Celtic folk rock · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
A Red Umbrella for the Desert
“A Red Umbrella for the Desert” brings together Japanese and English. Its musical genre is Celtic folk rock.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Japanese ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “熱く乾いた砂の上を歩く。” and “Walking on the hot dry sand.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A child carries a red umbrella into a desert to shade a tiny struggling sapling. Celtic folk rock, 110 BPM, fiddle, bouzouki, electric guitars, driving live drums, bold male chorus
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
熱く乾いた砂の上を歩く。
Walking on the hot dry sand.
小さなブーツが足跡を残す。
Tiny boots leave small tracks.
木の柄を握りしめて。
Holding tight a wooden handle.
太陽が重くのしかかる。
The sun is a heavy weight.
Chorus
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
一つの緑を救う。
Saving one green life today.
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
小さき者に影を。
Giving shade to the small.
Verse
暑さの中で葉を見つけた。
Found a leaf in the heat.
渇いた根が地深くにある。
Thirsty roots deep in the earth.
子供は明るい布を開く。
Child opens the bright fabric.
友のために光を遮る。
Stopping the glare for a friend.
Chorus
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
一つの緑を救う。
Saving one green life today.
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
小さき者に影を。
Giving shade to the small.
Verse
風が吹いても動かない。
Wind blows but they stay still.
空が変わるのを待っている。
Waiting for the sky to change.
赤い絹が苗を守る。
Red silk protects the seedling.
不毛の地に愛が育つ。
Love grows in the barren land.
Chorus
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
一つの緑を救う。
Saving one green life today.
埃の中の赤い傘。
Red umbrella in the dust.
小さき者に影を。
Giving shade to the small.
