Deslocado – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: NAPA

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with NAPA's "Deslocado," Portugal's captivating Eurovision 2025 entry. This indie rock ballad, steeped in the unique Portuguese concept of 'saudade,' offers a perfect opportunity to learn authentic European Portuguese phrases related to longing, home, and belonging. Its deeply personal lyrics, exploring the universal feeling of being 'displaced,' make it special for anyone who has ever felt far from home, allowing you to connect with the language through a truly relatable and touching story.

[English]

I count the days for myself with my bags packed

The accumulated longing almost couldn't fit anymore

From the blue I see the garden, even behind the wing

Mom, look out the window, I'm arriving home

That I'm arriving home

That I'm arriving home

That I'm arriving home

No matter how it may seem

I will never belong to that city

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete mountain doesn't evoke anything in me

It doesn't call me home

Because I came from far away, I came from the middle of the sea

In the heart of the ocean, I have my whole life

I make my way thinking about returning

To my home, island, peace, Madeira

If I explain to you word by word

You will never understand the pain that silences me

The loneliness that haunts the moment of departure

I carry the calmness of being able to return

Mom, look out the window, I'm arriving

No matter how it may seem

I will never belong to that city

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete mountain doesn't evoke anything in me

It doesn't call me—

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete mountain doesn't evoke anything in me

It doesn't call me home

...

[Portuguese]

Conto os dias para mim com a mala arrumada

Já quase não cabia a saudade acumulada

Do azul vejo o jardim, mesmo por trás da asa

Mãe, olha à janela que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Por mais que possa parecer

Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convoca casa

Porque eu vim de longe, eu vim do mеio do mar

No coração do oceano eu tenho a vida intеira

O meu caminho eu faço a pensar em regressar

À minha casa, ilha, paz, Madeira

Se eu te explicar palavra a palavra

Nunca vais entender a dor que me cala

A solidão que assombra a hora da partida

Carrego o sossego de poder voltar

Mãe, olha à janela que eu 'tou a chegar

Por mais que possa parecer

Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convo—

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convoca casa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
contar /kõˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to count verb - to tell
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for something or someone
acumulada /ɐkumulaˈda/ B1	adjective - accumulated
pertencer /peɾtẽˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to belong
provocar /pɾovuˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to provoke
convocar /koɱvoˈkaɾ/ C1	verb - to convene
regressar /ʁəɣɾeˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to return
assombra /aˈsõbɾɐ/ C1	verb - to haunt
sossego /soˈsɛɡu/ B2	noun - calm
ilha /ˈiʎɐ/ A1	noun - island
paz /paʃ/ A1	noun - peace
betão /bəˈtɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - concrete
oceano /osəˈɐnu/ A2	noun - ocean
caminho /kɐˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path
explicar /ʃpliˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to explain

Key Grammar Structures

• Conto os dias para mim com a mala arrumada

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Conto os dias" indicates a habitual action of counting the days.

• Por mais que possa parecer

  ➔ Concessive clause.

  ➔ The phrase "Por mais que possa parecer" introduces a concession, indicating that despite appearances, the speaker feels differently.

• O mar de gente, o sol diferente

  ➔ Noun phrases.

  ➔ The phrases "O mar de gente" and "o sol diferente" are noun phrases that describe the environment.

• Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

  ➔ Future tense with modal verb.

  ➔ The phrase "Eu nunca vou pertencer" uses the future tense to express a strong belief about not belonging.

• No coração do oceano eu tenho a vida inteira

  ➔ Prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The phrase "No coração do oceano" is a prepositional phrase that indicates location.

• À minha casa, ilha, paz, Madeira

  ➔ List of nouns.

  ➔ The phrase "À minha casa, ilha, paz, Madeira" lists important nouns that represent the speaker's home and identity.

• A solidão que assombra a hora da partida

  ➔ Relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "A solidão que assombra" uses a relative clause to provide more information about the loneliness.