home, Manderley Castle in Killiney, County Dublin (named after Maxim de Winter's house in her favourite book and black and white movie, Rebecca).^[19] Despite this, around mid-August 2005, there were two separate security breaches at Enya's home, and she was present on both occasions (her security system includes a panic room).^[20]

In 1996, an Italian man, who had been seen in Dublin wearing her photograph around his neck, stabbed himself after being ejected from her parents' pub in Gweedore, County Donegal.^[12]^[7]

In 2006, Enya made it to the number three spot in the ranks of wealthy UK and Irish entertainers with an estimated fortune of €109 million (i.e., £75 million or US$136 million). This was enough to take her to number 95 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 of the 250 Wealthiest Irish People.^[21] She was also Ireland's richest woman at one stage.^[22]

Enya joins her mother's choir every Christmas in Gaoth Dobhair.

[edit] Hobbies

Enya loves cats. In an interview published in 1988, when asked about pets, she replied: "I've got a cat. I love cats; at one stage I had 12. It was just bliss. They'd all lie around in the sun and then come up and climb around my neck."^[23]

Enya's favourite classical composer is Sergei Rachmaninoff. Her hobbies include watching romantic black and white films, collecting artwork, reading, and painting.^[10]

Enya defines herself as a Roman Catholic Church member, having played for the Christmas events in Rome, in the presence of the late Pope John Paul II.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable awards

Enya has won four Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album to date:

Also, "May It Be" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song at the 2002 ceremonies, but it lost to Randy Newman's "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.'

Enya Willows On The Water

2008-04-24T20:16:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	3:01
Copyright	© 1997 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya Wild Child

2008-04-24T20:15:00.002-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	English
Track Time	3:47 (edited 3:33)
Copyright	© 2000 Warner Music Intl.

The track has been released in its full album form running 3:47, as an edited version running 3:33, and as a promo remix version of the edit.

Lyrics

Translation

Ever close your eyes
ever stop and listen
ever feel alive
and you've nothing missing
you don't need a reason
let the day go on and on

Let the rain fall down
everywhere around you
give into it now
let the day surround you
you don't need a reason
let the rain go on and on

What a day
what a day to take to
what a way
what a way
to make it through
what a day
what a day to take to
a wild child

Only take the time
from the helter skelter
every day you find
everything's in kilter
you don't need a reason
let the day go on and on

Every summer sun
every winter evening
every spring to come
every autumn leaving
you don't need a reason
let it all go on and on

What a day
what a day to take to
what a way
what a way
to make it through
what a day
what a day to take to
a wild child

What a day
what a day to take to
what a way
what a way
to make it through
what a day
what a day to take to
a wild child

What a day
what a day to take to
what a way
what a way
to make it through
what a day
what a day to take to
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da
what a way
what a way
to make it through
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
What a way
what a way
to make it through
what a day
what a day to take to
a wild child
what a day
what a day to take to
a wild child

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Enya We Wish You a Merry Christmas

2008-04-24T20:15:00.001-07:00

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Written By
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Traditional
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	English
Track Time	3:41
Copyright	© 2006 Warner Music UK Ltd.

Lyrics

We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We all want some figgy pudding.
We all want some figgy pudding.
We all want some figgy pudding, so bring some right here.

We won't go until we get some.
We won't go until we get some.
We won't go until we get some, so bring some right here.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Enya Watermark

2008-04-24T20:14:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	2:24
Copyright	© 1988 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya Water Shows The Hidden Heart

2008-04-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Loxian
Track Time	4:39
Copyright	© 2005 Warner Music Intl.

Phonetic Lyrics

Translation

Er-rhee-mo may nay
Say la na or-ro
Pirr rro say a nna
A-he rhay
Pr-ma na so la
Be-o so bay hey
Abr a-ma rhay na
A-he rhay o rhay mr-hee mo-ay.

Plu vy a vay la
Neth-ee la rhay na
Beas t'ear rhee ay na
A-he rhay
Kor-rhee-ay a mmay he
Sy-fy ra may-na
Mmer koul a rhay a
A-he rhay o rhay mr-hee mo-ay.

In t-'so a llow
Mer-ra a rro yo ho
Pr-ma na o yo ho
Sa pur na o mmay
In t'-so a llow
Ymm b'-ear a-ya ah
Play m'-oo na na
So muor a nay ha
ln t'-so a llow
Ch'ear o nno ah mmay o
A bo'or ah mor rhee ay mo-ay.

