Afro house · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Postcard We Never Sent
“The Postcard We Never Sent” brings together English and Portuguese. Its musical genre is Afro house.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Portuguese
About this song
The first paired lines are “The postcard showed a coast we never visited.” and “O postal mostrava uma costa que nunca visitámos.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A couple finds an unsent holiday postcard and remembers why they chose each other. Vocal Afro house, 125 BPM, marimba, rolling congas, deep bass, clear alto lead, patient melodic build
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 postcard showed a coast we never visited.
O postal mostrava uma costa que nunca visitámos.
We bought it when the rain had split our tent.
Comprámo-lo quando a chuva rasgou a nossa tenda.
The space for stamps still waited in the cupboard.
O espaço para selos ainda esperava no armário.
You wrote: We found a place to burn the pancakes.
Escreveste: encontrámos um sítio para queimar as panquecas.
Chorus
The wrong coast knows the best part of our journey.
A costa errada conhece a melhor parte da nossa viagem.
The empty stamp has never missed its chance.
O selo vazio nunca perdeu a oportunidade.
Our pancakes burned beneath a borrowed awning.
As nossas panquecas queimaram debaixo de um toldo emprestado.
You laughed before the rain could ruin us.
Riste antes de a chuva nos poder estragar.
Verse 2
We missed the museum and the famous harbor.
Perdemos o museu e o famoso porto.
A stranger lent us pans with crooked handles.
Um desconhecido emprestou-nos frigideiras com pegas tortas.
Your shoes dried by a stove that wouldn't light.
Os teus sapatos secaram junto de um fogão que não acendia.
We drew the missing flame upon the postcard.
Desenhámos a chama que faltava no postal.
Chorus
The wrong coast knows the best part of our journey.
A costa errada conhece a melhor parte da nossa viagem.
The empty stamp has never missed its chance.
O selo vazio nunca perdeu a oportunidade.
Our pancakes burned beneath a borrowed awning.
As nossas panquecas queimaram debaixo de um toldo emprestado.
You laughed before the rain could ruin us.
Riste antes de a chuva nos poder estragar.
Bridge
Tonight you set the postcard by the cooker.
Esta noite pões o postal junto do fogão.
I pour the batter while you find the plates.
Deito a massa enquanto procuras os pratos.
We leave the empty stamp exactly as it was.
Deixamos o selo vazio exatamente como estava.
A little smoke returns us to that awning.
Um pouco de fumo leva-nos de volta àquele toldo.
Final Chorus
The wrong coast knows the best part of our journey.
A costa errada conhece a melhor parte da nossa viagem.
The empty stamp has never missed its chance.
O selo vazio nunca perdeu a oportunidade.
Our pancakes burned beneath a borrowed awning.
As nossas panquecas queimaram debaixo de um toldo emprestado.
You laughed before the rain could ruin us.
Riste antes de a chuva nos poder estragar.
