Fairytale waltz · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Forest Returns My Wooden Shoes
“The Forest Returns My Wooden Shoes” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Fairytale waltz.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Perdí mis zapatos de madera entre los helechos.” and “I lost my wooden shoes among the ferns.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A girl loses her carved shoes in a forest and finds them years later on the feet of a tiny tree guardian. Enchanted Celtic waltz in three-four, harp, woodwinds, fiddle, gentle frame drum, characterful intimate lead and a memorable original melody
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Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
Perdí mis zapatos de madera entre los helechos.
I lost my wooden shoes among the ferns.
Tenía siete años y perseguía una mariposa.
I was seven and chasing a butterfly.
Mi padre talló otro par durante el invierno.
My father carved another pair during winter.
Chorus
Mis zapatos aprendieron caminos que yo nunca pisé.
My shoes learned paths I never walked.
El bosque no devuelve todo lo que encuentra.
The forest does not return everything it finds.
A veces le concede una segunda vida.
Sometimes it grants a second life.
Verse
Reconocí la estrella que talló mi padre.
I recognised the star my father carved.
Chorus
Mis zapatos aprendieron caminos que yo nunca pisé.
My shoes learned paths I never walked.
Bailaron donde apenas cabe una semilla.
They danced where barely one seed fits.
El bosque no devuelve todo lo que encuentra.
The forest does not return everything it finds.
A veces le concede una segunda vida.
Sometimes it grants a second life.
Bridge
Él cuidaba las raíces donde nacían los hongos.
He tended the roots where mushrooms grew.
Los zapatos estaban gastados, pero seguían protegiéndolo.
The shoes were worn but still protected him.
Mi hija preguntó si debíamos llevárnoslos a casa.
My daughter asked whether we should take them home.
Le dije que ya habían encontrado otra familia.
I said they had already found another family.
Chorus
Mis zapatos aprendieron caminos que yo nunca pisé.
My shoes learned paths I never walked.
Bailaron donde apenas cabe una semilla.
They danced where barely one seed fits.
El bosque no devuelve todo lo que encuentra.
The forest does not return everything it finds.
A veces le concede una segunda vida.
Sometimes it grants a second life.
Outro
Regresamos con herramientas para reparar la suela rota.
We returned with tools to mend the broken sole.
Mi hija talló una estrella junto a la primera.
My daughter carved a star beside the first.
