The music video uses the 1992 single version of the song, which contains English lyrics written specifically for the film.
The video features shots of Enya performing the song interspersed with sweeping scenes from Far and Away , starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman . Enya - Book Of Days (video)
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 music video uses the 1992 single version
For Enya, the song represents the excitement and expectations of entering a new day, where the future is still an unwritten blank page. Visual Elements and Production For Enya, the song
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 song and video center on the concept of a "Book of Days"—a personal diary or log of a journey. Lyricist Roma Ryan describes it as the "sadness and exuberance" of lives laid out on a page, filled with personal histories, great loves, and exotic travels.
