Imprevisto – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Yago Oproprio, Rô Rosa

Lyrics & Translation

Discover 'Imprevisto,' a song by Yago Oproprio featuring Rô Rosa, that beautifully captures the magic of unexpected encounters in the city. Through its blend of urban rhythms and heartfelt lyrics, the song offers a glimpse into modern romance, emphasizing spontaneity and the profound joy of prioritizing connection. It's a perfect track to immerse yourself in the Portuguese language and explore themes of love and urban life.

[English]

I was walking through the neighborhood

Being the center of the city

When you decided to reach out on my radio

I already have a commitment

But I can arrive later

I prefer to have you like this

Close to me

In the morning, in the early hours

I want you in the afternoon too

When we are together

We are enemies of the end

You know I'm always on the go

In every mile

Regardless

If you want, I'm interested

I come with confidence, no one can hold me back

I only brought you this bouquet

Because life is tough

It was never just a matter of hurry

Understand in the conversation

I just arrived sweaty from the patrol

Always bold, no one can hold me back

I live life like a stunt double

But without any bindings

What is shallow doesn't interest me

Just kisses on the forehead

Those who lose their composure

And I would understand to speak

My gesture to enchant you

I feel the beating of your heart

In such a particular way

Without much to say

Just silence and a transmission of thought

I would join to love you

In your hair, I would get tangled

More tangled than I already am at this moment

There's a whole world to explore

I know, your rising sign is water

And our photo increased my engagement

I was walking through the neighborhood

Being the center of the city

When you decided to reach out on my radio

I already have a commitment

But I can arrive later

I prefer to have you like this

Close to me

In the morning, in the early hours

I want you in the afternoon too

When we are together

We are enemies of the end

You know I'm always on the go

In every mile

Regardless

If you want, I'm interested

...

[Portuguese]

'Tava andando de quebrada

Sendo o centro da cidade

Quando cê resolveu dar um salve pelo meu radin'

Eu já tenho compromisso

Mas posso chegar mais tarde

Prefiro ter você assim

Bem pertinho de mim

De manhã, de madrugada

Te quero também de tarde

Quando nóis fica junto

Somo' inimigo do fim

Sabe que eu sou correria

Em todas as quilometragem'

Independentemente

Se quiser, eu tô a fim

Chego na postura, ninguém segura

Eu só te trouxe esse buquê

Porque a vida é dura

Nunca foi questão só de pressa

Entende na conversa

Só cheguei suado pela viatura

Sempre na caruda, ninguém segura

Eu vivo a vida de dublê

Mas sem atadura

O que é raso num interessa

Só beijin' na testa

Aqueles que o malandro já perde a postura

E eu entenderia pra falar

Meu gesto pra te enfeitiçar

Fico sentindo o batimento do seu peito

De um modo tão particular

Sem muita coisa pra falar

Só um silêncio e transmissão de pensamento

Me juntaria pra te amar

Nos seus cabelos, me enrolar

Mais enrolado que eu já tô nesse momento

Tem um mundão pra aventurar

Eu sei, seu ascendente é mar

E a nossa foto aumentou meu engajamento

Eu 'tava andando de quebrada

Sendo o centro da cidade

Quando cê resolveu dar um salve pelo meu radin'

Eu já tenho compromisso

Mas posso chegar mais tarde

Prefiro ter você assim

Bem pertinho de mim

De manhã, de madrugada

Te quero também de tarde

Quando nóis fica junto

Somo' inimigo do fim

Sabe que eu sou correria

Em todas as quilometragem'

Independentemente

Se quiser, eu tô a fim

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quebrada /keˈbɾada/ B1	noun - neighborhood, street, or area (slang in Brazil)
compromisso /kõpɾoˈmisu/ B1	noun - commitment, obligation
salve /ˈsalvi/ A2	noun - greeting, hello (slang)
radar /ʁaˈdaʁ/ A2	noun - radar (device), to detect or sense
compromisso /kõpɾoˈmisu/ B1	noun - commitment, obligation
pertinho /peʁˈtĩɲu/ A2	adjective - very close, nearby
madrugada /madɾuˈgaðɐ/ B1	noun - early morning, dawn
tarde /ˈtaʁdʒi/ A1	noun - afternoon
fazer /faˈzeɾ/ A2	verb - to do, to make
seguidor /siɡiˈdɔʁ/ B2	noun - follower, supporter
cabelo /kaˈbɛlu/ A2	noun - hair
enfeitiçar /ẽfɐjˈtiʃaʁ/ C1	verb - to bewitch, to enchant
batimento /bɐtʃiˈmẽtu/ C1	noun - heartbeat, pulsation

Key Grammar Structures

• 'Tava andando de quebrada

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense to indicate an action that was ongoing in the past, as in 'I was walking'.

• Prefiro ter você assim

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth or preference, as in 'I prefer to have you like this'.

• Quando nóis fica junto

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ This clause indicates a specific time when the action occurs, as in 'When we are together'.

• Sabe que eu sou correria

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a state of being or identity, as in 'You know that I am busy'.

• Eu só te trouxe esse buquê

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe a completed action in the past, as in 'I only brought you this bouquet'.

• Só beijin' na testa

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ This phrase uses a colloquial expression to convey affection, as in 'Just a kiss on the forehead'.

• Eu 'tava andando de quebrada

  ➔ Informal contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses an informal contraction of 'estava' to 'tava', common in spoken language.