De Todos Os Amores – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bryan Behr

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural immersion, and 'De Todos Os Amores' by Bryan Behr is a perfect starting point for diving into Brazilian Portuguese. The song's clear and poetic lyrics about love and renewal offer a beautiful and emotionally resonant way to pick up new vocabulary and phrasing. Its gentle melody and heartfelt delivery make it an enjoyable and memorable learning experience.

[English]

Ah! If one day I learn how to fly

And land in your arms

It would be the happiest day

Of my entire life

I stood up here

Gathered the pieces one by one

I was afraid to move forward

But your love gives me courage

Ah-ah, ah, ah-ah!

Of all the loves I’ve lived through

Maybe this one is here to stay

So, let it be

You came to untie the knots

And to bring a smile to my face that

I haven't seen in so long

Right there in front of me

...

Ah! If one day I learn how to fly

And land in your arms

It would be the happiest day

Of my entire life

I stood up here

Gathered the pieces one by one

I was afraid to move forward

But your love gives me courage

Ah-ah, ah, ah-ah!

Of all the loves I’ve lived through

Maybe this one is here to stay

So, let it be

You came to untie the knots

And to bring a smile to my face that

I haven't seen in so long

Right there in front of me

...

Ah! Who will tell us

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

What is love?

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

Ah! Who will tell us

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

What is love?

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

...

[Portuguese]

Ah! Se um dia eu souber voar

E no teu colo eu pousar

Será o dia mais feliz

De toda minha vida

Eu me coloquei de pé aqui

Juntei os cacos de um a um

Tive medo de seguir

Mas teu amor me encoraja

Ah-ah, ah, ah-ah!

De todos os amores que eu vivi

Talvez esse seja pra ficar

Então, que seja

Você veio desatar os nós

E me estampar um riso que eu

Há tanto tempo não via

Ali na minha cara

Ah! Se um dia eu souber voar

E no teu colo eu pousar

Será o dia mais feliz

De toda a minha vida

Eu me coloquei de pé aqui

Juntei os cacos de um a um

Tive medo de seguir

Mas teu amor me encoraja

Ah-ah, ah, ah-ah!

De todos os amores que eu vivi

Talvez esse seja pra ficar

Então, que seja

Você veio desatar os nós

E me estampar um riso que eu

Há tanto tempo não via

Ali na minha cara

Ah! Quem vai nos dizer

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

O que é o amor?

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

Ah! Quem vai nos dizer

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

O que é o amor?

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voar /voˈaʁ/ A2	verb - to fly
colo /ˈkɔlu/ A1	noun - lap
feliz /feˈliz/ A1	adjective - happy
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
medo /ˈmedu/ A2	noun - fear
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
seguir /seˈɡiʁ/ B1	verb - to follow
encorajar /ẽkoɾaˈʒaʁ/ B1	verb - to encourage
riso /ˈʁizu/ A2	noun - laughter
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
nós /nɔs/ A2	noun - knots
desatar /dezaˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to untie
talvez /taɫˈvez/ B1	adverb - maybe

Key Grammar Structures

• Se um dia eu souber voar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express hypothetical or uncertain situations

  ➔ The phrase "Se um dia eu souber voar" uses the **subjunctive** to indicate uncertainty about whether someday I will know how to fly.

• Ali na minha cara

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating emphasis or Something obvious

  ➔ The phrase "Ali na minha cara" emphasizes something visible or obvious to the speaker.

• Juntei os cacos de um a um

  ➔ Verb + direct object + prepositional phrase indicating thorough action

  ➔ The phrase "Juntei os cacos de um a um" shows a meticulous process of gathering pieces one by one.

• Tive medo de seguir

  ➔ Verb in the past tense + preposition to indicate fear of an action

  ➔ The phrase "Tive medo de seguir" uses the preposition "de" with the verb to express fear of proceeding or continuing.

• Quem vai nos dizer

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + future tense verb + indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "Quem vai nos dizer" combines the interrogative pronoun "Quem" with the future tense "vai" and the indirect object pronoun "nos" to form a question about who will tell us.