Enya - May It Be (Live Academy Awards)

[@stormsfly]

I can’t believe that she didn’t win an Oscar for this song

[@ericrakestraw664]

Randy Newman was due.

[@A-G-A-G]

@@ericrakestraw664 who cares if he was due? this is literally one of the most beautiful songs ever. not to mention it is one of the most original and thematically resonant in its film oscar nominated song

[@one2teen]

Eric Rakestraw Randy Newman should have won his first Oscar for Toy Story 2 and Monsters INC should have won it’s Oscar for sound editing. Enya then should have won best song.

[@ptknudson80]

It's all rigged. Award shows are not about talent. They're about politics.

[@vitormcz]

this is beyond boring

[@thisisajang]

Her nervousness and shakes give this song the whole new depth here

[@orthohawk1026]

Yes! My thoughts exactly!

[@gyufrtsgftrs436jjg]

She's not a "performer", she's an artist, legend, angel ❤

[@Brutusque]

A goddess, a shaman, a spiritual healer

[@sethgeorge5772]

An elf

[@saranogueira2231]

Enya was very nervous, her voice trembles, she's very shy too. The Academy made a huge mistake not giving Enya the Oscar for Best Song ,that, 23 years later, is played, is sung and I heard one person that wants this song to be played at his funeral. Enya deserved the Oscar so much 😢😢😢❤

[@massimosigismondi699]

Everything right, you said great truths. I will never understand why she didn't win an Oscar, either. She was nervous yeah, what a pity because she is a very good singer

[@klaustrovian]

But the song it too similar to My Heart Will Go On...

[@ghayes4]

Enya is supremely talented. She's terribly shy and I think for someone who is not known for concerts and touring, to be thrust upon the stage at the Academy Awards would be very scary. She did a great job, even through the nervousness. Enya I ❤️ you and your music!!

[@garrettdodson6110]

You can tell she was nervous. But I think she did a beautiful job. She should have won for sure. The academy made a mistake.

[@FeedbackPete]

I echo your sentiments. She was nervous you could tell. But she still gave a decent performance in a big situation.

[@jody024]

Its mainly because in her songs she does all the vocals herself.

[@iamstudent6718]

This song is so beautiful 💕 Enya you are amazing

[@ld7179]

@@FeedbackPete никакой игры не было, она исполнила то ч о чувствует, дай ВСЕВЫШНИЙ ЕЙ ПОНИМАНИЕ ЕДИНОБОЖИЯ АМИНЬ.

[@jamessullivan6583]

Enya, the quiet super star. She is the essence of grace and beauty.

[@Lee-sv8su]

Great description she is truly beautiful in every way

[@SpringLumpling]

God, she's so natural, even being nervous. I love her voice, just so peaceful and touching. Pure beauty.

[@nathancruz9172]

0:16 me too.

[@ld7179]

Я смотрел в прямом эфире и мне было 17 лет, но ее я слушал в 90 годы будучи ребенком.

[@shane-irish]

Not nervous at all

[@galept]

​@@shane-irish I think she was, but that's okay. She doesn't need to do live performances.

[@Kat-cp4cl]

I cry every time I hear her voice. It’s ethereal and unreal. ❤

[@amatteroffact1]

My god this lady is an angel on earth ..she healed me on my darkest days . Money cant do that it never will . Priceless u are .x❤

[@vitaliscarey]

She should have won the award

[@swingro2011]

Her voice is unique no doubt. Every one of her songs were something special, art, and they will last forever.

[@evilgeniuswatch]

agree with you

[@MononokeLynn]

I remember waiting for this performance live, with my parents telling me I needed to go to bed but I refused until I heard Enya sing. They said she wouldnt sing as she did not do live events or concerts…but it was so worth it - even they were surprised she was there.

[@Frabjous1]

Even though she was clearly nervous, this is my favourite recording of the song. The shakiness is quite chilling.

[@martinmc82]

I agree. The shakiness actually added depth to the song, it was fantastic. She still sounds better live than most recording artists.

[@theangryseal5705]

My favorite singers live, in terms of uniqueness and 'sounding as good as/or better than the record version': Her & Billie Joe Armstrong

[@fxq777]

Yes, nervous as hell , but still a rare version. of her live. I think she is the most secretive artiste on earth

[@ZerHour]

I agree also , this track means more than anything ever to me , spiritually its powerful message lives forever.

[@thehienduong9482]

Academy should give her an oscar

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Enya''s probably living large and deserves it.

[@TheShattenjager]

The-Art-of-Guitar she lives very secluded in a castle she owns in Ireland. Just her and nature and water all around. Fitting since she's like a goddess. If the planet could sing, it would be her.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

@@TheShattenjager Ngl, that sounds like a good life.

