Longe – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Nós já não somos iguais

We are no longer the same

Demos os passos finais

We took the final steps

Vivemos tanto, passamos tanto

We’ve lived so much, gone through so much

Para acabar assim

To end like this

Um dia fomos iguais

One day, we were the same

Eu já nem sinto onde vais

I can't even feel where you're going

Perdemos tanto, nem vemos quanto

We've lost so much, we don't even see how much

Ficou por descobrir

What was left to discover

Oh, nós só queremos

Oh, we just want

Quando perdemos

When we lose

E agora sinto que

And now I feel that

Estamos longe, tão longe

We're far away, so far

Longe demais, longe demais

Too far, way too far

Estamos longe, tão longe

We're far away, so far

Longe demais, longe demais

Too far, way too far

...

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Nós estamos longe demais

We're way too far apart

E nisso somos iguais

And in that, we're the same

Tentamos pouco querendo muito

We tried little, wanting so much

Não há como fugir, oh!

There's no escaping, oh!

O ar tem peso, quando respiro

The air feels heavy when I breathe

Por saber que é o fim

Knowing it's the end

Estamos longe, tão longe

We're far away, so far

Longe demais, longe demais!

Too far, way too far!

Estamos longe, tão longe!

We're far away, so far!

Longe demais, longe demais!

Too far, way too far!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Estamos longe, tão longe

We're far away, so far

Longe demais, longe demais!

Too far, way too far!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
iguais /iˈɣwajs/ A2	adjective - equal
passos /ˈpasus/ A2	noun - steps
finais /fiˈnajs/ B1	adjective - final
vivemos /viˈvẽmuʃ/ A2	verb - we live
perdemos /peɾˈdẽmuʃ/ A2	verb - we lose
descobrir /deʃkuˈbiɾ/ B1	verb - to discover
longe /ˈlõʒi/ A2	adverb - far
demais /dɨˈmajs/ B1	adverb - too much
tentamos /tẽˈtɐmuʃ/ B1	verb - we try
fugir /fuˈʒiɾ/ B1	verb - to flee
peso /ˈpezu/ A2	noun - weight
respiro /ʁɛsˈpiɾu/ B1	verb - I breathe

Key Grammar Structures

• Nós já não somos iguais

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'já' (already) indicating an action completed before now

  ➔ 'Já' means 'already' and is used with the present tense to indicate that an action has been completed before now.

• Demos os passos finais

  ➔ Preterite tense with 'demos' (we gave) for past completed action

  ➔ 'Demos' is the first person plural preterite form of 'dar' (to give), used to indicate a completed action in the past.

• Estamos longe demais

  ➔ Present tense with 'estamos' (we are) to describe a current state

  ➔ 'Estamos' is the first person plural form of 'estar' (to be), used here to describe a current condition or state.

• Longe demais

  ➔ Adjective + adverb to indicate degree ('demais' meaning 'too much'/ 'too far')

  ➔ 'Demais' functions as an adverb meaning 'too much', 'too far', or 'excessively', emphasizing the degree of distance.

• Vivemos tanto, passamos tanto

  ➔ Present tense of 'viver' and 'passar' to describe ongoing actions

  ➔ Both 'vivemos' and 'passamos' are in the present indicative, describing ongoing or habitual actions.

• Ficou por descobrir

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ficar' (to remain/become) with an implied 'it' as subject in passive voice

  ➔ Ficou is the past tense of 'ficar', meaning 'to stay' or 'to become', with an implied subject in a passive context indicating something remains to be discovered.

• Nós só queremos

  ➔ Present tense of 'querer' (to want) in first person plural

  ➔ 'Queremos' is the first person plural present tense of 'querer', meaning 'we want' or 'we desire'.