Me leva contigo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Rui Orlando
• Album: 2019

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Angolan music with Rui Orlando's "Me leva contigo"! This Kizomba/Zouk hit offers a beautiful blend of captivating rhythms and heartfelt Portuguese lyrics. By exploring its words, you can learn common romantic expressions and immerse yourself in the emotional depth of Angolan songwriting, making it a perfect song for language learners interested in love songs.

[English]

I have a thousand flaws but you can see

From everything that's wrong, you make it clear

That everything will be alright, you lift this man

...

I fail so much but that hasn't made you change

And I know

I promise more than I can give

I think I don't deserve all this affection

I ask God to always guide my steps

Let me see the strong woman that you are

Cover my body with the light of that gaze

That every day I can conquer

Open that door, I swear I can't wait any longer

I want to know if in your heart you can keep me

Take me with you to infinity

I'm a bit lost, lost

Open that door, I swear I can't wait any longer

...

I want to know if in your heart you can keep me

Take me with you to infinity

I'm a bit lost

Only you can complete me

Sometimes I wonder

What you still see in me

I was never the perfect man for you

But I can assure you

That this goes beyond me

Than anything I've ever felt

I don't believe it was by chance

That you crossed my path

It was written in crooked lines

But in the end it was with you

That I realized

That there is more in me

With you I learned that I can do more

I ask God to always guide my steps

Let me see the strong woman that you are

Cover my body with the light of that gaze

That every day I can conquer

Open that door, I swear I can't wait any longer

I want to know if in your heart you can keep me

Take me with you to infinity

I'm a bit lost, lost

...

Open that door, I swear I can't wait any longer

I want to know if in your heart you can keep me

Take me with you to infinity

I'm a bit lost

Only you can complete me

...

Only you

Only you

...

Only you can complete me

...

[Portuguese]

Eu tenho mil defeito mas tu consegues ver

De tudo que há errado fazes transparecer

Que vai ficar tudo bem, elevas esse homem

Eu falho tanto mas isso não te fez mudar

E eu sei

Prometo mais do que aquilo que posso dar

Acho que eu não mereço todo este afeto

Eu peço a Deus que guie sempre os meus pés

Me deixe ver a mulher forte que tu és

Que cubra o meu corpo com a luz desse olhar

Que todos os dias possa conquistar

Abra essa porta te juro não posso mais esperar

Eu quero saber se no teu coração podes me guardar

Me leva contigo até ao infinito

Estou meio perdido, perdido

Abra essa porta te juro não posso mais esperar

Eu quero saber se no teu coração podes me guardar

Me leva contigo até ao infinito

Estou meio perdido

Só tu pra me completar

Ás vezes eu me pergunto

O que ainda vês em mim

Eu nunca foi o homem perfeito para ti

Mas eu te posso garantir

Que isso vai além de mim

Do que alguma vez senti

Não acredito que por acaso

Cruzaste o meu caminho

Foi escrito por linhas tortas

Mas no final foi contigo

Que eu me apercebi

Que existe mais em mim

Contigo aprendi que posso mais

Eu peço a Deus que guie sempre os meus pés

Me deixe ver a mulher forte que tu és

Que cubra o meu corpo com a luz desse olhar

Que todos os dias possa conquistar

Abra essa porta ti juro que não posso mais esperar

Eu quero saber se no teu coração podes me guardar

Me leva contigo até o infinito

Estou meio perdido, perdido

Abra essa porta te juro que não posso mais esperar

Eu quero saber se no teu coração podes me guardar

Me leva contigo até o infinito

Estou meio perdido

Só tu pra me completar

Só tu

Só tu

Só tu para me completar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
consegues /kõsˈeɡis/ B1	verb - you manage or succeed in doing something
ver /vɛɾ/ A2	verb - to see
fazer /faˈzeɾ/ A2	verb - to do, to make
vermelho /veʁˈmeʎu/ B2	adjective - red (color)
forte /ˈfɔʁt/ or /ˈfɔʃt/ B1	adjective - strong, powerful
mudar /muˈdaʁ/ B1	verb - to change
merecer /meɾeˈseʁ/ B2	verb - to deserve
prometo /pɾoˈmeʃtu/ B1	verb - I promise
conquistar /kõʃtʃisˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to conquer, to win over
esperar /ɛspəˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait, to hope
guardar /guɾˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to keep, to guard
perdido /peʁˈdidu/ B2	adjective - lost

Key Grammar Structures

• Que vai ficar tudo bem

  ➔ Future tense with 'vai' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Vai' is the auxiliary indicating near future, combined with the infinitive to express what will happen.

• Eu tenho mil defeito

  ➔ Present tense with 'tenho' + noun

  ➔ 'Tenho' is the first person singular form of 'ter', meaning 'to have' in the present tense.

• De tudo que há errado

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'que' and present tense 'há' (there is/are)

  ➔ 'Há' is the third person singular of 'haver' in present tense, meaning 'there is/are'.

• Só tu pra me completar

  ➔ Use of 'pra' as a colloquial contraction of 'para' indicating purpose or direction

  ➔ 'Pra' is an informal contraction of 'para', meaning 'to' or 'for'.

• Eu peço a Deus que guie sempre os meus pés

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' + verb 'guiar' to express desire or hope

  ➔ 'Guia' is in the subjunctive mood following 'que' to express a wish or desire.

• Que todos os dias possa conquistar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' + verb 'conquistar' to express possibility or hope

  ➔ 'Conquistar' is in the subjunctive mood following 'que' to express desire, possibility, or hope.

• Eu quero saber se no teu coração podes me guardar

  ➔ Use of subjunctive 'podes' after 'se' to express possibility or tentativeness

  ➔ 'Podes' is the second person singular in the present tense of 'poder' (can), used here in a subjunctive-like structure after 'se'.