Esqueça-me Se For Capaz – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Marília Mendonça, Maiara e Maraisa

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of "Esqueça-Me Se For Capaz" by Marília Mendonça, featuring Maiara & Maraisa. This song, a blend of heartache and defiance, offers a deep dive into Brazilian Sertanejo music and explores themes of love, loss, and resilience. Learn how to express complex emotions in Portuguese through its compelling lyrics.

[English]

Since you returned my clothes

Since you filed away our photos

I bet you have someone else

You're enjoying life, with new friends

Going to places you never went with me

You're fooling yourself, and you don't even realize

Kissing other mouths

Once it's over, it's just too easy

Having sex just to do it — everyone does it

But forget me if you can

You can date and post

Trying to take away my peace

Change your phone number or city, go ahead

But forget me if you can

Forget it, you're not the tough one?

They'll never forget

Never!

...

You're enjoying life, with new friends

Going to places you never went with me

You're fooling yourself and you don't even realize

Kissing other mouths

Once it's over, it's too easy

Having sex just for the sake of it — everyone does it

But forget me if you can

You can date and post

Trying to take away my peace

Change your phone number or city, go ahead

But forget me if you can (go ahead!)

...

Forget me if you can

Forget me if you can

(Forget me if you can)

...

[Portuguese]

Já que devolveu minhas roupas

Já que arquivou nossas fotos

Deve ter outra pessoa, aposto

Tá aproveitando a vida, os novos amigos

Indo pra lugares que não ia comigo

Tá se enganando e nem sabe disso

Beijar outras bocas

Depois que termina é fácil demais

Fazer sexo por fazer todo mundo faz

Mas esqueça-me se for capaz

Pode namorar e postar

Pra tentar tirar a minha paz

Mudar telefone de cidade, vai

Mas esqueça-me se for capaz

Esquece aí, cê não é o bichão?

Nunca esquecerão

Nunca!

Tá aproveitando a vida, os novos amigos

Indo pra lugares que não ia comigo

Tá se enganando e nem sabe disso

Beijar outras bocas

Depois que termina é fácil demais

Fazer sexo por fazer todo mundo faz

Mas esqueça-me se for capaz

Pode namorar e postar

Pra tentar tirar a minha paz

Mudar telefone de cidade, vai

Mas esqueça-me se for capaz (vai!)

Esqueça-me se for capaz

Esqueça-me se for capaz

(Esqueça-me se for capaz)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
roupas /ˈʁoʊpɐs/ A1	noun - clothes
fotos /ˈfɔtus/ A1	noun - photos
pessoa /peˈsoɐ/ A1	noun - person
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
amigos /ɐˈmigos/ A1	noun - friends
lugares /luˈɡaɾɨʃ/ A2	noun - places
bocas /ˈbokɐʃ/ A2	noun - mouths
fácil /ˈfasiw/ A1	adjective - easy
sexo /ˈsɛksu/ B1	noun - sex
paz /ˈpas/ A2	noun - peace
telefone /teleˈfɔni/ A1	noun - telephone
cidade /siˈdadʒi/ A1	noun - city
capaz /kaˈpas/ B1	adjective - capable
arquivou /aʁ.kiˈva.w/ B2	verb - archived
enganando /ẽ.ɡɐ̃ˈnɐ̃.du/ B2	verb - deceiving

Key Grammar Structures

• Já que devolveu minhas roupas

  ➔ "Já que" + clause: Expressing reason/cause (Since/Because).

  ➔ The phrase "Já que" introduces the reason for the following statement, meaning 'Since' or 'Because'. In this case, the clothes were returned, so...

• Deve ter outra pessoa, aposto

  ➔ Modal verb "deve" + infinitive: Expressing probability/supposition (Must have, probably).

  ➔ "Deve ter" expresses a high probability or supposition. "Aposto" means "I bet". So, "Deve ter outra pessoa, aposto" means "(He/She) must have another person, I bet."

• Tá se enganando e nem sabe disso

  ➔ Reflexive verb "enganar-se": To deceive oneself (se enganando). "Nem" combining with a verb in the negative sense, emphasizing 'not even'.

  ➔ "Tá se enganando" means "(He/She) is deceiving themselves". "Nem sabe disso" emphasizes the lack of awareness: "doesn't even know that".

• Mas esqueça-me se for capaz

  ➔ Imperative mood + reflexive pronoun + conditional clause: Expressing a challenge or hypothetical situation. "Esqueça-me" (Forget me - command).

  ➔ This sentence is a conditional command/challenge. "Esqueça-me" is the imperative form meaning "Forget me". The phrase "se for capaz" means "if you are capable". Therefore, the entire line conveys the idea, "Forget me, if you can".

• Pode namorar e postar

  ➔ Modal verb "pode" + infinitive: Expressing permission or possibility (You can date and post).

  ➔ "Pode namorar e postar" means "(You) can date and post". The modal verb "pode" here indicates that the subject has permission/ability to do those actions.

• Pra tentar tirar a minha paz

  ➔ "Pra" (informal for "para") + infinitive: Expressing purpose/intention (In order to...).

  ➔ "Pra tentar" (short for "Para tentar") indicates the purpose of the preceding action. "Tirar a minha paz" means "to take away my peace". The entire line means "In order to try to take away my peace".