Algo Estranho Acontece – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: António Zambujo
• Album: Quinto

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

O nosso amor chega sempre ao fim

Our love always reaches the end

Tu velhinha com o teu ar ruim

You, an old lady with your bad temper

E eu velhinho a sair porta fora

And I, an old man, leaving out the door

Mas de amanhã algo estranho acontece

But tomorrow something strange happens

Tu gaiata vens da catequese

You, a young girl, coming from catechism

E eu gaiato a correr da escola

And I, a young boy, running from school

Mesmo evitando tudo se repete

Even avoiding it, everything repeats

O encontrão, a queda, e a dor no pé

The collision, the fall, and the pain in my foot

Que o teu sorriso sempre me consola

That your smile always consoles me

No nosso amor tudo continua

In our love, everything continues

O primeiro beijo e a luz da lua

The first kiss and the moonlight

O casamento e o sol de janeiro

The wedding and the January sun

Vem a Joana, a Clara e o Martim

Joana, Clara, and Martim arrive

Surge a Pituxa, a Laica e o Bobi

Pituxa, Laica, and Bobi emerge

E uma ruga a espreitar ao espelho

And a wrinkle appears in the mirror

Com a artrite, a hérnia e a muleta

With arthritis, a hernia, and a cane

Tu confundes o nome da neta

You confuse the name of our granddaughter

E eu não sei onde pus o dinheiro

And I don't know where I put the money

O nosso amor chega sempre aqui

Our love always reaches this point

Ao instante de eu olhar pra ti

The moment I look at you

Com ar de cordeirinho penitente

With a sheepish, penitent look

Mas nem te lembras bem o que é que eu fiz

But you don't even remember what I did

E eu com isto também me esqueci

And I've also forgotten

Mas contigo sinto-me contente

But with you, I feel content

Penduro o sobretudo no cabide

I hang my coat on the hook

Visto o pijama e junto-me a ti

I put on my pajamas and join you

De sorriso meigo e atrevidamente

With a gentle smile and mischievously

Ao teu pé frio, encosto o meu quentinho

I place my warm foot next to your cold one

E adormecendo lá digo baixinho

And as I fall asleep, I whisper softly

Eu vivia tudo novamente

I would live it all again

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
velhinho /vɛˈʎiɲu/ B1	noun - old man
gaiato /ɡɐjˈa.tu/ B1	noun - young man
catequese /kɐ.tɨˈke.zɨ/ B2	noun - catechesis
encontrão /ẽ.kõˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - collision
artrite /ɐʁˈtɾi.tɨ/ B2	noun - arthritis
hérnia /ˈɛʁ.ni.ɐ/ B2	noun - hernia
muleta /muˈlɛ.tɐ/ B1	noun - crutch
rugue /ˈʁu.ɡɐ/ B1	noun - wrinkle
cordeirinho /koʁ.dejˈɾi.ɲu/ B2	noun - little lamb
penitente /pɨ.niˈtẽ.tɨ/ B2	adjective - penitent
atrevidamente /ɐ.tɾɨ.viˈdɐ.mẽ.tɨ/ C1	adverb - daringly
sorriso /soˈʁi.zu/ A1	noun - smile
meigo /ˈmɐj.ɡu/ B1	adjective - sweet

Key Grammar Structures

• O nosso amor chega sempre ao fim

  ➔ Present tense with 'chegar' + 'sempre' + 'ao fim'

  ➔ 'Chegar' means 'to arrive' or 'to come', and combined with 'sempre' (always) and 'ao fim' (to the end), it indicates habitual or repeated occurrence.

• Tu velhinha com o teu ar ruim

  ➔ Adjective + noun + prepositional phrase indicating characteristic

  ➔ 'Velhinha' is a diminutive form meaning 'little old lady', and 'com o teu ar ruim' describes the person's mood or appearance using a prepositional phrase.

• E eu velhinho a sair porta fora

  ➔ Adjective + noun + infinitive + prepositional phrase indicating movement

  ➔ 'Velhinho' is a diminutive for 'old man', and 'a sair porta fora' uses an infinitive and prepositional phrase to describe the action of leaving through a door.

• Mesmo evitando tudo se repete

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive or gerund form 'evitando' + 'tudo' + 'se repete'

  ➔ 'Evitando' is the gerund form of 'evitar' (to avoid), indicating an ongoing action, and 'se repete' is a reflexive verb phrase meaning 'repeats itself'.

• O nosso amor chega sempre aqui

  ➔ Present tense with 'chegar' + 'sempre' + adverbial 'aqui'

  ➔ 'Chegar' in present tense indicates a habitual or ongoing action, 'sempre' means 'always', and 'aqui' is an adverb meaning 'here'.

• Visto o pijama e junto-me a ti

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'Visto o pijama' + reflexive verb 'junto-me' indicating a habitual or current action

  ➔ 'Visto o pijama' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'dressed in pajamas', and 'junto-me a ti' is a reflexive verb phrase meaning 'I cuddle up to you'.