1001 Motivo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: 3 Finer, Mano Chaba, Rafael Beat

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant sounds of "1001 Motivo" by 3 Finer, Mano Chaba, and Rafael Beat, an Afrobeats song that dives into themes of motivation, resilience, and authenticity. By listening to this song, you can learn key phrases and cultural insights into overcoming challenges and staying true to yourself, all while enjoying a catchy musical experience.

[English]

Catch the hate that's behind me

You're scared, go away with just a breath

Tell me, what are you feeling?

I'm only worried about the change

My woman, my old lady, and my friends

Guilty or not, I don't care, but those who come after me

They're against me, but what did I do?

I'm on the road with no time to argue

1001 reasons

You'll die or let me go, give me 1001 reasons

The game's screwed

Don't try to stop me just to finish me off, ah!

Hater but now my fan

Turned into a printer, copying me

I broke down crying when I found out

They took the candy I died for

It's not for the money that I moved, oh

It's for my people, for the family

If I didn't have my friends

Depression would get to me

I'm the pilot of my own destiny

Let me go, let me go

The hater, come out, come out of your hole

Show your face, you're betraying me

The hater, come out, come out of your hole

Show your face, with your mouth shut

I never gave you a reason, that's right

Trying to get at me, that's right

All I ask is that you define me

[Portuguese]

Pega-me o hater que está atrás de mim

‘Tás assustado, vai bazar com um sopro

Fala-me, o que é que ‘tás a sentir?

Eu só ‘tou preocupado com o troco

Minha femina, minha velha e os meus wis

Culpado não me importam, mas os que me vêm no mim

Está contra mim, mas o que é que eu fiz?

Eu ‘tou na estrada sem tempo p’ra discutir

1001 motivos

Morrerás ou solta-me, dá-me 1001 motivos

O game está f*dido

Não tenta me parar só para acabar comigo, ah!

Hater ficou meu fã

Virou impressora, ‘tá-me a copiar

Entrei em prantos quando eu descobri

Comeram o bombom que eu morri

Não é pelo money que eu me movi, oh

É pelos meus, pela family

Se eu não tivesse os meus wis

A depressão iria me conseguir

Eu sou piloto do meu próprio destino

Me deixa ir, me deixa ir

O hater sai, sai da toca

Mostra a tua cara, você me troca

O hater sai, sai da toca

Mostra a tua cara, bico da boca

Nunca te dei motivo, é

‘Pra se meter comigo, é

Só peço que me definem

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hater /ˈɐ.teɾ/ B1	noun - a person who hates or criticises someone persistently
motivo /moˈt͡ʃi.vo/ B1	noun - reason, cause, motive
depressão /de.pɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - depression (mental disorder)
piloto /piˈlɔ.tu/ B1	noun - pilot, driver of a vehicle or aircraft
destino /deʃˈt͡ʃi.nu/ B2	noun - destiny, fate; also a destination
game /ˈɡeɪ̯mi/ B1	noun - game, especially a video game
troco /ˈtɾɔ.ku/ B1	noun - change (money returned after a purchase)
money /ˈmʌni/ B1	noun - money, currency
family /ˈfæmili/ B1	noun - family, relatives
estrada /isˈtɾa.dɐ/ B1	noun - road, highway
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A2	noun - time; weather
prantos /ˈpɾɐ̃.tus/ B2	noun - crying, tears
impressora /ĩ.pɾeˈso.ɾɐ/ B1	noun - printer (device that prints documents)
copiar /ko.piˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to copy, reproduce
assustado /a.suʃˈta.du/ B1	adjective - scared, frightened
preocupado /pɾe.o.kuˈpa.du/ B1	adjective - worried, concerned
bazar /baˈzaɾ/ B2	verb - slang: to go away, to leave abruptly

Key Grammar Structures

• Pega-me o hater que está atrás de mim

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'pega-me' uses the reflexive pronoun 'me' to indicate the action affects the subject.

• ‘Tás assustado, vai bazar com um sopro

  ➔ Colloquial contraction and imperative mood

  ➔ 'Tás' is a colloquial contraction of 'estás', and 'vai bazar' is in the imperative mood.

• Eu só ‘tou preocupado com o troco

  ➔ Colloquial contraction and adverb of exclusivity

  ➔ '‘tou' is a colloquial contraction of 'estou', and 'só' emphasizes exclusivity.

• Está contra mim, mas o que é que eu fiz?

  ➔ Present tense and rhetorical question

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense 'está' and a rhetorical question 'o que é que eu fiz?'

• Eu ‘tou na estrada sem tempo p’ra discutir

  ➔ Colloquial contraction and negation with 'sem'

  ➔ '‘tou' is a colloquial contraction, and 'sem tempo' uses 'sem' for negation.

• Não tenta me parar só para acabar comigo, ah!

  ➔ Negative imperative and adverb of purpose

  ➔ 'Não tenta' is a negative imperative, and 'só para' indicates purpose.

• Se eu não tivesse os meus wis

  ➔ Past subjunctive mood

  ➔ 'Tivesse' is the past subjunctive form, expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Eu sou piloto do meu próprio destino

  ➔ Present tense with possessive adjective

  ➔ 'Meu próprio' is a possessive adjective modifying 'destino'.