Dia Especial – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Tiago Iorc

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural discovery, and Tiago Iorc's "Dia Especial" is a beautiful place to start with Portuguese. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and hope offer a gentle introduction to the language's poetic side. Its message is universal, making the vocabulary and sentiments easy to connect with, and its gentle melody makes it a special song to learn and remember.

[English]

If someone

Has already given you a hand

And asked for nothing in return

Think about it

Because today is special

I know

It’s not always

That we find someone

Who makes us feel good

Who takes us out of this storm

Love is bigger than everything

More than everyone, even pain

If it leaves when the gaze is natural

I dreamed that people were good

In a world of love

And I woke up in this world on the fringes

But I see you and I feel

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

But I see you and I feel

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

Love is bigger than everything

More than everyone, even pain

If it leaves when the gaze is natural

I dreamed that people were good

In a world of love

And I woke up in this world on the fringes

But I see you and I feel

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

But I see you and I feel

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

But I see you and I feel

...

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

But I see you and I feel

The sparkle in that look

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

That calms me down

...

And gives me strength to face everything

But I see you, but I see you

That calms me down

And gives me strength to face everything

...

[Portuguese]

Se alguém

Já lhe deu a mão

E não pediu mais nada em troca

Pense bem

Pois é um dia especial

Eu sei

Não é sempre

Que a gente encontra alguém

Que faça bem

Que nos leve deste temporal

O amor é maior que tudo

Do que todos, até a dor

Se vai quando o olhar é natural

Sonhei que as pessoas eram boas

Em um mundo de amor

E acordei nesse mundo marginal

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

O amor é maior que tudo

Do que todos, até a dor

Se vai quando o olhar é natural

Sonhei que as pessoas eram boas

Em um mundo de amor

E acordei nesse mundo marginal

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Mas te vejo e sinto

O brilho desse olhar

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Mas te vejo, mas te vejo

Que me acalma

E me traz força pra encarar tudo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mão /mɐ̃w/ A1	noun - hand
dia /ˈdʒi.ɐ/ A1	noun - day
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
pessoas /peˈso.ɐs/ A2	noun - people
brilho /ˈbɾi.ʎu/ B1	noun - brightness
força /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ B1	noun - strength
encarar /ẽ.kaˈɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to face
natural /natuˈɾaw/ B2	adjective - natural
temporal /tẽ.poˈɾaw/ B2	adjective - temporary
encontrar /ẽ.kõˈtɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to find
sinto /ˈsĩ.tu/ B1	verb - I feel
acalma /aˈkaʊ̯.mɐ/ B2	verb - to calm
maior /maˈjoʁ/ B1	adjective - greater
dor /doʁ/ A2	noun - pain
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A2	noun - world
especial /es.pe.siˈaɫ/ B1	adjective - special

Key Grammar Structures

• Se alguém já lhe deu a mão

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense to describe an action that has occurred at an unspecified time before now.

  ➔ The phrase 'já lhe deu' uses the *present perfect* ('já' + verb in past participle) to indicate an action completed recently or at an unspecified time before now.

• Pois é um dia especial

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'é' (is) to state a fact or truth.

  ➔ 'é' is the third person singular form of 'ser' (to be) in the present tense, used here to state a fact about the day being special.

• O amor é maior que tudo

  ➔ Use of the comparative 'maior que' (greater than) to compare concepts.

  ➔ The phrase 'é maior que' uses the comparative structure to indicate that 'love' surpasses all else.

• Que me acalma

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'acalma' (calms) to describe a current, ongoing effect.

  ➔ 'acalma' is the third person singular form of 'acalmar' (to calm), expressing the effect of the 'look' being calming.

• O amor é maior que tudo

  ➔ Repeated for emphasis, using the comparative to underline importance.

  ➔ The repetition emphasizes the universality and the central message about love's supremacy.

• E me traz força pra encarar tudo

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'traz' (brings) to express a current effect or benefit.

  ➔ 'traz' is the third person singular of 'trazer' (to bring), indicating that the person's look or presence currently provides strength.

• Que me acalma

  ➔ Repeated to emphasize the calming effect of the look or presence.

  ➔ The phrase highlights the calming influence of the person's gaze, with 'acalma' being the third person singular present tense form of 'acalmar'.