Afrobeats pop · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Girl Who Sold the Storm Forecast
“The Girl Who Sold the Storm Forecast” brings together Portuguese and English. Its musical genre is Afrobeats pop.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Portuguese ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Cartas na mesa, sol no papel.” and “Cards on table, sun on paper.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A street artist sells optimistic forecasts until real rain teaches her honesty. Afrobeats pop, 98 BPM, interlocking guitars, syncopated percussion, light bass, agile male melody
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
Cartas na mesa, sol no papel.
Cards on table, sun on paper.
O amanhã será doce como mel.
Tomorrow will be sweet as honey.
Vendo a sorte em cada mão.
Selling luck in every hand.
Tudo é luz, nada é vão.
Everything is light, nothing is vain.
Chorus
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Vem o brilho pra ficar.
The glow is here to stay.
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Vem o brilho pra ficar.
The glow is here to stay.
Verse
Nuvens pesadas, o vento soprou.
Heavy clouds, the wind blew.
Meu castelo de vidro se quebrou.
My glass castle broke apart.
Água gelada molha o meu chão.
Cold water wets my ground.
A verdade é a minha lição.
The truth is my lesson.
Chorus
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Vem o brilho pra ficar.
The glow is here to stay.
Bridge
Não há mapa pro temporal.
There is no map for storms.
O destino é real e desigual.
Destiny is real and uneven.
A chuva lavou minha ilusão.
The rain washed my illusion away.
Agora falo com o coração.
Now I speak with my heart.
Chorus
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Vem o brilho pra ficar.
The glow is here to stay.
Céu azul pra quem pagar.
Blue skies for those who pay.
Vem o brilho pra ficar.
The glow is here to stay.
