Nightwish - The Islander Lyrics
[Composer: Marco Hietala]
An old man by a seashore at the end of day
Gazes the horizon with seawinds in his face
Tempest-tossed island, seasons all the same
Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard
He lightens the beacon, light at the end of world
Showing the way, lighting hope in their hearts
The ones on their travels homeward from afar
[Chorus:]
This is for long-forgotten light at the end of the world
Horizon's crying the tears he left behind long ago
The time before he became - one of the world's unseen
Princess in the tower, children in the fields
Life gave him it all: an island of the universe
Now his love`s a memory, a ghost in the fog
He sets the sails one last time saying farewell to the world
Anchor to the water, seabed far below
Grass still in his feet and a smile beneath his brow
[Chorus x2]
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Nightwish The Islander Comments
drachenlord meddl loide
The first islander is going to destroy is Australia by me (a madman on earth).
Bez Tarji jako bez ruky Tarja je náboj už to nikdy nebude ono nikdy nikdy nikdy bohužel
An old man by a seashore
At the end of day
Gazes the horizon
With seawinds in his face
Tempest-tossed island
Seasons all the same
Anchorage unpainted
And a ship without a name
Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard
He lightens the beacon, light at the end of world
Showing the way lighting hope in their hearts
The ones on their travels homeward from afar
This is for long-forgotten
Light at the end of the world
Horizon crying
The tears he left behind long ago
The albatross is flying
Making him daydream
The time before he became
One of the world`s unseen
Princess in the tower
Children in the fields
Life gave him it all:
An island of the universe
Now his love`s a memory
A ghost in the fog
He sets the sails one last time
Saying farewell to the world
Anchor…
2019 and still love this song
Thank you for the lyrics. I must say I´m no Nightwish fan but this song and the lyrics are really great.
This Video is one of the Best of Nightwish.
Frauke Hammer tru that it’s on all my playlists
I think Anette is one of the best singers in studio but she has no spirit on stage.
Flute is on fire 😮
One of the most perfect sounds!
I'm goona play this song at the end of the world
Oh no what have I done what was this quick get me some Japanese metal
This is their best video hands down. Hopefully they get something with this quality for the next album
Blind Guardian's Bard's Song brought me here.
Meu filho quando ninguém consegue fazer dormir é só colocar essa música, ele ama!
A minha também hahahaha
RIP Trish
I miss you so much 😔
😎👍😁🤟🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
does it say "seamens in his face" at the start or am i trippen. nightwish have so fallen since tarja left
back when songs like these had a humble 200-300k views and everyone was like nightwish who ?
Seeing it now I am quite certain that the old man is "Hide-The-Pain-Harold", the man, the meme, the legend
finaly i found this music lovely
it's not the same without tarja....
Nakakaiyak
Fake ass Johnny Depp out here making music 😁😁😏😂😂😂
I saw Frozen 2, and All Is Found reminded me of this song
I od Vatrenih još uvijek gori Vatra🤗🤗🤗🤗🇫🇯
This made me cry, like im not joking.
Accidentally selected this song... couldn’t stop listening or watching 😍
Beautiful work
Same here and same here :)
Как всегда...классно!!!
This has to be my favorite song by Nightwish. Yes I enjoy their other songs but when they dropped this it hit way different.
Half of the Nightwish fans: "TARJA!!"
Second half of the Nightwish fans: "FLOOR!!"
Me, an intellectual: "Marco"
Well...
You can like more one or another, but the truth is that Nightwish always has had the best of the best regardin vocals, no matter their Style...
I love Marco too but Annette is my fave because of the lightness she brought to the dark songs :)
TARJA is the best! We want Tarja will come back to Nightwish!
Simplesmente magnífico
A friend suggested this to me and I cant say am not disappointed
Nobody's can't replace Tarja))))
But song nice)))
Sorry Anete)
How can those
Strings be so loose + still play ?
