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Enya - Amarantine

"Amarantine" is a single by Irish musician Enya, taken from the album of the same name. The word is taken from ancient Greek and means everlasting or immortal (the same as the amaranth flower).

The single was released in certain regions on 14 November 2005. Other regions received the single on or after 6 December 2005.

Several versions of "Amarantine" were released, some containing all three tracks, and some omitting the "Spaghetti Western" track. In some areas, Reprise released both a "Part I" single containing "Amarantine" and "The Comb of the Winds" and a "Part II" single that contained all three tracks.

The "Spaghetti Western Theme" is an atypical Enya recording arranged in the style of Hugo Montenegro's work on films such as A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A previously unreleased recording from The Celts soundtrack from 1986, Enya released it in memory of BBC producer Tony McAuley.

The lyrics:

You know when you gave your love away

It opens your heart, everything is new

And you know time will always find a way

To let your heart believe it's true

You know love is everything you say

A whisper, a word, promises you give

You feel it in the heartbeat of the day

You know this is the way love is

[Chorus]

Amarantine

Amarantine

Amarantine

Love is always love

You know love may sometimes make you cry

So let the tears go, they will flow away

For you know love will always let you fly

How far a heart can fly away

[Chorus]

You know when love's shining in your eyes

It may be the stars fallen from above

And you know love is with you when you rise

For night and day belong to love