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Music: Arranged by Enya,
Nicky Ryan & Roma Ryan
Lyrics: Alfred Bunn
 Marble Halls
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
with vassals and serfs at my side,
and of all who assembled within those walls
that I was the hope and the pride.
I had riches all too great to count
and a high ancestral name.

But I also dreamt which pleased me most
that you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same.

I dreamt that suitors sought my hand,
that knights upon bended knee
and with vows no maidens heart could
withstand,
they pledged their faith to me.
And I dreamt that one of that noble host
came forth my hand to claim.

But I also dreamt which charmed me most
that you loved me still the same
that you loved me
you loved me still the same,
that you loved me
you loved me still the same.
Roma Ryan's notes to the song, taken from Only Time-The Collection:
An operatic piece originally scored by the Irish composer, Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870) with lyrics by Alfred Bunn. "Marble Halls", or "The Dream" as it is also known, is from the 1843 opera "The Bohemian Girl", which ejoyed great success during Balfe's lifetime. Balfe was once complimented by Strauss as being the "Master of Melody". "The Bohemian Girl", and in partucular this song, is a favourite of Enya.




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