Me Leva – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Marjorie Estiano

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evocative soundscape of Marjorie Estiano's "Me Leva." This song, featured on her 2014 album "Oito," offers a journey into a warm, intimate atmosphere, blending "brega sessentista" with the distinct texture of the Hammond organ. Through its lyrics, "Me Leva" delves into themes of longing and surrender, inviting listeners to connect with a profound emotional narrative.

[English]

Since the world was made,

I shouldn't hurt anyone.

And if there are still people who feel,

Solitude will no longer come.

I searched for you all night,

I can't take the game anymore.

Life is short,

And my fate is to want you too much.

Announce it, tell me,

Wherever you go, just let me be,

Let me be,

Where did you go? Tell me,

Wherever you go, take me,

Just let me be, let me be.

Announce it, tell me,

Wherever you go, just let me be,

Let me be,

Where did you go? Tell me,

Wherever you go, take me,

Just let me be, let me be.

The night took hold of me, it happened,

Without him, I can't indulge; I can't bear it.

Where did you go? Tell me,

Wherever you go, take me,

Just let me be, let me be.

The night took hold of me, it happened,

Without him, I can't indulge; I can't bear it.

Where did you go? Tell me,

Wherever you go, take me,

Just let me be, let me be.

...

Where did you go? (Let me be)

Take me, just let me be,

Let me be (Take me),

Announce it, tell me,

Wherever you go, just let me be,

Let me be,

The night took hold of me, it happened,

Where did you go? Tell me,

Take me, just let me be,

Let me be (Take me),

The night took hold of me, it happened,

The night took hold of me, it happened,

Where did you go? Tell me,

Just let me be,

Let me be (Take me),

Announce it, announce it,

Tell me where you went,

Take me, just let me be,

Let me be,

...

[Portuguese]

Desde que o mundo se fez mundo

Não se deve magoar

E se houver gente que ainda sente

A solidão não mais virá

Te procurei a noite inteira

Não posso mais com brincadeira

A vida é curta

E a minha sina é te querer demais

Anuncia, me diga

Aonde for, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Pra onde for, me leva

Só me deixe estar, me deixe estar

Anuncia, me diga

Aonde for, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Pra onde for, me leva

Só me deixe estar, me deixe estar

A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

Sem ele não abuso, não vou suportar

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Pra onde for, me leva

Só me deixe estar, me deixe estar

A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

Sem ele não abuso, não vou suportar

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Pra onde for me leva

Só me deixe estar, me deixe estar

Aonde você foi (me deixe estar)

Me leva, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar (me leva)

Anuncia, me diga

Aonde for, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar

A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Me leva, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar (me leva)

A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

Aonde você foi? Me diz

Só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar (me leva)

Anuncia, anuncia

Me diga aonde foi

Me leva, só me deixe estar

Me deixe estar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
sina /ˈsina/ B1	noun - fate
solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B1	noun - loneliness
procurei /prokuˈɾej/ B1	verb - I searched
deixar /deɪˈʃaʁ/ A2	verb - to leave
dizer /diˈzeʁ/ A2	verb - to say
noite /ˈnojtʃi/ A1	noun - night
abuso /aˈbuzu/ B2	noun - abuse
suportar /suˈpoʁtaʁ/ B1	verb - to endure
querer /keˈɾeʁ/ A2	verb - to want
deixa /ˈdeɪʃɐ/ A1	verb - leave (imperative)
aonde /aˈõdʒi/ A2	adverb - where
anunciar /aˈnũsiˈaʁ/ B1	verb - to announce

Key Grammar Structures

• Não posso mais com brincadeira

  ➔ Modal verb 'poder' in the present tense with 'mais' to express inability

  ➔ 'poder' is a modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'. 'Mais' emphasizes the increasing nature or the cessation of ability, here indicating 'cannot anymore'.

• Aonde for, só me deixe estar

  ➔ Subjunctive mode 'for' (from 'ir') used to express uncertainty or hypothetical situations

  ➔ 'For' is a subjunctive form derived from the verb 'ir' (to go), used here to convey wishes or hypotheticals.

• Te procurei a noite inteira

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'procurar' (to look for), indicating a completed action in the past

  ➔ The verb 'procurar' is in the simple past tense, showing an action that was completed at a specific time in the past.

• A vida é curta

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' (to be), expressing a general truth or fact

  ➔ The verb 'é' is the present tense of 'ser', used here to state a universal truth.

• A noite fez-se em mim, se deu

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'fazer-se' in the present tense indicating a change or formation

  ➔ 'fazer-se' is a reflexive verb, meaning 'to become' or 'to make oneself', used here to suggest a transformation or state change.

• Só me deixe estar

  ➔ Imperative form of 'deixar' (to let), in the negative to express a plea or request

  ➔ 'Deixar' is a verb meaning 'to let' or 'to allow', and the phrase 'só me deixe estar' is a plea meaning 'just let me stay'.