Ka Finda – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Leo Pereira
• Album: Refrão Tempo

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hi yeeh yeah

Huu wou wou wou

Hi yeeh yeah. Huu wou wou wou. oh, yeah, yeah

It's the gold you turn into good, that you put on the ground

It's the echo that repeats, that I keep quiet

Please don’t think my heart is broken

If you do that, I’m still here

My heart never stops, my heart never ends, my love stays

My heart never stops, my heart never ends, my love stays

Today it’s different. I’ve already learned from my past.

I promised respect, and I’m asking you to come back.

I’m asking you to return.

Come back, come back,

Baby, come back to me.

To me.

Come back, come back, come back.

Baby, come back to me.

What kills us is an emptiness.

I’m trying again.

I think it’s a flower, my friend doesn’t believe it.

I understood that you left me... but

My heart never stops, my heart never ends, my love stays.

My heart never stops, my heart never ends, my love, oh.

Today it’s different. I’ve already learned from my past.

I promised respect, and I’m asking you to come back.

I’m asking you to return.

Come back, come back,

Baby, come back to me.

To me.

Come back, come back, come back.

Baby, come back to me.

To me.

We keep thinking about us.

I don’t know what’s happening.

When you leave again... oh yeah.

We keep thinking about us.

I don’t know what’s happening.

The sound is crying...

I’m asking you to come back.

Come back, come back, come back.

Baby, come back to me.

To me.

Come back, come back, come back.

Baby, come back to me.

To me.

[Portuguese]

Hi yeeh yeah

Huu wou wou wou

Hi yeeh yeah. Huu wou wou wou. oh, yeah, yeah

Sô d'óra ki bu bira gôd, ki bu pôn di gódu

Sô k'anda d'ópia, k'i pôn tchuá

F'voru n'atendí kréu bíu bôbôz

Da bu fzê síu k'da ma ta

Nha ka kaaba, nha ka finda, n'amim kréu na

Nha ka kaaba, nha ka finda, n'amim kréu na

Óji s'á diferente. Já m'aprindi ku nhá passadu.

N'ta prometeu rúspéit, n'ta pidi-u pa bu voltab.

N'ta pidi-u pa bu volta.

Pa bu volta, pa bu volta,

Baby, volta pa mim.

Pa mim.

Pa bu volta. Pa bu volta, pa bu volta.

Baby, volta pa mim.

Sôra-n ki sa ta mata, é un vaziu.

Téntu nhá pé.

A min cre sou flor, m'ami n'crê preni.

A m'ta endendu k'u dêxa-m flau... ma

Nha ka kaaba, nha ka finda, n'amim kréu na.

Nha ka kaaba, nha ka finda, n'amim kréu oh.

Óji s'á diferente. Já m'aprindi ku nhá passadu.

N'ta prometeu rúspéit, n'ta pidi-u pa bu voltab.

N'ta pidi-u pa bu volta.

Pa bu volta, pa bu volta,

Baby, volta pa mim.

Pa mim.

Pa bu volta. Pa bu volta, pa bu volta.

Baby, volta pa mim.

Pa mim.

N'sa ta pensa sô na nôs.

Djam'ikê u bôbu n'kê u bóboz.

Kanu dêxa kaba na... oh yeah.

N'sa ta pensa sô na nôs.

Djam'ikê u bôbu n'kê u bóboz.

Sónu skísá...

N'ta pidi-u pa bu volta.

Pa bu volta. Pa bu volta, pa bu volta.

Baby, volta pa mim.

Pa mim.

Pa bu volta. Pa bu volta, pa bu volta.

Baby, volta pa mim.

Pa mim.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volta /ˈvɔl.tɐ/ A1	noun - return, comeback verb - to return, to come back
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
diferente /difeˈɾẽtʃi/ A2	adjective - different
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
prometer /pɾomeˈteɾ/ B1	verb - to promise
respeito /ʁesˈpejtu/ B1	noun - respect
passado /paˈsadʊ/ B1	noun - past
pensa /ˈpẽsɐ/ A2	verb - to think
vazio /vaˈziu/ B2	adjective - empty, void
mata /ˈmatɐ/ B1	verb - to kill noun - forest (regional use)
aprendi /apɾẽˈdi/ B1	verb - I learned
flau /flaw/ C2	noun - flower (creole form of 'flor')
sou /soʊ/ A1	verb - to be (1st person singular)
kouza /ˈkuza/ B2	noun - thing (Creole from Portuguese 'coisa')
téntu /ˈtẽtu/ B2	noun - try, attempt
sónu /ˈsonu/ B2	noun - dream
kréu /kɾew/ C1	verb - to believe, to trust
finda /ˈfinda/ C1	verb - to end, to finish

Key Grammar Structures

• Sô d'óra ki bu bira gôd

  ➔ Relative pronoun "ki" introducing a relative clause

  ➔ The word "ki" links "Sô d'óra" (the moment) with "bu bira gôd" (you become good), forming a relative clause meaning “the moment when you become good.”

• N'ta prometeu rúspéit

  ➔ Present continuous marker "N'ta"

  ➔ Here "N'ta" indicates that the speaker is currently promising respect, similar to "I am promising respect."

• N'ta pidi-u pa bu volta

  ➔ Clitic object pronoun "-u" attached to the verb

  ➔ The suffix "-u" on "pidi" marks a third-person object, so "pidi-u" means "ask him/it."

• Pa bu volta

  ➔ Preposition "pa" + pronoun for purpose or suggestion

  ➔ The phrase "Pa bu volta" literally means "For you to return," used as a plea or suggestion: “come back to me.”

• Óji s'á diferente

  ➔ Contraction "s'á" of the verb "está" (to be)

  ➔ Here "s'á" stands for "está" (is), so "Óji s'á diferente" means "Today is different."

• Já m'aprindi ku nhá passadu

  ➔ Adverb "já" indicating completion (already)

  ➔ The adverb "já" means "already," so "Já m'aprindi" is "I have already learned."

• Nha ka kaaba, nha ka finda, n'amim kréu na

  ➔ Negative particle "ka" placed before verbs

  ➔ The particle "ka" is used twice to negate "kaaba" (end) and "finda" (finish), meaning "I don't end, I don't finish."

• N'sa ta pensa sô na nôs

  ➔ Periphrastic future tense with "sa"

  ➔ The form "N'sa ta pensa" means "I will think," combining the future marker "sa" with the infinitive of "pensa."