Celtic Woman - Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears Lyrics






On the first day of January,
Eighteen ninety-two,
They opened Ellis Island and they let
The people through.
And first to cross the threshold
Of that isle of hope and tears,
Was Annie Moore from Ireland
Who was all of fifteen years.

Isle of hope, isle of tears,
Isle of freedom, isle of fears,
But it's not the isle you left behind.
That isle of hunger, isle of pain,
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind.

In a little bag she carried
All her past and history,
And her dreams for the future
In the land of liberty.
And courage is the passport
When your old world disappears
But there's no future in the past
When you're fifteen years

Isle of hope, isle of tears,
Isle of freedom, isle of fears,
But it's not the isle you left behind.
That isle of hunger, isle of pain,
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind.

When they closed down Ellis Island
In nineteen forty-three,
Seventeen million people
Had come there for sanctuary.
And in springtime when I came here
And I stepped onto it's piers,
I thought of how it must have been
When you're fifteen years.

Isle of hope, isle of tears,
Isle of freedom, isle of fears,
But it's not the isle you left behind.
That isle of hunger, isle of pain,
Isle you'll never see again
But the isle of home is always on your mind.
The isle of home is always on your mind.





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  1. M.... L....

    外星的意思.............我不說啦 你想怎樣............我可以 低頭 但是 我是人

  2. M.... L....

    想知道我啊..............看影片...........;594

  3. A.... W....

    So amazing women and voices. I love this girls ❤

  4. B.... R....

    A fantastic song

  5. J.... M....

    Yep... I'm in love x

  6. R.... S....

    What beautiful, talented women. May they always be cherished .🌹🌹🌹

  7. M.... E....

    I am a Bangladeshi currently studying in Spain.
    After watching 'Leap Year' movie I am fascinated by the beauty of Ireland. Yes...one day I would have a visit to Ireland :-)

  8. p.... g....

    I am Colombian by birth, but I feel so nostalgic and attached to this music that it is as if it were transporting me.

  9. M.... L....

    當初沒命啦..有命 跟小狗 找主人

  10. M.... L....

    我當初18歲 好苦連 ..我在朋友 跟大哥在 才有一命

  11. Y.... C....

    Amei esse grupo ñ conhecia mais agora me apaixonei por cada apresentação nunca tinha ouvindo músicas com tanta paixão em cada apresentação elas são incríveis e suas performances perfeitas🤩❤😍 @Celticwomen

  12. C.... I....

    Beautiful! I like this so much!

  13. S.... C....

    O god its not a bloody pop song, please!!!

  14. D.... G....

    Great grannies brothers and sisters immigranted to America.. great Grannie went to Australia married a man she met on the ship to Australia at the age of 17.. bless you my Irish heritage 💕

  15. R.... G....

    Faith hope charity 🙏 Love ❤️ 💜 🌿 📕 📖 📜 🕯️ Amen wee love joy in our hearts 💕 💕 💕 from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 with love 💗 💛 💜 💙 ❤️ 💗 💚💛🧡🌟✨🌍🕯️

  16. H.... F....

    3.01 to 3.16 amazing beauty!

  17. d.... m....

    i love all the voices ,you all are so good, yipe eeee

  18. C.... S....

    Beautifully sung and sadly the story of so many more people who crossed the sea back then ,thank god things are very different now but we should never forget those who went before and never saw their homelands or families again .

  19. T.... F....

    Prrty nice thugether work,! Feri

  20. M.... O....

    Voices of angels.....they looks so beautyful.......and their songs.......goosebumps allover.......tears in my eyes......i love them......its a piity, that they dont sing any more....

  21. I.... A....

    when they say "isle of hunger, isle of pain" i always hear "i love hunger, i love pain" can't get it out of my head

    I.... A....

    Now thanks to u. I cant get it out of my head too lol

  22. W.... W....

    I. Building my dream home in Aotearoa New Zealand
    And I'm naming it
    Isle of Hope Isle of Dreams

  23. m.... b....

    que mujer mas hermosa!! 3:02, es maravillosa! me enamore

  24. H.... ....

    Alex looks to be such a lovely lady as well as a superb singer. Wondering how she is doing now.

  25. A.... A....

    I HAVE NO SAY BUT TO SHOOT ALL THOSE MOTA FUCKERS FOR THE DISLIKES

  26. A.... G....

    Certainly prefer the older line ups of this group. They're more angelic and nicer to listen to than the current line up.

    A.... G....

    I don't know I love eabha mcmahon's voice though. To me the new line up just feels different can't say whether its for better or worse though .

  27. A.... K....

    Lovely, I am hearing it in 2019. Love them with angelic voice

  28. P.... C....

    un seul mot: magnifique

  29. W.... R....

    Why oh why did I just recently learn of this magnificent group??

  30. U.... ....

    Celtic Woman are a gem we don't have enough of these days

  31. S.... S....

    In addition to the sound of so beautiful music so make us calm and members of the celtic woman who is very beautiful..

  32. A.... G....

    They love

  33. M.... L....

    Lyn Hillary 😍😍😍

    M.... L....

    Mhilnayana Lilis Lyn Hillary is one of the most Georgia’s looking woman I have ever seen

  34. G.... L....

    Like if theres anyone this in 2019 cos ik I am this beautiful and definitely my favourite version of this song

  35. E.... B....

    I like this song because speaks very well about the story of Annie Moore and the song is very pleasent ro listen, and very sweet, it's à song we can listen at any time.

  36. J.... ....

    Aside from the obviously incredible musical performance, Lynn is also incredibly gorgeous!!

    J.... ....

    But she's the least animated... Alex takes the cake there. You can feel her passion!

  37. A.... P....

    🦁💙🍀💖🌈

  38. L.... V....

    Brilliant performance! I love this kind of music...soul soothing! thank you!

  39. H.... J....

    Beautiful Celtic Women ... may God bless you all 🙏👍👍👍👍

  40. �.... ....

    어디 그리스신화속 신전앞에 공연하는것같네요
    하늘과 땅이 탁트인 아이슬랜드?
    가보고싶네 저곳~~ 코발트빛 바다와 온갖 꽃들이 피어 있을것같은곳
    바다건너 저 먼곳 낯선 이국의 정치~코끝에 와닿는 느낌??

  41. s.... f....

    Grazie avoi che o l'occasione per sentirvi con il vostro canto e la musica un abracio forte Buona sera a tutti

  42. T.... R....

    You can't say that irish women have a great voice and are gorgeous

  43. A.... J....

    love these girls..

  44. F.... M....

    Beautiful, wow! Loving-Kindness Never Fails, Love Never Fails, Kindness Never Fails, Empathy Never Fails, Compassion Never Fails, Acceptance & Inclusion Never Fails, Peace & Prosperity TO All Humanity Never Fails. Yah Ali

  45. m.... x....

    The instrumental was amazing 😍

  46. G.... K....

    Traumhaft schön 💕 🎶 🎻🎤🌍🌏🌎🌐

  47. P.... E....

    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  48. p.... l....

    Beautiful.

  49. E.... A....

    Refreshing about the past of our country...

  50. �.... ....

    Amaging voice

  51. N.... ....

    2:29 it kinda sounds like “i love hunger”

    N.... ....

    😂😂 it's 'isle of hunger'

  52. E.... T....

    This is my fave song love it Emmett Cahill from Celtic Thunder sings this song beautiful as well but this is just as pretty

  53. B.... L....

    Chloe is great
    Lynn is beautiful
    Lisa is angel
    Alex is soul

  54. B.... L....

    I'm an Indonesian, but why I really love celtic music than my Country music.

  55. G.... ....

    Chloe Agnew, so amazing but she had the most 2007 looking hairstyle i’ve ever seen

  56. M.... W....

    28/12/18

  57. A.... C....

    They are my muses of beauty and immortality. They made me feel like Irish😇😇

  58. m.... m....

    WOW perfect

  59. A.... ....

    This is my favourite combination of Celtic woman. Lovely voices and lovely ladies.

  60. D.... T....

    Number 1 fan from the Philippines!!!!!!!!!!!!

    D.... T....

    Oi Kabagyan😂

    D.... T....

    Ezekiel Garret ahaha

    D.... T....

