Já não canto essa canção – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Miguel Gameiro

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Miguel Gameiro's 'Já não canto essa canção' is a great choice for Portuguese learners. The lyrics are clear and emotionally resonant, telling a universal story of heartbreak and recovery. By listening to this song, you can learn vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and personal growth, all while being moved by a beautiful Pop melody. Its message of resilience makes it a special song that can inspire you on your language-learning journey.

[English]

You took my future with you

...

As if I were just any past

You took me down the road and the path

Where I wanted to get lost

...

We had the time and secrets

We had the whole world in our hands

We challenged our fears

We shared the same song

And I stood up slowly

With every step, I felt the ground beneath me

I freed myself from that embrace

And I learned to walk

And now I don't sing that song anymore

We were skin on skin

...

Made of equal parts

...

But in this silent room

...

I no longer wait for you

You left the world empty

Behind a closed door

A handful of dreams

Another handful of nothing

And I stood up slowly

With every step, I felt the ground beneath me

I freed myself from that embrace

And I learned to walk

And now I don't sing that song anymore

And I stood up slowly

...

With every step, I felt the ground beneath me

I freed myself from that embrace

And I learned to walk

And now I don't sing that song anymore

And now

...

And now I don't sing that song anymore

And now I don't sing that song anymore

...

[Portuguese]

Levaste o meu futuro contigo

Como se eu fosse um passado qualquer

Levaste-me a estrada e o caminho

Onde eu me queria perder

Tivemos o tempo e os segredos

Tivemos o mundo na mão

Desafiamos os medos

Tivemos a mesma canção

E eu levantei-me devagar

E a cada passo fui sentindo o chão

Libertei-me desse abraço

E aprendi a caminhar

E agora já não canto essa canção

Fomos a pele na pele

Feitos de partes iguais

Mas neste quarto em silêncio

Eu já não te espero mais

Deixaste o mundo vazio

Atrás de uma porta fechada

Uma mão cheia de sonhos

Outra mão cheia de nada

E eu levantei-me devagar

E a cada passo fui sentindo o chão

Libertei-me desse abraço

E aprendi a caminhar

E agora já não canto essa canção

E eu levantei-me devagar

E a cada passo fui sentindo o chão

Libertei-me desse abraço

E aprendi a caminhar

E agora já não canto essa canção

E agora

E agora já não canto essa canção

E agora já não canto essa canção

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
futuro /futuˈɾu/ B1	noun - future
estrada /iʃˈtɾaðɐ/ B1	noun - road, street
passo /ˈpaʃu/ A2	noun - step
chão /ʃɐ̃w/ A2	noun - floor, ground
abraço /aˈbɾasu/ B1	noun - hug
caminhar /kɐmiˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to walk
canção /kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - song
segredos /sɨˈɣɾeðus/ B2	noun - secrets
medo /ˈmɐdu/ B1	noun - fear
pessoa /pɐˈsow/ A2	noun - person
mão /mɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - hand
sonho /ˈsõɲu/ B2	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• Levaste o meu futuro contigo

  ➔ Past tense of 'levar' (to take) in the second person singular (you), in the perfect tense 'levantaste'.

  ➔ 'Levaste' is the past tense form used with 'tu' (you) in Portuguese.

• E eu levantei-me devagar

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'levantar-se' in past tense (pretérito perfeito), first person singular.

  ➔ 'Levantei-me' means 'I got up' or 'I stood up' in Portuguese.

• E agora já não canto essa canção

  ➔ Use of the present tense in the negative form 'não canto' (do not sing) with the pronoun 'eu'.

  ➔ 'Não canto' is the negative form meaning 'I do not sing' in Portuguese.

• Libertei-me desse abraço

  ➔ Past participle 'libertei' with reflexive pronoun 'me' indicating a completed action of freeing oneself.

  ➔ 'Libertiei-me' means 'I freed myself' in Portuguese.

• E a cada passo fui sentindo o chão

  ➔ Use of the verb 'sentir' (to feel) in the imperfect tense 'fui sentindo', indicating a progressive or ongoing action.

  ➔ 'Fui sentindo' conveys the idea of gradually feeling or experiencing as one moves.

• E agora já não canto essa canção

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'canto' in the negative form 'não canto' to express current absence of singing or feeling.

  ➔ 'Não canto' indicates that I no longer sing or feel that song in the present.