Air ran-o-mma-yo
Pury-rhay-so am-ee
Es-pea rro a nno
A-he rhay
In ju lee a-ya
So llow la bay
Ka na mor a no
A-he rhay mo-ay.

Dh-r-hay m-ma lay
Sa-dh-ka lay
Da rhay da bay say
Sy-oo-nay
Nno mmay-day-nay
Sa-yee a rhay mo o

Kan ta so mmay o
Sy oom brra-a-ya
Dy a blay a llow
A-he rhay
A-ru la mma-ya
Orr-ran-to or-ro
Be-rus say a mma
A-he rhay mo-ay.

Mo-ay eed-hoo dhoo ee-oo.

From the City of Constellations
to the wanderer
and a Place of Rains
he journeys on...
...the City of hesitation and doubt
the Island of the house of the colour of the sea
the Plain of Mementoes
he journeys on to find his love...
...the Valley of lost time
the City of End and Endlessness
the Isle of Revenents
he journeys on...
...the City of Solitudes
the City of the distance from you
the City of Words of blue
and yellow and red and green
he journeys on to find his love...

...where the road takes him through
the City of Sleep
the thinking that does not end is within him
Then he dreams
the road takes him
this man who is searching
it brings him
in silence through the night

where the Cities that do not Exist, exist
It brings him
in silence through the night
close to the City of Realisations;
it is here one finds the way...
...Mount Orison
the City of Days
the Tree of the lost
he journeys on...
...north of his love
a road through a valley of darkness
the islands that are not of this world
he journeys on to find his love...

It is a long way through darkness
to the way of the eremite
the eremite sings of the world and of
the journey of love, which is not lost in eternity
...the Valley where the moon is caught in the trees
water shows the hidden heart
endlong into midnight
he journeys on...
...the parable of day
the Room of Books
where the winds come to him and say...

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Enya Triad (St. Patrick, Cú Chulainn, Oisin)

2008-04-01T11:19:00.003-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Gaelic
Track Time	4:23
Copyright	© 1986,1992 Warner Music Intl.

This track is a medley of St. Patrick, Cú Chulainn, and Oisin.

A phonetic pronunciation: "Koo Hull in", and "Aw sheen".

Lyrics	Translation
Tabhair dom ghrása, Fíormhac Dé. Tabhair dom do neartsa, An ghrian gheal glé. Repeat	Give me your love, true son of God. Give me strength, the clear bright sun. Repeat

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Enya To Go Beyond (II)

2008-04-01T11:19:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	2:58
Copyright	© 1986,1992 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya To Go Beyond (I)

2008-04-01T11:18:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	1:19
Copyright	© 1986,1992 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya The Sun In The Stream

2008-04-01T11:17:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	2:57
Copyright	© 1986,1992 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya The Spaghetti Western Theme from The Celts

2008-03-30T17:37:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	1:57
Copyright	© 2005 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya The River Sings

2008-03-30T17:36:00.002-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Loxian
Track Time	2:49
Copyright	© 2005 Warner Music Intl.

Phonetic Lyrics

Translation

Mmer-hymm a rhee-a ka-n
Mmer-hymm a vl-a lu-ua
E-a hymm llay hey
A rhee o mmay
hOr-oom-may o nay rhay
hOr-oom-may he eer-hee-mo
h'er-ra-Kan sy ay a rhee a mmay

h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?
h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?

h'airr rin a kan a-he-ra,
h'airr rin a kan o-rhay-na?
E-a nno llow rro;
A rhee a mmay?

h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?
h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?

Ta-na mmo-ree va rhay?
Ta-na mmor rro nna oom a?
(yl) Le-a tor-ee-ay
A rhee a kan
Kor-rhee-ay ko-da nay a
Kor-rhee-ay a-ru hil-la
Vee a kyi a hey
A rhee a mmay.

Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey.

Yll yy-ka pirr o bay ru
Yl-y-ka kal-la kwyay la
O-na han-ee ay
A rhee o mmay?

h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?
h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?

Mmer-hymm a rhee-a kan
Mmer-hymm a vl-a lu-ua
E-a hymm lly hey
A rhee o mmay
hOr-oom-may o nay rhay
hOr-oom-may he er-rhee-mo h'er-ra -
Kan sy ay a rhee a mmay.

Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey,
Ah hey.

Yll yy-ka pirr o bay ru
Yl-y-ka kal-la kwyay la
O-na han-ee ay
A rhee o mmay?

h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?
h'un-nin in la go dee rhee?
h'un-nin in la go chwk a too?

Mmer-hymm a rhee-a kan
Mmer-hymm a vl-a lu-ua
E-a hymm lly hey
A rhee o mmay
hOr-oom-may o nay rhay
hOr-oom-may he er-rhee-mo h'er-ra -
Kan sy ay a rhee a mmay.

Yll yy-ka pirr o bay ru
Yl-y-ka kal-la kwyay la
O-na han-ee ay
A rhee o mmay?

Our words go beyond the moon.
Our words go into the shadows.
The river sings the endlessness.
We write of our journey through night.
We write in our aloneness.
We want to know the shape of eternity.

Who knows the way it is?
Who knows what time will not tell us?

Mountains, solitude and the moon
until the journey's end?
The river holds the lost road of the sky;
the shape of eternity?

Who knows the way it is?
Who knows what time will not tell us?

Where is the beginning?
Where is the end?
Why did we fall into days?
Why are we calling out into the endlessness?

Who knows the way it is?
Who knows what time will not tell us?

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Enya The Promise

2008-03-30T17:36:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	2:29
Copyright	© 2000 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya The Memory Of Trees

2008-03-30T17:35:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	4:18
Copyright	© 1995 Warner Music Intl.

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Enya The Magic of the Night

2008-03-29T06:34:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	English
Track Time	3:32
Copyright	© 2006 Warner Music UK Ltd.

Lyrics

When the stars are in the skies,
make a wish then close your eyes.
Are you dreaming,
angels singing?
Everything is right.
It's the magic of the night!

Far horizons made of snow,
bring the hopes each child will know.
Someone's dreaming,
bells are ringing.
Everything is white.
It's the magic of the night!

High up in the sky, can you see a shining light?
Can it be that we can see an angel who is flying, flying...

Can an angel lose their way,
who of us on earth can say?
Someone's dreaming,
angels singing.
Everything is right.
It's the magic of the night!

High up in the sky, can you see a shining light?
Can it be that we can see an angel who is flying, flying...

When the stars are in the skies,
make a wish then close your eyes.
Are you dreaming,
bells are ringing,
Angels are in flight.
It's the magic of the night!

Angels are in flight.
It's the magic of the night!

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Enya The Longships

2008-03-29T06:33:00.002-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Gaelic
Track Time	3:36
Copyright	© 1988 Warner Music Intl.

Lyrics	Translation
Hi-ri-u Ho-ro-ho Ho-ri-u Him-o-ro-ho Hoireann is oro Tá muid beo Him oro ho Go Deo na ndeor	We are alive Forever and ever

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Enya The Frog Prince

2008-03-29T06:33:00.001-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Lyrics	Roma Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	English
Track Time	3:15
Copyright	© 1985 Spectrum Music

Lyrics

Translation

Deep in my dreams,
I saw you close by my side.
And the words you said to me,
made me reel down deep inside.

My hand in your hand,
so warm and so lovingly.
Leaving all my dreams behind,
wonder who my prince will be?

Chorus:
What is this wonder,
that love can make you feel?
Am I deep now in slumber,
or is my prince real?

Now, now my dream,
is standing close by my side.
Saying words I wish to hear,
and I'm reeling deep inside.

Chorus

Morning has come,
my dreams are left far behind.
As I walk through Paris streets,
I know now what I shall find.

This smile on my face,
will carry a love I have known.
Like a fairytale come true,
oh, what joy this love has shown

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Enya The First Of Autumn

2008-03-29T06:23:00.000-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Language	Instrumental
Track Time	3:09
Copyright	© 2000 Warner Music Intl.

The title of this song was originally "Snow". This title was used on a promotional CD-R for the Only Time single.

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Enya The Comb Of The Winds

2008-03-28T12:06:00.003-07:00

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Written By	Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya)
Producer	Nicky Ryan
Studio	Aigle Studios
Lyrics	Instrumental
Track Time	3:39
Copyright	© 2005 Warner Music Intl.

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