Forasteiro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: TIAGO IORC, SILVA
• Album: Zeski

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Tiago Iorc's "Forasteiro," featuring Silva. This song, with its introspective lyrics and gentle melody, invites listeners to explore the beauty of embracing life's uncertainties and the hope that lies in new beginnings. Through its poetic narrative, you can connect with themes of renewal and self-acceptance, making it a special piece for understanding the nuances of personal growth.

[English]

No one said I could

Nor pointed me to a bridge or guide

The wind cheered me on, I came in the breeze

How I arrived, I can't explain

I didn't plan to look so opposite

That saved me from monotony

A stranger from within me

I wait for the yes until I find

A spark of an end

A new beginning, life starts to brighten

...

I won't deny everything and my love

Will strip me bare if necessary

In every pain, another melody

A stranger from within me

I wait for the yes until I find

A spark of an end

A new beginning, life starts to brighten

...

[Portuguese]

Ninguém falou que eu podia

Nem me indicou ponte ou guia

Vento animou, vim na ventani

Como cheguei, não sei explicar

Não planejei tão oposto olhar

Que me salvou da monotonia

Um forasteiro de mim

Eu espero o sim até encontrar

Uma centelha de fim

Recomeço assim vida a clarear

Não vou negar tudo e meu amor

Vai me despir se preciso for

Em toda dor outra melodia

Um forasteiro de mim

Eu espero o sim até encontrar

Uma centelha de fim

Recomeço assim vida a clarear

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
falou /faˈloʊ/ B1	verb - spoke
podia /poˈdʒi.ɐ/ A2	verb - could, was able to
indicou /ĩ.kuˈo/ B2	verb - indicated, pointed out
vento /ˈvẽ.tu/ A2	noun - wind
animou /a.niˈmõw/ B1	verb - animated, invigorated
cheguei /ʃeˈɡej/ A2	verb - I arrived
explicar /ʃpɾi.kaˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to explain
planejei /pla.nʒeˈi/ B2	verb - I planned
olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ A2	verb - to look noun - look, gaze
salvou /salˈvo/ B2	verb - saved
monotonia /mõ.toˈni.a/ B2	noun - monotony
forasteiro /fo.ʁasˈtɛ.i.ɾu/ B2	noun - stranger, outsider
espera /esˈpe.ɾa/ A2	verb - waits, hopes
encontrar /ẽ.kõˈtraɾ/ B2	verb - to find
fim /fim/ A1	noun - end
recomeço /ʁe.kõˈsɛu/ B2	noun - restart, new beginning
vida /ˈvi.da/ A1	noun - life
clarear /kla.ɾeˈaɾ/ B2	verb - to clear up, brighten

Key Grammar Structures

• Ninguém falou que eu podia

  ➔ Negative pronouns and verbs.

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative pronoun "Ninguém" (nobody) to express that no one said I could.

• Vento animou, vim na ventani

  ➔ Past tense verbs.

  ➔ The verbs "animou" (animated) and "vim" (came) are in the past tense, indicating completed actions.

• Não planejei tão oposto olhar

  ➔ Negation with verbs.

  ➔ The phrase uses "Não" (not) to negate the verb "planejei" (planned), indicating that the speaker did not plan.

• Um forasteiro de mim

  ➔ Noun phrases.

  ➔ The phrase "Um forasteiro de mim" (A stranger of me) is a noun phrase that describes a concept or identity.

• Eu espero o sim até encontrar

  ➔ Present tense verbs.

  ➔ The verb "espero" (I wait) is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing action.

• Recomeço assim vida a clarear

  ➔ Infinitive verbs.

  ➔ The verb "clarear" (to clarify) is in the infinitive form, indicating purpose or intention.