Eu me Lembro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Clarice Falcão, Moska

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with its culture, and 'Eu me Lembro' is a perfect starting point for Portuguese. The song's conversational style and clear, repetitive phrases make it easy to follow the playful disagreement between the two singers. It’s a special song because it beautifully captures a universal human experience – how we remember the moments that shape our relationships – with a distinctly Brazilian charm and wit.

[English]

It was morning

(three in the afternoon)

When he arrived

(it was her who came up)

I said: Hi, make yourself at home

I was the one who said hi, but she didn't hear

And that's how I saw that life brought him (her) to me

There on that Tuesday (Thursday) in September (December)

That's why I know every light, every shade of color

You can ask me about everything I remember

The party was very lively

Eight or nine scattered people in the hall

I loved the feijoada

It was ham wrapped in melon

And that's how I saw that life brought him (her) to me

There on that Tuesday (Thursday) in September (December)

That's why I know every light, every shade of color

You can ask me about everything I remember

She found me very funny

He talked, talked and I pretended to laugh

Her blouse was on the wrong side

He loved the way I dressed

And that's how I saw that life brought him (her) to me

There on that Tuesday (Thursday) in September (December)

That's why I know every light, every shade of color

You can ask me about everything I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

...

[Portuguese]

Era manhã

(três da tarde)

Quando ele chegou

(foi ela que subiu)

Eu disse: Oi, fica à vontade

Eu é que disse oi, mas ela não ouviu

E foi assim que eu vi que a vida colocou ele (ela) pra mim

Ali naquela terça-feira (quinta-feira) de setembro (dezembro)

Por isso eu sei de cada luz, de cada cor de cor

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

A festa foi muito animada

Oito ou nove gatos pingados no salão

Eu adorei a feijoada

Era presunto enrolado no melão

E foi assim que eu vi que a vida colocou ele (ela) pra mim

Ali naquela terça-feira (quinta-feira) de setembro (dezembro)

Por isso eu sei de cada luz, de cada cor de cor

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

Ela me achou muito engraçado

Ele falou, falou e eu fingi que ri

A blusa dela tava do lado errado

Ele adorou o jeito que eu me vesti

E foi assim que eu vi que a vida colocou ele (ela) pra mim

Ali naquela terça-feira (quinta-feira) de setembro (dezembro)

Por isso eu sei de cada luz, de cada cor de cor

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

Eu me lembro

Eu me lembro

Eu me lembro

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manhã /mɐˈɲɐ/ A1	noun - morning
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
luz /luz/ A2	noun - light
cor /koʁ/ A2	noun - color
perguntar /peʁɡũˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to ask
lembrar /lẽˈbɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to remember
festa /ˈfɛstɐ/ A2	noun - party
engraçado /ẽɡɾaˈsadu/ B1	adjective - funny
adorar /a.doˈɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to adore
jeito /ˈʒeɪtu/ B1	noun - way, manner
presunto /pɾeˈzũtu/ B2	noun - ham
melão /meˈlɐ̃w/ B2	noun - melon
lado /ˈlado/ B2	noun - side
errado /eˈʁadu/ B2	adjective - wrong

Key Grammar Structures

• Quando ele chegou

  ➔ Past tense using 'chegou' (he arrived)

  ➔ 'Chegou' is the past tense form of 'chegar' indicating an action completed in the past.

• Eu disse: Oi, fica à vontade

  ➔ Direct speech and imperative form ('fique à vontade')

  ➔ Uses direct speech to quote what was said, and the imperative mood 'fique à vontade' means 'feel free'.

• Foi ela que subiu

  ➔ Past tense structure 'foi' + subject + verb in past participle

  ➔ 'Foi' is the third person singular past tense of 'ser' or 'estar', used here to describe a completed action in the past.

• A festa foi muito animada

  ➔ Simple past tense using 'foi' + adjective/adverb describing the event

  ➔ 'Foi' here is the past tense of 'ser', and 'muito animada' means 'very lively'.

• Ela me achou muito engraçado

  ➔ Past tense 'achou' + direct object + adjective describing perception

  ➔ 'Achou' is the past tense of 'achar', meaning 'found' or 'thought', combined with 'muito engraçado' (very funny or amusing).

• Por isso eu sei de cada luz, de cada cor de cor

  ➔ Prepositional phrase structure indicating reason 'Por isso' + verb 'sei' (know)

  ➔ 'Por isso' means 'therefore' or 'because of that', and 'sei' is the first person singular of 'saber' (to know).

• Eu me lembro

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'lembro' with pronoun 'me' indicating self-reference in present tense

  ➔ 'Me lembro' means 'I remember', with 'me' as the reflexive pronoun indicating that the subject is recalling things about themselves.