Amanhã – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Os Quatro e Meia

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant Portuguese lyrics of 'Amanhã' by Os Quatro e Meia, a song that beautifully captures the universal feelings of love, longing, and the fear of separation. Through its relatable narrative and melodic charm, 'Amanhã' offers a window into the depth of human connection and the delicate balance between cherishing the present and facing the future.

[English]

Tomorrow morning

You'll ask me not to go

And I, if it were up to me, wouldn't go yet, and we'd both stay

Everything else would be for later

I want to see, I want to see

When the sun comes up

How will I have the nerve to leave here after you?

After you, after you?

If tomorrow morning

All that's left of us is tonight to remember

Keep my voice inside you

And I'll write a lyric about us

I want to see, I want to see

When the sun comes up

How will I have the nerve to leave here after you?

...

After you, after you?

...

I want to see, I want to see

When the sun comes up

How will I have the nerve to leave here after you?

After you?

I want to see, I want to see

When the sun comes up

How will I have the nerve to leave here after you? (And we'd both stay)

After you? After you? (And we'd both stay)

...

[Portuguese]

Amanhã de manhã

Vais pedir que eu não vá

E eu, por mim não ia já e ficávamos os dois

Tudo o mais ficava p'ra depois

Eu quero ver, eu quero ver

Quando o sol aparecer

Com que lata eu vou daqui depois de ti?

Depois de ti, depois de ti?

Se amanhã de manhã

De nós dois só restar esta noite p'ra lembrar

Guarda em ti a minha voz

E eu faço uma letra sobre nós

Eu quero ver, eu quero ver

Quando o sol aparecer

Com que lata eu vou daqui depois de ti?

Depois de ti, depois de ti?

Eu quero ver, eu quero ver

Quando o sol aparecer

Com que lata eu vou daqui depois de ti?

Depois de ti?

Eu quero ver, eu quero ver

Quando o sol aparecer

Com que lata eu vou daqui depois de ti? (E ficávamos os dois)

Depois de ti? Depois de ti? (E ficávamos os dois)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amanhã /ɐmɐˈ̃ɐ̃/ A2	noun - tomorrow
manhã /mɐˈɲɐ/ A2	noun - morning
pedir /pɨˈðɨɾ/ B1	verb - to ask for, to request
vais /ˈvɐjʃ/ A2	verb - you (plural) go
ver /vɨɾ/ A2	verb - to see
ficávamos /fiˈkɐ̃vɨʃ/ B1	verb - we stayed
restar /ʁɨʃˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to remain, to be left
restar /ʁɨʃˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to remain, to be left
resistir /ʁɨʃisˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to resist, to withstand
lata /ˈlɐtɐ/ A2	noun - can, tin
longo /ˈlɔ̃ɡu/ B1	adjective - long
aparecer /ɐpɐɾəˈsɛʁ/ B1	verb - to appear

Key Grammar Structures

• Amanhã de manhã Vais pedir que eu não vá

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after expressions of volition/influence

  ➔ The phrase "vais pedir que eu não vá" uses the subjunctive mood ("vá") because it's a request/command. The future tense implies a sense of anticipation. "Vais pedir" which is equivalent to "You will ask"

• E eu, por mim não ia já e ficávamos os dois

  ➔ Conditional sentence (unreal present/past)

  ➔ Implies the speaker *wouldn't* leave if it were up to them. Uses the conditional tense "ficávamos" which implies they would stay together.

• Tudo o mais ficava p'ra depois

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The complete sentence would be "Todo o mais ficaria para depois". The verb *ficaria* is shortened to *ficava* using ellipsis.

• Com que lata eu vou daqui depois de ti?

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "Com que lata...?"

  ➔ "Com que lata" translates literally to "with what tin?", but idiomatically means "how can I face [something]?" or "with what nerve/face?". It implies the speaker finds it hard or shameful to leave.

• Se amanhã de manhã De nós dois só restar esta noite p'ra lembrar

  ➔ Conditional clause (type 1)

  ➔ This sets up a hypothetical situation (if only tonight is left). Type 1 Conditionals describe realistic future events.

• Guarda em ti a minha voz E eu faço uma letra sobre nós

  ➔ Imperative (Guarda) and Future Simple (faço)

  ➔ "Guarda" is a command. "faço" (future simple) expressing a plan or promise related to that condition.