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A mariner under a sky moonlit 00:45

On an island of a crewless ship 00:47

A few decades of immortality ahead 00:50

A one-man crew for a one-way trip 00:52

Islands, islands everywhere 00:55

I keep my range with crowded sails 00:58

My waves they kiss every shore I land 01:00

Steep cliffs will mock my waving hand 01:03

Islanders, villagers, universal mariners 01:27

Calling me, guiding me 01:29

Monsters far beneath 01:30

Hurricanes on the way 01:32

Lunatic weathervanes 01:33

Shipwrecked lovers on a faraway cay 01:35

Passing by butterflies, fluttering for a day 01:37

Jokers, jesters, goddesses hominidae 01:40

Deep delicious blue beneath 01:42

I'll steer wherever tomorrow is near 01:45

Light a beacon so I can navigate 01:48

Through the tempest 01:51

Through the madness 01:52

Light a homefire for the sad man 01:53

With a begging hand 01:56

Light a beacon so I can navigate 01:58

Through the tempest 02:01

Following the quintet 02:02

Ride on the highest wave 02:04

Bring me to life 02:06

To them who dance in the daylight 02:08

Sail and seek 02:11

The starbound quay 02:16

Calling you, calling me 02:22

To be a part of your story 02:24

Here raining ash to cover the dead 04:26

An island of the past wrecks 04:29

Of you of the endless sundown 04:32

Hemlock meadows, deepest quicksand 04:36

Empty harbor by a wasteland 04:40

Mirrors, mirrors, everywhere 04:44

For you of mad despair 04:47

Friends who were for a time 05:10

Now grapes of sour wine 05:13

Lords of a single fly 05:16

Still, I rue no island of shared solitude 05:20

You who glow in deepest woe 05:44

Let it be, retiree, the water's fine 05:54

Sail carefree 05:59

Sail and seek 06:05

The starbound quay 06:10

Calling you, calling me 06:15

To be a part of your story 06:18

On these strange islands 06:35

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An Ocean Of Strange Islands – English Lyrics

Nightwish

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

A mariner under a sky moonlit

On an island of a crewless ship

A few decades of immortality ahead

A one-man crew for a one-way trip

Islands, islands everywhere

I keep my range with crowded sails

My waves they kiss every shore I land

Steep cliffs will mock my waving hand

Islanders, villagers, universal mariners

Calling me, guiding me

Monsters far beneath

Hurricanes on the way

Lunatic weathervanes

Shipwrecked lovers on a faraway cay

Passing by butterflies, fluttering for a day

Jokers, jesters, goddesses hominidae

Deep delicious blue beneath

I'll steer wherever tomorrow is near

Light a beacon so I can navigate

Through the tempest

Through the madness

Light a homefire for the sad man

With a begging hand

Light a beacon so I can navigate

Through the tempest

Following the quintet

Ride on the highest wave

Bring me to life

To them who dance in the daylight

Sail and seek

The starbound quay

Calling you, calling me

To be a part of your story

Here raining ash to cover the dead

An island of the past wrecks

Of you of the endless sundown

Hemlock meadows, deepest quicksand

Empty harbor by a wasteland

Mirrors, mirrors, everywhere

For you of mad despair

Friends who were for a time

Now grapes of sour wine

Lords of a single fly

Still, I rue no island of shared solitude

You who glow in deepest woe

Let it be, retiree, the water's fine

Sail carefree

Sail and seek

The starbound quay

Calling you, calling me

To be a part of your story

On these strange islands

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
mariner /ˈmærɪnər/ B2	noun - a sailor or someone who navigates the sea
island /ˈaɪ.lənd/ A2	noun - a piece of land surrounded by water
shipwreck /ˈʃɪpˌrɛk/ B2	noun - the destruction or sinking of a ship
waves /weɪvz/ B1	noun - movements of water on the sea surface verb - to move or sway like waves
cliffs /klɪfs/ B2	noun - a high, steep face of rock or land
monsters /ˈmɒn.stərz/ B2	noun - fantastical or frightening creatures
hurricanes /ˈhʌr.ɪ.kænz/ B2	noun - large, powerful storms over the ocean
beacon /ˈbiː.kən/ B2	noun - a signal or light used as a guide
tempest /ˈtɛm.pɪst/ C1	noun - a violent windstorm
solitude /sɒl.ɪˈtjuːd/ C1	noun - the state of being alone
voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a long journey, especially by sea or in space
seek /siːk/ A2	verb - to look for or try to find
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ A2	noun - a narrative or account of events

Key Grammar Structures

A mariner under a sky moonlit

➔ Past participle as adjective

➔ The word "moonlit" is the past participle of "moonlight" used as an adjective to describe the sky.
My waves they kiss every shore I land

➔ Subject-verb inversion (poetic license), Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

➔ The usual word order would be "My waves kiss every shore I land on". The relative pronoun "on" or "where" is implied.
Steep cliffs will mock my waving hand

➔ Personification

➔ Giving human qualities ("mock") to non-human things (cliffs).
Light a beacon so I can navigate

➔ Subordinating conjunction "so" expressing purpose

➔ "So" introduces the reason for lighting a beacon - to be able to navigate. "So that" can be used interchangebly.
Bring me to life

➔ Imperative

➔ This is a direct command or request.
To them who dance in the daylight

➔ Relative clause with "who"

➔ "Who" refers to people.
Here raining ash to cover the dead

➔ Present participle "raining" as a reduced relative clause, infinitive of purpose "to cover"

➔ The sentence implies "Here is ash raining to cover the dead." The verb 'raining' acts as an adjective modifying 'ash'. The infinitive 'to cover' explains the purpose of the ash.
Friends who were for a time

➔ Relative clause with "who"

➔ "Who" introduces a relative clause modifying "Friends".
You who glow in deepest woe

➔ Relative clause with "who"

➔ "Who" refers to a person or persons being addressed.