És Só Tu – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: David Carreira, Inês Herédia

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

E se eu colasse o que parti

And if I glued what I broke

Gritasse que ainda penso em ti

I would shout that I still think of you

Será que tu ouvias, agora és só tu

Would you hear me? Now it's just you

Há três dias que foste embora

It's been three days since you left

Abro o WhatsApp a toda a hora

I open WhatsApp all the time

Será que não devia, mas és só mesmo tu

Maybe I shouldn't, but it's really just you

Mesmo que eu não mostre

Even if I don't show it

Há dias que passo mal

There are days I feel bad

Já nada está igual sem ti

Nothing is the same without you

Agora és só tu

Now it's just you

Pois eu não te vou esquecer assim

Because I'm not going to forget you like this

Já percebi, agora és só tu

I've realized, now it's just you

Pois eu não te vou deixar assim

Because I'm not going to leave you like this

Eu já escolhi, agora és só tu

I've already chosen, now it's just you

Agora és só tu, agora és só tu

Now it's just you, now it's just you

Essa tatuagem que mais diz

That tattoo that says the most

Aquela mensagem que não sai

That message that won't go away

Faltam-me as palavras pra chegar a ti

I'm missing the words to reach you

Eu aqui e tu aí, olhando o mesmo céu

Me here and you there, looking at the same sky

Mas tu levaste as estrelas contigo

But you took the stars with you

Mesmo que eu não mostre

Even if I don't show it

Há dias que passo mal

There are days I feel bad

Já nada está igual sem ti

Nothing is the same without you

Agora és só tu

Now it's just you

Pois eu não te vou esquecer assim

Because I'm not going to forget you like this

Já percebi, agora és só tu

I've realized, now it's just you

Pois eu não te vou deixar assim

Because I'm not going to leave you like this

Eu já escolhi, agora és só tu

I've already chosen, now it's just you

Mesmo que eu não mostre

Even if I don't show it

Há dias que passo mal

There are days I feel bad

Já nada está igual sem ti

Nothing is the same without you

Pois eu não te vou esquecer assim

Because I'm not going to forget you like this

Já percebi, agora és só tu

I've realized, now it's just you

Pois eu não te vou deixar assim

Because I'm not going to leave you like this

Eu já escolhi, agora és só tu

I've already chosen, now it's just you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
colasse /kuˈlas.ɨ/ B2	verb - to glue, to stick together
parti /pɐɾˈti/ B1	verb - broke, split
gritasse /ɡɾiˈtas.ɨ/ B2	verb - to shout, scream
penso /ˈpẽ.su/ A2	verb - I think
ouvias /oˈvi.ɐʃ/ A2	verb - you (formal) heard
foste /ˈfɔʃ.tɨ/ A2	verb - you (informal) went
embora /ĩˈbɔ.ɾɐ/ A2	adverb - away, gone
abro /ˈa.bɾu/ A1	verb - I open
devia /dɨˈvi.ɐ/ B1	verb - should, ought to
mostre /ˈmɔʃ.tɾɨ/ B1	verb - to show
dias /ˈdi.ɐʃ/ A1	noun - days
passo /ˈpa.su/ A2	verb - I pass, I spend
igual /iˈɡwal/ A2	adjective - equal, same
esquecer /ʃkɨˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
percebi /pɨɾˈse.bi/ B1	verb - I understood
deixar /dɐjˈʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave, to let
escolhi /ʃkuˈʎi/ B1	verb - I chose, I selected
tatuagem /tɐˈtwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ B2	noun - tattoo
mensagem /mẽˈsa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ A2	noun - message
faltam /ˈfaw.tɐ̃w/ B1	verb - are missing, are lacking
olhando /oˈʎɐ̃.du/ A2	verb - looking
céu /sɛw/ A1	noun - sky
levaste /lɨˈvaʃ.tɨ/ A2	verb - you (informal) took
estrelas /ʃˈtɾe.lɐʃ/ A1	noun - stars

Key Grammar Structures

• E se eu colasse o que parti

  ➔ Conditional clause with the subjunctive mood.

  ➔ The phrase starts with 'E se' which introduces a hypothetical situation.

• Já nada está igual sem ti

  ➔ Present tense to express a current state.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that nothing is the same in the present without the person.

• Pois eu não te vou esquecer assim

  ➔ Future tense to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase expresses the speaker's intention not to forget the person.

• Essa tatuagem que mais diz

  ➔ Relative clause to provide additional information.

  ➔ The phrase uses a relative clause to describe the tattoo that has significant meaning.

• Faltam-me as palavras pra chegar a ti

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the lack of words to express feelings.

• Eu aqui e tu aí, olhando o mesmo céu

  ➔ Present continuous to describe simultaneous actions.

  ➔ The phrase describes two people doing something at the same time.

• Agora és só tu

  ➔ Simple present for stating facts.

  ➔ The phrase states a fact about the current situation.