É PRECISO – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Miguel Gameiro

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey into its soul, and 'É PRECISO' by Miguel Gameiro is a beautiful gateway to Portuguese. This song, with its clear and emotional lyrics, offers a chance to learn vocabulary centered around reflection, love, and human connection. Its heartfelt message, born from a time of global crisis, makes it a special and relatable piece to understand not just the language, but also the shared human experience.

[English]

We need to stop

Even if just for a second

What has become of the world

And where we've ended up now

We need to stop

Listening to what’s inside us

Because now is the moment

To pause inwardly and outwardly

We need to stop

Healing open wounds

Saying the right words

Calming a heart

We need to stop

Giving the best we have

All the love feels like too little

We need to get up off the ground

...

We need to stop

Opening our arms wide

To embrace again

And feel the warmth

We need to stop

Giving that imperfect kiss

That stirs inside our hearts

We are made of love

We need to stop

Because the path is ahead

Running away isn’t our way

We need to reach out

We need to stop

Giving the best we have

All the love feels like too little

We need to get up off the ground

...

We need to stop...

...

[Portuguese]

É preciso

Parar nem que seja um segundo

O que é feito do mundo

E onde chegamos agora

É preciso

Escutar quem nos fala por dentro

Porque é agora o momento

Parar por dentro e por fora

É preciso

Sarar as feridas abertas

Dizer as palavras certas

Acalmar um coração

É preciso

Dar o melhor que nós temos

Todo o amor é de menos

É preciso levantar do chão

É preciso

Abrir os braços em par

Voltar de novo a abraçar

E sentir o calor

É preciso

Dar esse beijo imperfeito

Que ferve cá dentro do peito

Nós somos feitos de amor

É preciso

Seguir que o caminho é em frente

Fugir não é coisa da gente

É preciso estender a mão

É preciso

Dar o melhor que nós temos

Todo o amor é de menos

É preciso levantar do chão

É preciso...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to stop
escutar /iskuˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to listen
fazer /faˈzeɾ/ A2	verb - to make or do
feridas /feˈɾi.dɐʃ/ B2	noun (plural) - wounds, injuries
palavras /paˈla.vɾɐʃ/ A2	noun (plural) - words
coração /kɾi.ˈɐ̃w̃/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
levantar /lɨvɐ̃ˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to lift or rise up
abraçar /aβɾɐˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to hug
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - heat
beijo /ˈbɛ.ʒu/ A2	noun - kiss
feito /ˈfɛj.tu/ B2	adjective - made, formed
caminho /kɐˈmɐʁɐ̃ʊ/ A2	noun - path, way

Key Grammar Structures

• Parar nem que seja um segundo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'nem que' to express a hypothetical or concessive idea.

  ➔ 'Nem que' introduces a hypothetical or concessive clause requiring the subjunctive mood in Portuguese.

• Sarar as feridas abertas

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating purpose or objective.

  ➔ The infinitive 'sarar' (to heal) expresses the purpose of healing 'as feridas abertas' (the open wounds).

• Dizer as palavras certas

  ➔ Infinitive form expressing an action of speaking or saying.

  ➔ The infinitive 'dizer' (to say) indicates the action of speaking the right words.

• Dar o melhor que nós temos

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating the act of giving one's best.

  ➔ The infinitive 'Dar' (to give) signifies the action of giving the best of ourselves.

• Levantar do chão

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating the action of standing up or rising from the ground.

  ➔ The infinitive 'Levantar' (to raise) signifies the action of getting up from the ground.

• Fugir não é coisa da gente

  ➔ Negative construction with 'não é' to negate the idea that fleeing isn't our nature.

  ➔ 'Não é' is used to form a negation in Portuguese, stating that fleeing is not part of our nature.