Garðar Thór Cortes (born 2 May 1974), is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic an… Read Full Bio ↴Garðar Thór Cortes (born 2 May 1974), is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. A former child actor, Cortes subsequently trained as a singer in Vienna, Copenhagen and London. He has performed various leading tenor roles in operas, as well as a leading part in The Phantom of the Opera in London's West End. While insisting that he is first and foremost a classical opera singer, it was with his classical crossover album Cortes, released in Iceland in 2005, that Cortes came to prominence. His debut album in the UK, also titled Cortes, was released on 16 April 2007 and entered the UK classical chart at number 1.

Official sites:

www.cortes.is
www.myspace.com/officialcortes

Lontano
Gardar Thor Cortes Lyrics

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Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu senza la mano
Che ti scalda il cuor
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu senza il calore
Che ti scalda il cuor

E mille giorni
E mille notti
Senza capire
Senza sentire
Senza sapere
Che non c'e niente al mondo
Nemmen nel piu profondo
Sei solo tu
Soltanto tu

Mai piu senza la mano
Che ti scalda il cuor
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piusenza l'amore
Di chi ti ha aspettato

E mille giorni
E mille notti
Senza capire
Senza sentire
Senza sapere
Che non c'e niente al mondo
Nemmen nel piu profondo
Sei solo tu
Soltanto tu

Mai piu senza la mano
Che ti scalda il cuor
Mai piu cosi lontano
Mai piu cosi lontano

Mai piusenza l'amore
Di chi ti ha aspettato

Overall Meaning

The song "Lontano" by Gardar Thor Cortes is an emotional and reflective piece about the pain of separation and the yearning for love and comfort. The lyrics express regret and the desire to never be so far away again without the warmth of a loved one's hand to warm the heart. The repetition of the phrase "Mai piu cosi lontano" (never again so far away) emphasizes the singer's longing for closeness and the pain of distance.

The second verse continues this theme of loneliness and detachment, as the singer describes going through thousands of days and nights without understanding, feeling, or knowing anything without the person they miss so much. The lyrics suggest that there is nothing in the world, not even in the deepest depths, except for the person they have been separated from who can bring back the sense of being loved and not alone.

Ultimately, the chorus repeats the main message of the song emphasizing the crucial role of love and physical touch in life: "never again without the hand that warms your heart, never again so far away, never again without the love of those who have waited for you."

Line by Line Meaning

Mai piu cosi lontano
Never again so far away

Mai piu senza la mano che ti scalda il cuor
Never again without the hand that warms your heart

Mai piu cosi lontano
Never again so far away

Mai piu senza il calore che ti scalda il cuor
Never again without the warmth that warms your heart

E mille giorni
And a thousand days

E mille notti
And a thousand nights

Senza capire
Without understanding

Senza sentire
Without feeling

Senza sapere
Without knowing

Che non c'e niente al mondo
That there is nothing in the world

Nemmen nel piu profondo
Not even in the deepest