Até Aqui – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: TIAGO IORC, DUCA LEINDECKER

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Sei o que sou mas quero mais

I know what I am but I want more

Das certezas que estão

From the certainties that are

No olhar para o céu

In looking at the sky

Na fogueira de

In the bonfire of

São joão

Saint John

Nas brincadeiras de verão

In summer games

Dentro de alguém que já cresceu

Inside someone who has grown up

E não sei bem

And I don't quite know

Como foi que cheguei até aqui

How I got here

Até aqui

Here

Das luzes que se apagam antes de brilhar

From the lights that go out before shining

No infinito da memória

In the infinity of memory

Ainda sou herói que vem pra te salvar

I am still a hero who comes to save you

No labirinto dessa história

In the labyrinth of this story

Nem sei onde vou

I don't even know where I'm going

Mas quero mais

But I want more

Na incerteza dos vãos

In the uncertainty of the gaps

No olhar trago o céu

In my eyes I carry the sky

...

...

E a fogueira de

And the bonfire of

...

...

Uma paixão

A passion

Nas luzes que se apagam antes de brilhar

In the lights that go out before shining

No infinito da memória

In the infinity of memory

Ainda sou herói que vem pra te salvar

I am still a hero who comes to save you

No labirinto dessa história

In the labyrinth of this story

As luzes que se apagam

The lights that go out

Antes de brilhar

Before shining

No infinito da memória

In the infinity of memory

Ainda sou herói que vem pra te salvar

I am still a hero who comes to save you

Sei o que sou

I know what I am

Mas quero mais

But I want more

Das certezas

From the certainties

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
certeza /seʁˈteza/ B1	noun - certainty
olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ A2	verb - to look
luz /luʊz/ A1	noun - light
memória /meˈmɔʁiɐ/ B1	noun - memory
herói /eˈʁoj/ B2	noun - hero
salvar /salˈvaʁ/ A2	verb - to save
história /isˈtɔʁiɐ/ B1	noun - story
paixão /pajˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - passion
crescer /kɾeˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to grow
labirinto /labiˈɾĩtu/ B2	noun - labyrinth
infinito /ĩfiˈnitu/ B2	adjective - infinite
vão /vɐ̃w/ B2	noun - void, gap

Key Grammar Structures

• Sei o que sou mas quero mais

  ➔ Present tense of 'to know' (sei), expressing knowledge.

  ➔ 'Sei' is the first person singular present tense of 'saber' in Portuguese, meaning 'I know'.

• Das certezas que estão

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which', introducing a relative clause.

  ➔ 'Que' is a relative pronoun in Portuguese used to connect the main clause with a subordinate clause, providing more information about 'as certezas' (the certainties).

• E a fogueira de

  ➔ Use of the definite article 'a' before feminine nouns, and the preposition 'de' indicating possession or origin.

  ➔ 'A' is the feminine singular definite article in Portuguese, used here with 'fogueira' (fire), and 'de' is a preposition indicating possession or association.

• No infinito da memória

  ➔ Use of the preposition 'no' as contraction of 'em' + 'o' (in the), followed by noun phrase 'infinito da memória'.

  ➔ 'No' is a contraction of 'em' (in) and the definite article 'o', used here to mean 'in the infinity of memory'.

• Ainda sou herói que vem pra te salvar

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun, and the present tense 'vem' indicating current action.

  ➔ 'Que' connects the clause describing 'herói' (hero), and 'vem' is the third person singular present tense of 'vir' (to come), expressing an ongoing action.

• Das luzes que se apagam antes de brilhar

  ➔ Use of 'que' as a relative pronoun, with reflexive verb 'se apagam' (they turn off), and 'antes de' indicating temporal sequence.

  ➔ 'Que' connects the clause describing 'as luzes', 'se apagam' is a reflexive verb meaning 'they turn off', and 'antes de' means 'before', indicating the order of events.