Clichê – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Sorriso Maroto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of "Clichê" by Sorriso Maroto, a pagode ballad that delves into the profound lessons learned from heartbreak. Through its relatable lyrics and heartfelt melody, the song offers insights into self-awareness and the enduring power of love, making it a special piece for anyone seeking to understand the nuances of relationships and personal growth.

[English]

Without you, I started to see what I never saw

Without you, I took some time and reconsidered

I saw myself in those leaves of another season

That, lifeless, are swept dry across the ground

I believe today in things you taught me

I believe that better days are yet to come

And true loves arise in a glance

I believe that we can be happy

Sorry for arriving unannounced

But I can't forget

You saying you no longer love me

I rehearsed a thousand things to say

For me, they are hard to express

In dreams of love, your voice calls me

I know it sounds cliché, I need you

My love, I had to lose to wake up

I know it was hard to deal with

Always closed off, not talking about love, sun, or flowers

I came to tell you that I've been bittering in loneliness

You made me feel my heart pulse, ache

Even if you don't come back, I wanted to tell you

That I learned to be better with you

Sorry for arriving unannounced

But I can't forget

You saying you no longer love me

I rehearsed a thousand things to say

For me, they are hard to express

In dreams of love, your voice calls me

I know it sounds cliché, I need you

My love, I had to lose to wake up

I know it was hard to deal with

Always closed off, not talking about love, sun, or flowers

I came to tell you that I've been bittering in loneliness

You made me feel my heart pulse, ache

Even if you don't come back, I wanted to tell you

That I learned to be better with you

My love, I had to lose to wake up

I know it was hard to deal with

Always closed off, not talking about love, sun, or flowers

I came to tell you that I've been bittering in loneliness

You made me feel my heart pulse, ache

Even if you don't come back, I wanted to tell you

That I learned to be better with you

With you

With you

...

[Portuguese]

Sem você passei a ver o que nunca enxerguei

Sem você me dei um tempo e me repensei

Eu me vi naquelas folhas de outra estação

Que sem vidas são varridas secas pelo chão

Acredito hoje em coisas que me ensinou

Acredito que dias melhores estão por vir

E amores de verdade surjam num olhar

Acredito que a gente possa ser feliz

Desculpe chegar sem avisar

Mas eu não consigo esquecer

Você dizendo que já não me ama

Ensaiei mil coisas pra falar

Pra mim são difíceis de dizer

Em sonhos de amor sua voz me chama

Sei que parece clichê, preciso de você

Meu amor, eu tive que perder pra acordar

Eu sei que foi difícil de lidar

Sempre fechado sem falar de amor, de sol, de flor

Vim contar que ando amargando a solidão

Você me fez sentir o coração pulsar, doer

Mesmo se não voltar queria te dizer

Que aprendi a ser melhor com você

Desculpe chegar sem avisar

Mas eu não consigo esquecer

Você dizendo que já não me ama

Ensaiei mil coisas pra falar

Pra mim são difíceis de dizer

Em sonhos de amor sua voz me chama

Sei que parece clichê, preciso de você

Meu amor, eu tive que perder pra acordar

Eu sei que foi difícil de lidar

Sempre fechado sem falar de amor, de sol, de flor

Vim contar que ando amargando a solidão

Você me fez sentir o coração pulsar, doer

Mesmo se não voltar queria te dizer

Que aprendi a ser melhor com você

Meu amor, eu tive que perder pra acordar

Eu sei que foi difícil de lidar

Sempre fechado sem falar de amor, de sol, de flor

Vim contar que ando amargando a solidão

Você me fez sentir o coração pulsar, doer

Mesmo se não voltar queria te dizer

Que aprendi a ser melhor com você

Com você

Com você

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
dizer /d͡ziˈzeʁ/ A2	verb - to say
difícil /d͡ʒiˈfisiu/ B1	adjective - difficult
solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B2	noun - loneliness
ensinar /ẽsiˈnaʁ/ B1	verb - to teach
melhor /meˈʎoʁ/ B1	adjective - better
voltar /volˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to return
pulsar /pulˈzaʁ/ B2	verb - to pulse
enxergar /ẽʃeʁˈɡaʁ/ B2	verb - to see
avisar /aviˈzaʁ/ B1	verb - to inform
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time
folha /ˈfoʎɐ/ A2	noun - leaf
estação /es.taˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - season
surgir /suʁˈʒiʁ/ B2	verb - to arise

Key Grammar Structures

• Sem você passei a ver o que nunca enxerguei

  ➔ Preterite Perfect (passei a ver) and Preterite More-Than-Perfect (nunca enxerguei)

  ➔ The sentence uses the preterite perfect to describe an action completed in the past with relevance to the present ('passei a ver' - I started to see) and the preterite more-than-perfect to describe an action completed before another past action ('nunca enxerguei' - I had never seen). The construction "passei a ver" indicates a beginning or a change in perception.

• Acredito que dias melhores estão por vir

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "acredito que" (with a future meaning) / Periphrastic Future

  ➔ Although "acredito que" often takes the indicative, here, because it implies hope and uncertainty about the future, the subjunctive might be used, or alternatively, a periphrastic future structure. "Estão por vir" is a periphrastic future meaning 'are yet to come'.

• Desculpe chegar sem avisar

  ➔ Infinitive after preposition (sem)

  ➔ The preposition "sem" (without) is followed by the infinitive form of the verb "avisar" (to warn).

• Mas eu não consigo esquecer

  ➔ Conjugation of verb "conseguir" + infinitive

  ➔ "Não consigo esquecer" translates to 'I can't forget'. "Conseguir" is conjugated in the present tense, first-person singular, and is followed by the infinitive "esquecer".

• Em sonhos de amor sua voz me chama

  ➔ Word Order - inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The usual word order would be "Sua voz me chama em sonhos de amor." By placing "Em sonhos de amor" at the beginning, the speaker emphasizes where the voice is calling from.

• Sei que parece clichê, preciso de você

  ➔ Subject pronoun omission (sei) / "Precisar de" construction

  ➔ The pronoun "eu" is omitted in "sei" (I know). The verb "precisar" (to need) requires the preposition "de" when it takes a person as its object: "precisar de você" (to need you).

• Eu sei que foi difícil de lidar

  ➔ "Ser" + adjective + "de" + infinitive

  ➔ This construction expresses a characteristic or quality of something or someone. "Difícil de lidar" means 'difficult to deal with'.

• Sempre fechado sem falar de amor, de sol, de flor

  ➔ Repetition of preposition "de" for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of the preposition "de" before each noun (amor, sol, flor) emphasizes each element the speaker didn't talk about, creating a strong impression of his emotional unavailability.

• Vim contar que ando amargando a solidão

  ➔ "Andar" + gerund - continuous action

  ➔ The verb "andar" followed by the gerund "amargando" expresses a continuous or ongoing action. "Ando amargando" translates to 'I have been suffering' or 'I am suffering continuously'.