"Orinoco Flow" ist ein Lied der irischen Sängerin Enya aus dem Jahr 1988.
Das Lied wurde von Enya und Roma Ryan geschrieben und von Nicky Ryan produziert.
Das Stück erschien erstmals am 19. September 1988 als Teil von Enyas zweitem Studioalbum Watermark sowie als Single am 3. Oktober 1988.
Es ist ein melodischer Pop-/New-Age-Song mit einem einprägsamen Refrain, der nur aus den mehrfach wiederholten Worten „Sail Away“ besteht.
Lyrics
Let me sail, let me sail
Let the Orinoco flow
Let me reach, let me beach
On the shores of Tripoli
Let me sail, let me sail
Let me crash upon your shore
Let me reach, let me beach
Far beyond the Yellow Sea
Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away
From Bissau to Palau
In the shade of Avalon
From Fiji to Tiree
And the Isles of Ebony
From Peru to Cebu
Hear the power of Babylon
From Bali to Cali
Far beneath the Coral Sea
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, adieu Ooh
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, adieu Ooh
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, up, adieu
Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away
From the North to the South
Ebudæ onto Khartoum
From the deep sea of clouds
To the island of The Moon
Carry me on the waves
To the land I′ve never been
Carry me on the waves
To the lands I've never seen
We can sail, we can sail
With the Orinoco flow
We can sail, we can sail
(Sail away, sail away, sail away)
We can steer, we can near
With Rob Dickins at the wheel
We can sigh, say goodbye
Ross and his dependencies
We can sail, we can sail
(Sail away, sail away, sail away)
We can sail, we can sail
Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away • Sail away, sail away, sail away
