Fim – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Fernando Daniel, Carolina Deslandes
• Album: +PRESENTE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey into its heart, and "Fim" by Fernando Daniel and Carolina Deslandes is a beautiful gateway to Portuguese. The song's clear, emotional lyrics about love and loss offer a chance to learn expressive vocabulary and grammar in a deeply engaging way. What makes "Fim" special is the powerful vocal interplay between two of Portugal's most beloved contemporary artists, making the language's nuances of emotion palpable and memorable.

[English]

I'm not going, I'm not staying

If you don't, if you don't want to talk

It's not worth insisting

If you no longer want to be here

Now just think about yourself, how everything will change

But if you need me, you can call

Some things time can't erase

You're one of them, and I won't deny

That you were, that you are, and that you'll be my end

...

You always come back when I close the door on you

It's the not having to bring you back, isn't love

And I know you better from behind

Than when you look at me begging for mercy

Give me some time, and I’ll be reborn

I'll be happier without you

You asked for space

And I only have space for the end

But if you need me, you can call

Some things time can't erase

You're one of them, and I won't deny

That you were, that you are, and that you'll be my end

...

I know I can't change the past

But I would change everything just to have you by my side

I know I can't change the past

But I would change everything just to have you by my side

I know I can't change the past

But I would change everything just to have you by my side

I know I can't change the past

But I would change everything just to have you by my side

Side

By my side

...

But if you need me, you can call

...

[Portuguese]

Eu não vou, eu não vou ficar

Se tu não, se tu não quiseres falar

Não vale a pena insistir

Se tu já não queres cá estar

Agora pensa só em ti, em como tudo vai mudar

Mas se precisares de mim, podes chamar

Há coisas que o tempo não pode apagar

Tu és uma delas e eu não vou negar

Que foste, que és e serás o meu fim

Voltas sempre quando eu te fecho a porta

É o não ter que te traz, não é amor

E eu já te conheço bem melhor de costas

Do que a olhares p'ra mim a pedir por favor

Dá-me um tempo e eu renasço

Vou ser mais feliz sem ti

Tu é que pediste espaço

E eu só tenho espaço p'ro fim

Mas se precisares de mim, podes chamar

Há coisas que o tempo não pode apagar

Tu és uma delas e eu não vou negar

Que foste, que és e serás o meu fim

Sei que eu não posso mudar o passado

Mas mudava tudo só p'ra te ter ao meu lado

Sei que eu não posso mudar o passado

Mas mudava tudo só p'ra te ter ao meu lado

Sei que eu não posso mudar o passado

Mas mudava tudo só p'ra te ter ao meu lado

Sei que eu não posso mudar o passado

Mas mudava tudo só p'ra te ter ao meu lado

Lado

Ao meu lado

Mas se precisares de mim, podes chamar

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu não vou, eu não vou ficar

  ➔ Use of double negatives for emphasis in present tense.

  ➔ The phrase employs *double negatives* (*não*... *não*) to emphasize determination.

• Se tu já não queres cá estar

  ➔ Use of the present tense in the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical or conditional situation.

  ➔ The verb *queres* is in the present tense subjunctive mood, indicating a hypothetical or emotional context.

• Há coisas que o tempo não pode apagar

  ➔ Use of *there are* + noun phrase to express existence.

  ➔ The phrase employs *há* (there is/are) to indicate the existence of *coisas* that *o tempo não pode apagar* (time cannot erase).

• Que foste, que és e serás o meu fim

  ➔ Use of the past, present, and future indicative tenses in a sequence to denote timelines.

  ➔ The verbs *foste*, *és*, and *serás* are in the past, present, and future indicative respectively, showing continuity of the *fim* (end).

• Sei que eu não posso mudar o passado

  ➔ Use of the verb *sei* in present tense to express knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ The verb *sei* is in the present indicative of *saber* (to know), indicating the speaker's awareness of their limitations.

• Mas mudava tudo só p'ra te ter ao meu lado

  ➔ Use of *mudava* in the imperfect subjunctive or conditional tense to express hypothetical or wished-for action.

  ➔ The verb *mudava* is in the imperfect subjunctive or conditional tense, indicating a hypothetical wish to change everything to be with the person.