Chuva – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra
• Album: Chuva

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive depths of "Chuva" by Diogo Piçarra, a song that delves into the universal experience of facing emotional storms. Through its evocative lyrics in Portuguese, you'll gain insight into expressing feelings of vulnerability and resilience, while learning vocabulary related to weather, emotions, and relationships. Let this song guide you in understanding and articulating the complexities of life's challenges in Portuguese.

[English]

I feel the storm coming

It arrived without warning

I close my eyes, let myself lose it

Oooh

I don't know if it will pass

If I should carry on

While I see everything darken

Tell me if I still

Have time

To find you

Forever

I don't know

Why it rains

Over me

Over me

But I know

When it rains

You're here

You're here

How can all this be real?

In the middle of the rain, I can't find you

No matter how much time passes, the sky gets cloudier

I wait for you or stay forever trapped

When it gets dark

It seems everything was in vain

Even in the darkness

I still see a way out

I don't know

Why it rains

Over me

Over me

But I know

When it rains

You're here

You're here

Tell me if I still

Have time

To find you

Forever

I don't know

Why it rains

Over me

Over me

I don't know

Why it rains

Over me

Over me

But I know

When it rains

You're here

You're here

(To find you)

(Forever)

(To find you)

...

[Portuguese]

Sinto que a tempestade

Chegou sem avisar

Fecho os meus olhos, deixo-me perder

Oooh

Não sei se vai passar

Se devo continuar

Enquanto vejo tudo escurecer

Diz-me se ainda

Vou a tempo

Para ter-te

Para sempre

Eu não sei

Porque chove

Sobre mim

Sobre mim

Mas eu sei

Quando chove

Estás aqui

Estás aqui

Como é que tudo isto pode ser verdade?

No meio da chuva não dá para te еncontrar

Por mais que passe o tempo o céu fica mais nublado

Eu еspero por ti ou fico para sempre preso

Quando escurecer

Parece que foi tudo em vão

Mesmo no meio da escuridão

Ainda vejo uma forma de sair

Eu não sei

Porque chove

Sobre mim

Sobre mim

Mas eu sei

Quando chove

Estás aqui

Estás aqui

Diz-me se ainda

Vou a tempo

Para ter-te

Para sempre

Eu não sei

Porque chove

Sobre mim

Sobre mim

Eu não sei

Porque chove

Sobre mim

Sobre mim

Mas eu sei

Quando chove

Estás aqui

Estás aqui

(Para ter-te)

(Para sempre)

(Para ter-te)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempestade /tɛm.pɛsˈta.dʒi/ B1	noun - storm
escurecer /es.ku.reˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to darken
chove /ˈʃɔ.vɨ/ A2	verb - to rain
olhos /ˈɔ.ʎuʃ/ A1	noun - eyes
verdade /veʁˈda.dʒi/ B2	noun - truth
forma /ˈfɔʁ.mɐ/ A2	noun - shape
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
nublado /nuˈblad.u/ B1	adjective - cloudy
preso /ˈpɾe.zu/ B2	adjective - stuck
ainda /aˈĩ.dɐ/ A2	adverb - still
sair /saˈiʁ/ A2	verb - to leave
encontrar /ẽ.kõˈtɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to find
saber /saˈbeʁ/ A2	verb - to know
aqui /aˈki/ A1	adverb - here
sempre /ˈsẽ.pɾi/ A1	adverb - always

Key Grammar Structures

• Sinto que a tempestade chegou sem avisar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'que a tempestade chegou' (that the storm has arrived)

  ➔ The phrase uses the **subjunctive mood** to express a hypothetical or emotional statement about the storm arriving unexpectedly.

• Fecho os meus olhos, deixo-me perder

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'deixo-me perder' (I let myself get lost)

  ➔ Uses **reflexive verb** to indicate that the subject is acting upon themselves, here meaning allowing oneself to become lost emotionally or mentally.

• Não sei se vai passar

  ➔ Use of the **subjunctive or future tense** with 'vai passar' (will pass) indicating uncertainty

  ➔ The phrase 'vai passar' employs the **future tense** to express a tentative or uncertain hope about the storm passing.

• Estás aqui

  ➔ Use of the **present indicative tense** for stating existence or presence

  ➔ The phrase 'Estás aqui' employs the **present indicative tense** to affirm that someone is currently present or with the speaker.

• Diz-me se ainda vou a tempo

  ➔ Use of the **present subjunctive** in 'se ainda vou a tempo' (if I am still on time)

  ➔ The expression 'se ainda vou a tempo' employs the **present subjunctive** (or indicative, depending on context) to express doubt or uncertainty about being on time.