Epic Irish folk · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Singing in the Cargo Hold
“Singing in the Cargo Hold” brings together English and Spanish. Its musical genre is Epic Irish folk.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Spanish
About this song
The first paired lines are “The steam rises from the copper pot” and “El vapor sube de la olla de cobre”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A migrant ships cook sings memories of home until the whole crew shares their own stories. Epic Irish folk, 97 BPM, bodhran, fiddle, uilleann pipes, cinematic strings, expressive storytelling tenor
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Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
The steam rises from the copper pot
El vapor sube de la olla de cobre
I stir the soup and miss the shore
Muevo la sopa y extraño la orilla
Salt air reminds me of the mountain rain
El aire salado me recuerda la lluvia del monte
My mother’s kitchen felt so far away
La cocina de mi madre se sentía tan lejos
Chorus
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
Verse
The helmsman speaks of a dusty road
El timonel habla de un camino polvoriento
Where orange trees perfume the heat of noon
Donde los naranjos perfuman el calor del mediodía
The stoker sighs for a cold northern wind
El fogonero suspira por un viento frío del norte
And quiet nights beneath a different moon
Y noches tranquilas bajo una luna diferente
Chorus
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
Verse
One mentions a girl by the stone well
Uno menciona a una chica junto al pozo de piedra
Another sings a song his father knew
Otro canta una canción que su padre conocía
The galley fills with ghosts of distant lands
La cocina se llena de fantasmas de tierras lejanas
Old stories shared until the night is through
Viejas historias compartidas hasta que termina la noche
Chorus
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
We all carry a piece of home
Todos llevamos un pedazo de hogar
Tied to the heart with heavy rope
Atado al corazón con una cuerda pesada
