Ai Coração – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mimicat

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and "Ai Coração" by Mimicat is a perfect starting point for diving into Portuguese. The song's repetitive and emotive chorus, "Ai, coração," will quickly have you singing along. Its lively rhythm and dramatic flair make the lyrics about the dizzying feeling of love memorable and fun to learn. This song is special because it connects modern pop sensibilities with the rich traditions of Portuguese music, offering a true cultural taste with every beat.

[English]

Oh heart, why won't you give me peace

You give me no rest, you make me unable

My head and throat are tied in a knot

That won't unravel, and even then you have no pity

I feel dizzy, worse every day

I no longer know things I knew by heart

My pulse has risen almost to a thousand

I'm crazy, completely senile

My chest burning, my mouth dry, I don't know

What to do with you? Love like this won't work for me

Because it feels like I'm not even myself anymore

Oh heart

Oh heart

Tell mе, are you even mine?

The hours pass and sleep doesn't come

I hear the owls and the neighbors too

My mind is gone and stayed there

Someone get me out of this state I'm in

The doctor says there's nothing to do

"Lost cause," I saw him write

I'm lost in another dimension

All of me is a big confusion

My chest burning, my mouth dry, I don't know

What to do with you? Love like this won't work for me

Because it feels like I'm not even myself anymore

Oh heart

Oh heart

Oh heart

Tell me, are you even mine?

...

My chest burning, my mouth dry, I don't know

What to do with you? Love like this won't work for me

Because it feels like I'm not even myself anymore

Oh heart

Oh heart

Oh heart

Oh heart

Tell me, are you even mine?

Hey

...

[Portuguese]

Ai coração, que não me deixas em paz

Não me dás sossego, não me deixas capaz

Tenho a cabeça e a garganta num nó

Que não se desfaz, e nem assim tu tens dó

Sinto-me tonta, cada dia pior

Já não sei de coisas que sabia de cor

As pulsações subiram quase p'ra mil

Estou louca, completamente senil

O peito a arder, a boca seca, eu sei lá

O que te fazer? Amor p'ra mim assim não dá

Porque parece que nem sou mais eu

Ai coração

Ai coração

Diz-mе lá se és meu

As horas passam е o sono não vem

Ouço as corujas e os vizinhos também

O meu juízo foi-se e por lá ficou

Alguém me tire deste estado em que estou

O doutor diz que não há nada a fazer

"Caso perdido", vi-o eu a escrever

Ando perdida numa outra dimensão

Toda eu sou uma grande confusão

O peito a arder, a boca seca, eu sei lá

O que te fazer? Amor p'ra mim assim não dá

Porque parece que nem sou mais eu

Ai coração

Ai coração

Ai coração

Diz-me lá se és meu

O peito a arder, a boca seca eu sei lá

O que te fazer? Amor p'ra mim assim não dá

Porque parece que nem sou mais eu

Ai coração

Ai coração

Ai coração

Ai coração

Diz-me lá se és meu

Hey

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
coração /koɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart
paz /pas/ A1	noun - peace
sossego /suˈse.ɡu/ B1	noun - quiet
cabeça /kɐˈbe.sɐ/ A1	noun - head
garganta /ɡaɾˈɡɐ̃.tɐ/ A2	noun - throat
nó /nɔ/ A2	noun - knot
dó /dɔ/ B2	noun - pity
tonta /ˈtõ.tɐ/ B1	adjective - dizzy
pior /piˈɔɾ/ A2	adjective - worse
pulsações /pul.saˈsõj̃ʃ/ B2	noun - pulses
louca /ˈlo(w).kɐ/ B1	adjective - crazy
senil /seˈnil/ C1	adjective - senile
peito /ˈpej.tu/ A2	noun - chest
arder /aɾˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
boca /ˈbo.kɐ/ A1	noun - mouth
seca /ˈse.kɐ/ A2	adjective - dry
sono /ˈso.nu/ A2	noun - sleep
juízo /ʒuˈi.zu/ B2	noun - judgment
perdida /pɨɾˈdi.dɐ/ A2	adjective - lost
confusão /kõ.fuˈzɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - confusion

Key Grammar Structures

• Ai coração, que não me deixas em paz

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ While not explicitly marked in Portuguese as it would be in some other languages like Spanish, the *que* clause often implies a desire or a wish, subtly suggesting the subjunctive mood. The singer is lamenting, wishing the heart would leave them in peace.

• Não me dás sossego, não me deixas capaz

  ➔ Use of Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns

  ➔ *Me* is used as an indirect object pronoun, meaning 'to me' in 'Não *me* dás sossego' and 'Não *me* deixas capaz'. It shows to whom the action is directed.

• Tenho a cabeça e a garganta num nó

  ➔ Use of Preposition *em* combined with Article

  ➔ *Num* is a contraction of the preposition *em* and the indefinite article *um*, meaning 'in a'. It indicates the state or condition of having a knot.

• Que não se desfaz, e nem assim tu tens dó

  ➔ Negative constructions with *nem assim*

  ➔ *Nem assim* translates to 'not even then' or 'not even so'. It emphasizes that even under the mentioned circumstances (the knot doesn't untie), the heart still shows no mercy.

• Sinto-me tonta, cada dia pior

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ *Pior* is the comparative form of *mau* (bad), meaning 'worse'. It expresses that the singer's feeling of dizziness is worsening each day.

• Já não sei de coisas que sabia de cor

  ➔ Preposition *de* indicating origin/source or knowledge and the use of relative clauses

  ➔ Here, *de* indicates knowledge/source. *Coisas que sabia de cor* means 'things that I knew by heart'. *Que sabia de cor* is a relative clause modifying *coisas*.

• Estou louca, completamente senil

  ➔ Use of Adverbs of Degree

  ➔ *Completamente* is an adverb of degree that intensifies the adjective *senil*. It means 'completely' or 'totally'.

• O doutor diz que não há nada a fazer

  ➔ Impersonal Verb *Haver* + Infinitive Structure

  ➔ *Não há nada a fazer* translates to 'There is nothing to do'. *Há* (from *haver*) is used impersonally, meaning it doesn't refer to a specific subject. *A fazer* is an infinitive construction indicating what isn't possible to do.

• Diz-me lá se és meu

  ➔ Imperative combined with object pronouns

  ➔ *Diz-me* is the imperative form of *dizer* (to say) with the indirect object pronoun *me* (to me) attached. *Lá* is an adverb adding emphasis. The whole phrase asks: 'Tell me, please, are you mine?'