10% – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Maiara & Maraisa
• Album: Ao Vivo em Goiânia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of Brazilian sertaneja music with Maiara & Maraisa's hit, "10%". This song offers a powerful and relatable narrative of heartbreak and coping, providing an excellent opportunity to learn Portuguese through its emotionally rich lyrics and everyday vocabulary. Discover how this iconic duo masterfully conveys universal feelings, making "10%" a special and engaging piece to explore the nuances of the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture.

[English]

I'm leaning on the table

I confess I almost fell off the chair

And this waiter isn't helping me

He's already brought the twentieth last call

You've seen my despair

And turned up the volume on the TV

You know I'm addicted

And I drink double while listening to a country song

The third song hasn't even finished

I'm already remembering us making love

Phone in hand, but it's not ringing

If it were a call, our love would be a mistake, would be a mistake

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Then you tear me apart!

And my heart can't take it

And the 10% increases

The third song hasn't even finished

...

I'm already remembering us making love

Phone in hand, but it's not ringing

If it were a call, our love would be a mistake, would be a mistake

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Waiter, change the DVD

Because this song makes me suffer

And my heart can't take it

This way you break me down

Each drink adds to the bill and the 10% increases

Then you tear me apart!

And my heart can't take it

And the 10% increases

...

[Portuguese]

Tô escorada na mesa

Confesso que eu quase caí da cadeira

E esse garçom não me ajuda

Já trouxe a vigésima saideira

Já viu o meu desespero

E aumentou o volume da televisão

Sabe que sou viciada

E bebo dobrado ouvindo um modão

A terceira música nem acabou

Eu já tô lembrando da gente fazendo amor

Celular na mão, mas ele não tá tocando

Se fosse ligação, nosso amor seria engano, seria engano

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Aí cê me arrebenta!

E o coração não guenta

E os 10% aumenta

A terceira música nem acabou

Eu já tô lembrando da gente fazendo amor

Celular na mão, mas ele não tá tocando

Se fosse ligação, nosso amor seria engano, seria engano

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Garçom troca o DVD

Que essa moda me faz sofrer

E o coração não guenta

Desse jeito você me desmonta

Cada dose cai na conta e os 10% aumenta

Aí cê me arrebenta!

E o coração não guenta

E os 10% aumenta

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caí /kaˈi/ A2	verb - to fall or drop
confesso /kõˈfɛs.u/ B2	verb - to confess or admit
ajuda /aˈʒu.dɐ/ A2	verb - to help
cair /kahiʁ/ A2	verb - to fall
desespero /des.esˈpe.ʁu/ B2	noun - despair, extreme anxiety
volume /ˈvɔ.lu.mɪ/ A2	noun - loudness, the amount of sound
louvor /loˈvoːr/ C1	noun - praise, worship
garçom /garˈsõ/ A2	noun - waiter
moda /ˈmo.dɐ/ B1	noun - fashion
amor /aˈmɔːr/ A2	noun - love
ligaçāo /li.ɡaˈsɐ̃w/ B1
engano /ẽˈga.nu/ B2	noun - mistake, deception
desgosto /deʃˈɡos.tu/ C1	noun - distress, sorrow
dose /dɔz/ A2
desmonta /dɛsˈmõ.tɐ/ C1	verb - to dismantle, to break apart

Key Grammar Structures

• Tô escorada na mesa

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "Tô escorada" indicates an ongoing action, showing the speaker's current state.

• E o coração não guenta

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The phrase "não guenta" uses the negative form to express that the heart cannot endure.

• Celular na mão, mas ele não tá tocando

  ➔ Conjunction usage

  ➔ The conjunction "mas" (but) contrasts two ideas: having the phone but it not ringing.

• Garçom troca o DVD

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "troca o DVD" is in the imperative mood, giving a command to the waiter.

• Cada dose cai na conta

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "cada dose cai" uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual action.

• E os 10% aumenta

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The phrase "os 10% aumenta" shows subject-verb agreement, where the subject is plural but the verb is singular.