Chegou Tão Tarde

• By: Sara Correia

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Meu amor chegou tão tarde

My love arrived so late

E o meu canto adormeceu

And my song fell asleep

Não deram sinal os cardos

The thistles gave no sign

E a madeira não rangeu

And the wood did not creak

Mas que casa tão bonita

But what a beautiful house

Foi vestida de retratos

It was dressed in pictures

Mas a história que foi escrita

But the story that was written

Não se pode descoser

Cannot be undone

Meu amor chegou tão tarde

My love arrived so late

Com pezinhos de algodão

With little cotton feet

Tinha areia no cabelo

Had sand in the hair

E outra luz no coração

And another light in the heart

Nossa história foi bonita

Our story was beautiful

Vou guardá-la enquanto dormes

I will keep it while you sleep

Que o amor nem acredita

For love hardly believes

Que o deitaste fora assim

That you threw it away like this

Meu amor

My love

Devo deixar-te partir

I must let you go

Se já não ardes por mim

If you no longer burn for me

Se o coração quis assim

If the heart wanted it this way

Devo deixar-te seguir

I must let you follow

Vai que preciso chorar em paz

Go, for I need to cry in peace

E em cada passo que dás

And with each step you take

Chego mais perto de mim

I get closer to myself

...

...

Fui loucura, fui coragem

I was madness, I was courage

Fui tristeza e fui esplendor

I was sadness and I was splendor

Tudo o que me fez amar-te

Everything that made me love you

Vou guardar e sem rancor

I will keep without resentment

Monto o forte na desdita

I build the fortress in misfortune

Como tantas vezes fiz

As I have done so many times

Que o amor nem acredita

For love hardly believes

Que não pode ser feliz

That it cannot be happy

Meu amor

My love

Devo deixar-te partir

I must let you go

Se já não ardes por mim

If you no longer burn for me

Se o coração quis assim

If the heart wanted it this way

Devo deixar-te seguir

I must let you follow

Vai que preciso chorar em paz

Go, for I need to cry in peace

E em cada passo que dás

And with each step you take

Chego mais perto de mim

I get closer to myself

...

...

Vai que preciso chorar em paz

Go, for I need to cry in peace

E em cada passo que dás

And with each step you take

Chego mais perto de mim

I get closer to myself

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
tarde /ˈtaɾ.dɨ/ A1	adverb - late
canto /ˈkɐ̃.tu/ A2	noun - song
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house
bonita /buˈni.tɐ/ A2	adjective - pretty
história /iʃˈtɔ.ɾjɐ/ A2	noun - story
algodão /aɫ.ɣuˈdɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - cotton
areia /aˈɾɐj.ɐ/ A1	noun - sand
cabelo /kɐˈbe.lu/ A1	noun - hair
luz /luʃ/ A1	noun - light
coração /ku.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart
dormes /ˈdɔɾ.mɨʃ/ A2	verb - you sleep
chorar /ʃuˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
paz /paʃ/ A2	noun - peace
loucura /loˈku.ɾɐ/ B2	noun - madness, craziness
coragem /kuˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ B1	noun - courage
tristeza /tɾiʃˈte.zɐ/ B1	noun - sadness
esplendor /iʃ.plẽ.ˈdoɾ/ C1	noun - splendor
rancor /ɾɐ̃ˈkoɾ/ B2	noun - rancor

Grammar:

• Meu amor chegou tão tarde

  ➔ Past tense of the verb 'chegar' (to arrive) with romantic prefix 'chegou' indicating completed action.

  ➔ This sentence uses the **past tense** to describe a completed action in the past.

• E o meu canto adormeceu

  ➔ Use of **past tense** of the verb 'adormecer' (to fall asleep) to describe inaction.

  ➔ This sentence illustrates the **past tense** to describe a completed action of falling asleep.

• Não deram sinal os cardos

  ➔ Use of **imperfect tense** of 'dar' (to give) with third-person plural 'deram' to describe ongoing or habitual past actions.

  ➔ This sentence employs the **imperfect tense** to convey ongoing or habitual past actions.

• Que o amor nem acredita

  ➔ Use of **present tense** of 'acreditar' (to believe) with negative 'nem' meaning 'not even'.

  ➔ This line employs the **present tense** with a negative adverb 'nem' to emphasize disbelief or irony.

• Vou guardar e sem rancor

  ➔ Use of **future tense** 'vou guardar' (I will keep) with 'sem rancor' (without resentment).

  ➔ This phrase employs the **future tense** to express an intention to keep feelings without resentment.

• E em cada passo que dás

  ➔ Use of **conditional clause** 'que dás' (that you take) to describe a repeated or ongoing action.

  ➔ This phrase employs a **conditional clause** to depict an action that occurs repeatedly or gradually.

• Chego mais perto de mim

  ➔ Use of **present tense** 'Chego' (I come) to express a reflexive movement towards oneself.

  ➔ This phrase employs the **present tense** to depict a gradual movement of self-awareness or emotional closeness.