Carta Aberta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: MC Cabelinho

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful lyrics of MC Cabelinho's "Carta Aberta" and delve into themes of social critique, personal strength, and spiritual identity. This song offers a glimpse into the artist's journey and his reflections on fame, societal pressures, and resilience.

[English]

Not worried at all

About other people's lives (other people's lives)

Because only my life interests me

Only my life interests me, ooh

And the goal is to stay focused on the plans

I keep my mind in place

Time passes and things change

And what has passed will never return

I've seen many say they dream of having my life

Do you think you could handle my place?

Fame is something that many people want

But they don't even imagine the price to pay

And it doesn't stop there (it doesn't stop there)

And it only tends to get worse (only get worse)

This will never end (this will never end)

This will never stop

It was the life I chose (life I chose)

There's no use complaining (I won't complain)

Envious people are like that, they'll want to see you fall

But I doubt you'll knock me down (I doubt it, damn)

No one will make me cry

No one will diminish me (ooh)

I know, deep down, I didn't want to be alone

But fate preferred it that way

I just want you to be well

May another make you happy

And now time will heal all the wounds

And our story is kept here

...

You messed with the wrong guy (uh)

Don't think you're forgotten

That you're abandoned (you're not, no)

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me (yeah)

On everyone who laughed at me

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me

I wrote down your name

I know your address

I know you're farting

That you're dying of fear

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me

On everyone who laughed at me

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me

On everyone who laughed at me

Let this time pass

I wrote down your name

I know your address

I know you're farting

That you're dying of fear

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me

On everyone who laughed at me

I'm going to get revenge on everyone who laughed at me

On everyone who laughed at me

Let this time pass

...

[Portuguese]

Nem um pouco preocupado

Com a vida alheia (vida alheia)

Pois só minha vida me interessa

Só minha vida me interessa, ooh

E a meta é ficar focadão nos planos

Sigo mantendo a mente no lugar

O tempo passa e as coisas vão mudando

E o que passou já não vai mais voltar

Eu vi vários dizer que sonham em ter minha vida

Será que tu aguentaria o meu lugar?

A fama é algo que várias pessoas querem

Mas nem imagina o preço a se pagar

E não para por aí (não para por aí)

E só tende a piorar (só piorar)

Isso nunca vai ter fim (isso nunca vai ter fim)

Isso nunca vai parar

Foi a vida que eu escolhi (vida que eu escolhi)

Não adianta reclamar (eu não vou reclamar)

Invejoso é assim, vão querer te ver cair

Mas eu duvido tu me derrubar (duvido, porra)

Ninguém vai me fazer chorar

Ninguém vai me diminuir (ooh)

Sei que, no fundo, eu não queria ser sozinho

Mas o destino preferiu assim

Só quero que tu fique bem

Que outro te faça feliz

E agora o tempo vai curar todas as feridas

E a nossa história tá guardada aqui

Vocês entraram no caminho do cara errado (uh)

Não pensa que tá esquecido

Que tá abandonado (não tá, não)

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim (é)

De todos que riram de mim

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim

Eu anotei o seu nome

Eu sei o teu endereço

Sei que você tá peidando

Que tá morrendo de medo

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim

De todos que riram de mim

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim

De todos que riram de mim

Deixa esse tempo passar

Eu anotei o seu nome

Eu sei o seu endereço

Sei que você tá peidando

Que tá morrendo de medo

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim

De todos que riram de mim

Eu vou me vingar de todos que riram de mim

De todos que riram de mim

Deixa esse tempo passar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A2	noun - life
focar /foˈkaʁ/ B1	verb - to focus
meta /ˈmɛ.tɐ/ A2	noun - goal, target
passar /paˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by
mudando /muˈdɐ̃.dʊ/ B1	verb (gerund) - changing, transforming
passado /paˈsa.du/ A2	noun/adjective - past
fama /ˈfa.ma/ A2	noun - fame
preço /ˈprɛ.su/ A2	noun - price
culpa /ˈkuʊ.pɐ/ A2	noun - guilt, fault
reclamar /ʁɛ.klaˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to complain, to claim
derrotar /deʁɔ.taˈʁaʁ/ B2	verb - to defeat
medo /ˈme.du/ A2	noun - fear
esperar /eʃpeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait, to hope
passado /paˈsa.du/ A2	noun/adjective - past

Key Grammar Structures

• Pois só minha vida me interessa

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ While not explicitly using the subjunctive, the sentence implies a feeling or desire. The word “pois” can introduce a reason or explanation, and in this context, expresses the speaker's strong feeling about focusing on his own life. A more formal construction might explicitly use the subjunctive, but the sentiment is conveyed here.

• E o que passou já não vai mais voltar

  ➔ Negative Construction with Multiple Negative Words

  ➔ The sentence uses "não" and "mais" to reinforce the negative meaning: "o que passou já "não" vai "mais" voltar". The word 'já' (already) further emphasizes that the past won't return at all.

• Será que tu aguentaria o meu lugar?

  ➔ Conditional Tense / Question Formation

  ➔ The use of "aguentaria" (would endure) is the conditional tense. The sentence is also a question formed by inversion, placing the verb ("será") before the subject ("que tu").

• Mas nem imagina o preço a se pagar

  ➔ Impersonal Infinitive with Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "a se pagar" uses the infinitive form of the verb "pagar" (to pay) preceded by the preposition "a" and the reflexive pronoun "se". This creates an impersonal construction indicating something that needs to be paid (the price).

• Invejoso é assim, vão querer te ver cair

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (informal)

  ➔ Although the future subjunctive is rarely used in spoken Brazilian Portuguese, the phrase "vão querer te ver cair" implies a future action seen from a certain perspective or possibility. It is a periphrastic future, using "vão querer" + infinitive.

• Sei que, no fundo, eu não queria ser sozinho

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Conditional Clause)

  ➔ The imperfect subjunctive "queria" (wanted) expresses a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation. While there isn't a formal "if" clause, the "Sei que, no fundo" (I know that, deep down) introduces the sentiment as something the speaker wishes were different, thus a conditional.

• Só quero que tu fique bem

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'Querer' with 'Que'

  ➔ When "querer" (to want) is followed by "que," it often introduces a clause in the subjunctive mood. Here, "fique" (stay) is in the subjunctive because it expresses a wish or desire.