Captain, with your exalted fate in your eyes
do you ever think about a sailor who has no bread or wine?
Captain who found a princess in every harbour,
do you ever think about a rower whose wife presumes him dead?
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home
from the sea, the sea, the sea...
Captain, I too pay for your wrongs with my days
yet my biggest sin makes gods smile
and if you die, it's the death of a king, your house will name a heir
when I don't return home, hunger and thirst enter my house.
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home
from the sea, the sea, the sea...
Captain, you get to the end of every adventure with cunning
do you ever think about a soldier who gets more and more afraid?
But in the end fear leaves a funny taste in my mouth...
If there was more of the world [to explore], I'm ready, where are we going?
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, my home is there and only there
Ithaca, Ithaca, Ithaca, and I want to return home
from the sea, the sea, the sea...