Acoustic pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Last Ferry after the Breakup
“The Last Ferry after the Breakup” brings together English and Spanish. Its musical genre is Acoustic pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Spanish
About this song
The first paired lines are “The final ferry smelled of rope and oranges.” and “El último transbordador olía a cuerda y naranjas.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A woman takes the final ferry home and chooses not to send another message. Acoustic pop, 94 BPM, close piano, fingerpicked guitar, subtle kick, warm sincere lead
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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 final ferry smelled of rope and oranges.
El último transbordador olía a cuerda y naranjas.
Your message waited under my wet thumb.
Tu mensaje esperaba bajo mi pulgar mojado.
I wrote a sentence longer than the crossing.
Escribí una frase más larga que la travesía.
The harbor lights kept breaking in the wake.
Las luces del puerto se rompían en la estela.
Chorus
The wake can carry punctuation into water.
La estela puede llevar la puntuación al agua.
The orange ring stays quiet on the rail.
El aro naranja permanece quieto en la barandilla.
I don't owe the shore another fragile sentence.
No le debo a la orilla otra frase frágil.
The ferry knows the way without my last reply.
El transbordador conoce el camino sin mi última respuesta.
Verse 2
A deckhand checked the empty row of benches.
Un marinero revisó la fila vacía de bancos.
I took the question mark out of my message.
Quité la interrogación de mi mensaje.
Then all the words went back to where they started.
Luego todas las palabras volvieron adonde empezaron.
The phone went dark beside the orange ring.
El teléfono se apagó junto al aro naranja.
Chorus
The wake can carry punctuation into water.
La estela puede llevar la puntuación al agua.
The orange ring stays quiet on the rail.
El aro naranja permanece quieto en la barandilla.
I don't owe the shore another fragile sentence.
No le debo a la orilla otra frase frágil.
The ferry knows the way without my last reply.
El transbordador conoce el camino sin mi última respuesta.
Outro
The dock was wet, my own front door was near.
El muelle estaba mojado, mi propia puerta estaba cerca.
I thanked the deckhand for the ordinary crossing.
Agradecí al marinero la travesía corriente.
The rope fell loose across the painted rail.
La cuerda cayó suelta sobre la barandilla pintada.
No sentence followed me into the street.
Ninguna frase me siguió hasta la calle.
