Enya - Book Of Days (video) Apr 2026

Because it contains copyrighted footage from the movie, this specific music video was excluded from major Enya DVD compilations like The Video Collection and The Very Best of Enya . These collections typically replace it with a 1992 Top of the Pops performance instead. Musical Versions in the Video

For Enya, the song represents the excitement and expectations of entering a new day, where the future is still an unwritten blank page. Enya - Book Of Days (video)

The video features shots of Enya performing the song interspersed with sweeping scenes from Far and Away , starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman . Because it contains copyrighted footage from the movie,

The video specifically adapts these themes to the film Far and Away , mirroring the characters' journey from Ireland to America across the ocean. Visual Elements and Production The video features shots of Enya performing the

This differs from the original 1991 version found on early pressings of the album Shepherd Moons , which was sung entirely in Irish Gaelic . After the film's success, the bilingual version replaced the Gaelic one on most subsequent album pressings. Book Of Days, 1992 Dir. by Michael Geoghegan - Enya Lyrics

The music video uses the 1992 single version of the song, which contains English lyrics written specifically for the film.