A Maçã – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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gostar /ɡusˈtaɾ/ A1 |
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maçã /maˈsɐ̃/ A1 |
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dois /ˈdojs/ A1 |
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amar /ɐˈmaɾ/ A1 |
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pobre /ˈpɔbɾ(ɨ)/ A2 |
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condenar /kõdeˈnaɾ/ B2 |
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beleza /beˈlezɐ/ B1 |
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morar /muˈɾaɾ/ A2 |
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alma /ˈaw.mɐ/ B1 |
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corpo /ˈkoɾ.pu/ A1 |
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liberdade /libeɾˈdad(ʒ)e/ B1 |
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ciúme /siˈumi/ B2 |
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vaidade /vajˈdad(ʒ)e/ B2 |
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privar /pɾiˈvaɾ/ B2 |
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venerar /veneˈɾaɾ/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Se esse amor ficar entre nós dois
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Conditional Clause)
➔ The use of "ficar" (to stay) in the subjunctive mood indicates a hypothetical situation. The "se" indicates a condition. The meaning is 'If this love *were* to stay between us two...'
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Um amor a dois profana o amor de todos os mortais
➔ Noun as Subject, Verb Conjugation (3rd person singular)
➔ "Um amor a dois" (a love of two) functions as the subject of the sentence. The verb "profana" (profanes) is conjugated in the third person singular to agree with the singular noun phrase.
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Porque quem gosta de maçã irá gostar de todas
➔ Relative Pronoun ("quem"), Future Tense ("irá gostar")
➔ "Quem" (who) is a relative pronoun referring to people who like apples. "Irá gostar" is a periphrastic future tense, indicating what will happen in the future.
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Como poderei te condenar?
➔ Future Subjunctive/Conditional (possibility, doubt, politeness)
➔ "Poderei" is in the future subjunctive (or conditional, depending on the interpretation). It expresses possibility, doubt or politeness in the future. This use gives a more nuanced, questioning tone compared to a simple future tense.
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Infinita é tua beleza
➔ Inverted Sentence Structure (Emphasis)
➔ The standard word order would be "Tua beleza é infinita" (Your beauty is infinite). Inverting it places emphasis on "infinita" (infinite).
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Que nem santa num altar?
➔ Figurative Language (Simile), "Que nem" (Like)
➔ "Que nem" is a colloquial expression equivalent to "como" (like) and is part of a simile comparing someone to a saint on an altar. This emphasizes being stuck/placed somewhere.
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Eu quis ser tua alma
➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Desire in the past)
➔ The use of "quis" (wanted) in the imperfect subjunctive expresses a past desire or wish that was not necessarily fulfilled. It's about what the speaker *wished* were true, but now realizes isn't.
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Amor só dura em liberdade
➔ Generic statement (use of 'só' and present tense)
➔ This is a general truth being stated. The adverb "só" (only) emphasizes this, and the present tense "dura" (lasts) makes it a universal statement about the nature of love.
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O que é que eu quero Se eu te privo do que eu mais venero
➔ Emphatic Question Structure, "do que eu mais venero" (relative clause)
➔ The phrase "O que é que eu quero" is an emphatic way of asking "What do I want?". "Do que eu mais venero" is a relative clause, meaning "that which I most venerate/revere".
