Da Cor Do Girassol – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bryan Behr

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Eu sei que você sabe

I know that you know

Que no fundo e na verdade

That deep down and in truth

Ninguém quer se machucar

No one wants to get hurt

Mas nesse meio tempo a vida

But in the meantime, life

Pode abrir uma ferida

Can open a wound

Que o tempo demora pra curar

That takes time to heal

Trago pra você um abraço

I bring you a hug

Um descanso pro cansaço

A rest for the tiredness

Um amparo pra alma

A support for the soul

Trago junto essa conversa

I also bring this conversation

A gente senta e fala a beça

We sit down and talk a lot

Sem ter hora pra parar

Without a time to stop

Sei, que a vida às vezes perde a cor

I know that life sometimes loses its color

E parece acabar

And seems to end

Calma, que a alegria tem a cor de uma flor

Calm down, joy has the color of a flower

Que vai desabrochar

That will bloom

Mas eu sei, o mundo pede pressa

But I know, the world demands haste

E viver, às vezes aparenta ser

And living sometimes seems to be

Irreal

Unreal

Trago pra você uma dança

I bring you a dance

Um ensaio, uma lembrança

A rehearsal, a memory

Alguém só pra te contar

Someone just to tell you

Que o amor distrai a morte

That love distracts death

A gente nem sempre é forte

We are not always strong

Pra entender e aceitar

To understand and accept

Sei, que a vida às vezes perde a cor

I know that life sometimes loses its color

E parece acabar

And seems to end

Calma, que a alegria tem a cor de uma flor

Calm down, joy has the color of a flower

Que vai desabrochar

That will bloom

E eu sei, que a vida às vezes perde a cor

And I know that life sometimes loses its color

E parece acabar

And seems to end

Calma, que a alegria tem a cor de uma flor

Calm down, joy has the color of a flower

Que vai desabrochar

That will bloom

Mas eu sei, o mundo pede pressa

But I know, the world demands haste

Mas eu sei, o mundo pede pressa

But I know, the world demands haste

Mas eu sei, o mundo pede pressa

But I know, the world demands haste

E viver

And living

Às vezes aparenta ser

Sometimes seems to be

Irreal

Unreal

Mas não é

But it is not

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sabe /ˈsabi/ A1	verb - to know
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
ferida /feˈɾidɐ/ B1	noun - wound
abraço /aˈbɾasu/ A2	noun - hug
cansaço /kɐ̃ˈsasu/ B1	noun - tiredness
alma /ˈawma/ B1	noun - soul
alegria /aleˈɡɾiɐ/ A2	noun - joy
flor /flɔʁ/ A1	noun - flower
distrai /dʒisˈtɾai/ B2	verb - to distract
forte /ˈfɔʁtʃ/ B1	adjective - strong
entender /ẽtẽˈdeʁ/ B1	verb - to understand
aceitar /aseiˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to accept
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A1	noun - world
pressa /ˈpɾɛsɐ/ B2	noun - hurry
irreal /iʁˈʁeal/ C1	adjective - unreal
dança /ˈdɐ̃sɐ/ A2	noun - dance
lembrança /lẽbˈɾɐ̃sɐ/ B1	noun - memory

Key Grammar Structures

• que no fundo e na verdade

  ➔ subjunctive mood in relative clause

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood "seja" which is implied in the context of expressing doubt or a hypothetical situation.

• a ferida que o tempo demora pra curar

  ➔ relative clause with present tense indicating a characteristic

  ➔ The clause "que o tempo demora pra curar" (that takes time to heal) describes the characteristic of the wound.

• Trago pra você um abraço

  ➔ verb "trago" (I bring) in present tense, indicating a personal action

  ➔ The verb "trago" (I bring) is in the present tense, showing the speaker's current action.

• sem ter hora pra parar

  ➔ infinitive phrase expressing purpose or condition

  ➔ The phrase "sem ter hora pra parar" uses the infinitive "ter" to indicate the absence of a fixed stopping time.

• que a alegria tem a cor de uma flor

  ➔ relative clause with a predicate describing a characteristic

  ➔ The sentence describes "alegria" (joy) as having the "color of a flower," using a predicate to attribute a quality.

• E viver, às vezes aparenta ser

  ➔ infinite verb phrase with optional adverbial "às vezes" (sometimes)

  ➔ The phrase uses the infinitive "viver" (to live) and includes "às vezes" (sometimes) to indicate that the experience of living can sometimes seem.

• Mas não é

  ➔ present tense of the verb "ser" (to be) in negative form, implying reassurance or clarification

  ➔ The phrase "Mas não é" (but it is not) uses the present tense of "ser" in a negative form to clarify or reassure that something is not the case.