Islanda is the Italian word for "Iceland". It's a captivating and somewhat exotic place name that immediately sparks curiosity, especially given its unique natural beauty and remoteness.
In the song, Iceland represents a dream destination and a symbol of escape and longing. The narrator repeatedly mentions wanting to go to Iceland, first with a loved one, and then finally alone, highlighting themes of lost love, dreams, and personal journeys. This makes the word central to the song's narrative and emotional core.
Two people drift apart with nothing dramatic to point at. "Ci siamo separati come due pianeti senza gravità " (We separated like two planets without gravity), and then, more ordinarily, "Come amici dopo l'università " (Like friends after university). What is left is a phone habit he has not broken: "Ti chiamo ancora ma non lo sai" (I still call you but you don't know), on a number that has since been reassigned — "Al tuo vecchio numero ora risponde un'agenzia di viaggi" (Your old number is now answered by a travel agency).
Iceland is the shape their shared future used to take, and the song keeps it in objects rather than feelings: "Un'auto a noleggio con dentro solo un disco dei Sigur Rós" (A rental car with only a Sigur Rós record inside), "Lo squalo disegnato sopra la t-shirt" (The shark drawn on the t-shirt). Then the daydream drops him back into his one-room flat — "Lo smog al posto dell'aurora boreale" (Smog instead of the Northern Lights). The last verse lets him go anyway: "E finalmente io vado in Islanda, ma senza di te" (And finally I'm going to Iceland, but without you).