Afrobeats pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Astronaut Misses Street Food
“The Astronaut Misses Street Food” brings together English and Japanese. Its musical genre is Afrobeats pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Japanese
About this song
The first paired lines are “Silver tray holds a dry block.” and “銀色のトレイに乾いた塊。”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
An astronaut dreams of noisy street-food stalls while eating a packaged meal above the earth. Afrobeats pop, 98 BPM, interlocking guitars, syncopated percussion, light bass, agile male melody
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
Silver tray holds a dry block.
銀色のトレイに乾いた塊。
Vacuum sealed, it tastes like dust.
真空パックは埃の味がする。
Stillness rings inside the metal hull.
金属の船内に静寂が響く。
Stars look cold through thick glass.
厚いガラス越しに星は冷たい。
Chorus
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
Sizzling pans on the corner.
街角で弾けるフライパン。
Sizzling pans on the corner.
街角で弾けるフライパン。
Verse
Steam rising from a plastic bowl.
プラスチックの鉢から昇る湯気。
Greasy noodles under yellow lights.
黄色い灯りの下の脂っこい麺。
Motorbikes roar past the plastic stools.
プラスチック椅子のそばをバイクが轟音で通る。
Laughter drowns in the humid air.
湿った空気に笑い声がかき消される。
Chorus
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
Sizzling pans on the corner.
街角で弾けるフライパン.
Sizzling pans on the corner.
街角で弾けるフライパン。
Verse
Floating here in this silent dark.
静かな暗闇に浮かんでいる。
Another foil bag of flavorless food.
また味のない食べ物のアルミ袋。
Oil smells better than oxygen tanks.
酸素ボンベより油の匂いがいい。
My city's lights glow far below.
故郷の街の灯りがはるか下に光る。
Chorus
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
I miss the heavy smoke.
濃い煙が恋しい。
Sizzling pans on the corner.
街角で弾けるフライパン。
