DROGA – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: IZA
• Album: TRÊS

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh-oh)

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh-oh)

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh-oh)

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh-oh)

A raiva que te dá, diz que não vai voltar

The anger you feel says you won't come back

Mas viciou na droga, quer beijar minha boca

But you got hooked on the drug, you want to kiss my mouth

Faz sua razão parar, seu coração gritar

Makes your reason stop, your heart scream

'Cê viciou na droga, quer beijar minha boca, yah

You got hooked on the drug, you want to kiss my mouth, yah

...

...

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, uh-huh

Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, uh-huh

Neguin', teu caso é grave

Boy, your case is serious

Abstinência de mim, sim

Withdrawal from me, yeah

Te trago a cura suave

I bring you the gentle cure

Te trato com mó carinho, vem

I treat you with such affection, come

Neguin', teu caso é grave

Boy, your case is serious

Abstinência de mim, sim

Withdrawal from me, yeah

Te trago a cura suave

I bring you the gentle cure

Te trato com mó carinho, vem

I treat you with such affection, come

O sintoma é esquecer os vacilos que eu dei

The symptom is forgetting the slips I made

As vezes que briguei com você

The times I fought with you

Na mente, só vai caber os beijos que eu dei

In your mind, only the kisses I gave will fit

As marcas que deixei

The marks I left

A raiva que te dá, diz que não vai voltar

The anger you feel says you won't come back

Mas viciou na droga, quer beijar minha boca

But you got hooked on the drug, you want to kiss my mouth

Faz sua razão parar, seu coração gritar

Makes your reason stop, your heart scream

'Cê viciou na droga, quer beijar minha boca, yah

You got hooked on the drug, you want to kiss my mouth, yah

...

...

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) 'cê viciou

(Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah) you got hooked

Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, uh-huh

Oh, yeah-yeah, oh, yeah-yeah, uh-huh

...

...

(Quer beijar minha boca)

(You want to kiss my mouth)

...

...

(Quer beijar minha boca)

(You want to kiss my mouth)

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
raiva /ˈʁa.i.vɐ/ B2	noun - anger, rage
droga /ˈdɾɔɡɐ/ B1	noun - drug
beijo /ˈbɛi.ʒu/ A2	noun - kiss
razão /ʁaˈzɐ̃/ B1	noun - reason, logic
coração /kɾi.waˈsãw/ A2	noun - heart
cura /ˈku.ʁɐ/ B1	noun - cure, healing
carinho /ka.ˈɾi.ɲu/ B1	noun - affection, tender love
sintoma /sĩˈtɔ.mɐ/ B2	noun - symptom
esquecer /isˌkeˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to forget
brigar /bɾiˈgɑɾ/ B1	verb - to fight, to quarrel
deixar /deˈʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to let

Key Grammar Structures

• Faz sua razão parar

  ➔ Use of the verb 'fazer' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Faz' is the third person singular form of 'fazer' meaning 'to make' or 'to cause'.

• Te trago a cura suave

  ➔ Use of the verb 'trazer' in the first person singular present tense

  ➔ 'Trago' is the first person singular of 'trazer', meaning 'I bring'.

• Cê viciou na droga

  ➔ Use of the pronoun 'cê' (colloquial for 'você') + past tense of 'viciar'

  ➔ 'Cê' is a colloquial contraction of 'você', meaning 'you'.

• Os marcas que deixei

  ➔ Use of the preposition 'que' to introduce a relative clause

  ➔ 'Que' is a relative pronoun used to link a clause describing 'marcas' (marks).

• As vezes que briguei com você

  ➔ Use of 'as vezes' with past tense 'briguei' indicating frequency and completed action

  ➔ 'As vezes' means 'sometimes', indicating the frequency of the action.

• Na mente, só vai caber os beijos que eu dei

  ➔ Use of 'só vai caber' to express something that will only fit or be contained inside

  ➔ 'Só vai caber' is an expression meaning 'will only fit' or 'will only contain'.