Fica Só – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nuno Ribeiro
• Album: Sentido

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Já tive tempos em que quis deitar a chave do

I've had times when I wanted to lock my heart outside

Meu coração lá fora

My heart out there

Não tinha inspiração para compor as canções

I had no inspiration to write songs

Que te vou cantar aqui agora

That I’m about to sing to you now

Porque tu fazes-me bem e tu

Because you make me feel good and you

Sabes como nos fazer voar

Know how to make us fly

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Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Tão perto como a noite está da lua

As close as the night is to the moon

És a luz que ilumina a minha rua

You're the light that brightens my street

Dizes eu sou tua que eu vou atrás

You say I'm yours, and I’ll follow

Porque tu fazes-me bem e tu sabes

Because you make me feel good and you know

Como nos fazer voar

How to make us fly

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Tu sorris, sorrio também

You smile, I smile too

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Porque nunca ninguém me fez tão bem

Because no one has ever made me feel so good

Então fica só, então fica só

So just stay here, just stay here

Para quê complicar não se para nós é simples

Why complicate things? It's simple for us

E não há razão para ninguém ter ciúmes

And there's no reason for anyone to be jealous

Então fica só

So just stay here

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

I saw in you what was missing in me

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

To make life work, I just need you near

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
inspiração /ĩspiɾaˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - inspiration
canções /kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃s/ A2	noun - songs
voar /voˈaʁ/ A2	verb - to fly
luz /luʊz/ A1	noun - light
rua /ˈʁu.ɐ/ A1	noun - street
sorrir /soˈʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to smile
perto /ˈpɛʁtu/ A1	adverb - near
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
ciúmes /siˈumɨs/ B1	noun - jealousy
complicar /kõpliˈkaʁ/ B1	verb - to complicate
simples /ˈsĩplɨs/ A2	adjective - simple
fazer /faˈzeʁ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
bem /bẽj/ A1	adverb - well
tão /tɐ̃w/ A1	adverb - so
agora /aˈɡɔɾɐ/ A1	adverb - now

Key Grammar Structures

• Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

  ➔ Subjunctive phrase with 'basta' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Basta' means 'it is enough' or 'suffices', and when followed by an infinitive, it indicates that doing that action is sufficient for the desired result.

• Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

  ➔ Verb 'vi' (past of 'ver') + preposition 'em' + pronoun 'ti' + relative clause

  ➔ 'Vi' is the past tense of 'ver' (to see), indicating past perception. 'Em ti' means 'in you', and the relative clause 'o que faltava em mim' describes what was missing in the speaker himself.

• És a luz que ilumina a minha rua

  ➔ Relative clause 'que ilumina a minha rua' modifying 'a luz'

  ➔ 'És' means 'you are'. The relative clause 'que ilumina a minha rua' describes the feature of 'a luz' (the light), emphasizing what the person is to the speaker.

• Porque nunca ninguém me fez tão bem

  ➔ Negative adverb 'nunca' + pronoun 'ninguém' + past tense verb 'fez'

  ➔ 'Nunca' is a negative adverb meaning 'never'. 'Ninguém' means 'nobody'. The sentence indicates that nobody else has made the speaker feel as good.