Capitão Romance

• By: Ornatos Violeta
• Album: Aventuras No Mundo, Cap. I - Rumo À Verdade

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Um, dois, três

One, two, three

Não vou procurar quem espero (oh-oh-oh)

I won't look for who I wait for (oh-oh-oh)

Se o que eu quero é navegar (oh-oh-oh)

If what I want is to sail (oh-oh-oh)

Pelo tamanho das ondas (oh-oh-oh)

By the size of the waves (oh-oh-oh)

Conto não voltar

I count not to return

Parto rumo à primavera

I set off towards spring

Que em meu fundo se escondeu

That hid in my depths

Esqueço tudo do que eu sou capaz

I forget everything I'm capable of

Hoje o mar sou eu

Today the sea is me

Esperam-me ondas que persistem

Waves that persist are waiting for me

Nunca param de bater

They never stop crashing

Esperam-me homens que desistem

Men who give up are waiting for me

Antes de morrer

Before they die

Por querer mais do que a vida

For wanting more than life

Sou a sombra do que eu sou

I am the shadow of what I am

E ao fim não toquei em nada

And in the end, I touched nothing

Do que em mim tocou

Of what touched me

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

Parto rumo à maravilha

I set off towards wonder

Rumo à dor que houver pra vir

Towards the pain that is yet to come

Se eu encontrar uma ilha

If I find an island

Paro pra sentir

I stop to feel

E dar sentido à viagem

And give meaning to the journey

Pra sentir que eu sou capaz

To feel that I am capable

Se o meu peito diz coragem

If my heart says courage

Volto a partir em paz

I set off again in peace

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

...

...

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

Eu vi

I saw

Mas não agarrei

But I didn't grasp

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
navegar /nɐvɨˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to sail or navigate
ondas /ˈõdɐʃ/ B2	noun - waves
primavera /pɾimuˈvɨɾɐ/ B2	noun - spring (season)
mar /maɾ/ A2	noun - sea
ilhа /ila/ B2	noun - island
resiste /ʁɛʃˈtiʁ/ B2	verb - to resist or persist
morrer /muˈʁeʁ/ B2	verb - to die
coração /kɨɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - heart
capaz /kaˈpaɪs/ B1	adjective - able or capable
paz /paʃ/ A2	noun - peace
pessoa /pɨˈsɔwɐ/ A2	noun - person
sentido /sẽˈtʃidu/ B2	noun - meaning, sense
paz /paʃ/ A2	noun - peace
paz /paʃ/ A2	noun - peace

Grammar:

• Não vou procurar quem espero (oh-oh-oh)

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in relative clauses.

  ➔ The phrase "quem espero" uses the subjunctive because the speaker is not searching for someone specific that they know exists, but rather someone unknown or hypothetical. It translates to "I'm not going to look for whomever I'm waiting for" or "I'm not going to look for the person I'm waiting for" emphasizing the uncertainty.

• Que em meu fundo se escondeu

  ➔ Relative clause with reflexive pronoun.

  ➔ The phrase "que em meu fundo se escondeu" utilizes a relative pronoun "que" and a reflexive pronoun "se". The verb "esconder" is used reflexively, indicating that something hid itself. This implies that the spring hid itself within the speaker's depths.

• Esqueço tudo do que eu sou capaz

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with relative pronoun and adjective clause.

  ➔ The phrase "do que eu sou capaz" is a prepositional phrase modifying "tudo" (everything). It acts as an adjective clause. 'Do' is a contraction of 'de' + 'o'. 'Que' is a relative pronoun. Together they construct a complex description of what the speaker is forgetting.

• Sou a sombra do que eu sou

  ➔ Use of *ser* to define identity with a relative clause.

  ➔ This line uses the verb *ser* (to be) to define a permanent characteristic: the speaker *is* the shadow of what they currently are. The relative clause "do que eu sou" (of what I am) specifies the nature of the shadow. This emphasizes the speaker's diminished or altered state.

• E ao fim não toquei em nada Do que em mim tocou

  ➔ Prepositional phrases with relative pronoun and verb agreement.

  ➔ The phrase "do que em mim tocou" means "of what touched me." It uses the preposition "em" (in) twice, first to indicate the location (in me) and then as part of the relative construction. Verb agreement: "tocou" agrees with "o que", which is singular.

• Rumo à dor que houver pra vir

  ➔ Subjunctive in adverbial clauses of uncertain future.

  ➔ The use of "houver" (subjunctive form of haver - to have/exist) indicates an uncertain future. It translates to "toward whatever pain there might be to come." The subjunctive is used because the speaker doesn't know if there will be pain; it's a hypothetical future.