Clássico – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: The Gift

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a deeply personal journey, much like the one described in The Gift's song 'Clássico'. This song, with its rich, introspective Portuguese lyrics, offers a beautiful opportunity to explore themes of resilience and hope. The poetic metaphors, such as believing 'there are flowers yet to open' ('há flores por abrir'), provide a unique and emotional way to connect with the Portuguese language and the universal human experience of overcoming challenges.

[English]

I close the door, I hear an emptiness

I want to survive tomorrow

Eyes, scenes I won't remember

I will find, dignify, the sun of a morning

And now, weak or strong, all I have left is to go

And I believe that in the world there are flowers yet to bloom

Even if I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am, just me

And there is only one sky, a pagan fever

And after a yes or no, there is always a tomorrow

And now I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am, just me

Together I am, just me

Together I am

I close the door, I hear an emptiness

I want to survive tomorrow

And the sea and the sun and the rain only make me go

And I believe that in the world there are flowers yet to bloom

I will go

And now, weak or strong, all I have left is to go

And I believe that in the world there are flowers yet to bloom

Even if I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am, just me

And the sea and the sun and the rain only make me go

And at the end of the long road, there is always a departure

Even if I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am

Just me

Just me

Together I am

Together I am

Just me

I will go

And I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am, just me

And now, weak or strong, all I have left is to go

And I believe that in the world there are flowers yet to bloom

And now I feel that something in me has died here

Together I am, just me

Together I am, just me

Together I am

...

[Portuguese]

Fecho a porta oiço um vazio

Vou querer sobreviver ao dia de amanhã

Olhos, cenas que não vou lembrar

Hei-de encontrar, dignificar, o sol de uma manhã

E agora, fraco ou forte, só me resta ir

E acredito que no mundo há flores por abrir

Mesmo que sinta que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

E existe um só céu, uma febre pagã

E depois de um sim ou não há sempre um amanhã

E agora sinto que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

Juntos sou eu

Fecho a porta oiço um vazio

Vou querer sobreviver ao dia de amanhã

E o mar e o sol e a chuva só me fazem ir

E acredito que no mundo há flores por abrir

Eu vou

E agora, fraco ou forte, só me resta ir

E acredito que no mundo há flores por abrir

Mesmo que sinta que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

E o mar e o sol e a chuva só me fazem ir

E no fim da grande estrada há sempre um partir

Mesmo que sinta que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu

Só eu

Só eu

Juntos sou eu

Juntos sou eu

Só eu

Eu vou

E sinto que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

E agora, fraco ou forte, só me resta ir

E acredito que no mundo há flores por abrir

E agora sinto que algo em mim aqui morreu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

Juntos sou eu, só eu

Juntos sou eu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
porta /ˈpɔɾtɐ/ A2	noun - door
vazio /vɐˈzju/ B2	noun - void, emptiness adjective - empty
sobrevivir /sobɾiviˈʁiɾ/ B2	verb - to survive
amanhã /ɐmɐˈɲɐ/ A2	noun - tomorrow
olhos /ˈɔʎuʃ/ A2	noun - eyes
detectar /dɨtɛkˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to detect
flores /ˈfloɾɛʃ/ A2	noun - flowers
abrir /ɐˈbɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to open
fossa /ˈfɔsɐ/ B2	noun - pit, hole
morrer /muˈɾeɾ/ B2	verb - to die
céu /sew/ A2	noun - sky
firme /fiɾmi/ B2	adjective - firm, strong
flores /ˈfloɾɛʃ/ A2	noun - flowers
parte /ˈpaɾtɨ/ A2	noun - part, section
estrada /ɨsˈtɾadɐ/ B2	noun - road

Key Grammar Structures

• Vou querer sobreviver ao dia de amanhã

  ➔ Future tense with 'vou' + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses a **near future** action, similar to 'going to' in English.

• Hei-de encontrar, dignificar, o sol de uma manhã

  ➔ Use of the future subjunctive or modal 'hei-de' + infinitive

  ➔ Indicates a **future intention or expectation** with a sense of obligation or determination.

• Mesmo que sinta que algo em mim aqui morreu

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express concession or hypothetical situation

  ➔ Uses the **subjunctive mood** to express **hypothetical or concessive** ideas.

• E depois de um sim ou não há sempre um amanhã

  ➔ Use of the indefinite article 'um' to refer to 'tomorrow' as an unspecified future time

  ➔ Indicates an **unspecified future time**, emphasizing that there is always a possibility of a new beginning.

• E no fim da grande estrada há sempre um partir

  ➔ Use of the verb 'haver' to indicate existence or occurrence ('há'), in present tense

  ➔ The verb **'há' (there is/are)** expresses the **existence** of something at a particular time.

• E eu vou E sinto que algo em mim aqui morreu

  ➔ Use of the simple present and present perfect to express ongoing feelings and recent events

  ➔ The **present tense** describes current feelings; the **present perfect** links recent experiences to the present.