Clichê – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2 |
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amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1 |
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dizer /d͡ziˈzeʁ/ A2 |
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difícil /d͡ʒiˈfisiu/ B1 |
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solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B2 |
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ensinar /ẽsiˈnaʁ/ B1 |
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melhor /meˈʎoʁ/ B1 |
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voltar /volˈtaʁ/ A2 |
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pulsar /pulˈzaʁ/ B2 |
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enxergar /ẽʃeʁˈɡaʁ/ B2 |
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avisar /aviˈzaʁ/ B1 |
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tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1 |
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folha /ˈfoʎɐ/ A2 |
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estação /es.taˈsɐ̃w/ B1 |
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surgir /suʁˈʒiʁ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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'.
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Desculpe chegar sem avisar
➔ Infinitive after preposition (sem)
➔ The preposition "sem" (without) is followed by the infinitive form of the verb "avisar" (to warn).
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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".
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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.
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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).
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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'.
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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.
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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'.