Cinematic Celtic ballad · TWOLODY ORIGINALS

Driftwood Names

“Driftwood Names” brings together English and Portuguese. Its musical genre is Cinematic Celtic ballad.

Lyrics & translation ↓
Driftwood Names

English ↔ Portuguese

About this song

The first paired lines are “He dries a plank beside his fire.” and “Ele seca uma tábua junto ao fogo.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.

A beach artist carves names of missing sailors, then adds the name of a survivor who feels forgotten. Cinematic Celtic ballad, lyrical low whistle, intimate harp and guitar, warm orchestral strings, patient expressive lead, rising original refrain

Learn with this song

Listen to each line and compare its translation. Use Twin to switch to the same phrase in the other language; use Echo to recall its meaning before revealing the translation.

Twin ⇄Echo ✧Three words at a time.

Two languages. One melody.

Lyrics & translation

EnglishPortuguese

Verse

He dries a plank beside his fire.

Ele seca uma tábua junto ao fogo.

He kneels down in the wet grey sand.

Ele se ajoelha na areia cinza e úmida.

He carves each letter with his knife.

Ele esculpe cada letra com sua faca.

The wood remembers sailors lost at sea.

A madeira lembra marinheiros perdidos no mar.

Chorus

Leave a space beside the names.

Deixe um espaço ao lado dos nomes.

The living carry waves here too.

Os vivos também carregam ondas aqui.

His blade stops short of one more letter.

A lâmina para antes de mais uma letra.

The man beside him says it softly.

O homem ao lado a diz baixinho.

Verse

White foam breaks against the shore.

A espuma branca quebra contra a costa.

Their old ship's bell hangs in the tavern.

O sino do velho navio fica na taberna.

He spells them out, one by one.

Ele os soletra, um por um.

He leaves each sailor's nickname underneath.

Ele deixa abaixo o apelido de cada marinheiro.

Chorus

Leave a space beside the names.

Deixe um espaço ao lado dos nomes.

The living carry waves here too.

Os vivos também carregam ondas aqui.

His blade stops short of one more letter.

A lâmina para antes de mais uma letra.

The man beside him says it softly.

O homem ao lado a diz baixinho.

Verse

One name stands apart from all.

Um nome se destaca de todos.

A living sailor asks to join them.

Um marinheiro vivo pede para se juntar a eles.

He does not ask for dates or flowers.

Ele não pede datas nem flores.

He only asks for room beside his friends.

Ele só pede espaço ao lado dos amigos.

Chorus

Leave a space beside the names.

Deixe um espaço ao lado dos nomes.

The living carry waves here too.

Os vivos também carregam ondas aqui.

His blade stops short of one more letter.

A lâmina para antes de mais uma letra.

The man beside him says it softly.

O homem ao lado a diz baixinho.