Teitur: Home is a song I've always remembered
Тејтур: Домот е песната што секогаш ја паметам
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
за танцување
под ова пригушено светло
by the sight of my Kodak delights,
поглед на мојот Кодак.
instead of kissing you babe
разговори, наместо да те љубам.
with cute dogs and cupids
и да ми недоставуваш
I still desperately love you
сеуште очајно те љубам
instead of kissing you babe
instead of kissing you
наместо да те љубам, мила моја.
what you're talking about intimately,
да знаете за што зборувате
to share this insight
чувствата да ги споделите
to share in everything,
во се' и сешто.
behind this architecture or this product
зад оваа градба или овој производ
are to impress people
ги воодушевите другите
has their version of.
на оваа песна.
I'm from, nice to meet you all,"
Мило ми е што ве запознав“
early in the morning
of my first day in school
секаде ги носам со себе
and where I’d like to go
и каде сакам да одам.
лице кога ќе умрам,
in the same place
живеела на едно исто место.
you’re born and raised
looking out to the sea
седна и погледна во морето
што сакаш да бидеш.
whatever he's having
we never met before?
не сме се сретнале?
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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