Amiga – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Simone, Simaria
• Album: Bar Das Coleguinhas 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Simone & Simaria's hit song 'Amiga.' This song offers a window into Brazilian Sertanejo music, with lyrics that tell a poignant story of love and friendship that can help you connect with the nuances of the Portuguese language.

[English]

Friend, listen to me

I want to talk to you

I need some advice

For the pain I'm feeling

He's so cold

Barely talking to me

This is consuming me

Friend, he didn't want to hurt you

You don't need to be angry at him

I can even say he tried

If it didn't work, it wasn't his fault

I know you know something

Tell me, I'm ready to hear

But what he told me to tell you

Is that he's happy with her

It's been many years of loneliness

That you mistreated his heart

Of that man who loved you so much

Friend, I made many mistakes

I know I deserve this punishment

Convince him to come back to me

But he said he's okay now

That he found someone who takes care of him

Who doesn't judge his flaws

And knows that no one is perfect

It's too late to be in this despair

Friend, you lost him

And don't take it the wrong way

That other woman is me

...

[Portuguese]

Amiga, me escuta

Quero falar contigo

Preciso de um conselho

Pra dor que estou sentindo

Ele tá frio

Mal está falando comigo

Isso está me consumindo

Amiga, ele não quis te machucar

Não precisa ficar com raiva dele

Posso dizer até que ele tentou

Se não deu certo a culpa não foi dele

Eu sei que você sabe alguma coisa

Fala que eu tô pronta pra ouvir

Mas o que ele me mandou te dizer

É que ele tá feliz ao lado dela

Foram muitos anos de solidão

Que você maltratou o coração

Daquele homem que te amava tanto

Amiga, eu cometi muitos erros

Eu sei que eu mereço esse castigo

Convence ele a voltar comigo

Mas ele disse que agora está bem

Que encontrou alguém que cuida dele

Que não fica julgando os seus defeitos

E sabe que não tem ninguém perfeito

É tarde pra tá nesse desespero

Amiga, você o perdeu

E não me leve a mal

Essa outra mulher sou eu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
escuta /iˈsku.tɐ/ A2	verb - to listen (to someone or something)
falar /faˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to speak or talk
conselho /kõˈseʎu/ B1	noun - advice
sentindo /sẽˈtʃĩdu/ B2	verb (gerund) - feeling or sensing
frio /ˈfɾi.u/ A2	adjective - cold
consumindo /kõmuˈdɐ̃du/ B2	verb (gerund) - consuming or using up
machucar /maˈʃu.kaʁ/ B2	verb - to hurt or harm
voltar /vɔlˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to return or come back
encontrar /ẽkõˈtɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to find
culpa /ˈkulpɐ/ A2	noun - fault or blame
errar /eˈʁaʁ/ B2	verb - to make a mistake
perfeito /peɾˈfɛjtʊ/ B2	adjective - perfect
mal /maw/ A2	adjective - bad or wrong
julgando /ʒuɫˈɡɐ̃du/ B2
perfeito /peɾˈfɛjtʊ/ B2	adjective - perfect
perder /peʁˈdeʁ/ A2	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• Ele *está* feliz ao lado dela

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'estar' + adjective

  ➔ 'Está' is the third person singular form of 'estar' used to describe ongoing states.

• Fala que eu *tô* pronta pra ouvir

  ➔ Use of 'tô' as informal contraction of 'estou' (I am)

  ➔ 'Tô' is a colloquial contraction of 'estou' used mainly in spoken language to indicate 'I am'.

• Que ele encontrou alguém que cuida dele

  ➔ Relative clause introducing 'alguém que cuida dele' (someone who takes care of him)

  ➔ The phrase 'que ele encontrou alguém que cuida dele' contains a relative clause describing 'someone who cares for him'.

• Daquele homem que te amava tanto

  ➔ Use of 'que' for relative clause ('that loved you so much')

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a relative clause describing 'the man who loved you so much'.

• Mas ele *disse* que agora está bem

  ➔ Simple past tense of 'dizer' (disse)

  ➔ 'Disse' is the simple past form of 'dizer' meaning 'said'.

• Amiga, *me escuta*

  ➔ Imperative mood with reflexive pronoun 'me' + verb 'escuta' (listen to me!)

  ➔ 'Me escuta' is an imperative expression meaning 'listen to me' with the reflexive pronoun 'me'.