A Fugir de Ser – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bárbara Tinoco

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical nuances of "A Fugir de Ser" by Bárbara Tinoco, a captivating song that beautifully encapsulates the complexities of love and indecision in contemporary Portuguese. Its relatable themes and engaging pop melody offer a fantastic entry point to understanding modern Portuguese expressions and cultural perspectives on relationships, making language learning an emotional and musical journey.

[English]

With us, the story is quite different

Love songs don't rhyme with us

The timing's all wrong, or we're really clinging

To trying not to be

And winter is really late

Maybe we just need that little bit

The wind also wants to know, the rain has already heard it said

That we're running from being

I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

Where there's a will, there's a way, just not in our case

With us, wanting is just a mere chance

I lost days thinking, days searching

Trying not to be

We pretend to be busy people

So many plans and just one flaw

The two of us going the wrong way, one against the other but in vain

Running from being

I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

Come, come, come

Come, come, come

I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back

You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes

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[Portuguese]

Connosco a história é bem diferente

Canções de amor não rimam com a gente

O tempo é todo errado, ou estamos mesmo agarrados

A tentar não ser

E o inverno está mesmo atrasado

Talvez nos falte só esse bocado

O vento também quer saber, a chuva já ouviu dizer

Que fugimos de ser

Eu não vim em boa hora, e posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Eu não vim em boa hora, posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Querer é poder, só não no nosso caso

Connosco querer é só um mero acaso

Perdi dias a pensar, dias a procurar

Tentar não ser

Fazemo-nos de pessoas ocupadas

Tantos planos e apenas uma falha

Os dois em contramão, um contra outro mas em vão

A fugir de ser

Eu não vim em boa hora, e posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Eu não vim em boa hora, posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Eu não vim em boa hora, e posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Eu não vim em boa hora, posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Chegar, chegar, chegar

Chegar, chegar, chegar

Eu não vim em boa hora, e posso sempre voltar

Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
história /iˈʃto.ɾi.ɐ/ B1	noun - story, history
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ B1	noun - time, tempo
norte /ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/ B2	noun - north
vento /ˈvẽ.tu/ A2	noun - wind
chuva /ˈʃu.vɐ/ A2	noun - rain
ser /sɨɾ/ A2	verb - to be
voltar /vɔɫˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to return, to come back
dizer /diˈzeɾ/ B1	verb - to say
querer /kɨɾˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to want, to desire
poder /puˈdeɾ/ B2	verb - can, to be able to
fim /fĩm/ A2	noun - end

Key Grammar Structures

• Connosco a história é bem diferente

  ➔ Preposition + Pronoun + Noun + Verb + Adverb + Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "connosco" (with us) is a contraction of "com" (with) and "nós" (us). It implies that regarding "us", the story is very different. "É bem diferente" means "is very different" or "is quite different".

• O tempo é todo errado, ou estamos mesmo agarrados

  ➔ Noun + Verb + Adjective + Adjective, Conjunction + Verb + Adverb + Participle

  ➔ "O tempo é todo errado" means "the timing is all wrong". "Ou" (or) introduces an alternative: "estamos mesmo agarrados" (we are really clinging on/stuck), suggesting a persistent effort despite the bad timing.

• A tentar não ser

  ➔ Preposition + Infinitive + Negative Adverb + Verb

  ➔ "A tentar não ser" means "trying not to be". It indicates an active attempt to avoid something, likely a certain state of being or a defined identity.

• E o inverno está mesmo atrasado

  ➔ Conjunction + Noun + Verb + Adverb + Adjective

  ➔ "E o inverno está mesmo atrasado" means "And the winter is really late". "Mesmo" emphasizes the lateness of winter, adding a sense of anticipation or perhaps even disappointment.

• Talvez nos falte só esse bocado

  ➔ Adverb + Pronoun + Verb + Adverb + Demonstrative Adjective + Noun

  ➔ "Talvez nos falte só esse bocado" means "Maybe we only lack that bit". "Esse bocado" (that bit) refers to something specific that's missing for the situation to resolve. "Só" emphasizes that only that particular piece is needed.

• Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar

  ➔ Verb (Imperative) + Pronoun + Pronoun + Noun + Adjective, Pronoun + Verb + Noun + Preposition + Verb (Infinitive)

  ➔ "Diz-me tu a hora certa" is an imperative asking someone to tell the speaker the right time. "Eu faço tempo até chegar" means "I'll bide my time until it arrives". It expresses patience and a willingness to wait.