Ikr? Seriously! I want that guitar
PEN BLUE , BLUE PEN ! MUISIC BRAZIL .2019 FOREVER
que isso br
Любимая группа. Успехов вам, ребята, таких как вы, больше не делают
Russian version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfW6OYJ_0uk
Alguien en 2020?
Ésta rola es muy buena!!!
Merke,für einigen von euch nur Musik und Fantasy!Für andere mehr!
My past life and alight we begin,
Muito bom, tem que vim mais vezes no Brasil.
na próxima vai canta caneta azul
This is how every strory should be told
I love this song. I'm working on a book and this fits perfectly with the feel and plot of the Novel. Words can't express how much I enjoy this song, great stuff :)
1:39 reminds me a lot of mumford and sons
Beautifull song, and female vocal just in the background at first while slowly going to front in chorus.
загнанный заяц над бездной.... падает и смеётся... а почему смеётся? потому что свободный.
These videos are epic
Thats the Passion from Anette Olzon. She is a very good studio singer and very good for videos. but not for live.
Show de bola.Relaxa demais .Mas Tarja Turunen era demais viu
Чувак в кепке - рус, а молодые ёбнутые. Пизец, у людей вообще отсутствует чувство самосохранения
your kidding right
i guess there is a sucker borne every minute
Captain birds eye gets about I see.
Почти 2020 ку привет здарова
Returning to the sea to die ...
What is the context of the song? Perhaps a dead sailor on a journey to the after life
Something like that, I believe.
To me it seems like an old man at the end of his life who had a loving family but long since abandoned him. So he kills himself.
Such an underrated song and video
Why do I get an Elric-of-Melniboné vibe off of this song?
Zajebisty utwór!💪
https://youtu.be/--tFFz44zvc
😘Merke,meine schwarze Suppe willst Du nicht probieren!
The Rainbowland has won!
Класс!!!!
Респект от России! Какая красивая и душевная музыка! Не многие сейчас способны создать такое!
Залупа какая то
Nightwish died when Tara left. There is no nightwish anymore.
well not for you. You have our sympathy.
Dave Mason thank you. I prefer to remember it as it was. Its like sneaker pimps without kelli ali. Its not the same as original.
Nightwish dinleyen vurduruyodur :)
Yorumu güzel bişey zannetcekler :)
Incrível.
MUCH LOVE, Nightwish!!
"Up" pixa ????
Beautiful
Everyone hates me cuz I love Tarja - I get it Floor is whatever. Love this video and love Our Truth
Actually I screwed up - Our Truth is Lacuna Coil - another great band.
Эх, не хватает Тарьи
❤❤❤❤
Perfect★
2019, legit.
Did anyone else thought of this song when they saw the trailer for The Lighthouse?
This song gives me the feeling of "old man and sea" by Ernest Hemingway
нормально
Kinda reminds me of 'Poets and the muse' by Poets of the Fall
I am not even kidding but i think the song needs to be ''The OST'' of Vinland Saga! ! !
Beautiful
Looks like in the movie "Up" ^^
Chrono Trigger
Chilenos 2019?
Colombiano :D
Javier Alejandro Torres Suramericano ❤️
Octuber 2019
I thought "cool song, most recently it was often played on the radio" and then I realized that "recently" is 11 years ago.
for vikings good jobs thanks
Nightwish without Tarja is like Judas Priest without Rob Halford
Nice song melody.... Great greeting from shanghai
👏👏👏👍👍👍
I completely forgot about this song and this randomly popped in my recommendation today. Thank you YouTube for running me over with nostalgia
Лучше бы не пел. Музыка хороша
Quem lembra da propaganda da coca cola? Kkk
why johny depp is there?
From Russian with love
As much as this song speaks to me, it ranks second/third of My fav NW tracks, 10th Man down is #1, Sahara and The Islander both share ranks 2 an 3 but are interchangeable in positions XD