[@stephlw5393]

This song was played at my sister’s funeral 9 years ago. Enya’s voice is so beautiful. A beautiful song, by a beautiful person

[@booree76]

I played the whole album on my mother's funeral in the chapel.. that was in the 95. I was scared they would not like it with the pagans connotations

[@josephwanjiku6853]

You'd think she was dead by way your typing , we are an eternal infinite energy, the meat suit is a short term vehicle. We have had at least 2000 previous life times.

[@mandraqueelmago6317]

​@@booree76.. 95? 2002. It came out and you already had the complete album of Lord of the Rings songs? Or an Enya album?

[@celticmiss7]

Ireland is very proud of you Enya, Fabulous Haunting Voice.

[@thomaschulze]

Clannad girl. Nothing's forgotten! ;)

[@shane-irish]

🇮🇪🇮🇪👍👍

[@Squarepeg001]

@@thomaschulze I see what you did there!

[@heyblindmouse]

I can't believe people were saying she was terrible live. She sounds as angelic live as she does in her albums. *shakes head*

[@GMATTOEFLSATGRECOACH]

This is playback! The way she sings is very difficult to perform well live!

[@adhiemus]

​@@GMATTOEFLSATGRECOACHthis one is live man. its difficult to perform if the song has so many vocal layers like orinoco flow. But may it be only has single vocal layer in the lead vocal, its totally live

[@stephanielaurent3888]

She truly is an Elf herself, in appearance and voice! Plus, her gown looks like one of Arwen's dresses!

[@bicyclist2]

The fact that she doesn't do lots of live concerts makes this all the more special. Thanks.

[@dannyhamzz3714]

Yeryüzünün gelmiş geçmiş en iyi sesi 🙏🏽 bursadan selamlar

[@Georgian1717]

I remember watching this live on TV that night. Her appearance and performance was a startling contrast to the setting, the people, the entire vibe of that evening…it’s as if some other creature descended on earth. My brother and I looked at each other after she stopped singing and were like: whaaaaat….😯 She is otherworldly.

[@rabsonlungu9029]

Enya's music will last forever

[@Kraftymark]

She is stunning. I love her privacy and her shyness and vulnerability she shows... the world would be better place if we were all a little more like Enya...

[@SantoshKuppens]

The voice of Middle Earth! She should have gotten a (small) role as an elve in the trilogy. Nice performance :)

[@gemaguevara1889]

Funny you should mention that. I was just thinking Enya is what I imagine the Eldar to sound like.

[@bearlincs]

Gema Guevara Good point. Tolkien partly based his Elves on the Tuatha de Danaan, a mythical race in Ireland that lived there long before humans, yet passed on something of their culture to them. She has the kind of look and dress sense I imagine the Elves would have, especially the Noldor, such as Elrond and his daughter, Arwen.

[@gemaguevara1889]

John Ballantine There's something regal and elf-like about her. And I've heard of the Tuatha de Danaan. I believe in Ireland elves are referred to as the Little People. Of course, they're nothing like Tolkien's Elves.

[@bearlincs]

Gema Guevara The relationship between myth and fiction is very interesting. The Tuatha were once beings of great stature, beauty, wisdom, and power, just like Tolkien`s Elves, but their fate and history was to be eventually displaced by humans in Ireland, and our memory of them obscured and diminished to the point where we sometimes mistakenly confuse them with elves or the Little People you mentioned. Tolkien writes of the fate of those Elves who remain in Middle-earth after the events in 'The Lord of the Rings' to be one of obscurity; to become something of a cliche more akin to childish entertainment. So Tolkien`s imaginary world comes to resemble ours; as if he was writing history. But like the Tuatha they were once much greater. Of course, he didn`t just copy the stories of the Tuatha, but used them as a starting point for his own books, particularly the theme of displacement. He invented languages first, such as Sindarin, which was closely modeled on Welsh, and only then thought of the creatures who might speak it, the Elves, and so his stories began to grow. His biographers tell of him saying how he needed to read many mythological writings before he could begin his own; mostly Germanic, Scandinavian, and Celtic. His overall aim was to create a more complete and coherent mythology for Britain, which he thought it lacked.

[@Mosesinmusic]

Yeah good one

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

I've listened to her since forever...I'll never stop...

[@victortv9069]

She and Celine Dione are my favorite,this song is so touching 😭

[@phanthuymy]

Simple but yet so elegant and captivating. What a talent and gift to the musoc and art world

[@daveys1182]

it doesnt matter how many times i watch it, whenever i get to the end of the fellowship and hear this, it brings a tear to my eye

[@garrettdodson6110]

Her voice is spot on! On key and in pitch. Her only trouble was her nerves causing her voice to waver more than controlled vibrato. She’s a hell of a singer. And for her to sing live after probably years of not being on stage she did fantastic. There’s artists today who sing daily and even with practice can’t get up there and deliver like that.

