Eu me Lembro

• By: Clarice Falcão, Moska

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Era manhã

It was morning

(três da tarde)

(three in the afternoon)

Quando ele chegou

When he arrived

(foi ela que subiu)

(it was her who came up)

Eu disse: Oi, fica à vontade

I said: Hi, make yourself at home

Eu é que disse oi, mas ela não ouviu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

You can ask me about everything I remember

A festa foi muito animada

The party was very lively

Oito ou nove gatos pingados no salão

Eight or nine scattered people in the hall

Eu adorei a feijoada

I loved the feijoada

Era presunto enrolado no melão

It was ham wrapped in melon

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

You can ask me about everything I remember

Ela me achou muito engraçado

She found me very funny

Ele falou, falou e eu fingi que ri

He talked, talked and I pretended to laugh

A blusa dela tava do lado errado

Her blouse was on the wrong side

Ele adorou o jeito que eu me vesti

He loved the way I dressed

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pode me perguntar de cada coisa que eu me lembro

You can ask me about everything I remember

Eu me lembro

I remember

Eu me lembro

I remember

Eu me lembro

I remember

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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.