Sigma is a song composed by Rolf Lovland of Secret Garden, with lyrics from David Agnew, father of Celtic Woman, Chloe. We know that Sigma is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, but there is really nothing Greek with this song. In his website , Lovland stated, "Sigma was originally a piano piece I wrote in a melancholic night during a production I worked on in Bergen. The title, taken from the actual name of the studio, has stayed with us ever since. Not knowing how to include Sigma in the Secret Garden project, violinist, Fionnuala, (the other member of the Secret Garden duo), suggested adding a song countermelody, almost Gregorian in style. Oboist David Agnew wrote the Irish lyrics. With the lovely voice of the eleven year old Rhonan Sugrue and the Irish National Chamber Choir, the recording of Sigma occurred with a very strong spiritual mood which featured boy soprano Rhonan Sugrue on vocals, the Irish National Chamber Choir, and Davy Spillane."
There you go again with studio names. Remember that Enya and company had the same idea when they thought of the hit Orinoco flow? Artists make simple matters extraordinary. It is like them seeing a pyramid out of a hill.
Irish translation:
Bim ar thoir an comhartha
Scaoileas m'anam saor
Caithfidh mo chroí a bheith glan
Roimh siochán theacht chúm
Ní leanfaidh mo Bhrón
Is béim sásta le mo ghrá
Guim comhartha chabhreoidh liom
Mé a chomhlíonadh
Bim ar thoir an comhartha
Scaoileas m'anam saor
Caithfidh mo chroí a bheith glan
Roimh siochán theacht chúm
Sí an ghaoth do ghuth
Sí an bháisteach do dheora
Grian, do chroi ar las
Do spiorad mo shlánú
English translation:
I search for the sign
That sets my soul free
My heart must be pure
So that I can find peace
The wind is your voice
The rain is your tears
You burning heart
And spirit set me free
Set me free
Filipino language (Tagalog dialect):
Ako ay naghanap ng pangitain,
Na makapagliligtas ng aking kaluluwa.
Ang puso ko nawa'y wagas at dalisay,
Upang sa gayon kapayapaa'y makakamit.
Hangin sa iyong tinig,
Ang ulan ay ang iyong luha.
Ang iyong umaapoy na damdamin,
At ang iyong diwa,
Ay aking kaligtasan.
The Filipino translation was mine. I am working on two other dialects. Meanwhile, let's hear two versions of Sigma. I wish I heard them when I was younger. How can you not like this sound?
Chloe Agnew of Celtic Woman
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