Fantasy musical · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Mermaid Demands a Window Seat
“The Mermaid Demands a Window Seat” brings together Italian and English. Its musical genre is Fantasy musical.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Italian ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Binari d'acciaio verso il verde.” and “Steel tracks towards the green.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A mermaid traveling inland in a magical train insists on a window seat to see forests she has only heard about. Fantasy musical, lyrical orchestral score, celesta and oboe, characterful clear solo voice, dramatic original development
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
Binari d'acciaio verso il verde.
Steel tracks towards the green.
Lascio il sale per le foglie.
I leave salt for the leaves.
Voglio il posto vicino al finestrino.
I want the window seat.
Per guardare i giganti di legno.
To watch the wooden giants.
Chorus
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Sogno pini e terra scura.
I dream of pines and dark earth.
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Pinne stanche di solo blu.
Fins tired of only blue.
Verse
Ho sentito storie di muschio.
I heard stories of moss.
Cose soffici mai toccate prima.
Soft things never touched before.
Il treno corre tra le valli.
The train runs through valleys.
Niente onde, solo rami alti.
No waves, just tall branches.
Chorus
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Sogno pini e terra scura.
I dream of pines and dark earth.
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Pinne stanche di solo blu.
Fins tired of only blue.
Bridge
La rugiada non è sale.
Dew is not salt.
Il vento sa di resina.
The wind tastes like resin.
Vedo il mondo cambiare colore.
I see the world change color.
Oltre il vetro, la magia.
Beyond the glass, the magic.
Chorus
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Sogno pini e terra scura.
I dream of pines and dark earth.
Portami dove cresce la foresta.
Take me where the forest grows.
Pinne stanche di solo blu.
Fins tired of only blue.
Outro
Il controllore riempie la vasca del sedile.
The conductor fills the seat’s little tub.
Un bambino mi regala una pigna.
A child gives me a pinecone.
