Ainda Estamos Aqui – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Miguel Araújo

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Os horizontes e as marés

The horizons and the tides

As estátuas, as pontes, a américa, a lua, Os cafés

The statues, the bridges, America, the moon, the cafés

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Os cataventos e as estações

The wind vanes and the seasons

Os amores-perpétuos

The everlasting loves

Desertos, as desilusões

Deserts, the disillusionments

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo passa

Everything passes

O tempo voa

Time flies

O tempo coa

Time flows

E por mais que doa a passar

And no matter how much it hurts to pass

Nós ainda estamos aqui

We are still here

Ainda estamos aqui

We are still here

Eu ainda te tenho a ti

I still have you

E nós ainda estamos aqui

And we are still here

Os homens e as gerações

The men and the generations

As horas, as eras, as iras, azares, ilusões

The hours, the ages, the angers, misfortunes, illusions

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Os astros e o planisfério

The stars and the map

Bandeiras ao vento

Flags in the wind

Os mastros, países, impérios

The masts, countries, empires

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Os paraísos prometidos

The promised paradises

Palavras escavadas na pedra e os seus Sentidos

Words carved in stone and their meanings

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo passa

Everything passes

Tudo o que existe

Everything that exists

E o que resiste

And what endures

E por tudo o que ainda há de vir

And for everything that is yet to come

Nós ainda estamos aqui

We are still here

Ainda estamos aqui

We are still here

Eu ainda te tenho a ti

I still have you

E nós ainda estamos aqui

And we are still here

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
horizontes /o.ɾi.ˈzõ.tʃis/ B1	noun - horizons
marés /ma.ˈɾɛs/ B1	noun - tides
estátuas /es.ˈta.twas/ B1	noun - statues
amores /a.ˈmo.ɾis/ A2	noun - loves
desertos /de.ˈzeʁ.tus/ B2	noun - deserts
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
doa /ˈdo.a/ B1	verb - to hurt
gerações /ʒe.ɾa.ˈsõ.is/ B2	noun - generations
ilusões /i.lu.ˈzõ.is/ B2	noun - illusions
planisfério /pla.nis.ˈfe.ɾiu/ C1	noun - planisphere
bandeiras /bɐ̃.ˈdɨ.ɾɐs/ A2	noun - flags
paraísos /pa.ɾa.ˈi.zus/ B2	noun - paradises
palavras /pa.ˈla.vɾɐs/ A1	noun - words
sentidos /sẽ.ˈti.dus/ B1	noun - meanings
existe /e.ˈziʃ.tʃi/ A2	verb - to exist
resiste /ʁe.ˈziʃ.tʃi/ B2	verb - to resist

Key Grammar Structures

• Tudo passa

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'passar' (to pass)

  ➔ Indicates an action that is happening regularly or as a general truth.

• E por tudo o que ainda há de vir

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in 'haver de vir' (to come)

  ➔ Expresses an anticipation or future occurrence that is not certain.

• Ainda estamos aqui

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'estar' (to be) with 'aqui' (here)

  ➔ Expresses the continuity of existence or presence in the present moment.

• Os horizontes e as marés

  ➔ Use of plural definite articles and nouns in subject position

  ➔ The nouns are in the plural form to indicate multiple elements or concepts.

• O tempo voa

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'voar' (to fly) metaphorically to express that 'time flies'

  ➔ Expresses the idea that time passes quickly, metaphorically using 'fly'.

• As estátuas, as pontes, a américa, a lua

  ➔ Use of definite articles with feminine nouns, proper nouns, and abstract nouns

  ➔ Indicates specific objects or concepts using the definite article 'as' or 'a' in Spanish and Portuguese.

• Tudo passa

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'passar' (to pass), repeated to emphasize persistence

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the ongoing nature of passing time or phenomena.