Ah! Como Eu Amei – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Benito Di Paula

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the rich emotional landscape of Brazilian music with Benito Di Paula's "Ah! Como Eu Amei." This timeless song offers a beautiful glimpse into themes of love, memory, and the passage of time, allowing listeners to connect with profound feelings and appreciate the nuanced expression of Brazilian popular music.

[English]

The love I've kept inside my heart

Makes me happy, sad, and longing

Oh! How I loved

I dream, I am verse, I am earth, I am sun

Open feelings

Oh! How I loved

Oh! I walked

Oh! I didn't understand

That I was happy, life itself

My wait is over

My tired body and I, older now

My shy smile cried

Oh! How I loved

Oh! I walked

There are days I stop, remember, and cry

With fear I reflect that I wasn't perfect

Oh! How I loved

I dream, I am verse, I am earth, I am sun

Open feelings

Oh! How I loved

Oh! I walked

Oh! I didn't understand

I was happy, life itself

My wait is over

My tired body and I, older now

My shy smile cried

Oh! How I loved

Oh! I walked

Oh! I didn't understand

...

[Portuguese]

O amor que eu tenho guardado no peito

Me faz ser alegre, sofrido e carente

Ah! Como eu amei

Eu sonho, sou verso, sou terra, sou sol

Sentimento aberto

Ah! Como eu amei

Ah! Eu caminhei

Ah! Não entendi

Que eu era feliz, era vida

Minha espera acabou

Meu corpo cansado e eu mais velho

Meu sorriso sem graça chorou

Ah! Como eu amei

Ah! Eu caminhei

Tem dias que eu paro, me lembro e choro

Com medo eu reflito que não fui perfeito

Ah! Como eu amei

Eu sonho, sou verso, sou terra, sou sol

Sentimento aberto

Ah! Como eu amei

Ah! Eu caminhei

Ah! Não entendi

Eu era feliz, era vida

Minha espera acabou

Meu corpo cansado e eu mais velho

Meu sorriso sem graça chorou

Ah! Como eu amei

Ah! Eu caminhei

Ah! Eu não entendi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
alegre /aˈlɛɡɾi/ A2	adjective - happy
sofrido /soˈfɾidu/ B1	adjective - suffering
sonho /ˈsõɲu/ A2	noun - dream
verso /ˈveʁsu/ B1	noun - verse
terra /ˈtɛʁɐ/ A1	noun - earth, land
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - sun
sentimento /sẽtʃiˈmẽtu/ B1	noun - feeling, sentiment
caminhei /kamiˈɲej/ A2	verb - I walked
entendi /ẽtẽˈdʒi/ A2	verb - I understood
feliz /feˈliz/ A1	adjective - happy
espera /esˈpeɾɐ/ A2	noun - wait, expectation
corpo /ˈkoʁpu/ A1	noun - body
sorriso /soˈʁizu/ A2	noun - smile
cansado /kɐ̃ˈsadu/ B1	adjective - tired
graça /ˈɡɾasɐ/ B2	noun - grace, charm
medo /ˈmedu/ B1	noun - fear
perfeito /peʁˈfejtu/ B2	adjective - perfect

Key Grammar Structures

• Me faz ser alegre, sofrido e carente

  ➔ The structure 'fazer + infinitive' to indicate causation

  ➔ It indicates that the subject causes someone or something to be a certain way.

• Eu sonho, sou verso, sou terra, sou sol

  ➔ Use of 'sou' (ser) in the present indicative to express identity or essence

  ➔ It states the singer's identity or feelings about themselves and nature.

• Minha espera acabou

  ➔ Use of 'acabar' in the present perfect tense to indicate something has ended

  ➔ Indicates that the wait or expectation has come to an end.

• Meu sorriso sem graça chorou

  ➔ Use of 'chorou' (past tense of 'chorar') to express past emotion

  ➔ The verb 'chorou' indicates that the subject cried in the past due to emotion.

• Tem dias que eu paro, me lembro e choro

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun to introduce a subordinate clause

  ➔ It introduces a subordinate clause specifying the days when the person stops, remembers, and cries.

• Eu não entendi

  ➔ Use of the negative form with 'entendi' (past of entender) to express misunderstanding

  ➔ It indicates that the speaker did not understand something in the past.