Inquieta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Carolina Deslandes

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a new language is a journey of discovery, not just of words, but of emotions and experiences. Carolina Deslandes' song "Inquieta" offers a beautiful opportunity to connect with Portuguese through its honest and relatable exploration of inner restlessness and the path to self-acceptance. The song's clear and emotive lyrics make it a great piece for learners to engage with profound feelings while expanding their vocabulary.

[English]

I live restlessly for being restless

I have a goal, but I can't reach it

I live in a hurry, and in my head

So many people live that don't even say hello to me

I already know myself, but I don't really know myself

And when I stumble, I no longer feel the ground

I always get up, but in the meantime

I no longer see shock in another scratch

They tell you: Work, but it only confuses me

The more you give, the smaller the bread

They tell you: You speak, but no one stays quiet

To hear the other in the midst of the crowd

No one is generous, and it's so dangerous

To want to love someone who loves nothing

Life is just like that, I will like myself

And when I reach the end, I make the end a road

This is my fate

I was never a girl

I have always been a woman

Even when I wasn't

I have always been grown

Even when life

Had rainy days

For little spring

That's why, take it easy

I have a soul

That was already mine

Before I was it

Lived many more years

Suffered so many more damages

That it survived

To survive

...

That's why, take it easy

I have a soul

That was already mine

Before I was it

Lived many more years

Suffered so many more damages

That it survived

To survive

...

I live restlessly

...

[Portuguese]

Eu vivo inquieta por estar inquieta

Eu tenho uma meta, mas não chego lá

Eu vivo com pressa, e na minha cabeça

Vive tanta gente que nem me diz olá

Eu já me conheço, mas nem me conheço

E quando tropeço já não sinto o chão

Sempre me levanto, mas no entretanto

Já não vejo espanto em mais um arranhão

Dizem-te: Trabalha, mas só me baralha

Quanto mais entregas é menor o pão

Dizem-te: Tu fala, mas ninguém se cala

Para ouvir o outro no meio da multidão

Ninguém é generoso, e é tão perigoso

Querer amar alguém que não ama nada

A vida é mesmo assim, eu vou gostar de mim

E quando chego ao fim, faço do fim uma estrada

É esta a minha sina

Eu nunca fui menina

Eu sempre fui mulher

Mesmo quando não o era

Eu sempre fui crescida

Mesmo quando a vida

Tinha dias de chuva

Pra pouca primavera

Por isso, muita calma

Eu tenho uma alma

Que já era minha

Antes de eu o ser

Viveu muito mais anos

Sofreu tantos mais danos

Que sobreviveu

A sobreviver

Por isso, muita calma

Eu tenho uma alma

Que já era minha

Antes de eu o ser

Viveu muito mais anos

Sofreu tantos mais danos

Que sobreviveu

A sobreviver

Eu vivo inquieta

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
inquieta /ĩˈki.ɛ.tɐ/ B2	adjective - restless, uneasy
meta /ˈmɛ.tɐ/ B1	noun - goal, target
pressa /ˈpɾɛ.sɐ/ B1	noun - hurry, rush
cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2	noun - head
gente /ˈʒẽ.tʃi/ A2	noun - people
conheço /ko.ɲeˈsu/ B1	verb - I know (someone)
tropeço /tɾoˈpe.su/ B2	verb - I stumble
levanto /leˈvɐ̃.tu/ B1	verb - I lift, I raise
espanto /esˈpɐ̃.tu/ B2	noun - fright, scare
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
alma /ˈaw.mɐ/ B1	noun - soul
estrada /esˈtɾa.dɐ/ A2	noun - road, path
sina /ˈsi.nɐ/ B2	noun - fate, destiny
dano /ˈda.nu/ B2	noun - damage, harm
sobreviver /sobɾe.viˈveʁ/ B2	verb - to survive

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu vivo inquieta por estar inquieta

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a current state of being, as in "I live restless".

• Eu tenho uma meta, mas não chego lá

  ➔ Present tense and conjunctions

  ➔ The use of the present tense in "I have a goal" and the conjunction "but" to contrast ideas.

• Dizem-te: Trabalha, mas só me baralha

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood in "Work" to give a command or advice.

• A vida é mesmo assim, eu vou gostar de mim

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense in "I will like myself" to express a future intention.

• Eu sempre fui mulher

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense to indicate a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Por isso, muita calma

  ➔ Adverbial phrases

  ➔ The phrase uses an adverbial phrase "a lot of calm" to suggest a manner of being.

• Que já era minha antes de eu o ser

  ➔ Past tense and subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the past tense in "that was already mine" and the subjunctive mood in "before I was it" to express hypothetical situations.