The Celts (song)
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"The Celts" is a hit song by Irish
musician Enya
. Sung entirely in Irish
, it is the theme song to the 1986 BBC documentary The Celts, and was first released in the 1987 album Enya
. When the album was re-issued in 1992 and re-titled The Celts
, the title song was released as the accompanying single, peaking at #29 in the UK.
The video was filmed at Bodiam Castle
. The B-side of the single, "Eclipse", is the song "Deireadh An Tuath" (found on The Celts album), played backwards.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
musician Enya
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
. Sung entirely in Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, it is the theme song to the 1986 BBC documentary The Celts, and was first released in the 1987 album Enya
Enya (album)
Enya is a soundtrack album by Irish singer Enya, released in 1987 , accompanying the BBC documentary The Celts.-Background:...
. When the album was re-issued in 1992 and re-titled The Celts
The Celts (album)
The Celts is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1992. It is a remastered re-release of her 1987 debut album Enya.In addition to having enhanced sound, this new release also contains a different version of the song "Portrait"; extended from 1:23 to 3:11, this version first appeared in 1988...
, the title song was released as the accompanying single, peaking at #29 in the UK.
The video was filmed at Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War...
. The B-side of the single, "Eclipse", is the song "Deireadh An Tuath" (found on The Celts album), played backwards.
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Top 75 Singles Chart | 29 |