Enya – Amarantine CD 2005 | Amarantine | It's in the Rain | Long Long Journey | Amid the Falling Snow | Warner | Celtic New Age | New & Sealed

Amarantine. Enya — Amarantine (2005). Enya’s sixth studio album — notable for being the first to feature songs written in Loxian, an invented language created by lyricist Roma Ryan specifically for Enya’s recordings — featuring Amarantine, It’s in the Rain, Long Long Journey and Amid the Falling Snow — winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2007. Celtic / new age / ambient / folk from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. New & sealed.

Amarantine — Most Searched Facts

• Amarantine (the title track) — the most searched Enya song from this album — sung partly in Loxian — the word “amarantine” means “immortal” or “undying” in poetic English — derived from the amaranth flower, which in mythology never fades — one of the most directly personal statements in the Enya catalogue
• It’s in the Rain — the most searched vocal ballad on the album — a melodic, emotionally direct track sung in English — released as the lead single and became a fan favourite worldwide
• Long Long Journey — the most searched contemplative track — a quietly beautiful meditation on travel and transience — sung entirely in English and notable for its stripped-back arrangement relative to the rest of the album
• Amid the Falling Snow — the most searched seasonal track — a wintry, atmospheric piece that has become a staple of Christmas playlists and seasonal compilations
• Amarantine won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007 — Enya’s fourth Grammy in that category — the most searched commercial and critical fact

Loxian — The Invented Language — Most Searched Topic

• Loxian is a constructed language invented by Roma Ryan — Enya’s lyricist and the wife of producer Nicky Ryan — created specifically for use in Enya’s recordings — the most searched Loxian origin fact
• Amarantine was the first Enya album to feature songs sung in Loxian — including the title track and several other pieces — Loxian has its own vocabulary, grammar and phonetic rules — the most searched Loxian introduction fact
• Roma Ryan has said that Loxian was designed to complement Enya’s voice — the sounds and phonemes chosen specifically for how they interact with Enya’s vocal timbre and the musical arrangements — the most searched Loxian design fact
• Loxian later featured on the album And Winter Came… (2008) and on the Loxian-specific release The Very Best of Enya — the most searched Loxian discography fact

Most Searched Enya Facts

• Enya born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin on 17 May 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland — the most searched personal fact
• She has sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide — the best-selling Irish solo artist in history — the most searched commercial fact
• Four Grammy Awards — all Best New Age Album — Shepherd Moons (1993), The Memory of Trees (1997), A Day Without Rain (2002) and Amarantine (2007) — the most searched Grammy fact
• Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) from Watermark (1988) — her only UK number one single — one of the best-selling new age songs ever recorded — the most searched Enya hit fact
• She records with extreme secrecy and has rarely toured — preferring studio work at her home Manderley Castle in Killiney, County Dublin — the most searched Enya lifestyle fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• What does amarantine mean? — Immortal or undying — from the amaranth flower that never fades — the most searched question
• What is Loxian? — An invented language created by Roma Ryan for Enya’s recordings — first used on this album — the most searched language question
• Did Amarantine win a Grammy? — Yes — Best New Age Album at the 49th Grammys 2007 — Enya’s fourth in that category — the most searched Grammy question
• Who is Roma Ryan? — Enya’s lyricist and wife of producer Nicky Ryan — writes all Enya’s lyrics including in Loxian — the most searched collaborator question
• Where does Enya live? — Manderley Castle, Killiney, County Dublin — the most searched personal question

Track Listing

• Less Than a Pearl
• Amarantine
• It’s in the Rain
• If I Could Be Where You Are
• The River Sings
• Long Long Journey
• Sumiregusa (Wild Violet)
• Someone Said Goodbye
• A Moment Lost
• Drifting
• Amid the Falling Snow
• Water Shows the Hidden Heart

Album Details

• Artist: Enya
• Album: Amarantine
• Year: 2005
• Format: CD
• Label: Warner / WEA
• Condition: New & Sealed

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