Cinematic Celtic ballad · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
An Otter Sleeps in My Prize Boat
“An Otter Sleeps in My Prize Boat” brings together French and English. Its musical genre is Cinematic Celtic ballad.
Lyrics & translation ↓
French ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “J'ai poli mon bateau pour la course du port.” and “I polished my boat for the harbor race.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A boat-race favorite delays the start rather than wake an otter family sleeping beneath her carefully polished seat. Cinematic Celtic ballad, lyrical low whistle, intimate harp and guitar, warm orchestral strings, patient expressive lead, rising original refrain
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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
J'ai poli mon bateau pour la course du port.
I polished my boat for the harbor race.
Je soulève la bâche avant le premier signal.
I lift the cover before the first signal.
Une loutre dort sous mon siège avec ses petits.
An otter sleeps beneath my seat with her young.
Je repose doucement ma rame sur le quai.
I gently rest my oar upon the quay.
Chorus
Une petite patte mouillée recouvre mon numéro de course.
A little wet paw covers my racing number.
Mon chronomètre attend le pouce qui ne descend pas.
My stopwatch waits for the thumb that never presses.
Les autres drapeaux traversent le reflet de mon bateau.
The other flags cross my boat's reflection.
Je reste immobile pendant que le port s'élance.
I stay still while the harbor rushes forward.
Verse
Mon frère demande pourquoi je ne prends pas place.
My brother asks why I'm not taking my seat.
Je lui montre les moustaches près du bois verni.
I show him the whiskers beside the varnished wood.
Nous entendons le départ depuis le bout du quai.
We hear the start from the quay's end.
Chorus
Une petite patte mouillée recouvre mon numéro de course.
A little wet paw covers my racing number.
Mon chronomètre attend le pouce qui ne descend pas.
My stopwatch waits for the thumb that never presses.
Les autres drapeaux traversent le reflet de mon bateau.
The other flags cross my boat's reflection.
Je reste immobile pendant que le port s'élance.
I stay still while the harbor rushes forward.
Bridge
Elle rejoint l'eau avec ses petits derrière elle.
She returns to the water with her young behind.
Chorus
Une petite patte mouillée recouvre mon numéro de course.
A little wet paw covers my racing number.
Mon chronomètre attend le pouce qui ne descend pas.
My stopwatch waits for the thumb that never presses.
Les autres drapeaux traversent le reflet de mon bateau.
The other flags cross my boat's reflection.
Je reste immobile pendant que le port s'élance.
I stay still while the harbor rushes forward.
