Esfera – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Pedro Khima

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the captivating sounds of Portuguese music with Pedro Khima's 'Esfera'. This song offers a glimpse into the emotional depths of longing and escape, wrapped in a blend of pop, folk, and Brazilian influences, perfect for those looking to discover the nuances of Portuguese musical expression and learn about the feelings of the artist.

[English]

By the way, this sphere that tempted me without looking at me

Was nothing more than a sound

That made me try to escape from you

...

To leave you

Once more, not knowing why

I gave up saying

It's not enough, I want more

If it's not like this

Hide that smile

That makes me want to kill for more

More, more

I want more

More, more

That's why hide that smile

That makes me want to kill for more

Only then can I manage not to hurt anymore

That you let me go

That you free me from you

That you don't make me feel

And I don't want to fall, I can't surrender

Without you realizing that you can't judge

And I want to try to believe

That the tightness inside

Will one day end

The monster in me will not succumb

It doesn't fade for not being able

To look at me, to make me exist

That's why hide that smile

That makes me want to kill for more

More, more

I want more

More, more

That's why hide that smile

That makes me want to kill for more

More, more

I want more

More, more

That's why hide that smile

That makes me want to kill for more

...

[Portuguese]

Por sinal, essa esfera que me tentava sem me olhar

Nada mais era do que um som

Que me levava a tentar fugir de ti

Sair de ti

Uma vez mais, sem saber porquê

Desistira de dizer

Nao dá mais, quero mais

Se não for assim

Esconde esse sorriso

Que me faz querer matar por mais

Mais, mais

Quero mais

Mais, mais

Por isso esconde esse sorriso

Que me faz querer matar por mais

Só assim dá para mim conseguir que não doa mais

Que me deixes ir

Que me libertes de ti

Que não me faças sentir

E eu não quero cair, não me posso entregar

Sem que percebas que não podes julgar

E eu quero tentar poder acreditar

Que o aperto cá dentro

Um dia vai acabar

O monstro em mim não irá sucumbir

Não desfalece por não conseguir

Que olhes p'ra mim, que me faças existir

Por isso esconde esse sorriso

Que me faz querer matar por mais

Mais, mais

Quero mais

Mais, mais

Por isso esconde esse sorriso

Que me faz querer matar por mais

Mais, mais

Quero mais

Mais, mais

Por isso esconde esse sorriso

Que me faz querer matar por mais

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
esfera /esˈfe.ɾɐ/ B1	noun - sphere
som /sõ/ A1	noun - sound
tentar /tẽˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to try
fugir /fuˈʒiʁ/ B1	verb - to escape
sorriso /soˈʁi.zu/ A2	noun - smile
matar /maˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to kill
doer /doˈeʁ/ B2	verb - to hurt
libertar /libeʁˈtaʁ/ B2	verb - to free
cair /kajʁ/ B1	verb - to fall
perceber /peʁˈsebeʁ/ B2	verb - to perceive
julgar /ʒuɡaʁ/ B2	verb - to judge
acreditar /akɾeˈdʒitaʁ/ B2	verb - to believe
monstro /ˈmõstɾu/ B1	noun - monster
sucumbir /sukũˈbiʁ/ C1	verb - to succumb

Key Grammar Structures

• Que me levava a tentar fugir de ti

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'que me levava' indicating purpose or intent

  ➔ 'Que me levava' uses the imperfect subjunctive to express purpose or intent.

• Esconde esse sorriso

  ➔ Imperative mood instructing to hide the smile

  ➔ The verb 'esconde' is in the imperative form, giving a direct command.

• Que o aperto cá dentro um dia vai acabar

  ➔ Future tense expressing an event that will happen

  ➔ 'Vai acabar' is in the future tense indicating a future event.

• Não podes julgar

  ➔ Present tense, negative with 'podes' (you can), expressing prohibition

  ➔ 'Podes' is the present tense of 'poder' (can), and 'não podes' is the negative form indicating 'cannot' or 'must not'.

• Que me deixes ir

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'que me deixes', expressing a wish or desire

  ➔ 'Deixes' is in the present subjunctive, used after 'que' to express a wish or hope.

• Que me faças existir

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'que me faças', indicating a hypothetical or desired action

  ➔ 'Faças' is in the present subjunctive, used after 'que' to express a hypothetical or desired action.