Swing jazz · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Meadow behind the Billboard
“The Meadow behind the Billboard” brings together English and Italian. Its musical genre is Swing jazz.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Italian
About this song
The first paired lines are “The billboard showed a shoe as tall as our house.” and “Il cartellone mostrava una scarpa alta come la nostra casa.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A teenager discovers wildflowers hidden behind a giant advertising board. Swing jazz, 127 BPM, upright bass, piano, clarinet, brushed drums, witty expressive female 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
The billboard showed a shoe as tall as our house.
Il cartellone mostrava una scarpa alta come la nostra casa.
I lost my football through the boards behind it.
Persi il pallone tra le assi dietro il cartellone.
The shadow opened into hidden clover.
L'ombra si aprì su un trifoglio nascosto.
A bee ignored the painted pink horizon.
Un'ape ignorò l'orizzonte rosa dipinto.
Chorus
Behind the giant shoe the petals have no price.
Dietro la scarpa gigante i petali non hanno prezzo.
The clover keeps a sky the board can't cover.
Il trifoglio conserva un cielo che il cartellone non può coprire.
One lost ball rolls through a smaller paradise.
Un pallone perso rotola in un paradiso più piccolo.
I leave the buzzing room for those who found it first.
Lascio la stanza ronzante a chi l'ha trovata per primo.
Verse 2
I brought my friend through gaps below the timber.
Portai l'amica tra le fessure sotto il legno.
She drew the flowers in the back of her notebook.
Disegnò i fiori sul retro del quaderno.
A man came by to change the advertisement.
Un uomo arrivò per cambiare la pubblicità.
We showed him where to put his ladder gently.
Gli mostrammo dove appoggiare piano la scala.
Chorus
Behind the giant shoe the petals have no price.
Dietro la scarpa gigante i petali non hanno prezzo.
The clover keeps a sky the board can't cover.
Il trifoglio conserva un cielo che il cartellone non può coprire.
One lost ball rolls through a smaller paradise.
Un pallone perso rotola in un paradiso più piccolo.
I leave the buzzing room for those who found it first.
Lascio la stanza ronzante a chi l'ha trovata per primo.
Outro
The shoe became a car the following Tuesday.
Il martedì seguente la scarpa diventò un'auto.
The bee still didn't look above the clover.
L'ape ancora non guardava sopra il trifoglio.
We took our football to the empty parking lot.
Portammo il pallone al parcheggio vuoto.
The meadow stayed behind its borrowed wall.
Il prato restò dietro il suo muro preso in prestito.
