Longe – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Portuguese as you delve into Diogo Piçarra's "Longe," a song that poignantly explores themes of distance and separation. Through evocative lyrics and melody, this track offers a rich linguistic experience, perfect for understanding emotional expression in Portuguese.

[English]

We are no longer the same

We took the final steps

We’ve lived so much, gone through so much

To end like this

One day, we were the same

I can't even feel where you're going

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

What was left to discover

Oh, we just want

When we lose

And now I feel that

We're far away, so far

Too far, way too far

We're far away, so far

Too far, way too far

...

We're way too far apart

And in that, we're the same

We tried little, wanting so much

There's no escaping, oh!

The air feels heavy when I breathe

Knowing it's the end

We're far away, so far

Too far, way too far!

We're far away, so far!

Too far, way too far!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

We're far away, so far

Too far, way too far!

...

[Portuguese]

Nós já não somos iguais

Demos os passos finais

Vivemos tanto, passamos tanto

Para acabar assim

Um dia fomos iguais

Eu já nem sinto onde vais

Perdemos tanto, nem vemos quanto

Ficou por descobrir

Oh, nós só queremos

Quando perdemos

E agora sinto que

Estamos longe, tão longe

Longe demais, longe demais

Estamos longe, tão longe

Longe demais, longe demais

Nós estamos longe demais

E nisso somos iguais

Tentamos pouco querendo muito

Não há como fugir, oh!

O ar tem peso, quando respiro

Por saber que é o fim

Estamos longe, tão longe

Longe demais, longe demais!

Estamos longe, tão longe!

Longe demais, longe demais!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Uuh, uuh!

Estamos longe, tão longe

Longe demais, longe demais!

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'.