Eu Gosto de Ti – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Elas

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Portuguese through 'Eu Gosto de Ti' by Elas, a song that captures the essence of love and longing with its simple yet profound lyrics. This song is a perfect introduction to understanding heartfelt emotions and basic vocabulary in Portuguese.

[English]

I gave you one of my drawings

Made with the colors of the sky

So you could keep it close to you

Whenever I go away

I gave you one of my drawings (I gave you one of my drawings)

That didn't fall from heaven

With your colored pencils, I combined

Your love with mine

Memories, of beautiful songs

With you, softly

Memories of us

I know time passes, it flies

And I miss you

But the way is always to come back

To be able to hold you again, always

My path is to come back and say

I like you

Yes

I, I like

I like you

I gave you one of my drawings (I gave you one of my drawings)

Made with the colors of the sky

So you could keep it close to you

Whenever I go away

Memories of those summers

With you, with you

Memories of us

I know time passes, it flies

And I miss you

But the way is always to come back

To be able to hold you again, always

My path is to come back and say

I like you

Yes, yes, I

I like you

I like you

Yes

Yes, I

I like you (I like you)

Yes, I

I like

I like you

...

[Portuguese]

Dei-te um desenho meu

Feito com as cores do céu

Pra guardares junto a ti

Sempre que eu for embora

Dei-te um desenho meu (Dei-te um desenho meu)

Que não caiu do céu

Com os teus lápis de cor, juntei

O teu amor ao meu

Recordações, de belas canções

Contigo, baixinho

Recordações de nós

Sei que o tempo passa, voa

Que eu sinto falta

Mas o caminho é voltar, sempre

Pra te poder abraçar, sempre

Que o meu caminho é voltar pra dizer

Eu gosto de ti

Sim

Eu, eu gosto de

Eu gosto de ti

Dei-te um desenho meu (Dei-te um desenho meu)

Feito com as cores do céu

Pra guardares junto a ti

Sempre que eu for embora

Recordações, daqueles verões

Contigo, contigo

Recordações de nós

Sei que o tempo passa, voa

Que eu sinto falta

Mas o caminho é voltar, sempre

Pra te poder abraçar, sempre

O meu caminho é voltar pra dizer

Eu gosto de ti

Sim, sim, eu

Eu gosto de ti

Eu gosto de ti

Sim

Sim, eu

Eu gosto de ti (Eu gosto de ti)

Sim, eu

Eu gosto

Eu gosto de ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desenho /deˈzeɲu/ A1	noun - drawing
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
recordação /ʁe.koʁ.daˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - memory
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A2	noun - time
caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path
abraçar /a.bɾaˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to hug
sentir /sẽˈtʃiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel
voar /voˈaʁ/ B2	verb - to fly
embora /ẽˈbɔ.ɾɐ/ B1	adverb - although
juntar /ʒũˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to join
belas /ˈbɛ.lɐs/ A2	adjective - beautiful
junto /ˈʒũ.tu/ A2	adverb - together
sempre /ˈsẽ.pɾi/ A1	adverb - always
gosto /ˈɡos.tu/ A1	verb - to like

Key Grammar Structures

• Que não caiu do céu

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'que' (that) and negative past tense 'não caiu' (did not fall).

  ➔ This structure introduces a subordinate clause providing additional information about something not falling from the sky.

• Que eu sinto falta

  ➔ Expressing longing or missing someone using 'sinto falta de' + noun.

  ➔ This phrase is used to express feelings of missing a person or thing, indicating emotional longing.

• O caminho é voltar sempre

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'é' (is) with an infinitive phrase to express a general truth or habitual action.

  ➔ This structure employs the present tense of 'ser' (é) with an infinitive to indicate a timeless or habitual truth.

• Pra te poder abraçar

  ➔ Use of 'pra' (para) with infinitive 'poder' (to be able to) and reflexive verb 'abraçar' (to hug) to express purpose.

  ➔ This construction expresses purpose or goal, meaning 'in order to' or 'so that' you can do something.

• Eu gosto de ti

  ➔ Simple present tense of 'gostar' (to like/love) with preposition 'de' and indirect object pronoun 'ti'.

  ➔ This sentence expresses a current and ongoing feeling of affection or love towards someone, using the present tense of 'gostar'.