Enya - Afer Ventus (Original Instrumental)

Vocals:    • Enya - Afer Ventus (Vocals only/Acapella)  

"The moment experienced when everything in life suddenly makes sense – when everything fits into place and we know why – is a rare moment, but it does happen. If we are lucky enough we can bathe in the brevity of that moment for it passes as quickly as it arrives. Like Joyce’s ‘Epiphanies’ they can sometimes seem trivial, but are always crucial and revealing moments in our lives, delicate and fleeting.
In ‘Afer Ventus’ it is those moments of pure enlightenment which are described".
Roma Ryan. Shepherd Moons music book, 1991

Lyrics {latin}

Mare Nubium, Umbriel (suus cuique mos, suum cuique)
Mare Imbrium, Ariel (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)
Et itur ad astra (memento, terrigena)
Et itur ad astra (memento, vita brevis)
Mare undarum, Io, vela (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)

Mirabile dictu, mirabilia (suus cuique mos, suum cuique)
Mirabile visu, mirabilia (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)
Et itur ad astra (memento, terrigena)
Et itur ad astra (memento, vita brevis)
Sempervirent, Rosetum (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)

Afer ventus, Zephyrus (suus cuique mos, suum cuique)
Volturnus, Africus (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)
Et itur ad astra (memento, terrigena)
Et itur ad astra (memento, vita brevis)
Etesiarum, Eurus (meus mihi, suus cuique carus)

Translation
(the moon and the stars)
Mare Nubium. Umbriel.
Mare Imbrium. Ariel.
And so, one goes to the stars.
And so, one goes to the stars.
Mare Undarum. Io. Vela.

(the earth)
Wonderful to speak of. Wonderful things.
Wonderful to see. Wonderful things.
And so, one goes to the stars.
And so, one goes to the stars.
Evergreens. A garden of roses.

(the winds)
Afer Ventus.. Zephyrus.
Volturnus. Africus.
And so, one goes to the stars.
And so, one goes to the stars.
Etesiarum. Eurus.

(the earthborn)
Each man to his own. Let this be so.
That which is mine I treasure,
and everyone treasures their own.
Remember, earthborn,
remember, life is short.
And that which is mine is treasured by me,
as everyone treasures their own.