Teitur: Home is a song I've always remembered
Teitur: Hogar es una canción que siempre he recordado
Whether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks. Full bio
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in that dancing dress
tonto en esa luz tenue.
by the sight of my Kodak delights,
por el deleite de los ojos de mi Kodak,
instead of kissing you babe
en vez de besarte, nena,
with cute dogs and cupids
lindos perros y cupidos.
I still desperately love you
todavía te amo desesperadamente
instead of kissing you babe
en vez de besarte, nena,
una vez a la semana
instead of kissing you
en vez de besarte.
what you're talking about intimately,
lo que estás diciendo íntimamente,
to share this insight
a compartir este conocimiento
to share in everything,
en todo, y me pregunto
behind this architecture or this product
de esta arquitectura o este producto
are to impress people
impresionar a la gente
todo el mundo tiene su versión.
has their version of.
I'm from, nice to meet you all,"
encantado de conocerlos a todos"
early in the morning
temprano en la mañana.
que siempre recuerdo.
of my first day in school
de mi primer día en la escuela.
and where I’d like to go
y donde me gustaría ir.
de vuelta a casa.
cuando me muera.
in the same place
que siempre vivió en el mismo lugar.
you’re born and raised
hogar es donde uno nació y se crió.
looking out to the sea
se sentó mirando al mar.
whatever he's having
lo que sea que él tenga.
we never met before?
¿cómo es que no nos conocimos antes?
toda mi vida he estado tratando
el camino de vuelta a casa.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Teitur - Singer-songwriterWhether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks.
Why you should listen
Teitur crafts songs with unexpected lyrical twists portraying everything from awkward love affairs to lost weekends. Although he’s written hits for singers like Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae, the best interpreter for Teitur’s songs is himself: his half-dozen solo albums have won him accolades from the Danish Royal family, the Guardian and fans around the world.
His album Story Music (recorded in a former ice factory) features contributions from legendary Beach Boys arranger Van Dyke Parks and 78 musicians gathered from his native Faroe Islands.
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