Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Michel Teló

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the infectious energy of "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" by Michel Teló, a song that transcended language barriers to become a global sensation. Learn Portuguese through its simple, repetitive lyrics and catchy rhythm, and discover why this Brazilian hit captured the hearts of millions worldwide.

[English]

Wow, huh?

What is that!

Wow (wow)

(You're gonna kill me like this)

Oh (if I catch you)

(Oh, oh, if I catch you)

Let's go, let's go, everybody!

Delicious, (delicious)

(You're gonna kill me like this)

(Oh, if I catch you)

Oh, oh, if I catch you, huh! (Go!)

...

Come on with me, everyone!

Saturday at the club

The crowd started to dance

And the most beautiful girl walked by

I took courage and started to talk

How's it going, huh?

Wow, wow

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, oh, if I catch you

Delicious, delicious

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, oh, if I catch you, you see!

If I catch you, you see?

...

I want to hear it, go

Saturday at the club

...

The crowd started to dance

And the most beautiful girl walked by

I took courage and started to talk

Let's go, João

Wow, wow

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, oh, if I catch you

Delicious, delicious

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, oh, if I catch you, huh! (Go!)

...

I want to hear everyone with me, go!

Wow, (wow)

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, (if I catch you)

(Oh, oh, if I catch you)

Delicious, delicious

You're gonna kill me like this

Oh, if I catch you

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

...

Wow

Oh, 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! (Vai!)

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, hein?

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!

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

Vamo lá João

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! (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?

Nossa

Ai, se eu te pego!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nossa /ˈnɔ.sɐ/ A1	interjection - an expression of surprise or admiration
delícia /deˈli.sja/ A2	noun - delight or something delicious
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A1	verb - to dance
menina /meˈni.nɐ/ A1	noun - girl
coragem /koˈɾa.ʒẽj/ B1	noun - courage
falar /faˈlaʁ/ A1	verb - to speak
pegar /peˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to catch or grab
sábado /ˈsa.bɐ.du/ A1	noun - Saturday
galera /ɡaˈle.ɾɐ/ A2	noun - group of friends or crowd
começar /ko.meˈsaʁ/ A1	verb - to start or begin
mais /maɪs/ A1	adverb - more
linda /ˈlĩ.dɐ/ A2	adjective - beautiful
vamo /ˈvɐ.mu/ A1	verb - let's go (informal)
ai /aɪ/ A1	interjection - an expression of emotion, often surprise or pain

Key Grammar Structures

• Nossa, hein? Que que é isso!

  ➔ Interjection + Reduced Question

  ➔ "Nossa" is an interjection expressing surprise or admiration. "Que que é isso!" is a reduced form of "O que é isso?" meaning "What is that?"

• Assim você me mata

  ➔ Adverb + Subject + Object Pronoun + Verb (Simple Present)

  ➔ "Assim" (like this/that way) modifies the verb "mata" (kills). "Você" (you) is the subject, and "me" (me) is the object pronoun.

• Ai, se eu te pego

  ➔ Interjection + Conditional Clause (Subjunctive)

  ➔ "Se eu te pego" is a conditional clause using the subjunctive mood, expressing a hypothetical situation. The "Ai" is an interjection of emotion.

• Sábado na balada, a galera começou a dançar

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Time + Subject + Verb (Preterite) + Infinitive

  ➔ "Sábado na balada" (Saturday at the club) is a prepositional phrase indicating time. "Começou a dançar" (started to dance) uses the verb "começar" followed by the infinitive "dançar" indicating the start of an action.

• Tomei coragem e comecei a falar

  ➔ Verb (Preterite) + Noun + Conjunction + Verb (Preterite) + Infinitive

  ➔ "Tomei coragem" (I took courage) uses the preterite form of "tomar". "E" (and) is a conjunction. "Comecei a falar" (I started to speak) uses "comecei" in the preterite followed by the infinitive "falar".