Indie pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Championship of Broken Promises
“Championship of Broken Promises” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Indie pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Teníamos diez años y un mapa dibujado.” and “We were ten years old and had a drawn map.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
Two childhood friends turn their abandoned childhood plans into a ridiculous pub tournament. Indie pop, 101 BPM, jangly guitar, organic drums, wistful female lead, intimate conversational verses
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
Teníamos diez años y un mapa dibujado.
We were ten years old and had a drawn map.
Nuestras espadas de madera querían conquistar el mundo.
Our wooden swords wanted to conquer the world.
Hoy las rodillas crujen y el mapa se ha borrado.
Today our knees creak and the map has been erased.
Pero aquí estamos de nuevo, listos para la guerra.
But here we are again, ready for war.
Chorus
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
Brindamos por nuestra meta absurda.
We toast our absurd goal.
El gran trofeo es una lata vacía.
The great trophy is an empty can.
El bar corona nuestras promesas rotas.
The bar crowns our broken promises.
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
El bar corona nuestras promesas rotas.
The bar crowns our broken promises.
Verse
Tu plan era viajar a Marte en bicicleta.
Your plan was to travel to Mars by bicycle.
Yo iba a construir un castillo sobre el río.
I was going to build a castle over the river.
Ahora lanzamos dardos a una vieja diana.
Now we throw darts at an old dartboard.
Buscamos una victoria entre las botellas.
We seek a victory among the bottles.
Chorus
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
Brindamos por nuestra meta absurda.
We toast our absurd goal.
El gran trofeo es una lata vacía.
The great trophy is an empty can.
El bar corona nuestras promesas rotas.
The bar crowns our broken promises.
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
El bar corona nuestras promesas rotas.
The bar crowns our broken promises.
Bridge
El bar vacío parece un estadio lleno.
The empty bar feels like a full stadium.
Gritamos los puntos como si fueran oro.
We scream the points as if they were gold.
El tiempo pasó, pero el pacto es el mismo.
Time passed, but the pact is the same.
Dos viejos niños levantan una lata.
Two old children raise a can.
Chorus
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
Brindamos por nuestra meta absurda.
We toast our absurd goal.
El gran trofeo es una lata vacía.
The great trophy is an empty can.
El bar corona nuestras promesas rotas.
The bar crowns our broken promises.
Es el torneo de las causas perdidas.
It is the tournament of lost causes.
