Mediterranean pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Rookie's Number
“The Rookie's Number” brings together English and Spanish. Its musical genre is Mediterranean pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Spanish
About this song
The first paired lines are “They gave me thirty-one before my first game.” and “Me dieron el treinta y uno antes de mi primer partido.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A rookie wears a retired player's number and learns to build her own identity. Contemporary Mediterranean pop, 107 BPM, bouzouki, warm electronic rhythm, acoustic bass, expressive lead
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.
Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse 1
They gave me thirty-one before my first game.
Me dieron el treinta y uno antes de mi primer partido.
Her photograph still watched the locker room.
Su fotografía aún miraba el vestuario.
The captain left a decade in the rafters.
La capitana dejó una década en las vigas.
I warmed my hands beneath her borrowed name.
Calenté mis manos bajo su nombre prestado.
Chorus
Let the old net hear a different rhythm.
Que la vieja red escuche otro ritmo.
The jersey keeps the years that came before me.
La camiseta guarda los años anteriores a mí.
My shoulders bring a season of their own.
Mis hombros traen una temporada propia.
Verse 2
I missed the easy shot they knew she'd make.
Fallé el tiro fácil que sabían que ella encestaría.
Their sighs came down like rain inside the gym.
Sus suspiros cayeron como lluvia dentro del gimnasio.
Then I saw a gap beside the painted circle.
Entonces vi un hueco junto al círculo pintado.
My pass found someone nobody was watching.
Mi pase encontró a alguien a quien nadie miraba.
Chorus
Stitch my name above the thirty-one.
Borda mi nombre encima del treinta y uno.
Let the old net hear a different rhythm.
Que la vieja red escuche otro ritmo.
The jersey keeps the years that came before me.
La camiseta guarda los años anteriores a mí.
My shoulders bring a season of their own.
Mis hombros traen una temporada propia.
Bridge
After the game I folded up the fabric.
Después del partido doblé la tela.
The former captain called me by my name.
La antigua capitana me llamó por mi nombre.
She said the number needed someone new.
Dijo que el número necesitaba a alguien nuevo.
I hung it where my own shoes waited.
La colgué donde esperaban mis propios zapatos.
Final Chorus
Stitch my name above the thirty-one.
Borda mi nombre encima del treinta y uno.
Let the old net hear a different rhythm.
Que la vieja red escuche otro ritmo.
The jersey keeps the years that came before me.
La camiseta guarda los años anteriores a mí.
