Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Michel Teló
• Album: DVD Michel na Balada

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the global sensation that is Michel Teló's "Ai Se Eu Te Pego." This song is a fantastic entry point to understanding the lively rhythm and simple, catchy hooks of contemporary Brazilian Sertanejo music. While the Portuguese is primarily built on exciting exclamations, learning these few key phrases will give you a taste of the celebratory, high-energy mood that propelled this track to international fame.

[English]

Wow, huh? What’s this?!

Whoa, whoa, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you. Let’s go, guys!

Delicious, delicious, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you, huh?!

Come with me, guys!

Saturday at the club, the crowd started dancing

And the prettiest girl walked by, I gathered courage and started talking

What’s up? Come on!

Whoa, whoa, you’re driving me crazy!

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you!

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you!

Delicious, delicious, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you, you see?

If I catch you, alright?

I want to hear it, go! Saturday, at the club...

The crowd started dancing

And the prettiest girl walked by

I mustered courage and started talking

I mustered courage and started talking

Let’s go, guys. Whoa, whoa, you’re driving me crazy!

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you

Delicious, delicious, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you, huh?

I want the crowd with me, come on!

I want the crowd with me, come on!

Whoa, whoa, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you

Delicious, delicious, you’re driving me crazy like that

If I catch you, oh oh, if I catch you, you see, delicious?

Wowww! If I catch you!

[Portuguese]

Nossa, hein? Que que é isso?!

Nossa, nossa, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego. Vamo que vamo, turma!

Delícia, delícia, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego, hein?!

Vamo comigo, turma!

Sábado na balada, a galera começou a dançar

E passou a menina mais linda, tomei coragem e comecei a falar

Como é que é? Vem!

Nossa, nossa, assim você me mata!

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego!

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego!

Delícia, delícia, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai se eu te pego, viu?

Se eu te pego, viu?

Quero ouvir, vai! Sábado, na balada...

A galera começou a dançar

E passou a menina mais linda

Tomei coragem e comecei a falar

Tomei coragem e comecei a falar

Vamo embora, turma. Nossa, nossa, assim você me mata!

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego

Delícia, delícia, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego, hein?

Quero ouvir a galera comigo, vai!

Quero ouvir a galera comigo, vai!

Nossa, nossa, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego

Delícia, delícia, assim você me mata

Ai se eu te pego, ai ai, se eu te pego viu, delícia?

Nooooossa! Ai se eu te pego!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pegar /peˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to catch; to grab; to take hold of
matar /maˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to kill; to cause death
delícia /deˈlisjɐ/ B1	noun - delight; something delicious or very pleasant
galera /ɡaˈlɛɾɐ/ A2	noun - group of friends; crowd; folks
menina /meˈninɐ/ A1	noun - girl; young woman
linda /ˈlĩdɐ/ A1	adjective - beautiful; pretty
coragem /koˈɾaʒẽj/ B1	noun - courage; bravery
balada /baˈladɐ/ A2	noun - party; nightclub; ballad (music context)
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A1	verb - to dance
falar /faˈlaʁ/ A1	verb - to speak; to talk
ouvir /owˈviʁ/ A2	verb - to hear; to listen
sábado /ˈsabadu/ A1	noun - Saturday; the day of the week after Friday
turma /ˈtuʁmɐ/ A2	noun - group; class; gang (informal friends group)
começar /komeˈsaʁ/ A1	verb - to start; to begin

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Assim você me mata]

  ➔ Demonstrative pronoun + subject + verb structure

  ➔ The word 'assim' means 'like this' or 'this way'. It indicates manner, showing how the subject ('você') acts on the verb ('matar').

• [translate:Ai se eu te pego]

  ➔ Conditional structure using 'se' + future indicative

  ➔ The phrase expresses a playful conditional meaning: 'Oh, if I catch you!' — implying an imagined situation with emotional tone.

• [translate:A galera começou a dançar]

  ➔ Simple past (pretérito perfeito) with infinitive complement

  ➔ The verb 'começou' (started) is in the perfect past and is followed by the infinitive 'dançar' (to dance) to show a beginning of an action.

• [translate:Passou a menina mais linda]

  ➔ Normal word order with superlative 'mais + adjective'

  ➔ The phrase 'a menina mais linda' means 'the most beautiful girl', using 'mais' to form the superlative.

• [translate:Tomei coragem e comecei a falar]

  ➔ Compound sentence with coordinate conjunction 'e'

  ➔ Two independent verbs 'tomei' (I took) and 'comecei' (I began) are connected by 'e' (and) to form a smooth sequence of actions.

• [translate:Quero ouvir a galera comigo]

  ➔ Present tense verb + infinitive complement + prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Quero' (I want) is followed by 'ouvir' (to hear), showing intention. The prepositional phrase 'comigo' (with me) adds context.

• [translate:Vamo que vamo]

  ➔ Colloquial imperative repetition structure

  ➔ A contraction of 'vamos' (let’s go), repeated for emphasis in informal speech to mean 'let’s keep going!'.

• [translate:Delícia, delícia]

  ➔ Nominal repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating the noun 'delícia' (delight) adds intensity and emotion, typical in colloquial Brazilian Portuguese.