Latin pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Map My Mother Folded
“The Map My Mother Folded” brings together English and Spanish. Its musical genre is Latin pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Spanish
About this song
The first paired lines are “The map was folded smaller than her passport.” and “El mapa estaba doblado más pequeño que su pasaporte.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A daughter follows a folded map from her mother and finds an unexpected birthplace. Latin pop, 104 BPM, nylon guitar, syncopated drums, warm male lead, rising romantic chorus
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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 1
The map was folded smaller than her passport.
El mapa estaba doblado más pequeño que su pasaporte.
A penciled star replaced the hospital.
Una estrella a lápiz sustituyó al hospital.
I found the river where the road was missing.
Encontré el río donde faltaba la carretera.
An old attendant pointed at the ferry.
Un viejo empleado señaló el transbordador.
Chorus
The crease runs through the place where I began.
El pliegue cruza el lugar donde empecé.
A little star floats off the printed border.
Una pequeña estrella flota fuera del borde impreso.
My mother drew a crossing, not a town.
Mi madre dibujó un cruce, no una ciudad.
The water holds a birthday I had never known.
El agua guarda un cumpleaños que nunca había conocido.
Verse 2
He said the storm had trapped them in the cabin.
Dijo que la tormenta los había atrapado en la cabina.
The captain warmed a blanket with his coat.
El capitán calentó una manta con su abrigo.
My first cry crossed the engine and the thunder.
Mi primer llanto cruzó el motor y los truenos.
She left a star because there was no street.
Dejó una estrella porque no había calle.
Chorus
The crease runs through the place where I began.
El pliegue cruza el lugar donde empecé.
A little star floats off the printed border.
Una pequeña estrella flota fuera del borde impreso.
My mother drew a crossing, not a town.
Mi madre dibujó un cruce, no una ciudad.
The water holds a birthday I had never known.
El agua guarda un cumpleaños que nunca había conocido.
Outro
I call my mother from the wooden landing.
Llamo a mi madre desde el embarcadero de madera.
She asks if I can hear the ferry bell.
Pregunta si puedo oír la campana del transbordador.
I fold the map along its patient creases.
Doblo el mapa siguiendo sus pacientes pliegues.
She laughs before I tell her where I am.
Se ríe antes de que le diga dónde estoy.
