Cover art for Aldebaran by Enya

Aldebaran

Enya
Track 2 on Enya 

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Aldebaran Lyrics

[English Lyrics]

[Chorus]
Codladh fada
Codladh domhain
Éirigh! Amharc síos
Aldebaran

[Verse]
Siúil liom tríd an réalta dearg
Deireadh, deireadh an turas
Réaltóg, réaltóg dearg

[Chorus]
Codladh fada
Codladh domhain
Éirigh! Amharc síos

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Second track off Enya’s 1987 debut album The Celts.

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What did Enya say about "Aldebaran"?
Genius Answer

According to Enya.sk, Enya said in a 1987 BBC interview:

I was asked to write a piece, a piece of music to illustrate the future of the Celts, and to see, like, to imagine what the music would be like in the future. And, um, Nicky, who works with me, came up with this idea, this story where the Celts would leave this, this universe and actually go beyond, where they would go to the star called Aldebaran. And in the actual piece of music, um, I’m actually waking them all up. And the, the story is that they’re all in hibernation for so many years and they’re just waking up. And they wake up on Aldebaran.

Roma Ryan also wrote in the album’s liner notes:

The Red giant Star, Aldebaran, found in the constellation of Taurus, is the Eye of the bull. From the Arabic, Al Dabaran, it means ‘the follower’ as it ”follows” the Pleiades. This piece portrays future Celts passing Aldebaran on their journey to new territories, continuing the migratory pattern which was so predominant in their early history.

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Recorded At
Aigle Studios, Artane, Dublin, Ireland; BBC Enterprises Studio Woodlands, Wood Lane, London, UK
Release Date
March 1987
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