Teitur: Home is a song I've always remembered
Teitur: Casa è una canzone che ho sempre ricordato
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
con quel vestito da ballo
in quella luce tenue
by the sight of my Kodak delights,
con l'occhio della mia Kodak
instead of kissing you babe
invece di baciarti, piccola
with cute dogs and cupids
con i cani carini e i cupido
e di sentire la tua mancanza
I still desperately love you
disperatamente innamorato di te
instead of kissing you babe
invece di baciarti, piccola
una volta alla settimana
instead of kissing you
invece di baciarti
what you're talking about intimately,
che si sta parlando intimamente
to share this insight
a condividere questa introspezione
to share in everything,
di condivisione in ogni cosa.
behind this architecture or this product
dietro questa architettura o prodotto
are to impress people
far colpo sulla gente
alla fine,
has their version of.
tutti hanno la loro versione.
I'm from, nice to meet you all,"
al mattino presto,
early in the morning
che ricordo da sempre.
of my first day in school
del mio primo giorno di scuola
and where I’d like to go
e dove vorrei andare
nell'aria
che lei mi ha detto
che non ho mai gettato via
quando morirò
in the same place
che ha sempre vissuto nello stesso posto
sei nato e cresciuto
you’re born and raised
looking out to the sea
seduto a guardare il mare
è dove vuoi essere
in un bar del centro
whatever he's having
quello che prende lui
non ci siamo incontrati prima?
we never met before?
per tutta la vita
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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