Me Espera – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Sandy, Tiago Iorc
• Album: Meu Canto

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and 'Me Espera' offers a beautiful entry point into Brazilian Portuguese. The song's clear, emotive vocals and poetic lyrics about love and perseverance provide a heartfelt way to learn new vocabulary and expressions. Its gentle melody and relatable message of hope make it a special song for any language learner to connect with.

[English]

I'm still here

Lost in a thousand unreal versions of myself

I'm here behind all the chaos

In what life has become

Try to recognize me in the storm

Wait for me

...

Try not to get used to it

I'll be back soon

Wait for me

I’ve lost myself so much

In healthy illusions, ideal versions of myself

I haven't forgotten

Who I am

And how much I owe you

Try to recognize me in the storm

Wait for me

...

Try not to get used to it

I'll be back soon

Wait for me

Even when I let myself go

I move away

I get dazzled

I lose focus

I lose my footing

And I lose my breath

I see myself in your gaze

That's the thread that guides me

Back, back

Try to recognize me in the storm

Wait for me

...

In the storm

Wait for me

Try not to get used to it

I'll be back soon

Wait for me

I'm still here

...

[Portuguese]

Eu ainda estou aqui

Perdido em mil versões irreais de mim

Estou aqui por trás de todo o caos

Em que a vida se fez

Tenta me reconhecer no temporal

Me espera

Tenta não se acostumar

Eu volto já

Me espera

Eu que tanto me perdi

Em sãs desilusões ideais de mim

Não me esqueci

De quem eu sou

E o quanto devo a você

Tenta me reconhecer no temporal

Me espera

Tenta não se acostumar

Eu volto já

Me espera

Mesmo quando me descuido

Me desloco

Me deslumbro

Perco o foco

Perco o chão

E perco o ar

Me reconheço em teu olhar

Que é o fio pra me guiar

De volta, de volta

Tenta me reconhecer no temporal

Me espera

No temporal

Me espera

Tenta não se acostumar

Eu volto já

Me espera

Eu ainda estou aqui

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdido /peʁˈdʒidu/ B1	adjective - lost
caos /ka.us/ B2	noun - chaos
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
reconhecer /ʁe.ko.ɲeˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to recognize
esperar /es.peˈɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to wait
desilusão /de.zi.luˈzɐ̃w/ B2	noun - disillusion
foco /ˈfoku/ A2	noun - focus
olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ A2	verb - to look
guia /ˈɡi.a/ B1	noun - guide
temporal /tẽ.poˈɾaw/ B2	adjective - temporary
desloco /deʒˈloku/ B2	verb - to displace
deslumbro /deʒˈlũbɾu/ B2	verb - to dazzle