    Your country is close with my country Indonesia

    D.... T....

    Bonaventura Leonardo Dharma Putra hello to our Indonesian friends <3

  61. S.... ....

    Chloe is the most gorgeous woman ever!! This song is so beautiful! <3

  62. M.... A....

    👲👲👲

  63. B.... S....

    Beautifull song - beautifull voices...💜👏💜

  64. E.... K....

    Wonderfulllllllllllll! Very beautifullll!

  65. h.... p....

    Und dabei lieb ich euch alle! Weil ihr einfach traumhaft seid. Zusammen seid ihr alles. Aber der Weg ist noch nicht klar.

  66. P.... K....

    AMAZING !

  67. C.... B....

    I had heard this song for the first time when i stayed in Cork on 2017.
    And this words remembered a similar familly story.
    We had emigrate in France from Portugal in 1979....iknow it’s not a same situation, but the imigration it’s a traumatic situation for the imigrants.

  68. T.... R....

    Oh dear, most definitely a case of style over substance.

    T.... R....

    I think it's a tie.

  69. L.... G....

    Love Celtic women


    Love from.india

  70. �.... ....

    On the first day of January
    Eighteen ninety-two
    They opened Ellis Island and they let
    The people through
    And first to cross the threshold
    Of that isle of hope and tears
    Was Annie Moore from Ireland
    Who was all of fifteen years

    Isle of hope, isle of tears
    Isle of freedom, isle of fears
    But it's not the isle you left behind
    That isle of hunger, isle of pain
    Isle you'll never see again
    But the isle of home is always on your mind

    In a little bag she carried
    All her past and history
    And her dreams for the future
    In the land of liberty
    And courage is the passport
    When your old world disappears
    But there's no future in the past
    When you're fifteen years

    Isle of hope, isle of tears
    Isle of freedom, isle of fears
    But it's not the isle you left behind
    That isle of hunger, isle of pain
    Isle you'll never see again
    But the isle of home is always on your mind

    When they closed down Ellis Island
    In nineteen forty-three
    Seventeen million people
    Had come there for sanctuary
    And in springtime when I came here
    And I stepped onto its piers
    I thought of how it must have been
    When you're fifteen years

    Isle of hope, isle of tears
    Isle of freedom, isle of fears
    But it's not the isle you left behind
    That isle of hunger, isle of pain
    Isle you'll never see again
    But the isle of home is always on your mind
    The isle of home is always on your mind

  71. L.... P....

    Por favor, digam que eu não sou o único brasileiro que está vendo uma maravilha dessa.

  72. R.... M....

    Amaizing voices....all I can say

  73. C.... v....

    Starts at 1:36 😊

  74. B.... W....

    And very little has changed

  75. M.... L....

    Ggod song

  76. M.... L....

    Good song

  77. K.... S....

    Freedom. As a Scot, I realize that Kenneth,Kenny, is an Irish name. So too, is scott. I am proud to have a celtic name. Kenneth. First king of Scotland.

  78. s.... d....

    Hunger and pain.....Today we live everyday...sad are we..selfish are we..

  79. I.... C....

    This song Is So Emotional For Me Because I Love These Ladies So Much.

  80. S.... g....

    I’m proud to be Irish 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

  81. m.... b....

    👍👍👍👍👍

  82. D.... P....

    What a beautiful song. The man playing the pipes was amazing. 4 beautiful ladies with voices of angles. This is real music and singing. Would love to see this performance live.

  83. V.... S....

    Thank you for such an encouraging.

  84. C.... E....

    How do they manage to sing this song without crying?

  85. B.... A....

    Voted to kill babies

  86. Y.... C....

    Buena musica..

  87. S.... N....

    Your voice is very melodious and you are also very pretty

  88. N.... D....

    im proud to be irish

  89. s.... 7....

    천상의 목소리 켈틱우먼

  90. C.... B....

    America's immigration system is anything but an Isle of Hope for Americans. We are so distraught by the broken, exploited, poisoning immigration system.

  91. 7.... s....

    음악에 푹 빠져드네요..너무좋아요

  92. S.... A....

    I relate to this song backwards... Migrating from USA to Europe... Haha