15b – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Rodrigo Alarcon

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the tender emotions of Brazilian music with Rodrigo Alarcon's "15b" featuring Mariana Froes. This song, rooted in MPB, beautifully captures the essence of longing and affection, offering a glimpse into the heartfelt storytelling that defines Alarcon's artistry.

[English]

I miss everything with you

Not spending a single day without seeing you

Having your coffee in the morning

Sleeping and waking up without losing

A smile, a grunt, a reason why

A good morning, a good night, I love you

Dancing in your living room and stepping on your foot

Looking at you in the mirror and saying how beautiful you are

Doing the calango on the porch

Seeing your childhood photos on the wall

I miss having you here

Talking about trivial things, making you laugh

Loving you without thinking about tomorrow

Saying what no one will understand

Inventing a word to describe

How delightful it is to love you

Running away from you just to have you catch me

Looking into your eyes and thinking how beautiful they are

Sitting next to you at the table

And traveling with such beauty of yours

...

Laiá la laiá

...

Laiá la laiá

Laiá la laiá

Feeling butterflies in my stomach climbing the stairs

And with each step feeling my heart race

Ringing the doorbell of 15b

Almost dying happy to see you

Ringing the doorbell of 15b

...

Almost dying happy to see you

...

[Portuguese]

Sinto falta de tudo com você

De passar nem um dia sem te ver

De tomar seu café de manhã

De dormir e acordar sem perder

Um sorriso, um resmungo, um porque

Um bom dia, um boa noite, um amo você

De dançar na sua sala e pisar no seu pé

De te olhar pelo espelho e dizer como é linda mulher

De fazer o calango na varanda

Ver na parede suas fotos de criança

Sinto falta de ter você aqui

De falar amenidade, fazer rir

Te amar sem pensar no amanhã

De dizer o que ninguém vai entender

Inventar uma palavra p'ra descrever

Quantas delicias é amar você

De correr de você p'ra você me pegar

De olhar nos seus zóio e pensar como é lindo zoiá

De sentar do seu lado à mesa

E viajar com tamanha sua beleza

Laiá la laiá

Laiá la laiá

Laiá la laiá

De ter frio na barriga subindo a escada

E a cada degrau sentir que o coração dispara

Apertar a campainha do 15b

Quase morrer feliz ao ver você

Apertar a campainha do 15b

Quase morrer feliz ao ver você

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
falta /ˈfaltɐ/ A2	noun - absence, lack
passar /paˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to pass, to spend (time), to pass through
ver /veɾ/ A2	verb - to see
café /kaˈfɛ/ A1	noun - coffee
dormir /doʁˈmiʁ/ A2	verb - to sleep
sorriso /soˈʁizu/ A2	noun - smile
resmungo /ʁezˈmuŋɡu/ B2	noun - mumbling, grumbling
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to dance
bonita /bɔˈnita/ A2	adjective - beautiful, pretty
foto /ˈfotu/ A1	noun - photo
mulher /muˈʎeʁ/ A2	noun - woman

Key Grammar Structures

• De passar nem um dia sem te ver

  ➔ Negative expression with 'nem' to mean 'not even'

  ➔ Here, 'nem' emphasizes that not even a single day passes without seeing someone.

• De tomar seu café de manhã

  ➔ Use of 'de' to indicate purpose or accompaniment

  ➔ In this context, 'de' indicates the activity of having coffee in the morning.

• Um sorriso, um resmungo, um porque

  ➔ Use of 'um' as an indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' in singular

  ➔ It introduces nouns to imply 'a smile', 'a sigh', 'a reason'.

• Ver na parede suas fotos de criança

  ➔ Use of 'de' to indicate origin or associated characteristic

  ➔ In this phrase, 'de criança' indicates that the photos are of childhood.

• De falar amenidade, fazer rir

  ➔ Use of infinitive verb form to express purpose or intent

  ➔ The infinitive forms 'falar' and 'fazer' express the actions of speaking gently and making someone laugh, respectively.

• Apertar a campainha do 15b

  ➔ Use of 'a' as a preposition before infinitive verbs to indicate action directed towards a specific object

  ➔ Here, 'apertar a campainha' means to press the doorbell directed at apartment 15b.

• Quase morrer feliz ao ver você

  ➔ Use of 'ao' to indicate 'upon' or 'when' in phrases of simultaneous action

  ➔ It indicates that the feeling of almost dying happiness occurs at the moment of seeing you.