Amor Em Tempo De Muros

• By: Pedro Abrunhosa, Lila Downs

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Partir é ferro que arde

Leaving is burning iron

Sem que se parta a lembrança

Without the memory breaking

Que a mão esquerda te guarde

May the left hand keep you safe

Enquanto a noite avança

While the night moves on

Eu hei-de voltar

I shall return

Prometo

I promise

Se alguém perguntar

If anyone asks

Eu volto

I'll return

E se eu demorar

And if I take long

Dá-me o teu beijo apertado

Give me your tight kiss

E que nos vejam dançar

And let them see us dance

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Somos do lado dos puros

We are on the side of the pure

Meu amor

My love

Amor em tempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Préstame tus alas

Lend me your wings

Siempre supiste volar

You always knew how to fly

Te doy mis ojos en brasa

I give you my eyes burning like embers

Los tuyos no han de llorar

Yours shall not weep

Yo he de traerte

I shall bring you

El fuego

The fire

He de liberarte

I shall set you free

Lo juro

I swear it

Y he de salvarte

And I shall save you

Dame tu beso callado

Give me your silent kiss

De lejos voy a llegar

From afar I shall arrive

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Somos del lado de los puros

We are on the side of the pure

Mi amor

My love

Amor en tiempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Son días oscuros

These are dark days

Mi amor

My love

Amor en tiempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Andam cobras no caminho

Snakes walk the path

E das pedras do moinho

And from the millstones

Hicieron alta la muralla

They made the wall high

Batalla Dios para quedarse

God battles to stay

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Somos do lado dos puros

We are on the side of the pure

Meu amor

My love

Amor em tempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

Ohohoh

São dias escuros

These are dark days

Meu amor

My love

Amor em tempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Somos do lado dos puros

We are on the side of the pure

Amor em tempo de muros

Love in a time of walls

Amor sem tempo e sem muros

Love without time and without walls

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
partir /pɐɾˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
ferro /ˈfɛʁu/ A2	noun - iron
arde /ˈaɾdɨ/ B2	verb - burns
lembrança /lẽˈbɾɐ̃sɐ/ B1	noun - memory, remembrance
mão /ˈmɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - hand
esquerda /iʃˈkeɾdɐ/ A2	adjective - left noun - left (side)
noite /ˈnojtɨ/ A1	noun - night
avança /ɐˈvɐ̃sɐ/ B1	verb - advances
voltar /voɫˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to return, to come back
beijo /ˈbejʒu/ A2	noun - kiss
apertado /ɐpɨɾˈtadu/ B1	adjective - tight, close
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
puros /ˈpuɾuʃ/ B2	adjective - pure
muros /ˈmuɾuʃ/ A2	noun - walls
alas /ˈalɐʃ/ B1	noun - wings
volar /voˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
ojos /ˈoʒus/ A1	noun - eyes
brasa /ˈbɾazɐ/ B2	noun - ember
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A1	noun - fire
salvar /saɫˈvaɾ/ B1	verb - to save
callado /kaˈʎaðo/ B2	adjective - silent, quiet
oscuros /osˈkuɾos/ B1	adjective - dark
cobras /ˈkɔbɾɐʃ/ A2	noun - snakes
caminho /kɐˈmiɲu/ A1	noun - path, way
pedras /ˈpɛdɾɐʃ/ A1	noun - stones
moinho /muˈiɲu/ B1	noun - mill
alta /ˈaɫtɐ/ A1	adjective - tall, high
muralla /muˈɾaʎa/ B1	noun - wall (defensive)
batalla /baˈtaʎa/ B1	noun - battle

Grammar:

• Partir é ferro que arde

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a general truth, as in "to leave is iron that burns."

• Eu hei-de voltar

  ➔ Future tense (simple future)

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple future tense to indicate a promise, as in "I will return."

• Se alguém perguntar

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ This line introduces a conditional clause, meaning "if someone asks."

• Dá-me o teu beijo apertado

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ This line uses the imperative mood to give a command or request, as in "give me your tight kiss."

• Amor em tempo de muros

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ This line is a noun phrase that expresses a concept, meaning "love in a time of walls."

• Hicieron alta la muralla

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ This line uses the preterite tense to describe a completed action in the past, meaning "they built the wall high."

• Son días oscuros

  ➔ Present tense (descriptive)

  ➔ This line uses the present tense to describe a current state, meaning "they are dark days."