Alternative R&B · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Hotel Where We Never Met
“The Hotel Where We Never Met” brings together French and English. Its musical genre is Alternative R&B.
Lyrics & translation ↓
French ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “La chambre trois-cent-quatre est calme.” and “Room three-oh-four is quiet now.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
Two former pen pals visit the same hotel separately and leave honest farewell notes. Alternative R&B, 76 BPM, atmospheric keys, sparse drums, deep bass, intimate clear solo vocal
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
La chambre trois-cent-quatre est calme.
Room three-oh-four is quiet now.
J'ai laissé tes vieilles lettres ici.
I left your old letters here.
Nous étions amis outre-mer.
We were friends across the sea.
Maintenant nous sommes deux fantômes.
Now we are just two ghosts.
Chorus
Adieu à l'encre et au papier.
Goodbye to the ink and paper.
On a raté le moment encore.
We missed the timing once again.
Une note honnête sur le bureau.
An honest note on the desk.
Bon voyage vers ta nouvelle vie.
Safe travels to your new life.
Verse
Je suis arrivé deux heures après toi.
I arrived two hours after you.
L'oreiller a encore ton parfum.
The pillow still holds your scent.
Tu as écrit que tu attendais longtemps.
You wrote that you waited long.
Je l'ai lu les yeux lourds.
I read it with heavy eyes.
Chorus
On a raté le moment encore.
We missed the timing once again.
Une note honnête sur le bureau.
An honest note on the desk.
Bon voyage vers ta nouvelle vie.
Safe travels to your new life.
Outro
Ferme la porte, va-t'en.
Close the door, walk away.
Les timbres sont tous secs.
The stamps have all dried up.
Derniers mots sur feuilles blanches.
Final words on white sheets.
