A Última Carta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bárbara Bandeira
• Album: Cartas EP

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the Portuguese language through the emotive ballad "A Última Carta" by Bárbara Bandeira. This song provides a window into themes of love, loss, and acceptance, offering listeners a chance to connect with heartfelt lyrics and expressive musicality .

[English]

I miss you, I miss you so much

But that's why I let go

...

I know you didn't ask

But I just wanted to say that I'm fine

You chased after perfection

But you ended up not finding it

Although I know it's over

I still want to ask you

Do you still put me first

Do you still think of me

I don't know, but what's the point

If this is going to be the last letter to you

...

I have tons of phrases

And all of them went unsaid

I just wanted to say they're phases

But I would be lying

You chased after perfection

But you ended up not finding it

Although I know it's over

I still want to ask you

Do you still put me first

Do you still think of me

I don't know, but what's the point

If this is going to be the last letter to you

Everything has an end

And I thought you were the exception

...

And I waited for you

Until this song appeared to me

Was it real

Do you still cry for me

I don't know but it ended up like this, blank

This loose page that I wrote to you without thinking

And the messages already speak for themselves

This is the last letter to you

...

[Portuguese]

Eu tenho, tenho saudades

Mas não chegam por isso deixei

Eu sei que não perguntaste

Mas só queria dizer que estou bem

Tu foste atrás da perfeição

Mas acabaste por não encontrar

Embora eu saiba que acabou

Ainda te quero perguntar

Será que ainda me pões em primeiro

Será que ainda pensas em mim

Não sei, mas de que é que adianta

Se esta vai ser a última carta para ti

Eu tenho montes de frases

E todas ficaram por dizer

Só queria dizer que são fases

Mas ia estar a mentir

Tu foste atrás da perfeição

Mas acabaste por não encontrar

Embora eu saiba que acabou

Ainda te quero perguntar

Será que ainda me pões em primeiro

Será que ainda pensas em mim

Não sei, mas de que é que adianta

Se esta vai ser a última carta para ti

Tudo tem um fim

E eu pensei que tu eras a excepção

E esperei por ti

Até me aparecer esta canção

Será que foi verdadeiro

Será que ainda choras por mim

Não sei mas ficou assim branca

Esta página solta que eu sem pensar te escrevi

E as mensagens já falam por si

Esta é a última carta para ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
saudades /sawˈdadʒis/ B2	noun - longing or nostalgia for someone or something
perfeição /peɾfɪˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - perfection, the state of being free from flaws
fases /ˈfazɨʃ/ B2	noun - phases, stages in a process or development
mentir /mẽˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to lie, to say untruths
mensagem /mẽˈsɐ̃ʒɐ/ B1	noun - message, communication sent from one person to another
aparecer /ɐpɐɾeˈsɛɾ/ B1	verb - to appear, to come into view
verdadeiro /veɾdɐˈdɐjɾu/ B2	adjective - true, genuine
escrever /isˈkreveɾ/ B1	verb - to write
chapas /ˈʃapɐʃ/ B2	noun - sheets, layers, or plates (often of metal or other material)
fim /fĩm/ A2	noun - end, conclusion
eram /ˈeɾɐ̃w̃/ A2	verb - was, past tense of 'to be'

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu tenho, tenho saudades

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'ter' (to have).

  ➔ Used to express possession or feelings in the present.

• Mas não chegam por isso deixei

  ➔ Use of negative and simple past tense ('não chegam' + 'deixei').

  ➔ Expresses that something does not arrive or happen, with 'deixei' indicating past action.

• Ainda te quero perguntar

  ➔ Use of the present tense verb 'quero' with infinitive 'perguntar'.

  ➔ Expresses that the subject still wants to ask or inquire.

• Tudo tem um fim

  ➔ Present tense of 'ter' (to have) in the phrase 'tem um fim'.

  ➔ States that everything has an ending or conclusion.

• E as mensagens já falam por si

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'falem' (subjunctive mood) in a clause of indirect speech.

  ➔ Indicates that the messages already speak for themselves, implying their meaning is clear.

• Esta é a última carta para ti

  ➔ Definite article 'a' + adjective 'última' + noun 'carta' + preposition 'para' + pronoun 'ti'.

  ➔ This sentence uses a definite article and adjectives to specify that it is the final letter addressed to the person.