Medo

• By: Amália Rodrigues

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Quem dorme à noite comigo

Who sleeps with me at night

Quem dorme à noite comigo

Who sleeps with me at night

É meu segredo, é meu segredo

It's my secret, it's my secret

Mas se insistirem, lhes digo

But if they insist, I tell them

Mas se insistirem, lhes digo

But if they insist, I tell them

O medo mora comigo

The fear lives with me

O medo mora comigo

The fear lives with me

Mas só o medo, mas só o medo

But only the fear, only the fear

E cedo porque me embala

And early because it rocks me

E cedo porque me embala

And early because it rocks me

Num vai-vem de solidão

In a back-and-forth of loneliness

É com silêncio que fala

It speaks in silence

É com silêncio que fala

It speaks in silence

Com voz de móvel que estala

With a creaking voice like a furniture

E nos perturba a razão

And it disturbs our reason

E nos perturba a razão

And it disturbs our reason

Gritar quem pode salvar-me

Who can scream, who can save me

Gritar quem pode salvar-me

Who can scream, who can save me

Do que está dentro de mim

From what's inside me

Gostava até de matar-me

I even wished I could kill myself

Gostava até de matar-me

I even wished I could kill myself

Mas eu sei que ele há-de esperar-me

But I know he will wait for me

Ao pé da ponte do fim

By the end of the bridge

Ao pé da ponte do fim

By the end of the bridge

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
medo /ˈme.du/ A2	noun - fear
dormir /dorˈmiʁ/ A1	verb - to sleep
segredo /seˈɡɾe.du/ A2	noun - secret
solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B1	noun - loneliness
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ B1	noun - silence
voz /vɔz/ A1	noun - voice
perturbar /peʁtuʁˈbaʁ/ B2	verb - to disturb
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to shout
salvar /salˈvaʁ/ B1	verb - to save
matar /maˈtaʁ/ B2	verb - to kill
esperar /espeˈʁaʁ/ A2	verb - to wait
ponte /ˈpõ.tʃi/ A1	noun - bridge
fim /fĩ/ A1	noun - end

Grammar:

• Quem dorme à noite comigo

  ➔ Use of the present indicative tense with the verb 'dormir' to express habitual action.

  ➔ The phrase 'Quem dorme à noite comigo' uses the present indicative to describe a recurring or habitual situation.

• O medo mora comigo

  ➔ Use of the verb 'morar' (to live/reside) in the present tense to indicate a state or condition.

  ➔ The phrase 'O medo mora comigo' employs 'morar' in the present tense to express the persistent presence of 'fear' as a state.

• E nos perturba a razão

  ➔ Use of the definite article 'a' with the noun 'razão' to specify a particular aspect of the mind or rationality.

  ➔ The phrase 'nos perturba a razão' employs the definite article 'a' to specify that 'reason' is the particular aspect being disturbed.

• Gritar quem pode salvar-me

  ➔ Use of the infinitive verb 'salvar' after the modal-like structure 'quem pode' to express potential or ability.

  ➔ The phrase 'quem pode salvar-me' uses the infinitive 'salvar' after 'quem pode' to indicate the possibility or capacity of someone to save.

• Gostava até de matar-me

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense 'gostava' (from 'gostar') to express a past habitual or conditional desire.

  ➔ The phrase 'Gostava até de matar-me' employs the imperfect tense 'gostava' to express a past, possibly habitual, desire to harm oneself.