The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornie utulie (darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
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May It Be Lyrics as written by Eithne Ni Bhraonain Howard Shore
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The first time that I heard this song I cried so hard... it's so beautiful, and the meaning is clear and true. It can be about so many things, but the way I interpreted it was about being a Christian and how hard it can be. Christians truly do walk a lonely road, and alot of times you can crack under the pressure of this world. But if you just hold on, "you may rise to find the sun," which to me means Jesus. I think that Tolkien would have loved this song, with him being a Christian and all.
With all due respect, while there was indeed a Christian influence about Tolkien, it is not only Christians who walk a lonely road, every man, woman, child from every religion walks at one time or another a lonely road. Think about the jews in their persecution, africans in the diaspora. Don't be vain.
@Evening star <br /> I agree with Vishakantha. You guys have it good. Everywhere you look there's a Christian church, and you've got your Jesus. You guys haven't been pursecuted since the old days. I'm a part of the most discriminated against religion in America these days. I can't wear the symbol of my religion without anyone yelling "Illuminati confirmed!" At me. On my most important holiday people paint their faves green and taunt us. While you guys might not be able to have pre marital sex or anything like that, at least people support you.
@Evening star You're certainly right that Tolkien was a devout Christian — Roman Catholic, to be precise. I agree that there are themes of his stories and elements of the universe where they take place that are, if not specifically Christian, related to and in some cases, inspired by, his religious beliefs. One example is how he made a point of making the religion of the Elves consistent with monotheistic beliefs such as those of Christianity and other Abrahamic religions (although he did not include anything resembling the uniquely Christian theological idea of the Trinity), as well as with pagan-style polytheism (he borrows a number of elements from Germanic and Celtic forms of paganism, in particular).<br /> <br /> Anyway...I don't really understand why you think being a Christian is particularly lonely, though. Although you didn't say where you're from in your SongMeanings profile, I'm going to hazard a guess that you live in a Western country. If so, it seems to me that you would likely be surrounded by fellow Christians. It seems to me that while life in general is tough, those of us who don't follow a majority (or at least, plurality) religion have it harder than those who do. The "pressure of this world" that you mention could refer to a lot of things, but life is tough for everyone: it's not only Christians who experience such pressure, and I agree with the other replies that in Western nations, as the majority religion, Christians have it easy compared to those of us who aren't.