Calma – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Neyna
• Album: Calma - Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of Neyna's "Calma," a captivating blend of Afro-Beat and Pop that beautifully showcases the Portuguese and Kriolu languages. This track offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich linguistic and cultural tapestry of Cape Verdean music, with its engaging rhythms and passionate storytelling making language learning an exciting journey.

[English]

No one touches me like you do

Baby you got me feeling like ooh ooh

Your way of carrying yourself seduces me

With you, I'm always in the mood

My sweetheart

It's not that I don't want you in my world

It's in your eyes that I lose everything

I'm so obsessed with you

But it's better to have Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

You have to be calm

Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

If you believe in body and soul

Baby calm calm calm

Baby I love you, give me a kiss

Muah

Only you to turn me upside down

Today we're ending up at the same address

Only you and me

I want so much to give you everything your mind imagined

Let me prove that your intuition didn't fool you

My sweetheart

You say you'll do anything for me

Even though I can't give you the world

I love you too

But it's better to have Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

You have to be calm

Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

Calm calm calm

If you believe in body and soul

Baby calm calm calm

My baby

(Let me twerk)

(Let me twerk)

(Let me twerk)

My baby

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

My baby

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

[Portuguese]

Não ninguém me toca como tu

Baby you got me feeling like ooh ooh

A tua postura me seduz

Contigo eu tou sempre no mood

Nha kretxeu

Não é que eu não te queira no meu mundo

É no teu olhar que eu perco tudo

I'm so obsessed with you

Mas é melhor ter Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Bu tem ki ta calma

Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Si bu krem di corpo i alma

Baby calma calma calma

Baby yo te quiero dame um beso

Muah

Só tu pra me virares do avesso

Hoje acabamos no mesmo endereço

Solo tu y yo

Quero tanto dar-te tudo o que a tua mente imaginou

Deixa me provar que a tua intuição não te enganou

Nha kretxeu

Dizes que por mim tu fazes tudo

Por mais que eu não te possa dar o mundo

Yo también te quiero

Mas é melhor ter Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Bu tem ki ta calma

Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Calma calma calma

Si bu krem di corpo i alma

Baby calma calma calma

My baby

(Dexam rebola)

(Dexam rebola)

(Dexam rebola)

My baby

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

My baby

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

(Yo so na bo na bo na bo na bo na)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
calma /ˈkɑlmɐ/ A1	noun - calmness, tranquility
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch
seduz /seˈduʒ/ B1	verb - to seduce
mood /muˈd/ A2	noun - emotional state
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A1	noun - world
olhar /oˈljaɾ/ A2	noun - look, gaze
obsessed /əbˈsɛst/ B1	adjective - extremely preoccupied with someone or something
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
avesso /aˈvesu/ B2	noun - inside out
endereço /ẽdəˈɾesu/ B1	noun - address
imaginou /iˌmaʒiˈnow/ B1	verb - imagined
provar /pɾoˈvaɾ/ A2	verb - to prove, to try
intuição /ĩtu.iˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - intuition
enganou /ẽɡɐˈnow/ B1	verb - deceived

Key Grammar Structures

• Não ninguém me toca como tu

  ➔ Double negative in Portuguese

  ➔ The phrase uses 'Não ninguém' which is a double negative, common in Portuguese to emphasize the statement.

• A tua postura me seduz

  ➔ Personal pronoun and verb agreement

  ➔ 'A tua' (your) agrees with 'postura' (posture) and 'me seduz' (seduces me) shows correct verb conjugation.

• É no teu olhar que eu perco tudo

  ➔ Use of relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a clause that describes 'olhar' (gaze).

• Mas é melhor ter Calma calma calma

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The word 'calma' is repeated three times to emphasize the need for calmness.

• Si bu krem di corpo i alma

  ➔ Use of Cape Verdean Creole

  ➔ The phrase is in Cape Verdean Creole, showing linguistic diversity in the song.

• Baby yo te quiero dame um beso

  ➔ Code-switching between Spanish and Portuguese

  ➔ The phrase mixes Spanish ('te quiero') and Portuguese ('dame um beso'), showcasing multilingualism.

• Solo tu y yo

  ➔ Spanish subject pronouns

  ➔ 'Tu' (you) and 'yo' (I) are Spanish subject pronouns used in this phrase.

• Deixa me provar que a tua intuição não te enganou

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in Portuguese

  ➔ The verb 'provar' (to prove) is in the subjunctive mood to express possibility or desire.