– Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Even before getting into a car,

I already knew—I was born to race.

I know I can be a champion.

It’s always Brazil’s time to shine.

Ayrton Senna.

It’s not such a great car...

Even with you behind the wheel?

He’s going to overtake!

Everything’s wrong.

The rules, the press, the drivers—

What do you feel when you’re out there?

Ole, ole, ole, ola!

Senna!

To be remembered by all Brazilians!

There were so many that I had to organize them by country.

All of Brazil was on the track with me.

[Portuguese]

Mesmo antes de entrar num carro,

eu já sabia que eu tinha nascido pra correr.

Eu sei que posso ser campeão.

Deixa sempre na hora do Brasil.

Ayrton Senna.

Não é um carro tão bom...

Mesmo com você no volante?

Ele vai ultrapassar!

Está tudo errado.

O regulamento, a imprensa, os pilotos.

O que você sente quando está lá?

Olê, olê, olê, olá!

Senna!

Pra entrar na memória de todos os brasileiros!

São tantas que eu tive que organizar por país.

O Brasil todo estava na pista comigo.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carro /ˈkaʁu/ A1	noun - car, automobile
pilotos /piˈlotus/ A2	noun - drivers, pilots
correr /koˈʁeʁ/ A2	verb - to run
campeão /kɐ̃peˈɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - champion, winner
memória /meˈmɔɾiɐ/ B1	noun - memory, remembrance
pista /ˈpiʃtɐ/ B1	noun - track, racetrack, runway
volante /voˈlɐ̃tʃi/ B1	noun - steering wheel
regulamento /ʁeɡulaˈmẽtu/ B2	noun - regulation, rules
imprensa /ĩˈpɾẽsɐ/ B2	noun - press, media
sentir /sẽˈtʃiʁ/ A2	verb - to feel, to sense
organizar /oʁɡaniˈzaʁ/ B1	verb - to organize, arrange
erro /ˈeʁu/ A2	noun - error, mistake
ultrapassar /uwtɾapaˈsaʁ/ B2	verb - to overtake, surpass
errado /eˈʁadu/ A2	adjective - wrong, incorrect
país /paˈiʃ/ A2	noun - country, nation

Key Grammar Structures

• Mesmo antes de entrar num carro,

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction with preposition 'antes de' + infinitive ('entrar').

  ➔ The phrase 'antes de entrar' indicates an action that happens before another action.

• eu já sabia

  ➔ Imperfect tense of the verb 'saber' to express past knowledge or habitual action.

  ➔ The verb 'sabia' expresses something the speaker knew continuously in the past.

• que eu tinha nascido pra correr.

  ➔ Past perfect ('tinha nascido') indicating an action completed before another past moment.

  ➔ The phrase 'tinha nascido' shows the birth happened before the moment of realization.

• Eu sei que posso ser campeão.

  ➔ Modal verb 'posso' expressing ability or possibility.

  ➔ The modal 'posso' shows the speaker’s belief in being able to achieve something.

• Ele vai ultrapassar!

  ➔ Near future using 'ir' + infinitive ('vai ultrapassar').

  ➔ The form 'vai ultrapassar' predicts an imminent action of overtaking.

• Está tudo errado.

  ➔ Present tense with impersonal expression 'estar + past participle' ('está errado').

  ➔ 'Está tudo errado' means everything is in a wrong state or incorrect now.

• O que você sente quando está lá?

  ➔ Indirect question using 'o que' (what) and present tense verb 'sente'.

  ➔ This question structure is used to ask about internal feelings or perceptions.

• Pra entrar na memória de todos os brasileiros!

  ➔ Purpose clause using contraction 'pra' (para) + infinitive verb ('entrar').

  ➔ 'Pra entrar' expresses the intention of achieving a memorable place or legacy.

• São tantas que eu tive que organizar por país.

  ➔ Causal/result clause with 'que' following quantitative expression ('tantas').

  ➔ The structure 'tantas que' shows a cause-result relation meaning 'so many that...'.