Carro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bárbara Bandeira, Dillaz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of "Carro" by Bárbara Bandeira and Dillaz, a captivating Portuguese pop-rap track. This song offers a rich linguistic experience, providing an authentic glimpse into contemporary Portuguese expressions of love, desire, and the nuances of complex relationships. Its evocative lyrics and compelling collaboration make it an excellent choice for language learners to connect with Portuguese culture and expand their vocabulary through a truly special and popular song.

[English]

I never needed, I didn't ask you to give me everything

Not even almost everything

I never complained, I made you the owner of my future

I never wanted the expensive restaurant

And if I want, I'm the one who pays

I didn't make you any kind of guilty

But if I was supposed to warn you

I wanted you to get in the car

Knock on the door and beg

I swear, I just wanted you to cry

And tell me what you saw in me

I wanted you to get in the car

Knock on the door and beg

I swear, I just wanted you to cry

And tell me what you saw in me

When I heard from you

That just by having you I was lucky, you said it all

I was never anyone, I'm a drop of water in your overcoat

Ah, and if it doesn't work, then we have to face it

It doesn't work anymore, no

I'm not going to row anymore, I'm not going to drive against the flow

If the one who was here some time ago

For me it doesn't work anymore, no

If the one who was here some time ago

For me is not here anymore, no

If you don't have the notion

For you, I used to drive at eight on the IC-19

I climbed the highest mountain just to feel cold

I dove at night in Guincho

Even when it rains

I got in the car, but, darling, you have no idea

That for you, I used to drive at eight on the IC-19

I climbed the highest mountain just to feel cold

I dove at night in Guincho, even when it rains

I wanted you to get in the car (I got in the car)

Knock on the door and beg

I swear, I just wanted you to cry

And tell me what you saw in me

I wanted you to get in the car

Knock on the door and beg

I swear, I just wanted you to cry

And tell me what you saw in me (wow)

I never wanted the expensive restaurant (that's a lie, ahn)

And if I want, I'm the one who pays (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

I didn't make you any kind of guilty

But if I was supposed to warn you

...

[Portuguese]

Nunca precisei, não pedi que tu me desses tudo

Nem quase tudo

Eu nunca reclamei, fiz de ti dono do meu futuro

Nunca quis o restaurante caro

E se eu quiser, sou eu que pago

Eu não fiz de ti nenhum culpado

Mas se era p'ra te ter avisado

Queria que pegasses no carro

Batesses à porta e implorasses

Juro, eu só queria que chorasses

E me contasses o que é que viste em mim

Queria que pegasses no carro

Batesses à porta e implorasses

Juro, eu só queria que chorasses

E me contasses o que é que viste em mim

Quando de ti escutei

Que só por te ter eu era um sortudo, disseste tudo

Eu nunca fui ninguém, sou gota d'água no teu sobretudo

Ah, e se não dá, então há que assumir

Já não dá, não

Eu já não vou remar, eu já não vou guiar à contramão

Se aquela que 'tava cá há uns tempos

P'ra mim já não dá, não

Se aquela que 'tava cá há uns tempos

P'ra mim já não tá, não

Se não tens a noção

Por ti eu circulava às oito na IC-19

Eu subia a montanha mais alta só p'ra sentir frio

Eu mergulhava à noite no Guincho

Memo' quando chove

Eu entrava no carro, mas, querida, não tens a noção

Que por ti eu circulava às oito na IC-19

Eu subia à montanha mais alta só p'ra sentir frio

Eu mergulhava à noite no Guincho, memo' quando chove

Queria que pegasses no carro (eu entrava no carro)

Batesses à porta e implorasses

Juro, eu só queria que chorasses

E me contasses o que é que viste em mim

Queria que pegasses no carro

Batesses à porta e implorasses

Juro, eu só queria que chorasses

E me contasses o que é que viste em mim (wow)

Nunca quis o restaurante caro (isso é mentira, ahn)

E se eu quiser, sou eu que pago (ya, ya, ya, ya)

Eu não fiz de ti nenhum culpado

Mas se era p'ra te ter avisado

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
carro /ˈkaʁu/ A1	noun - car
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want
chorar /ʃoˈɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to cry
futuro /fuˈtuɾu/ A2	noun - future
culpado /kulˈpadu/ B1	noun - guilty person
implorar /ĩplaˈɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to implore
reclamar /ʁe.klaˈmaʁ/ B2	verb - to complain
sentir /sẽˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel
montanha /mõˈtɐɲɐ/ A2	noun - mountain
sortudo /soʁˈtudu/ B1	adjective - lucky
pagar /paˈɡaʁ/ A1	verb - to pay
escutar /eskuˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to listen
noção /noˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - notion
dizer /diˈzeʁ/ A1	verb - to say
mergulhar /meʁɡuˈʎaʁ/ B2	verb - to dive

Key Grammar Structures

• Nunca precisei, não pedi que tu me desses tudo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express a wish or suggestion

  ➔ 'que' introduces subordinate clauses in subjunctive mood, indicating wishes or hypotheticals.

• Eu nunca reclamei, fiz de ti dono do meu futuro

  ➔ Past tense verbs (reclamei, fiz) used to describe completed actions

  ➔ Past tense is used to indicate actions that were completed in the past.

• Se eu quiser, sou eu que pago

  ➔ Conditional mood with 'se' (if) and future tense to express contingency

  ➔ 'se' introduces a conditional clause that requires the present or future tense in the main clause.

• Que por ti eu circulava às oito na IC-19

  ➔ Imperfect tense to express past habitual actions

  ➔ Imperfect tense indicates habitual or ongoing past actions.

• Eu mergulhava à noite no Guincho, memo' quando chove

  ➔ Imperfect tense expressing habitual past actions, with a clause introduced by 'quando' (when)

  ➔ The imperfect tense is used to describe habitual actions in the past, often with 'quando' to specify the time.

• Juro, eu só queria que chorasses

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express desire or wish

  ➔ 'que' introduces a subordinate clause in subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire.