Loucos – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Matias Damasio, Héber Marques

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Portuguese language through the passionate ballad 'Loucos' by Angolan artist Matias Damasio and Portuguese singer Héber Marques. This song offers a wonderful opportunity to learn romantic and emotional vocabulary in a musical context that blends the rhythmic Angolan Semba with soulful R&B. What makes 'Loucos' special is its universal message about a love so intense it seems like madness to others, a theme that resonates across cultures.

[English]

Camões didn't invent words

To express that moment

Angels applaud our love

Our happiness, our joy

Even God smiled at us

Clouds formed our image in the sky, in the sky

My heart explodes out of my chest

And our voices become hoarse

From shouting 'I love you,' so loud

And our love is beautiful, our love is beautiful

And it makes us happy

But the world calls us crazy

Because we talk to ourselves on the street

They call us crazy

Because we count stars in the sky

They call us crazy

Because we tattoo our image on our hearts

But the world calls us crazy

Because we talk to ourselves on the street

They call us crazy

Because we count stars in the sky

They call us crazy

Because we tattoo our image on our hearts

And snow falls in all seasons

And they even dedicate songs to us on the radio

The world has surrendered to our smile

We are examples of paradise

We make the perfect pair

We make the perfect pair

And our flame spreads

The smile finds

How sweet is the kiss

How sweet is the kiss

...

But the world calls us crazy

Because we talk to ourselves on the street

They call us crazy

Because we count stars in the sky

They call us crazy

Because we tattoo our image on our hearts

But the world calls us crazy

Because we talk to ourselves on the street

They call us crazy

Because we count stars in the sky

They call us crazy

Because we tattoo our image on our hearts

Love

My love

...

I love you baby, baby, baby

But the world calls us crazy

But don't mind it

The world calls us crazy

But don't mind it

The world calls us crazy

The world calls us crazy

...

[Portuguese]

Camões não inventou palavras

Para exprimir esse momento

Anjos aplaudem nosso amor

Nossa felicidade nossa alegria

Até Deus sorriu pra nós

Nuvens formaram nossa imagem no céu, no céu

Coração explode pela boca

E a nossa voz fica rouca

De tanto gritar te amo, de tanto gritar te amo

E o nosso amor é lindo, e o nosso amor é lindo

E nos faz feliz

Mas o mundo nos chama loucos

Porque falamos sozinhos na rua

Nos chamam loucos

Porque contamos estrelas no céu

Nos chamam loucos

Porque tatuamos nossa imagem no coração

Mas o mundo nos chama loucos

Porque falamos sozinhos na rua

Nos chamam loucos

Porque contamos estrelas no céu

Nos chamam loucos

Porque tatuamos nossa imagem no coração

E cai neve em todas estações

E até no rádio dedicam-nos canções

O mundo rendeu-se ao nosso sorriso

Somos exemplos do paraíso

Formamos um par perfeito

Formamos um par perfeito

E a nossa chama se espalha

O sorriso encontra

Como é doce o beijo

Como é doce o beijo

Mas o mundo nos chama loucos

Porque falamos sozinhos na rua

Nos chamam loucos

Porque contamos estrelas no céu

Nos chamam loucos

Porque tatuamos nossa imagem no coração

Mas o mundo nos chama loucos

Porque falamos sozinhos na rua

Nos chamam loucos

Porque contamos estrelas no céu

Nos chamam loucos

Porque tatuamos nossa imagem no coração

Amor

Meu amor

Te amo baby, baby, baby

Mas o mundo nos chama loucos

Mas não liga não

O mundo nos chama loucos

Mas não liga não

O mundo nos chama loucos

O mundo nos chama loucos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
inventou /ĩvẽˈtu/ B1	verb - to invent
anjos /ˈɐ̃ʒuʃ/ B1	noun - angels
alegria /ɐleˈɡɾi.ɐ/ A2	noun - joy
explode /esˈplodi/ B2	verb - to explode
rouca /ˈʁo.kɐ/ B1	adjective - hoarse
lindo /ˈlĩ.du/ A2	adjective - beautiful
loucos /ˈlo.kus/ B1	adjective - crazy
tatuamos /tɐ.tu.ˈɐ.muʃ/ B2	verb - to tattoo
estrelas /eʃˈtɾe.lɐʃ/ A2	noun - stars
neve /ˈne.vɛ/ B1	noun - snow
dedicam-nos /de.di.ˈkɐ̃.nuʃ/ B2	verb - to dedicate
sorriso /so.ˈʁi.su/ A2	noun - smile
paraíso /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈi.zu/ B1	noun - paradise
chama /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/ A2	noun - flame
beijo /ˈbɛj.ʒu/ A2	noun - kiss

Key Grammar Structures

• Camões não inventou palavras

  ➔ Negation + past tense

  ➔ The phrase uses "não" to negate the verb "inventou" (invented), which is in the past tense, indicating that Camões did not invent words.

• Nossa felicidade nossa alegria

  ➔ Possessive pronouns + noun

  ➔ The phrase uses the possessive pronoun "nossa" (our) to indicate that happiness and joy belong to the speakers.

• Até Deus sorriu pra nós

  ➔ Preposition + proper noun + past tense

  ➔ The phrase employs "Até" (even/until) with "Deus" (God) and a past tense "sorriu" (smiled) to emphasize an extraordinary event.

• Coração explode pela boca

  ➔ Subject + verb + preposition + noun

  ➔ The sentence uses the subject "Coração" (heart) and the verb "explode" indicating an intense emotional response.

• Nos chamam loucos

  ➔ Subject + verb + adjective

  ➔ The verb "chamam" (call) is followed by the adjective "loucos" (crazy), describing how others perceive the speakers.