Sleeping Sun " is a power ballad by Nightwish . The song was written by Tuomas Holopainen and dedicated to the solar eclipse that arose on the European sky in 1999 . It was first released on the MaxiCD of the same name in 1999 , with a re-recorded version released in late October/early November 2005
solar eclipse
Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
Sleeping Sun