Gritos – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ivandro

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

mais uma luta que tens comigo

Another fight you have with me

bora temos que olhar pra esse abismo

Come on, we have to look into this abyss

diz-me, vais saltar comigo?

Tell me, will you jump with me?

ainda tens o que eu preciso

Do you still have what I need?

parece que chegamos nessa fase

It seems we've reached this phase

é tudo tão complicado

Everything is so complicated

acontecem bué desastres

A lot of disasters happen

claro que tou preocupado

Of course, I'm worried

tratamos as feridas

We heal the wounds

pediste um desejo

You made a wish

as palavras tão escritas

The words are written

mas perderam contexto

But they lost context

será que hoje ficas

Will you stay today?

ou nunca mais te vejo

Or will I never see you again

a dormir no meu peito

Sleeping on my chest

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

quero encontrar nos teus olhos aquele brilho

I want to find that sparkle in your eyes

sonhávamos alto, pensei que era infinito

We dreamed big, I thought it was endless

não tava pronto, mas fiz mais uns sacrifícios

I wasn't ready, but I made a few more sacrifices

tu merecias tudo e amar é tão bonito

You deserved everything and love is so beautiful

às vezes o silêncio fala

Sometimes silence speaks

quando não existem palavras

When there are no words

agora que já disse tudo

Now that I've said everything

tu decides ficar calada?

Do you choose to stay silent?

tratamos as feridas

We heal the wounds

tratamos as feridas

We heal the wounds

tratamos as feridas

We heal the wounds

pediste um desejo

You made a wish

as palavras tão escritas

The words are written

mas perderam contexto

But they lost context

será que hoje ficas?

Will you stay today?

ou nunca mais te vejo

Or will I never see you again

a dormir no meu peito

Sleeping on my chest

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

Porque é que queres discutir

Why do you want to argue?

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

You don't want to hear what I say

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

You forgot my sacrifices

algures entre os nossos gritos

Somewhere between our shouts

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
discutir /diʃ.kuˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to discuss; to argue
sacrifício /sɐ.kɾiˈfi.si.u/ B1	noun - sacrifice
grito /ˈɡɾi.tu/ A2	noun - shout; scream; cry
luta /ˈlu.tɐ/ A2	noun - fight; struggle; battle
abismo /aˈbiz.mu/ B2	noun - abyss; chasm; deep gulf
saltar /salˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump; to leap
complicado /kõ.pli.ˈka.du/ B1	adjective - complicated; complex; difficult
desastre /deˈzastɾi/ B1	noun - disaster; catastrophe; mess
ferida /feˈɾi.dɐ/ B1	noun - wound; injury; hurt
desejo /deˈʒe.ʒu/ A2	noun - wish; desire; longing
contexto /kõ.ˈtɛs.tu/ B2	noun - context
ficar /fiˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to stay; to remain (in a place) verb - to become; to get (in a certain state)
brilho /ˈbɾi.ʎu/ B1	noun - shine; sparkle; glow; brilliance
infinito /ĩ.fiˈni.tu/ B1	adjective - infinite; endless; boundless
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ A2	noun - silence; quiet
calado /kaˈla.du/ B1	adjective - quiet; silent; reserved (person)
esquecer /es.keˈseɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
preocupado /pɾe.u.kuˈpa.du/ B1	adjective - worried; concerned; anxious
sonhar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream

Key Grammar Structures

• Porque é que queres discutir

  ➔ Interrogative construction 'Porque é que'

  ➔ The phrase "Porque é que" is a common interrogative construction in European Portuguese, used to emphasize the question 'why' and is equivalent to 'Why is it that...'. It adds emphasis compared to just 'Por que'.

• bora temos que olhar pra esse abismo

  ➔ Colloquialisms and Obligation ('ter que')

  ➔ "Bora" is a very common colloquial abbreviation for "vamos" (let's go). "Ter que" means "to have to", expressing obligation. "Pra" is a colloquial contraction of "para a/o" (to the / for the), or simply "para" (to/for).

• diz-me, vais saltar comigo?

  ➔ Imperative and Informal Future

  ➔ "Diz-me" is an imperative form of "dizer" (to tell), with the object pronoun "-me" (me) attached. "Vais saltar" is an informal way to express future tense in Portuguese, using the present tense of "ir" (to go) followed by the infinitive of the main verb ("saltar" - to jump).

• parece que chegamos nessa fase

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'parecer' + 'que' clause

  ➔ The verb "parecer" (to seem/appear) used impersonally with "que" introduces a clause stating what seems to be the case. "Chegamos" is the first-person plural of "chegar" (to arrive), which can be present or past depending on context, here implying 'we arrived' or 'we've arrived'. "Nessa" is a contraction of "em" (in) and "essa" (that), meaning "in that".

• acontecem bué desastres

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'acontecer' and Slang 'bué'

  ➔ "Acontecem" is the third-person plural of "acontecer" (to happen), which often functions impersonally with the subject following it, like 'Many disasters happen'. "Bué" is a very common colloquial term in European Portuguese, meaning "a lot" or "many", often used to emphasize quantity.

• sonhávamos alto, pensei que era infinito

  ➔ Imperfect Tense and Past Reporting Clause

  ➔ "Sonhávamos" (we dreamed) and "era" (it was) are in the Imperfect Tense, describing continuous or habitual actions/states in the past. "Pensei que" (I thought that) introduces a subordinate clause reporting a past thought, where "era" refers to a past state from the perspective of "pensei".

• tu merecias tudo e amar é tão bonito

  ➔ Imperfect Tense and Infinitive as Subject

  ➔ "Merecias" (you deserved) is in the Imperfect Tense, indicating a continuous or habitual past state. "Amar" (to love) is an infinitive used as the subject of the sentence, functioning as a noun phrase meaning "the act of loving".

• ou nunca mais te vejo a dormir no meu peito

  ➔ 'Nunca mais' and 'ver alguém a fazer algo'

  ➔ "Nunca mais" means "never again", emphasizing the definitive end of an action. The construction "ver alguém a fazer algo" (to see someone doing something) is typical in European Portuguese, where "a" is followed by the infinitive to indicate an ongoing action.

• agora que já disse tudo

  ➔ 'Agora que' and Present Perfect Composite

  ➔ "Agora que" means "now that" and introduces a temporal clause indicating a completed condition. "Já disse" is in the Pretérito Perfeito Composto (Present Perfect Composite), indicating an action completed in the past but with relevance to the present.

• será que hoje ficas?

  ➔ 'Será que' (expressing doubt/question)

  ➔ The construction "Será que" is commonly used in Portuguese to express a question with a nuance of doubt, uncertainty, or wonder, equivalent to 'Is it possible that...?' or 'I wonder if...'. "Ficas" is in the present indicative, but often implies a future action in such contexts.