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Olha só você 00:14
Depois de me perder 00:18
Veja só você 00:21
Que pena! 00:24
Você não quis me ouvir 00:27
Você não quis saber 00:31
Desfez do meu amor 00:34
Que pena, que pena! 00:37
Hoje é você quem está sofrendo, amor 00:43
Hoje sou eu quem não te quer 00:50
O meu coração já tem um novo amor 00:56
Você pode fazer o que quiser 01:03
Você jogou fora o amor que eu te dei 01:08
O sonho que sonhei 01:13
Isso não se faz! 01:17
Você jogou fora a minha ilusão 01:20
A louca paixão 01:26
É tarde demais 01:30
Que pena 01:33
Que pena, amor! 01:37
Que pena 01:40
Que pena, amor! 01:43
Hoje é você quem está sofrendo, amor 02:01
Hoje sou eu quem não te quer 02:07
O meu coração já tem um novo amor 02:13
Você pode fazer o que quiser 02:20
Você jogou fora o amor que eu te dei 02:24
O sonho que sonhei 02:30
Isso não se faz! 02:34
Você jogou fora a minha ilusão 02:38
A louca paixão 02:43
É tarde demais 02:47
Que pena 02:51
Que pena, amor! 02:54
Que pena 02:58
Que pena, amor! 03:01
Que pena 03:04
Que pena, amor! 03:07
Que pena 03:10
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É Tarde Demais – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

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Raça Negra, Só Pra Contrariar
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Gigantes do Samba
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Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of "É Tarde Demais" by Raça Negra. This iconic pagode track beautifully narrates the journey from heartbreak to self-empowerment, offering a powerful message of resilience and moving on. Learn about overcoming lost love and finding strength after a breakup through its heartfelt Portuguese lyrics.

[English]
Look at you
After losing me
See you
What a shame!
You didn't want to listen to me
You didn't want to know
You dismissed my love
What a shame, what a shame!
Today it's you who is suffering, love
Today I'm the one who doesn't want you
My heart already has a new love
You can do whatever you want
You threw away the love I gave you
The dream I dreamed
That's not how it should be!
You threw away my illusion
The crazy passion
It's too late
What a shame
What a shame, love!
What a shame
What a shame, love!
Today it's you who is suffering, love
Today I'm the one who doesn't want you
My heart already has a new love
You can do whatever you want
You threw away the love I gave you
The dream I dreamed
That's not how it should be!
You threw away my illusion
The crazy passion
It's too late
What a shame
What a shame, love!
What a shame
What a shame, love!
What a shame
What a shame, love!
What a shame
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

perder

/peɾˈdeɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to lose

pena

/ˈpenɐ/

B1
  • noun
  • - pity, shame

ouvir

/oˈviɾ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to hear, to listen

saber

/sɐˈbeɾ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to know

amor

/ɐˈmoɾ/

A1
  • noun
  • - love

sofrer

/soˈfɾeɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to suffer

coração

/koɾɐˈsɐ̃w/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

novo

/ˈnovu/

A1
  • adjective
  • - new

querer

/keˈɾeɾ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to want

jogar

/ʒoˈɡaɾ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to throw, to play

sonho

/ˈsoɲu/

A2
  • noun
  • - dream

faz

/faʃ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to do, to make

ilusão

/iluˈzɐ̃w/

B2
  • noun
  • - illusion

louca

/ˈlokɐ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - crazy

paixão

/pajˈʃɐ̃w/

B1
  • noun
  • - passion

tarde

/ˈtaɾdʒi/

A2
  • noun
  • - afternoon
  • adverb
  • - late

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Olha só você / Depois de me perder

    ➔ Infinitive after Preposition ('depois de')

    ➔ The phrase "depois de" requires the infinitive form of the verb. Here, "perder" (to lose) is in the infinitive.

  • Você não quis me ouvir / Você não quis saber

    ➔ Compound Past Tense (Pretérito Perfeito Composto): querer + infinitive.

    "Não quis ouvir" (didn't want to listen) and "não quis saber" (didn't want to know) use the verb "querer" (to want) in the past tense followed by an infinitive. This expresses the lack of will to do something in the past.

  • Hoje é você quem está sofrendo, amor

    ➔ Emphatic "quem" (who/that) construction.

    ➔ The "quem" emphasizes that it is specifically "you" who is suffering. It acts as a relative pronoun referring back to "você".

  • O meu coração já tem um novo amor

    ➔ Use of "já" (already) to indicate a change of state.

    ➔ The word "já" indicates that the heart *already* has a new love, implying a contrast with the past when it belonged to the other person.

  • Você pode fazer o que quiser

    ➔ Subjunctive Mood in relative clauses with indefinite antecedent.

    ➔ The clause "o que quiser" (what you want) uses the subjunctive mood ("quiser") because the antecedent "o" (what) is indefinite. The speaker is saying you can do *anything* you want.

  • O sonho que sonhei

    ➔ Relative Pronoun "que" (that/which).

    "Que" is a relative pronoun connecting the noun "sonho" (dream) to the clause "sonhei" (I dreamed). It defines which dream is being referred to.

  • É tarde demais

    ➔ Use of "demais" (too much/too late).

    ➔ In this context, "demais" means "too late." It's an adverbial intensifier that modifies "tarde" (late).