Casa – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Syro

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Dei voltas à casa

I went back home

Sem saber morada onde ficar

Not knowing where to stay

De volta à estrada

Back on the road

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

It was you I wanted to see

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

I stayed in the time that took you away

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

And I wasn't everything I could have been

De casa em casa

From house to house

Divido a alma por cada chão

I divide my soul by every ground

E a manta que agarro

And the blanket I hold

Lembra do teu cheiro na solidão

Reminds me of your scent in solitude

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

It was you I wanted to see

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

I stayed in the time that took you away

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

And I wasn't everything I could have been

Dei voltas à casa

I went back home

Sem saber morada onde ficar

Not knowing where to stay

De volta à estrada

Back on the road

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

De copo vazio

With an empty glass

Apago o frio de não te ter

I erase the cold of not having you

E ao canto sombrio

And in the dark corner

Confesso o medo de te perder

I confess the fear of losing you

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

It was you I wanted to see

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

I stayed in the time that took you away

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

And I wasn't everything I could have been

Dei voltas à casa

I went back home

Sem saber morada onde ficar

Not knowing where to stay

De volta à estrada

Back on the road

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

E agora eu sei que o tempo passa

And now I know that time passes

E não volta eu fiz por merecer

And it doesn't return, I earned it

Entrego-me à vontade, vontade de te ter

I surrender to the will, the will to have you

O tempo agora para e eu recuso-me a esquecer a tua voz

Now time stops and I refuse to forget your voice

Dei voltas à casa

I went back home

Sem saber morada onde ficar

Not knowing where to stay

De volta à estrada

Back on the road

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

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Dei voltas à casa

I went back home

Sem saber morada onde ficar

Not knowing where to stay

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
casa /ˈkaza/ A1	noun - house
estrada /esˈtɾadɐ/ A2	noun - road
mala /ˈmala/ A1	noun - suitcase
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time
alma /ˈawma/ B1	noun - soul
cheiro /ˈʃeɾu/ B1	noun - smell
medo /ˈmedu/ B1	noun - fear
vontade /võˈtadʒi/ B2	noun - desire
perder /peʁˈdeʁ/ B2	verb - to lose
esquecer /es.keˈseʁ/ B2	verb - to forget
quero /ˈkɛɾu/ A1	verb - I want
fiquei /fiˈkeɪ/ A2	verb - I stayed
voltas /ˈvɔltɐs/ B1	noun - turns
solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B2	noun - loneliness
frio /ˈfɾiu/ A2	adjective - cold

Key Grammar Structures

• Dei voltas à casa

  ➔ Past tense with the verb "dar" (to give) in the preterite form "dei"

  ➔ "Dei" is the first person singular past tense of "dar", meaning "I gave".

• Sem saber morada onde ficar

  ➔ Use of the verb "saber" in the infinitive form "saber" with "sem" (without)

  ➔ "Sem saber" means "without knowing", where "saber" is in the infinitive.

• Fiquei no tempo que te levou

  ➔ Use of the preterite "fiquei" (I stayed) in first person singular

  ➔ "Fiquei" is the first person singular preterite form of "ficar", meaning "I stayed" or "I was".

• Entrego-me à vontade, vontade de te ter

  ➔ Reflexive verb " entregar-se " in present tense, indicating the subject acts upon itself

  ➔ "Entrego-me" is the first person singular present tense of the reflexive verb "entregar-se", meaning "I surrender myself".

• O tempo agora para e eu recuso-me a esquecer a tua voz

  ➔ Use of the present tense "para e" (stops) and reflexive "recuso-me" (I refuse myself)

  ➔ "Para e" is the third person singular present tense of "parar" (to stop), and "recuso-me" is the first person singular reflexive form of "recusar" (to refuse).