Swing jazz · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Santa's Coat in the Launderette
“Santa's Coat in the Launderette” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Swing jazz.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “La lavandería está vacía y fría.” and “The launderette is empty and cold.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A night cleaner repairs a torn Santa coat and finds a note thanking a stranger for last Christmas. Warm Christmas swing, brushed drums, double bass, piano, clarinet and soft brass, relaxed expressive solo singing, charming original melody
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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.
Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
La lavandería está vacía y fría.
The launderette is empty and cold.
Friego bajo las secadoras apagadas.
I mop beneath the silent dryers.
Encuentro un traje rojo olvidado
I find a forgotten red suit
Está roto y bastante gastado
It is torn and quite worn out
Chorus
La manga guarda una nota doblada.
The sleeve holds a folded note.
Dice que llegaste después de cerrar la fábrica.
It says you came after the factory closed.
Mi niña creyó que aún recordabas nuestra calle.
My little girl thought you still remembered our street.
La tinta azul se corre bajo mi pulgar.
The blue ink runs beneath my thumb.
Verse
Busco mi aguja y un poco de hilo
I look for my needle and some thread
Coso la manga con puntadas pequeñas.
I sew the sleeve with tiny stitches.
Un guante lleva el olor de las naranjas.
One glove carries the scent of oranges.
Chorus
La manga guarda una nota doblada.
The sleeve holds a folded note.
Dice que llegaste después de cerrar la fábrica.
It says you came after the factory closed.
Mi niña creyó que aún recordabas nuestra calle.
My little girl thought you still remembered our street.
La tinta azul se corre bajo mi pulgar.
The blue ink runs beneath my thumb.
Verse
El traje brilla bajo la luz blanca
The suit shines under the white light
Doblo la nota y evito la costura.
I fold the note away from the seam.
Mañana alguien lo va a vestir
Tomorrow someone will wear it
Dejo hilo rojo junto a la etiqueta.
I leave red thread beside the label.
Chorus
La manga guarda una nota doblada.
The sleeve holds a folded note.
Dice que llegaste después de cerrar la fábrica.
It says you came after the factory closed.
Mi niña creyó que aún recordabas nuestra calle.
My little girl thought you still remembered our street.
La tinta azul se corre bajo mi pulgar.
The blue ink runs beneath my thumb.
Outro
Al amanecer viene un hombre con botas gastadas.
At dawn a man arrives in worn boots.
Pregunta si encontré algo dentro de la manga.
He asks whether I found anything inside the sleeve.
Él toca el papel antes de ponerse el abrigo.
He touches the paper before putting on the coat.
