E Depois Do Adeus – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Paulo de Carvalho

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant melody and evocative lyrics of "E depois do Adeus" by Paulo de Carvalho. This Portuguese ballad offers a window into themes of love's end, personal reflection, and the profound impact music can have on history, making it a special song to explore for language learners interested in emotional expression and cultural context.

[English]

I wanted to know who I am

What I'm doing here

Who abandoned me

Whom I forgot

I asked about myself

I wanted to know about us

But the sea

Doesn't bring me

Your voice

In silence, love

In sadness and end

I feel you in bloom

I suffer you within me

I remember you this way

To leave is to die

Like loving

Is to gain

And to lose

You came in bloom

I plucked you

You gave yourself in love

I gave you nothing

In your body, love

I fell asleep

I died in it

And upon dying

I was reborn

And after love

And after us

Saying goodbye

Being left alone

Your place more

Your absence in me

Your peace

That I lost

My pain

That I learned

You came again in bloom

I plucked you

And after love

And after us

The goodbye

Being left alone

...

[Portuguese]

Quis saber quem sou

O que faço aqui

Quem me abandonou

De quem me esqueci

Perguntei por mim

Quis saber de nós

Mas o mar

Não me traz

Tua voz

Em silêncio, amor

Em tristeza e fim

Eu te sinto em flor

Eu te sofro em mim

Eu te lembro assim

Partir é morrer

Como amar

É ganhar

E perder

Tu vieste em flor

Eu te desfolhei

Tu te deste em amor

Eu nada te dei

Em teu corpo, amor

Eu adormeci

Morri nele

E ao morrer

Renasci

E depois do amor

E depois de nós

O dizer adeus

O ficarmos sós

Teu lugar a mais

Tua ausência em mim

Tua paz

Que perdi

Minha dor

Que aprendi

De novo vieste em flor

Te desfolhei

E depois do amor

E depois de nós

O adeus

O ficarmos sós

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
saber /saˈbeʁ/ B1	verb - to know
sou /so/ A2	noun - I, myself
abandonou /abɐdoˈnɔw/ B2	verb - abandoned, left behind
esqueci /iskeˈsi/ B2	verb - forgot
perguntei /pɛʁgũˈtɛj/ B2	verb - asked
mar /maʁ/ A2	noun - sea
voz /voθ/ B1	noun - voice
silêncio /siˈlẽsu/ B2	noun - silence
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
fim /fiˈn/ B1	noun - end
flor /floʁ/ A2	noun - flower
morrer /moˈʁeʁ/ B2	verb - to die
amar /ɐˈmaʁ/ A2	verb - to love
ganhar /ɡɐˈɲaʁ/ B2	verb - to win, to gain
perder /pɛʁˈdeʁ/ B2	verb - to lose

Key Grammar Structures

• Quis saber quem sou

  ➔ Past tense (Quis) and present tense (sou) used together.

  ➔ The phrase expresses a desire to know one's identity.

• Partir é morrer

  ➔ Infinitive verbs used to express equivalence.

  ➔ This line suggests that leaving is akin to dying.

• Eu te lembro assim

  ➔ Present tense used to express a current action.

  ➔ The speaker indicates how they remember the other person.

• Eu te sinto em flor

  ➔ Present tense used with a metaphorical expression.

  ➔ The speaker expresses a feeling of love and beauty.

• E depois do amor

  ➔ Use of conjunction 'e' to connect ideas.

  ➔ This line introduces a new phase after love.

• O dizer adeus

  ➔ Use of the gerund to express an action.

  ➔ This phrase refers to the act of saying goodbye.

• Tua ausência em mim

  ➔ Possessive pronoun used to indicate belonging.

  ➔ This line expresses the feeling of absence within oneself.