UK garage pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Orange Traffic Light
“Orange Traffic Light” brings together English and Spanish. Its musical genre is UK garage pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Spanish
About this song
The first paired lines are “The amber light keeps blinking.” and “La luz ámbar sigue parpadeando.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
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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
The amber light keeps blinking.
La luz ámbar sigue parpadeando.
Rain hits the pavement.
La lluvia golpea el pavimento.
You stand by the sign.
Estás de pie junto a la señal.
I wait on the corner.
Yo espero en la esquina.
Another day of waiting.
Otro día de espera.
The crossing is dead.
El cruce está muerto.
Chorus
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
The short road is closed.
La ruta corta está cerrada.
Let us find the way.
Vamos a encontrar el camino.
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
No more standing still.
No más quedarse quieto.
The detour feels right.
El desvío se siente bien.
Two shadows in step.
Dos sombras al compás.
Verse
You smile at the sky.
Le sonríes al cielo.
No rush to get back.
Sin prisa por volver.
The evening is ours.
La tarde es nuestra.
Chorus
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
Walk beside me now.
Camina a mi lado ahora.
The short road is closed.
La ruta corta está cerrada.
Let us find the way.
Vamos a encontrar el camino.
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
No more standing still.
No más quedarse quieto.
The detour feels right.
El desvío se siente bien.
Verse
The bridge is far away.
El puente queda lejos.
Our footsteps fill the silence.
Nuestros pasos llenan el silencio.
Your coat smells like pine.
Tu abrigo huele a pino.
We reach your front door.
Llegamos a tu puerta.
I see the porch light.
Veo la luz del porche.
Why go back alone?
¿Por qué volver solo?
Let’s walk one more mile.
Caminemos una milla más.
Chorus
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
The short road is closed.
La ruta corta está cerrada.
Let us find the way.
Vamos a encontrar el camino.
Take the long way home.
Toma el camino largo a casa.
No more standing still.
No más quedarse quieto.
