Disco · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Wedding on a Tuesday
“The Wedding on a Tuesday” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Disco.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “El suelo de la fábrica por fin está quieto.” and “The factory floor is finally still.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
Two shift workers marry on a quiet Tuesday while their coworkers cover their shifts. Disco, 121 BPM, live strings, bass guitar, handclaps, rhythm guitar, jubilant articulate lead
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
El suelo de la fábrica por fin está quieto.
The factory floor is finally still.
La luz de la mañana toca el alféizar.
Morning light hits the window sill.
Las manchas de café rodean un anillo de plástico.
Coffee stains surround a plastic ring.
No tenemos fiesta ni coro de bodas.
We have no party and no wedding choir.
Chorus
Nos casamos un martes bajo la lluvia.
We marry on a Tuesday in the rain.
Nuestros amigos trabajan pese al dolor.
Our friends are working through the pain.
Nuestra boda del martes nos pertenece a los dos.
Our Tuesday wedding belongs to us two.
Cubren los turnos para que lo logremos.
They cover shifts so we get through.
Verse
Ella viste de blanco en el pasillo del juzgado.
She wears white in the courthouse hall.
Él está cansado pero se mantiene firme.
He stands tired but standing tall.
El capataz saludó mientras salíamos.
The foreman waved as we walked out.
La paz es de lo que se trata todo esto.
Peace is what this is all about.
Chorus
Nos casamos un martes bajo la lluvia.
We marry on a Tuesday in the rain.
Nuestros amigos trabajan pese al dolor.
Our friends are working through the pain.
Nuestra boda del martes nos pertenece a los dos.
Our Tuesday wedding belongs to us two.
Cubren los turnos para que lo logremos.
They cover shifts so we get through.
Bridge
Volvemos a la línea al atardecer.
We return to the line at sunset.
El pueblo obrero nos recibe con ruido.
The working town welcomes us with noise.
Pero por una hora el reloj se detuvo.
But for an hour the clock just stopped.
El telón de la fábrica cayó detrás de nuestros abrigos.
The factory curtain fell behind our coats.
Chorus
Nos casamos un martes bajo la lluvia.
We marry on a Tuesday in the rain.
Nuestros amigos trabajan pese al dolor.
Our friends are working through the pain.
Nuestra boda del martes nos pertenece a los dos.
Our Tuesday wedding belongs to us two.
Cubren los turnos para que lo logremos.
They cover shifts so we get through.
