Distância – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: ÁTOA

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt Portuguese lyrics of ÁTOA's "Distância" to explore the universal emotions of love and separation. This rock ballad offers a rich vocabulary for discussing relationships, time, and emotional change, making it an excellent song for language learners to connect with authentic Portuguese expression and delve into its poetic nuances.

[English]

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, distance...

Looking back and seeing that time has passed

Between the past and the present, why has everything changed?

Deep down, I believed in the plans we made

In a future with two houses and two children raised

But no! It didn't happen

You're not who you used to be, and the dream has changed

Saying that everything has changed, and something's different

Nothing has changed around us, only we have changed

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, distance...

No, I can't take it like this

Will dozens of meters be stronger than the feeling?

It was a range of ruined emotions

By sets of IPs and highways

We remained friends, without direct contact

Post-breakup friendship is a more discreet goodbye

But I don't give up and I'm ready to fight

Because victory smiles at the children of struggle

I believed, I trusted, I did everything right but deep down I know I was wrong

To this day, I still think about going back to being with you

If the future hadn't betrayed us, how would it have been?

Ah?

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, distance...

...

And in this case, distance has been costly

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance...

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, and in this case

And in this case, distance has been costly

And in this case, distance...

It's hard to understand, you have to face it

Will what unites us be stronger, or what separates us?

Luck is null, longing is rare

And in this case, distance has been costly

...

[Portuguese]

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso, a distância...

Olhar pra trás, e ver que o tempo passou

Entre o passado e o presente, porque é que tudo mudou?

No fundo acreditava nos planos traçados

Num futuro com duas casas e dois filhos criados

Só que não! Não se realizou

Tu não és o que eras dantes, e o sonho mudou

Dizeres que tudo mudou, e está algo diferente

Nada mudou à nossa volta, só mudou a gente

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso, a distância...

Não, eu assim não aguento

Serão dezenas de metros mais fortes que o sentimento

Foi um leque de emoções arruinadas

Por conjuntos de ip's e auto-estradas

Ficamos amigos, sem contacto directo

Amizade pós namoro é um adeus mais discreto

Mas não desisto e parto pra disputa

Porque a vitória sorri aos filhos da luta

Acreditei, confiei, fiz tudo certo mas no fundo sei que errei

Hoje em dia ainda penso voltar a estar contigo

Se o futuro não nos traísse, como é que teria sido?

Ah?

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso, a distância...

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância...

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso, e neste caso

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

E neste caso a distância...

É difícil entender, tens que dar a cara

Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dificil /difiˈsil/ B1	adjective - hard to do, understand, or deal with
entender /ẽtẽˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to understand
distância /diʃˈtɐ̃siɐ/ B1	noun - distance
sorte /ˈsoɾtɨ/ B1	noun - luck
saudade /sawˈdadɨ/ B2	noun - longing, yearning
passado /pɐˈsaðu/ A2	noun - past
presente /pɾeˈzẽtɨ/ A2	noun - present
mudou /muˈdoʊ/ A2	verb - changed
sonho /ˈsoɲu/ B1	noun - dream
vitória /viˈtoɾiɐ/ B2	noun - victory
luta /ˈlutɐ/ B1	noun - fight, struggle
filhos /ˈfiʎuʃ/ A2	noun - children
amizade /ɐmiˈzaðɨ/ B1	noun - friendship
namoro /nɐˈmoɾu/ B1	noun - romance, dating
adeus /ɐˈdewʃ/ B1	noun - farewell, goodbye
disputa /diʃˈputɐ/ B2	noun - dispute, competition
traísse /tɾɐˈisɨ/ B2	verb - betrayed

Key Grammar Structures

• Será mais forte o que nos une, ou o que nos separa

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'será' to express uncertainty or possibility.

  ➔ 'Será' is the third person singular future subjunctive of 'ser', indicating uncertainty about what is stronger.

• A sorte é nula, a saudade rara

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'ser' to describe state or qualities.

  ➔ 'É' is the third person singular present tense of 'ser', used to state a fact about 'sorte' and 'saudade'.

• Tens que dar a cara

  ➔ Use of the expression 'ter que' + infinitive to express obligation or necessity.

  ➔ 'Tens' is the second person singular present tense of 'ter', here used with 'que' to indicate obligation.

• E neste caso, a distância pagou-se cara

  ➔ Use of the pronominal verb 'pagou-se' with a reflexive pronoun to indicate that the 'distance' paid a high price.

  ➔ 'Pagou-se' is a third person singular past tense of 'pagar-se', where the reflexive pronoun indicates that the subject paid a price.

• Eu assim não aguento

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'aguentar' with the adverbial phrase 'assim' for expressing inability to tolerate something.

  ➔ 'Aguento' is the first person singular present tense of 'aguentar', used here with 'não' to express not being able to endure.