Fica Só – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nuno Ribeiro
• Album: Sentido

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Portuguese language through Nuno Ribeiro's touching song, "Fica Só." This track offers a wonderful opportunity to learn expressions of love and affection in a contemporary musical style. Its clear and emotive lyrics about finding a love that completes you make it a special and accessible song for language learners.

[English]

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

My heart out there

I had no inspiration to write songs

That I’m about to sing to you now

Because you make me feel good and you

Know how to make us fly

...

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

As close as the night is to the moon

You're the light that brightens my street

You say I'm yours, and I’ll follow

Because you make me feel good and you know

How to make us fly

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

You smile, I smile too

...

Because no one has ever made me feel so good

So just stay here, just stay here

Why complicate things? It's simple for us

And there's no reason for anyone to be jealous

So just stay here

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

I saw in you what was missing in me

To make life work, I just need you near

...

[Portuguese]

Já tive tempos em que quis deitar a chave do

Meu coração lá fora

Não tinha inspiração para compor as canções

Que te vou cantar aqui agora

Porque tu fazes-me bem e tu

Sabes como nos fazer voar

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Tão perto como a noite está da lua

És a luz que ilumina a minha rua

Dizes eu sou tua que eu vou atrás

Porque tu fazes-me bem e tu sabes

Como nos fazer voar

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Tu sorris, sorrio também

Porque nunca ninguém me fez tão bem

Então fica só, então fica só

Para quê complicar não se para nós é simples

E não há razão para ninguém ter ciúmes

Então fica só

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

Eu vi em ti o que faltava em mim

Para a vida dar certo basta ter-te perto

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.