Guerra Nuclear – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Marisa Liz

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

JÁ ESQUECERAM O CANTAR E O SORRISO

They have already forgotten singing and smiling

JÁ NÃO SÃO HOMENS DE BOA VONTADE

They're no longer men of good will

A LOUCURA ESTÁ A VENCER O JUÍZO

Madness is winning over reason

O ÓDIO A AMIZADE

Hate over friendship

ESTÃO-SE A DESPIR

They're stripping away

DE TODA A HUMANIDADE

From all of humanity

JÁ ESQUECERAM O CANTAR E O SORRISO

They've already forgotten singing and smiling

JÁ NÃO SÃO HOMENS DE BOA VONTADE

They're no longer men of good will

A LOUCURA ESTÁ A VENCER O JUÍZO

Madness is winning over reason

O ÓDIO A AMIZADE

Hate over friendship

ESTÃO-SE A DESPIR

They're stripping away

DE TODA A HUMANIDADE

From all of humanity

VOU PROTESTAR

I will protest

DENUNCIAR

Expose the truth

VOU ALERTAR

I will warn

QUEREM FAZER A GUERRA NUCLEAR

They want to start a nuclear war

VOU PROTESTAR

I will protest

DENUNCIAR

Expose the truth

ESTOU-ME A ALARMAR

I'm sounding the alarm

QUE CULPA TENHO EU SE ELES SE QUEREM

What fault is mine if they want to

SUICIDAR

Kill themselves

O TRATADO DE PAZ FOI RASGADO

The peace treaty has been torn apart

JÁ COMEÇAM A FAZER AMEAÇAS

They've already started making threats

O PODER JÁ ESTÁ DESCONTROLADO

Power is already out of control

ESTÃO-SE A EMBRIAGAR

They're getting drunk

DE BOMBAS

On bombs

E OS DEDOS JÁ QUEREM APERTAR

And fingers are itching to press

VOU PROTESTAR

I will protest

DENUNCIAR

Expose the truth

VOU ALERTAR

I'm sounding the alarm

QUEREM FAZER A GUERRA NUCLEAR

They want to start a nuclear war

VOU PROTESTAR

I will protest

DENUNCIAR

Expose the truth

ESTOU-ME A ALARMAR

I'm sounding the alarm

QUE CULPA TENHO EU SE ELES SE QUEREM

What fault is mine if they want to

SUICIDAR

Kill themselves

VOU PROTESTAR

I will protest

ESTOU-ME A ALARMAR

I'm sounding the alarm

VOU IMPLORAR

I'll beg

AO DEUS DA VIDA PRA OS NEUTRALIZAR

To God of life, to neutralize them

VOU SUPLICAR

I will beg

VOU-ME QUEIXAR

I will complain

ESTOU-ME A ALARMAR

I'm sounding the alarm

VOU SUPLICAR

I will beg

AO DEUS DA VIDA PRA OS NEUTRALIZAR

To God of life, to neutralize them

VOU-ME QUEIXAR

I will complain

ESTOU-ME A ALARMAR

I'm sounding the alarm

VOU SUPLICAR

I will beg

AO DEUS DA VIDA PRA OS NEUTRALIZAR

To God of life, to neutralize them

VOU IMPLORAR

I will beg

VOU IMPLORAR

I will beg

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
guerra /ˈɡe.ʁɐ/ A2	noun - war
nuclear /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ B2	adjective - relating to the nucleus of an atom
ódio /ˈo.dʒi.u/ B1	noun - hatred
amizade /a.miˈza.dʒi/ A2	noun - friendship
humanidade /u.ma.niˈda.dʒi/ B1	noun - humanity
protestar /pɾo.teʃˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to protest
denunciar /de.nuˈsi.aʁ/ B2	verb - to denounce
alertar /a.leʁˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to alert
culpa /ˈkuɫ.pɐ/ A2	noun - guilt
suicidar /swi.siˈdaʁ/ C1	verb - to commit suicide
implorar /ĩ.ploˈɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to implore
suplicar /su.pliˈkaʁ/ B2	verb - to beg
paz /paz/ A1	noun - peace
poder /ˈpo.dɛʁ/ B1	noun - power
dedos /ˈde.dus/ A2	noun - fingers

Key Grammar Structures

• QUE CULPA TENHO EU SE ELES SE QUEREM

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'que' clauses expressing doubt or possibility

  ➔ The phrase uses the **subjunctive** mood ('tenham') to express **doubts or assumptions** about what others want or do.

• VOU IMPLORAR AO DEUS DA VIDA PRA OS NEUTRALIZAR

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'vou' + infinitive to express **intentions or plans**

  ➔ The phrase uses **'vou'**, the **future tense** of 'andar', combined with the infinitive 'implorar', to show **a decided action** that the speaker intends to perform.

• ESTÃO-SE A DESPIR DE TODA A HUMANIDADE

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun + present tense verb 'estar' + gerund to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ The structure **'estão-se a'** + inflected verb form (gerund) signals an **ongoing or reflective action** happening to the subject.

• STATUS + ADJECTIVE (e.g., de boa vontade)

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + adjective to describe a state or condition

  ➔ Prepositional phrases like **'de boa vontade'** qualify or describe the **state or attitude** of the subject.

• QUEREM FAZER A GUERRA NUCLEAR

  ➔ Using the verb 'quer' in the present tense + infinitive to express **desire or intention**

  ➔ The verb **'quer'** is in the present tense and indicates **desire, want, or intention** to perform an action, in this case, to start a nuclear war.

• JÁ ESQUECERAM O CANTAR E O SORRISO

  ➔ Use of the present perfect 'esqueceram' to describe completed action in the past

  ➔ The **'esqueceram'** is the **third person plural perfect tense** of 'esquecer', indicating a **completed action** in the past (they forgot).