Melodic house · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Electric Violin in the Sand
“The Electric Violin in the Sand” brings together English and Japanese. Its musical genre is Melodic house.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ Japanese
About this song
The first paired lines are “Lost in the red dust.” and “赤い塵に迷う。”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A violinist stranded at a desert festival powers her instrument with a van. Melodic house, 123 BPM, evolving arpeggios, warm pads, spacious drums, emotive female topline
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
Lost in the red dust.
赤い塵に迷う。
The crowd has moved on.
群衆は去った。
I am stranded here.
ここに取り残された。
Alone with my bow.
弓と二人きり。
Chorus
Give me that engine power.
エンジンの力を頂戴。
Voltage through the wood.
木を抜ける電圧。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
Verse
Parked my old white van.
古い白いバンを停めた。
Plug the cable in.
ケーブルを繋ぐ。
The pickup starts to hum.
ピックアップがうなり始める。
Electric desert wind.
電気の砂漠風。
Chorus
Give me that engine power.
エンジンの力を頂戴。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
Bridge
Battery keeps me loud.
電池が私を響かせる。
No one hears the sound.
誰も音を聞かない。
But the sun is watching.
でも太陽が見ている。
Chorus
Give me that engine power.
エンジンの力を頂戴。
Voltage through the wood.
木を抜ける電圧。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
Singing in the sand.
砂の中で歌う。
