Enya - 'S fagaim mo bhaile

My favourite Enya song (I Want Tomorrow comes a close 2nd). It's just beautiful and very dark, something I only realised after reading the words. I couldn't find 's fagain mo bhaile anywhere on the net so I thought I'd have a go at making a vid putting it up myself - something I've never done before. It took me less than a day to film and throw it together (so be nice, huh?). I could watch grass and wheat blowing in the wind all day, hence the footage.

Here's the lyrics in Gaelic and English:

S Fagain Mo Bhaile - Enya

Maidin is tus an lae
Morning and the day's beginning
'S fagaim mo bhaile
And I leave my home
Ta mo chroise go bron
My heart is breaking
'S fada ar shuil m 'oige
My youth is long past

Oiche 's me liom thein
Night and I am alone
Speartha dubh go domhain a choich
Endless deep black skies
Ag ciumhneach ar laetha a bhi
Remembering days that were
Gan gha agus gan ghruaim
Without want and without gloom
Eistim leis an ghaoth
I listen to the wind
Uaigneas mor, go deo, a choich
Great loneliness forever, endless

Deireadh an turas mor
The end of the long journey
Taim bronach, buartha 's briste
I am sad, sorrowful and broken
I mo dhiaidh nach mbeidh nios mo
After me there will be no more
Ach, ta se i ndan duinn, a phaisti
But children, it is our destiny
Ach, ta se i ndan duinn, a phaisti
But children, it is our destiny

Is fada anois an lae
The day is long past
A dfhag me mo bhaile
When I left my home
Nil athas i mo chroi
There is no hope in my heart
Nil ann ach an marbh
There is only death
Nil ann ach an marbh
There is only death

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• bhaile
• fagaim

[brazendesigns]

Thank you for creating this for one of my favourite songs... the agony of the lyrics burn so true for me today as when I first heard them decades ago... I wish no one else would have to feel this depth of personal loss, but am glad Enya was able to put it to song and lyric in such a gentle and empathetic manner for those of us who do experience such pain. Healing, in its compassionate way

[jimaginata]

Wonderfully put. It's funny how something that reminds us of something we've lost can be so beautiful, though 'hauntingly beautiful' may be the best description for this song, Enya's finest for me. And thank YOU for the comment :)

[3141Bruna]

In which Enya's album was this music released?

Can anyone tell me?

Thanks.

[jimaginata]

Hi Bruna, I don't think it's ever been released on an album, though it has appeared on a few b-sides. It was originally released on the 'How Can I Keep from Singing' CD single. Hope this helps :)

[jimaginata]

Hi gjozefi, it's in a place called Clatterbridge in the north-west of England on the Lord Leverhulme estates. It's my favourite place to go walking and a natural place to film for an Enya video, I think :)

[gjozefi]

Where does this video take place might i ask? The landscape is pretty.

[3141Bruna]

Hi! Thank you! It's a really beatiful song... I can't stop listening it since I heard it 2 days ago ...

[jimaginata]

Your welcome shivx01. And thank YOU for your kind comments. Luckily, I live not far from these fields and get to enjoy them often. Hope you have some near you :)

[shivx01]

so beautifully put together. Thank you for that. I an Irish and enjoyed every moment of both the song, lyrics and video. Thank you for putting so much into this. I could meditate on that field for hours....it carries me home :)

[jimaginata]

Hi auw116,

It is beautiful, especially the way Enya sings it. If you learn it, let me know how it goes; it's not meant to be easy :/