[@ld7179]

Сам ты адский

[@invista4134]

A very peaceful voice. Listen to her to get my stress levels down in evenings... Better than pills.

[@Nepo.Potshangbam]

A century later, her songs will be in relic category. Extremely valuable as well as extraordinary piece of vocal art.

[@AlexFromPhoenix]

The greatest year in Oscars history. The RIGHT movie swept the awards (unlike subsequent years), and we got treated to this gem.

[@osvaldoconstantino4356]

Considering she's so shy, I'm pretty impressed, definitely Enya is my muse, my escape, my freedom, my cure and I know she will never know this but her music gives sense to my life and I'm happy to be in a world where there is an angel like her.

[@Christian_Girl120]

Enya has a beautiful voice! She should have won for this one. This song is gorgeous!!!! I love to sing this!!!!

[@ifeelfree123]

I was only 16 when I watched the fellowship of the ring, this song is powerful as it was then as it is now. So many memories attached.

[@dom8712]

I can listen this over and over... Best female voice ever.

[@user-cc7ho4ce9z]

One of the best songs ever. So unique and hits me, so incredible

[@marceloyamamoto7178]

One can hear her heartbeat if you listen carefully. Adorable she was brilliant that night.

[@dewrecking7553]

How can she be nervous but still deliver this good?? hah

[@jeffreyriley8742]

If you listen to the studio version, her voice is (and it meant to be) quivering. It's not out of nervousness.

[@theneighborhood6973]

I think it’s a bit of both because she does look nervous

[@GarageStudio7]

@Brielle_Zoe Nah there's a difference between vibrato & shakiness. She's a Melancholy Phelgmatic (Most introverted temperament blend) thus she's incredibly nervous but she has solid technique so it's not a complete vocal wreck.

[@GarageStudio7]

@Brielle_Zoe You do know that there are different types of introverts right... I don't even need to know you deeply to know that you are not a Melancholic Phlegmatic like she is. Her style of singing isn't "shaky". This isn't even tremolo; her voice is literally trembling in parts. "I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen." - Enya

[@GarageStudio7]

@Brielle_Zoe Kindly compare this performance to this performance in a more laid back setting - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3zLqadmg9-Catk

[@paulmcgovern6660]

She is an angel, sent to stroke our hearts.

[@wendyadhiambo919]

This song gives me chills,still here in 2022. Love from Kenya

[@Patricia.rogers]

Hey 2024 now :) hope all well

[@monika4971]

she always makes me tear up!

[@MicahandModesta]

Anyone criticizing the voice, she is first and foremost a composer. Considering the nature of a lot of her music, she probably does not do this so often.

[@MacCentrisSimpleSencilla]

EidahageFeroe Her voice is beautiful, so she was nervous, so what? I'd be nervous to death too.

[@MicahandModesta]

SimpleSencilla Yeah exactly. I think her voice is beautiful. Definitely a comment direct to those who think it's not good.

[@bsg75husker]

anyone criticizing her, is out of his/her mind

[@amornoro2076]

Well she’s not live singer i can tell she’s recording artist so.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

She has a magnificent voice.

[@gabinomeza7346]

Listening to this during this quarantine in 2020

[@Ronald7077]

Gabino Meza I am listening to Coldplay 👍

[@SongbirdAliWhispers]

Same

[@syantikshinta3779]

@@Ronald7077 Both coldplay and enya are 💖💝💞

[@julkasteven8198]

2021

[@pbluma]

Imagine being quarantined

[@eboselumeniyobhebhe8829]

Listening to this legend again gives me shrulls

[@Enidlaria]

Finally a non playback performance! So beautiful! Long live Middle Earth! (^_^)

[@dongrahamburg9050]

Vega Libre She knew she couldn't pull that shit at the Oscars haha

[@andrelavandero3041]

Vega Libre It would ruin her reputation, TBH.

[@top10in5languages3]

but overloaded with autotune

[@kenfolstad1346]

She’s AMAZING, wow

[@elizabethfriedman3481]

Her beautiful angelic voice was perfect for this song and for the movie. Love it.

[@wintertide]

Enya's voice has a depth and richness that touches the heart.

[@Mloofylicious]

"a promise lays within you". She gets me every time. Damn.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Her beautiful singing voice is unrivaled, indescribable and outclassing . I feel like I am in Heaven

[@yzyzhukiupenitrio3835]

Finally in Live 👏👍!!! Not Playback Deserves the #01 ENYA

[@AnasSyriano]

People! Enya is not used to sing in front of an audience, the thing that makes her so nervous during live performances. All of her work is in the shadow, in a studio. That is her domain.

[@juliennemarivon]

i love her so much

[@uju6475]

The music industry no one beats Enya !!

[@ACCH-cm9ou]

you know when something big's happening ,and all the cards are right to make it Huge? this movie,the story,the environment ...and the somg of Enya ...no one else in the World would have been more perfect ..i Love Everything about Lord of the Rings ...and i Love Enya 💙

[@alasdairvincent6248]

Enya has the voice of an angel. So talented. Long may she continue to entertain.

