Chanson · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Clay Bowl with My Fingerprint
“The Clay Bowl with My Fingerprint” brings together English and Portuguese. Its musical genre is Chanson.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Portuguese
About this song
The first paired lines are “I walked the stalls under the midday sun.” and “Andei pelas barracas sob o sol do meio-dia.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A potter recognizes her lost apprentice's fingerprint in a bowl sold at a distant fair. Intimate French-inspired chanson, accordion, piano, double bass, expressive storytelling voice, original melody
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Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
I walked the stalls under the midday sun.
Andei pelas barracas sob o sol do meio-dia.
Dusty goods came from a hundred towns.
Mercadorias empoeiradas vieram de cem cidades.
Then I saw the glaze, a familiar blue.
Então vi o esmalte, um azul familiar.
I set my basket on the dry ground.
Coloquei minha cesta no chão seco.
Chorus
Your thumb left its mark in the clay.
Seu polegar deixou sua marca no barro.
I know the mark you left before you fled.
Conheço a marca que deixou antes de fugir.
I know the curve, I know the spin.
Conheço a curva, conheço o giro.
I found where you have been.
Eu descobri por onde você andou.
Verse
The merchant said he bought it near the coast.
O mercador disse que comprou perto da costa.
A girl with clay-stained hands had sold it.
Uma garota com mãos manchadas de barro a vendeu.
She followed the road to the distant coast.
Ela seguiu a estrada até a costa distante.
She carried her bowls through the desert sand.
Ela carregou suas tigelas pela areia do deserto.
Chorus
Your thumb left its mark in the clay.
Seu polegar deixou sua marca no barro.
I know the mark you left before you fled.
Conheço a marca que deixou antes de fugir.
I know the curve, I know the spin.
Conheço a curva, conheço o giro.
I found where you have been.
Eu descobri por onde você andou.
Bridge
The kiln was cold the day you said goodbye.
O forno estava frio no dia em que disse adeus.
I kept the wheel turning just for you.
Mantive a roda girando só para você.
Now this small bowl is all that meets my eye.
Agora esta tigela é tudo o que vejo.
Your craft still lives inside this bowl.
Seu ofício ainda vive dentro desta tigela.
Chorus
Your thumb left its mark in the clay.
Seu polegar deixou sua marca no barro.
I know the mark you left before you fled.
Conheço a marca que deixou antes de fugir.
I know the curve, I know the spin.
Conheço a curva, conheço o giro.
I found where you have been.
Eu descobri por onde você andou.
