Casa – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Syro

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a unique and immersive experience, and Syro's 'Casa' is a perfect gateway to Portuguese. The song's clear, emotive vocals and its relatable theme of searching for 'home' make the lyrics both accessible and meaningful. Through this song, you can learn vocabulary related to feelings and places, and connect with the universal sentiment of belonging, all while being introduced to the beautiful sounds of contemporary Portuguese pop music.

[English]

I went back home

Not knowing where to stay

Back on the road

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

It was you I wanted to see

I stayed in the time that took you away

And I wasn't everything I could have been

From house to house

I divide my soul by every ground

And the blanket I hold

Reminds me of your scent in solitude

It was you I wanted to see

I stayed in the time that took you away

And I wasn't everything I could have been

I went back home

Not knowing where to stay

Back on the road

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

With an empty glass

I erase the cold of not having you

And in the dark corner

I confess the fear of losing you

It was you I wanted to see

I stayed in the time that took you away

And I wasn't everything I could have been

I went back home

Not knowing where to stay

Back on the road

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

And now I know that time passes

And it doesn't return, I earned it

I surrender to the will, the will to have you

Now time stops and I refuse to forget your voice

I went back home

Not knowing where to stay

Back on the road

With my bag packed, I wanted to stay

...

I went back home

Not knowing where to stay

...

[Portuguese]

Dei voltas à casa

Sem saber morada onde ficar

De volta à estrada

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

De casa em casa

Divido a alma por cada chão

E a manta que agarro

Lembra do teu cheiro na solidão

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

Dei voltas à casa

Sem saber morada onde ficar

De volta à estrada

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

De copo vazio

Apago o frio de não te ter

E ao canto sombrio

Confesso o medo de te perder

Eras tu quem eu queria ver

Fiquei no tempo que te levou

E não fui tudo o que podia ser

Dei voltas à casa

Sem saber morada onde ficar

De volta à estrada

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

E agora eu sei que o tempo passa

E não volta eu fiz por merecer

Entrego-me à vontade, vontade de te ter

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

Dei voltas à casa

Sem saber morada onde ficar

De volta à estrada

De mala arrumada eu quis ficar

Dei voltas à casa

Sem saber morada onde ficar

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).