[@govendkhalit714]

Enyas voice is the sound of the essence of the universe. When our souls break free to be united with oneness, this is what i expect to hear.

[@ILLUMINATI838]

Proud of her. She completes with wonderful talents.

[@EmilianoLedoux]

She's an amazing composer, so much iconic songs, also with a beautiful voice.

[@arwenreneesedi9983]

She's pure beauty ❤ Thank God for her and her voice ❤

[@vladmuntean119]

The best trilogi ever .. .i ❤ enya

[@thedark18]

This gives me the chills. I love this trilogy so much I'm tearing up hearing this.

[@obionenobi8445]

Her music is so spiritual. I love her music and she reminds me of myself. She is one of a kind. She is also very beautiful.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

This song always puts tears in my eyes... such beauty...

[@alexjoplin1075]

Angel on Earth!!!

[@poom641]

She must have a beautiful soul i'm so touched by hearing her sing

[@daviddobson6716]

I love her, she's my favorite. She always makes me cry

[@sirtedricwalker2979]

Should have racked in all the Academy awards for best picture , best song etc......

[@fearlessabiodun456]

Can't believe I'm crying

[@brozovicmoreno6453]

Song from middle earth. Best movie. Best Enya

[@klausgh]

She's so beautiful, I love her dress 🌹 and how she sounds 🌹Her voice and her looks make my heart melt 🌹 Enya is a goddess! 💗

[@yogsothotnur229]

to me enya is the big singer i ever love

[@jakereeves1266]

So beautiful, like the singer herself.

[@OPedroVilaNova]

Living LEGEND!

[@cmedley]

Legendary moment right here.

[@michaelfan86]

Her voice was hardly trembling at all, first of all, vocals from recordings are never exactly the same especially when singing for a live audience in which you must sing much louder than if you were recording the song.. Not to mention in her recording there is almost an echo to her voice to make it sound more angelic and eternal. She was completely live and in control of her voice. She was completely professional and ready to give the audience a nice performance. She is from the northwestern tip of Ireland, she is very much a Celtic singer with much a different background to music than some Americanized singer that we are used to. Idk why people keep saying she's trembling when she sounded fine. She's singing live for god sakes.

[@pineapplehead7772]

I think she was just a little nervous and shy. Who wouldn't be, though? I wouldn't be able to even squeak in front of the crowd. :D

[@Bishop2155]

Actually before you even bash her for saying she can’t hold a note go check out her live performances

[@kevin7151]

Enya's voice is the one you will hear when you enter the pearly gates. Purely magnficent

[@julianc3411]

Wonderful. So happy she was part of this.

[@Pampraysforyou]

Academy awards in my heart for this heavenly song

[@lydiamooney715]

She sings straight to your soul .brings o much emotions out .she's incredible. So proud of her

[@fanstastic83]

This song always makes me 😢

[@Singinbluebird]

thank you for this song Enya 💕💕💕just watched LOTR again and cried so many times. Sam's speech to frodo saying that goodness is worth fighting for. that's why they keep moving and must finish their journey. The way Eowyn looks at Aragron knowing she can never have him. the war of Rohan and Bilbos and Frodo's journey to the undying lands. Heart breaking and beautiful.💕

[@carlmclean3886]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@Mosesinmusic]

This is what i call - PERFECT!!!!!

[@keithepley2132]

I wouldn't have said she was nervous, just incredibly soulful!

[@jca14344]

Enya has a voice of an Angel.

[@shauntbarry]

Voice of an angel..... Beautiful

[@kenjab9401]

Her music defines as ethereal 💕

[@evanreiter747]

why isnt there more music like this i just dont know. Imagine if every singer was as amazing as her we would have an amazing utopia

[@MissK750]

This woman has the voice of an angel.

[@garrettdodson6110]

I wish she would do more performances. Her voice needs to be heard. She is a gift to all who will listen.

[@ternitamas]

She's a living legend!

[@lc389]

Way to go Ireland! She’s been in my life since I was 20. Many moons ago.

[@JosueWalisson]

I love that voice, that woman, that song! just immortal!

She creats a world in her voice so grace and gentle

[@ChiaraTheOriginalme]

Dolores and Enya ...most beautiful female voices ever

[@moviemania6344]

her music touches my mind, heart and soul..

[@Breadking100]

so rare to hear her sing live

[@julianmateos9905]

Enya such a beautiful voice and soul. Regards to all those who love her so much as I do.

[@rosewiffin9440]

Should've won the Oscar. Even though she's a recording artist due to her famous layer of voices to make her sound, this sung live is awesome even though she's not used to it

[@Rondo2ooo]

I live that this performance of her feels so authentic and near.