A Pele que Há em Mim – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Márcia, JP Simões
• Album: DÁ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of "A Pele que Há em Mim," a beautiful Portuguese song by Márcia and JP Simões. This track is a rich emotional tapestry, perfect for language learners. Its evocative poetry and raw sentiments about love, loss, and self-discovery offer a profound way to connect with Portuguese expression and idiomatic phrases, making the learning experience both meaningful and memorable. Explore its verses to grasp not just words, but the soul of the language.

[English]

As the day grew late

And your body touched mine

In a corner of my heart

A dance awakened

And the sun appeared

Growing like a giant

In an instant, it disappeared

The dew from the sky

And the calm waiting for a place in me

Desire counting down to the end

It was a breath that gave you life

And your song changed

And your body in mine

Ripped a braid apart

And the blood cooled down

And my foot touched the ground

My voice whispered

My dream died

Give me the sea, my river, my pavement

Give me the empty room in my house

I'll leave you on the edge of your words

On the skin that’s in me

You don’t know anything

When love is gone

And my body forgets

The path it took

In the corners of your heart

And the moonlight went out

And the night fell silent

The deep cold of the sky

Fell down and remained

...

But sorrow no longer lives in me

It’s over now, I’ve worn it out

Beyond the end

It’s time to leave

That’s the price of love

To start living again

I no longer taste

The sweat and fear

From your fiery embrace

From your blood, a flower

I no longer want to know

Give me the sea, my river, my road

My empty boat at dawn

I'll leave you in the cold of your words

In the vertigo of your voice

When finally it falls silent

...

[Portuguese]

Quando o dia entardeceu

E o teu corpo tocou

Num recanto do meu

Uma dança acordou

E o sol apareceu

De gigante ficou

Num instante apagou

O sereno do céu

E a calma a aguardar lugar em mim

O desejo a contar segundo o fim

Foi num ar que te deu

E o teu canto mudou

E o teu corpo no meu

Uma trança arrancou

E o sangue arrefeceu

E o meu pé aterrou

Minha voz sussurrou

O meu sonho morreu

Dá-me o mar, o meu rio, minha calçada

Dá-me o quarto vazio da minha casa

Vou deixar-te no fio da tua fala

Sobre a pele que há em mim

Tu não sabes nada

Quando o amor se acabou

E o meu corpo esqueceu

O caminho onde andou

Nos recantos do teu

E o luar se apagou

E a noite emudeceu

O frio fundo do céu

Foi descendo e ficou

Mas a mágoa não mora mais em mim

Já passou, desgastei

Pra lá do fim

É preciso partir

É o preço do amor

Pra voltar a viver

Já nem sinto o sabor

A suor e pavor

Do teu colo a ferver

Do teu sangue de flor

Já não quero saber

Dá-me o mar, o meu rio, a minha estrada

O meu barco vazio na madrugada

Vou deixar-te no frio da tua fala

Na vertigem da voz

Quando enfim se cala

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dia /ˈdi.ə/ A1	noun - day
corpo /ˈkoʁ.pu/ A1	noun - body
desejo /deˈze.ʒu/ B1	noun - desire
sangue /ˈsɐ̃.ɡi/ B1	noun - blood
sonho /ˈsõ.ɲu/ B1	noun - dream
mar /maʁ/ A1	noun - sea
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house
frio /ˈfɾi.u/ A2	adjective - cold
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
caminho /kaˈmi.ɲu/ B1	noun - path
noite /ˈnɔi.tʃi/ A1	noun - night
voz /vɔz/ A1	noun - voice
calma /ˈkaɫ.mɐ/ B1	noun - calm
luz /luʒ/ A1	noun - light
sabor /saˈboʁ/ B2	noun - flavor
partir /paʁˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to leave
ferver /feʁˈveʁ/ B2	verb - to boil

Key Grammar Structures

• Quando o dia entardeceu

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense to describe a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a completed action in the past, with "entardeceu" being the preterite form of "entardecer".

• E o teu corpo tocou

  ➔ Simple past tense indicating a specific action performed by the subject.

  ➔ The verb "tocou" is the preterite form of "tocar", expressing a completed action in the past.

• De gigante ficou

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense of "ficar" to describe a change or transformation that occurred.

  ➔ The phrase "ficou" is the preterite form of "ficar", emphasizing a completed change in state.

• O sereno do céu

  ➔ Use of the definite article "o" with noun phrases to specify particular things.

  ➔ The phrase "O sereno do céu" uses the definite article "o" to specify a particular noun, "sereno", meaning a calm or mist from the sky.

• E o teu corpo tocou

  ➔ The verb "tocou" is in the preterite tense, describing a completed action performed by the subject.

  ➔ The use of the preterite tense "tocou" indicates a specific action that was completed in the past by the subject.

• Minha voz sussurrou

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense "sussurrou" to describe a completed past action.

  ➔ The verb "sussurrou" in the preterite tense indicates that the whispering action was completed in the past.