Amar Pelos Dois – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Salvador Sobral
• Album: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of "Amar pelos Dois" by Salvador Sobral. This Portuguese jazz waltz, a winner of Eurovision 2017, offers a profound exploration of love and resilience. Learning its lyrics not only deepens your understanding of Portuguese musicality but also connects you to a powerful story of emotion and artistic authenticity.

[English]

If one day someone asks about me

Tell them I lived to love you

Before you, I only existed

Tired and with nothing to give

My dear, hear my prayers

I ask you to return, to want me again

I know that one does not love alone

Maybe slowly you can learn to love again

...

My dear, hear my prayers

I ask you to return, to want me again

I know that one does not love alone

Maybe slowly you can learn to love again

If your heart does not want to yield

Not feeling passion, not wanting to suffer

Without making plans for what comes next

My heart can love for both of us

...

[Portuguese]

Se um dia alguém perguntar por mim

Diz que vivi p'ra te amar

Antes de ti, só existi

Cansado e sem nada p'ra dar

Meu bem, ouve as minhas preces

Peço que regresses, que me voltes a querer

Eu sei que não se ama sozinho

Talvez devagarinho possas voltar a aprender

Meu bem, ouve as minhas preces

Peço que regresses, que me voltes a querer

Eu sei que não se ama sozinho

Talvez devagarinho possas voltar a aprender

Se o teu coração não quiser ceder

Não sentir paixão, não quiser sofrer

Sem fazer planos do que virá depois

O meu coração pode amar pelos dois

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perguntar /peʁɡunˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to ask
questionar /konteˈʁaʁ/ B2	verb - to question, to inquire
existir /ʃtiʁaʁ/ A2	verb - to exist
vivi /viˈvi/ A2	verb - to live
dar /daʁ/ A1	verb - to give
paixão /pɐiˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - passion
paixão /pɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - passion
ceder /sɐˈdeʁ/ B2	verb - to yield, to give in
país /paˈiz/ A2	noun - country
coração /kuɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - heart
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Se um dia alguém perguntar por mim

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used for hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "Se um dia" introduces a condition, indicating a hypothetical scenario.

• Diz que vivi p'ra te amar

  ➔ Infinitive form used to express purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "p'ra te amar" indicates the purpose of living.

• Eu sei que não se ama sozinho

  ➔ Impersonal construction with passive voice.

  ➔ The phrase "não se ama sozinho" emphasizes that love cannot exist in isolation.

• Talvez devagarinho possas voltar a aprender

  ➔ Use of 'talvez' to express uncertainty.

  ➔ The word "talvez" indicates a possibility rather than certainty.

• O meu coração pode amar pelos dois

  ➔ Modal verb 'pode' to express ability.

  ➔ The phrase "pode amar" indicates the heart's ability to love.