Nu-disco · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Night We Repainted the Cafe
“The Night We Repainted the Cafe” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Nu-disco.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Las sillas están al revés sobre las mesas.” and “The chairs are upside down on the tables.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
Friends repaint a failing cafe overnight so its grieving owner can reopen in the morning. Nu-disco, 119 BPM, octaved bass, muted guitar, string stabs, velvet male voice, exuberant refrain
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
Las sillas están al revés sobre las mesas.
The chairs are upside down on the tables.
El polvo cubre el menú junto a la puerta.
Dust covers the menu by the door.
Él no ha girado la llave en un mes.
He hasn't turned the key in a month.
La cocina siguió fría desde que ella se fue.
The kitchen stayed cold since she went away.
Chorus
Toma el pincel y comienza otra vez.
Pick up the brush and start again.
La esperanza pinta colores en un muro cansado.
Hope paints colors on a tired wall.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
Verse
Elegimos azul cielo y amarillo sol.
We choose sky blue and sunshine yellow.
Cubrimos las marcas donde el duelo pesaba.
We cover marks where grief was heavy.
Esconde la tristeza tras una capa fresca.
Hide the sadness behind a fresh coat.
El aroma a pino reemplaza el aire solitario.
The scent of pine replaces the lonely air.
Chorus
Toma el pincel y comienza otra vez.
Pick up the brush and start again.
La esperanza pinta colores en un muro cansado.
Hope paints colors on a tired wall.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
Bridge
El sol se asoma por el cristal limpio.
The sun peeks through the clean glass.
Un olor a café empieza a subir.
A smell of coffee starts to rise.
La puerta se abre de par en par por primera vez.
The door opens wide for the first time.
Chorus
Toma el pincel y comienza otra vez.
Pick up the brush and start again.
La esperanza pinta colores en un muro cansado.
Hope paints colors on a tired wall.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
Estamos pintando la mañana.
We’re painting the morning.
