Afeto – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mayra Andrade

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Não sei bem o que fazer

I don't quite know what to do

Nem sei como te dizer

Nor how to tell you

Cada vez que me chegas me sinto mais longe de ti

Every time you come closer, I feel further away from you

Teu pudor foi transmitido

Your modesty was conveyed

E será neutralizado

And will be neutralized

Teu pudor foi transmitido

Your modesty was conveyed

Não importa o quanto faça

It doesn't matter how much I do

Pouco importa a cor do ouro

The color of gold matters little

Na corrida ao teu afeto

In the race for your affection

A medalha sempre é bronze

The medal is always bronze

Sou órfã da tua ternura

I am an orphan of your tenderness

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Muito me salta à vista

It stands out to me

Quando chegas reta e firme

When you arrive straight and firm

Que pouco posso fazer para te fazer mudar?

What little can I do to make you change?

Teu pudor foi transmitido

Your modesty was conveyed

E será neutralizado

And will be neutralized

Teu pudor foi transmitido

Your modesty was conveyed

Se soubesses abraçar

If you knew how to embrace

De vez em quando beijar

From time to time kiss

E aos recantos imperfeitos

And to the imperfect corners

Com menos rigor apontar

Point out with less rigor

Quem seria eu?

Who would I be?

Sou órfã da tua ternura

I am an orphan of your tenderness

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...

Quando estamos tu e eu

When it's just you and me

E ao meu lado adormeces

And you fall asleep by my side

Um oceano nos separa

An ocean separates us

Mas tu não sabes de nada

But you know nothing of it

A canção que se repete

The song that repeats

A tristeza que me cala

The sadness that silences me

O amor foi recebido

Love was received

Apesar do que tu calas

Despite what you keep silent

O amor foi recebido

Love was received

Apesar do que tu calas

Despite what you keep silent

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
afeto /aˈfɛtu/ B1	noun - affection
pudor /puˈdor/ B2	noun - modesty, shyness
medalha /meˈdaʎɐ/ A2	noun - medal
ternura /teʁˈnuɾɐ/ B1	noun - tenderness
tristeza /tɾiʃˈtezɐ/ A2	noun - sadness
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
correr /koˈʁeʁ/ A1	verb - to run
chegar /ʃeˈɡaʁ/ A1	verb - to arrive
fazer /faˈzeʁ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
saber /saˈbeʁ/ A2	verb - to know
mudar /muˈdaʁ/ A2	verb - to change
calas /ˈkalɐs/ B2	verb - to silence, to quiet
vista /ˈviʃtɐ/ B1	noun - view, sight
rigor /ʁiˈɡoʁ/ B2	noun - rigor, strictness

Key Grammar Structures

• Não sei bem o que fazer

  ➔ Present tense negative form.

  ➔ The phrase "Não sei" means "I do not know," indicating a lack of knowledge or certainty.

• Teu pudor foi transmitido

  ➔ Passive voice in the past tense.

  ➔ The phrase "Teu pudor foi transmitido" translates to "Your modesty was transmitted," indicating an action done to the subject.

• Quem seria eu?

  ➔ Conditional mood.

  ➔ The phrase "Quem seria eu?" translates to "Who would I be?" expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Um oceano nos separa

  ➔ Present tense simple.

  ➔ The phrase "Um oceano nos separa" means "An ocean separates us," indicating a current state.

• Apesar do que tu calas

  ➔ Preposition + noun phrase.

  ➔ The phrase "Apesar do que tu calas" translates to "Despite what you keep silent about," indicating contrast.