Fairytale waltz · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Pirate Returns the Birthday Cake
“The Pirate Returns the Birthday Cake” brings together Italian and English. Its musical genre is Fairytale waltz.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Italian ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Ha buttato giù la porta.” and “He kicked down the door.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A pirate steals a decorated cake but returns it when he learns it belongs to a lonely lighthouse cook. Enchanting fairytale waltz, 3/4, celesta, harp, flute and strings, gentle expressive voice, magical melodic refrain
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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
Ha buttato giù la porta.
He kicked down the door.
Un dolce profumo nell'aria.
A sweet smell filled the air.
Ha preso il premio glassato.
He grabbed the frosted prize.
Un pirata prende ciò che vuole.
A pirate takes what he wants.
Chorus
Ha rubato la torta decorata.
He stole the decorated cake.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
Verse
Ha visto il cuoco solitario.
He saw the lonely cook.
In alto nella torre di pietra.
High inside the stone tower.
Un compleanno per un uomo solo.
A birthday for one man.
Nessun amico per dividere la glassa.
No friends to share the icing.
Chorus
Ha rubato la torta decorata.
He stole the decorated cake.
Ha rubato la torta decorata.
He stole the decorated cake.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
Bridge
Il capitano ha sentito una fitta.
The captain felt a sting.
Colpa più pesante delle monete d'oro.
Guilt heavier than gold coins.
Ha girato la sua barca.
He turned his boat around.
Per riportare indietro le candele.
To bring the candles back.
Chorus
Ha restituito la torta decorata.
He gave back the decorated cake.
Ha restituito la torta decorata.
He gave back the decorated cake.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
Zucchero e sale sul mare.
Sugar and salt on the sea.
