Apaixonado – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Garry
• Album: 100% Mi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Garry's 'Apaixonado,' a vibrant blend of Cape Verdean rhythms and heartfelt lyrics. Explore the language of love and music as you uncover the layers of passion and cultural richness in this captivating song. A great pick for language learners and music enthusiasts!

[English]

I go out on the street, I go out on the street

To catch some fresh air

Thinking a little about you, about you

I go to relax a bit

That’s when I think about us

Every step is still a breath

In my memory

I take memories and longing

And turn them into music

That’s just right for my favorite

I was feeling the pain that’s still there today

You were with me

I was with no one else

In the North Pole just to keep you close

Capable of the greatest sacrifice

Just so I wouldn’t be a fool

Capable of running the world

I’m opening my heart

I confess it to myself

Look at how the day has dawned on the world

In love

I’m opening my heart

I confess it to myself

Look at how the day has dawned on the world

In love

Tell me with you, it’s only me with you

No one can break it

You have a part of me

That belongs to you

Beyond the street corner where I am

I relax

I look for a melody

To describe

All the feelings I have inside me

To bring them out

In any situation you know

You can count on me

I have no shadows

No regret or fear of anything

For you, I do everything, everything

I’m opening my heart

I confess it to myself

Look at how the day has dawned on the world

In love

I’m opening my heart

I confess it to myself

Look at how the day has dawned on the world

In love

[Portuguese]

N' sa na rua pa N sai na rua

Pa N panha un fresku

Pensa un poku na bo, na bo

N' sa pa N rilaxa un poku

E pa N pensa na nos

Kada passu ki inda e un sopru

Na nha ovidu

N' pega lembransa i sodadi

N' transforma-s en musica

Ki ta bem ser nha preferida

N' tava ta du du ki tem ate oji

Bu staba ku mi

N' ka staba se'ma ninguen

Na polo norte so pa N teneu perto

Capaz de sacrificio mas extremo

So pa N ka ser un tonto

Capaz di corre mundo

N' sa ta abri corason

N' sa konfessa pa mi mesmu

Odja modi ki dja-u pom riba mundo

Apaixonado

N' sa ta abri corason

N' sa konfessa pa mi mesmu

Odja modi ki dja-u pom riba mundo

Apaixonado

Di mi ku bo, e so mi ku bo

Ninguen ka ta tra-nu el

Bu ten un parti na mi

Ki ta pertenceu

Alem li ketu na nha kanto

N' ta relaxa

N' ta busca melodia

Pa N descreve

Todo sentimento ki N ten dentu mi

Pa N tra fora

Na qualquer situason bu sabe

Ki bo podi conta ku mi

N' ka ten sombra

N' ka ten remorsu nem medu di nada

Pa bo N ta fazi tudu, tudu

N' sa ta abri corason

N' sa konfessa pa mi mesmu

Odja modi ki dja-u pom riba mundo

Apaixonado

N' sa ta abri corason

N' sa konfessa pa mi mesmu

Odja modi ki dja-u pom riba mundo

Apaixonado

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corason /koɾaˈsõ/ A2	noun - heart
apanixonado /apajʃoˈnadu/ B1	adjective - in love, passionate
pensa /ˈpẽsa/ A2	verb - to think
lembansa /lẽˈbɐ̃sa/ B2	noun - memory, remembrance
sodadi /soˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - longing, nostalgia, homesickness
musica /ˈmuzikɐ/ A1	noun - music
sacrifício /sakɾiˈfisju/ B2	noun - sacrifice
corre /ˈkɔʁɪ/ A1	verb - to run
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A1	noun - world
confessa /kõˈfesa/ B2	verb - to confess, to admit
sentimento /sẽtʃiˈmentu/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
melodia /meˈlodia/ B1	noun - melody
relaxa /ʁelaˈksa/ A2	verb - to relax
passu /ˈpasu/ B2	noun - step
bom /bõ/ A1	adjective - good
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time
extremo /isˈtɾemu/ B2	adjective - extreme

Key Grammar Structures

• N' sa na rua pa N sai na rua

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'sa' indicating ability or future intention.

  ➔ The word "sa" expresses a future or potential action, similar to 'going to' or 'will' in English.

• Pensa un poku na bo, na bo

  ➔ Imperative or exhortation mood using verb 'Pensa' (Think).

  ➔ "Pensa" is a command form inviting someone to think, showing direct address or encouragement.

• N' pega lembransa i sodadi

  ➔ Use of present tense verb 'pega' (take) with coordination 'i' (and).

  ➔ The sentence uses present simple tense to express habitual or current actions linked by 'and'.

• N' transforma-s en musica

  ➔ Reflexive verb construction with enclitic pronoun '-s'.

  ➔ The verb "transforma-s" shows a reflexive action, where the subject acts upon itself.

• Ki ta bem ser nha preferida

  ➔ Present progressive tense 'ta bem ser' indicating current state.

  ➔ The phrase "ta bem ser" expresses an ongoing current condition or quality.

• Pa bo N ta fazi tudu, tudu

  ➔ Use of emphasis through repetition 'tudu, tudu' and future intention 'ta fazi'.

  ➔ "ta fazi" denotes an action to be done, and repeating "tudu" emphasizes 'everything'.

• Di mi ku bo, e so mi ku bo

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'ku bo' (with you) and possessive pronoun 'mi' (my).

  ➔ "ku bo" means 'with you' indicating accompaniment, and "mi" is used as a possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.

• N' sa ta abri corason

  ➔ Modal verb 'sa' + progressive 'ta abri' showing ability and continuous action.

  ➔ The structure combines 'sa' for ability/capacity and 'ta abri' for an ongoing action (open heart).