Soul · TWOLODY ORIGINALS

Permission to Be Late

“Permission to Be Late” brings together German and English. Its musical genre is Soul.

Lyrics & translation ↓
Permission to Be Late

German ↔ English

About this song

The first paired lines are “Die Bahnhofsuhr beginnt zu ticken.” and “The platform clock begins to tick.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.

A punctual daughter deliberately misses one train to hear her aging father finish a favorite story. Warm soul, 86 BPM, electric piano, soft live drums. Clear warm male lead, soft string accents

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.

Twin ⇄Echo ✧Three words at a time.

Two languages. One melody.

Lyrics & translation

GermanEnglish

Verse

Die Bahnhofsuhr beginnt zu ticken.

The platform clock begins to tick.

Massen ziehen zur offenen Tür.

Crowds move toward the open door.

Er erzählt eine Geschichte von früher.

He tells a tale from long ago.

Ich beobachte die wartende Bahn.

I watch the silver engine wait.

Chorus

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.

Verse

Die Pfeife stößt einen einsamen Ton.

The whistle blows a lonely sound.

Ich lasse den letzten Wagen fahren.

I let the final carriage go.

Seine Augen leuchten bei jedem Satz.

His eyes light up with every phrase.

Das belebte Gleis wird nun still.

The busy track falls quiet now.

Chorus

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.

Bridge

Zeit kann heute auf uns warten.

Time can wait for us today.

Erzähl, wie du meine Mutter kennengelernt hast.

Tell me how you met my mother.

Er lacht über ihren tropfenden Regenschirm.

He laughs about her dripping umbrella.

Liebe lebt in der zusätzlichen Minute.

Love lives in the extra minute.

Chorus

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.

Vater, erzähl mir die Geschichte zu Ende.

Father, finish telling me that story.

Mein Zug kann ohne mich abfahren.

My train can leave without me.