Heaven – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Carolina Deslandes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of music with "Heaven" by Portuguese artist Carolina Deslandes. While this song is in English, it offers a window into the soul of a celebrated Portuguese singer-songwriter, showcasing her ability to convey universal feelings of love and loss that transcend language. Exploring her work can be a beautiful way to connect with Portuguese culture and be inspired to learn the language of this expressive artist.

[English]

Oh can't you see

I'm falling down

Trying to breathe

I'm all cried out

I'm just a girl with a

Lot of worries in the world

That doesn't care

I'm just a girl with a

Thousand stories calling out

But there's no one there

And I needed you tonight

But you've come to heaven

And if you could see me now

Would you remember

How you used to hold me close

How you always felt like home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

I'm giving in

Where do I go

You left me here

The world is cold

I'm just a girl with a

Lot of worries in the world

That doesn't care

I'm just a girl with a

Thousand stories calling out

But there's no one there

And I needed you tonight

But you've come to heaven

And if you could see me now

Would you remember

How you used to hold me close

How you always felt like home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out

I sing for you tonight

This song of heaven

And I'll keep singing loud

Till you remember that

I'll always hold you close

I will make my way back home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

...

[Portuguese]

Oh can't you see

I'm falling down

Trying to breathe

I'm all cried out

I'm just a girl with a

Lot of worries in the world

That doens't care

I'm just a girl with a

Thousand stories calling out

But there's no one there

And I needed you tonight

But you've come to heaven

And if you could see me now

Would you remember

How you use to hold me close

How you always felt like home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

I'm giving in

Where do I go

You left me here

The world is cold

I'm just a girl with a

Lot of worries in the world

That doens't care

I'm just a girl with a

Thousand stories calling out

But there's no one there

And I needed you tonight

But you've come to heaven

And if you could see me now

Would you remember

How you use to hold me close

How you always felt like home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out

I sing for you tonight

This songs of heaven

And I'll keep singing loud

Till you remember that

I'll always hold you close

I will make my way back home

And I know I feel alone

But there's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

There's an angel looking out for me tonight

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down from a higher place
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs
worry /ˈwɜːri/ B1	verb - to feel anxious or concerned noun - a state of anxiety or concern
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative or tale
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to recall to mind
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method or manner of doing something
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing a lot of noise

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm falling down

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

• Trying to breathe

  ➔ Present participle with 'trying to' indicating an ongoing effort

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing attempt to perform an action.

• I'm just a girl with a lot of worries in the world

  ➔ Use of 'just' to emphasize simplicity or smallness

  ➔ 'Just' emphasizes that the subject is modest or small in some aspect.

• And I needed you tonight

  ➔ Past simple tense indicating a specific need in the past

  ➔ Refers to a specific moment in the past when the speaker needed someone.

• Would you remember

  ➔ Conditional mood (would + verb) expressing a hypothetical or polite question

  ➔ Asks whether someone will remember in a hypothetical or future sense.

• How you always felt like home

  ➔ Past simple tense used in indirect speech to describe a feeling

  ➔ Refers to a past perception or feeling about someone that felt like home.

• And I'll keep singing loud

  ➔ Future continuous tense with 'I'll' (I will + verb) indicating ongoing future action

  ➔ Expresses an intention or determination to continue performing an action in the future.