Forasteiro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: TIAGO IORC, SILVA
• Album: Zeski

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Ninguém falou que eu podia

No one said I could

Nem me indicou ponte ou guia

Nor pointed me to a bridge or guide

Vento animou, vim na ventani

The wind cheered me on, I came in the breeze

Como cheguei, não sei explicar

How I arrived, I can't explain

Não planejei tão oposto olhar

I didn't plan to look so opposite

Que me salvou da monotonia

That saved me from monotony

Um forasteiro de mim

A stranger from within me

Eu espero o sim até encontrar

I wait for the yes until I find

Uma centelha de fim

A spark of an end

Recomeço assim vida a clarear

A new beginning, life starts to brighten

...

...

Não vou negar tudo e meu amor

I won't deny everything and my love

Vai me despir se preciso for

Will strip me bare if necessary

Em toda dor outra melodia

In every pain, another melody

Um forasteiro de mim

A stranger from within me

Eu espero o sim até encontrar

I wait for the yes until I find

Uma centelha de fim

A spark of an end

Recomeço assim vida a clarear

A new beginning, life starts to brighten

...

...

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.