Friday, 30 September 2016

Portland made a fantastic video to woo Japanese tourists

odnarotoop

"Odnarotoop" is Portland spelled backwards with Japanese pronunciation. It's also the name of this Terry Gilliam-esque video with a catchy song.

Here's the English translation of the lyrics:

These are the mountains that rise in the distance
And this is the river that runs right beside us
And these are the bridges that always connect us in
Odnaraotoop

These are the streets where we meet up for breakfast
and maybe some ice cream or a few dozen donuts
and these are the places we drink when we’re finished in
Odnarotoop

Odnarotoop, Odnarotoop
everyone’s open, so do what you want to in Odnarotoop

And this is the music we play in our basements
and our in the street where the city can hear us
so sing right along if you’re planning to join us in Odnarotoop

Odnarotoop, Odnarotoop
everyone’s open, so do what you want to in Odnarotoop

This is the coffee we drink in the morning
and this is the treehouse my neighbor is building
everyone’s open and ready to greet you in Odnarotoop

And these are the bikes that we like to ride naked
and this is the art that we’re all busy making
everyone’s open so do what you want to in Odnarotoop

[via Tofugu]