Desliza – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ana Moura
• Album: Casa Guilhermina

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Portuguese music with Ana Moura's "Desliza." This song is a fantastic gateway to the language, offering modern lyrics that are both poetic and relatable. You'll learn vocabulary related to love, intimacy, and movement, while experiencing the unique fusion of traditional fado with contemporary sounds. "Desliza" is special because it showcases Ana Moura's daring evolution as an artist, pushing the boundaries of fado while maintaining its soulful essence, making it an engaging and culturally rich learning experience.

[English]

The path that your hand

Never forgets, never in vain

A trampoline in my heart

Without stopping

What happens in the darkness

Stays between us and the mattress

A trampoline in my heart

Come to land

Undress me with your gaze

My gaze is yours

We started on the ground

If it's to reach the sky

Sheet dancing

Come to move mine away

Let love cover

What our warmth forgot

(So come dance)

Dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance

Dancing together doesn't tire

Without stopping

Dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance

And if the body sways

I will let it

(Undress me with your gaze)

And I will let you undress

On the dance floor, you leave traces

Steps you want me to follow

To find you

Your hands of ice

Sea in your hair

If I let go in your body

I will slide

Undress me with your gaze

My gaze is yours

We started on the ground

If it's to reach the sky

Sheet dancing

Come to move mine away

Let love cover

What our warmth forgot

(So come dance)

Dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance

Dancing together doesn't tire

Without stopping

Dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance

And if the body sways

I will let it

(Undress me with your gaze)

Undress me with your gaze

And I will dance

...

[Portuguese]

O caminho que a tua mão

Nunca esquece, nunca em vão

Trampolim no meu coração

Sem parar

O que acontece na escuridão

Fica entre nós e o colchão

Trampolim no meu coração

Vem pousar

Despes-me com o olhar

O meu olhar é teu

Começamos no chão

Se for para chegar ao céu

Lençol a dançar

Vem afastar o meu

Deixa que o amor cubra

O que o nosso calor esqueceu

(Então vem dançar)

Dança, dança, dança

Dança, dança, dança

Dançar junto não cansa

Sem parar

Dança, dança, dança

Dança, dança, dança

E se o corpo balança

Eu vou deixar

(Despes-me com o olhar)

E eu vou deixar quе dispas

Pela pista vais deixando pistas

Passos que quеres que eu siga

P'ra te achar

Tuas mãos de gelo

Mar no teu cabelo

Se me solto no teu corpo

Eu vou deslizar

Despes-me com o olhar

O meu olhar é teu

Começamos no chão

Se for para chegar ao céu

Lençol a dançar

Vem afastar o meu

Deixa que o amor cubra

O que o nosso calor esqueceu

(Então vem dançar)

Dança, dança, dança

Dança, dança, dança

Dançar junto não cansa

Sem parar

Dança, dança, dança

Dança, dança, dança

E se o corpo balança

Eu vou deixar

(Despes-me com o olhar)

Despes-me com o olhar

E eu vou dançar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path
mão /mɐ̃w/ A1	noun - hand
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ A2	verb - to look
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A1	verb - to dance
pista /ˈpiʃtɐ/ B1	noun - track
calor /kaˈloʁ/ B1	noun - heat
deslizar /deʒliˈzaʁ/ B2	verb - to slide
afastar /aɨfaˈstaʁ/ B2	verb - to move away
soltar /soɫˈtaʁ/ B2	verb - to release
chegar /ʃeˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to arrive
lençol /lẽˈsɔl/ B1	noun - sheet
balança /baˈlɐ̃sɐ/ B2	verb - to sway
despes /dʒesˈpeʃ/ B2	verb - to undress

Key Grammar Structures

• Nunca esquece

  ➔ Uses the present tense of the verb 'esquecer' with 'nunca' to express a negative habitual action.

  ➔ 'Nunca' means 'never', and combined with the present tense of the verb, it indicates an action that is never done.

• Vem pousar

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb 'vir' (to come) used here as a command or invitation.

  ➔ 'Vem' is the imperative form of 'vir', meaning 'come', used here to invite or command someone to come or arrive.

• Começamos no chão

  ➔ First person plural present tense of 'começar' (to start).

  ➔ It is the present tense of 'começar' (to start) in the first person plural, indicating that 'we start' or 'we begin'.

• Se for para chegar ao céu

  ➔ Subtype of conditional or subjunctive mood expressing a hypothetical situation with 'se' (if).

  ➔ The phrase 'Se for para...' uses the present subjunctive or conditional mood to express a hypothetical situation, translating roughly as 'If it is to...'.

• E se o corpo balança

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'se' (if) + present tense, indicating a hypothetical or uncertain situation.

  ➔ The phrase 'E se...' introduces a conditional situation with 'se' (if), and the present tense indicates a hypothetical or uncertain condition.

• E eu vou deixar

  ➔ First person singular future tense of 'deixar' (to leave / to let).

  ➔ The phrase 'eu vou deixar' translates as 'I am going to leave' or 'I will let', expressing future intention using the near future tense.