The River Sings Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Refrain]
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?
[Verse 2]
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?
[Refrain]
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
[Hook]
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
[Verse 4]
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?
[Verse 5]
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
[Hook]
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
Ah-hey
[Verse 6]
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?
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
Yll yy-ka pirr o bay ru
Yl-y-ka kal-la kwyay la
O-na han-ee ay
A rhee o mmay?
About
5th track off her 2005 album Amarantine.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
According to Enya.sk, Enya explained in the Late, Late Show talkshow in 2005:
We thought one of the songs, ‘The River Sings,’ I was sure it was going to be in Gaelic when I’d written it. But then I’d sung it in Gaelic and I thought, ‘This is not working with the melody.’ And at this stage Roma was expanding the [Loxian] language. So, for each song she actually would expand more and more.
Lyricist Roma Ryan also wrote in the album’s promotional box:
This song is one of the trilogy of songs which come from the book “Water shows the hidden heart” and is written in the Loxian language. It is a song in which people send their words out into the night. It is a song expressing their quest to discover if they are alone in the universe and wonder if they will ever find other life within the vastness of space.
- 2.Amarantine
- 5.The River Sings
- 10.Drifting
