Milionário – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Matias Damásio

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartwarming sounds of Matias Damásio's "Milionário," a song that beautifully illustrates how love is the greatest treasure. Dive into the Portuguese lyrics and enrich your language skills as you explore the song’s captivating melody and inspiring message about the true meaning of wealth.

[English]

Today I am a millionaire

Because I have a plane in my life

On the wing it says "I love you"

I’ll never let you go

A plane that landed on my runway

It's no coincidence that the most beautiful one is chosen

To fly with me

For a lifetime

I once thought my greatest luck

Would be winning the EuroMillions

Or seeing my ticket was a winner

But I was wrong

(But I was wrong)

My greatest luck is you

(My love)

You are my greatest treasure

Your love is worth gold

(Worth gold)

Ah, what luck I have!

Out of billions of people in the world, you chose me

I'm so glad I found you

Amid so many missed connections

It has always been you

(It has always been you)

The light of my darkness

(Mine)

You came to heal the wounds

Of my suffering heart

I give you my life

Hold my hand

Don’t let me fall

(Don’t let me)

Don’t let me fall

(Don’t let me)

I once thought my greatest luck

Would be winning the EuroMillions

Or seeing my ticket was a winner

But I was wrong

(But I was wrong)

My greatest luck is you

(My love)

You are my greatest treasure

You are my greatest treasure

Your love is worth gold

Your love is worth gold

Ah, what luck I have!

Out of billions of people in the world, you chose me

I'm so glad I found you

Amid so many missed connections

It has always been you

(It has always been you)

The light of my darkness

(Mine)

You came to heal the wounds

Of my suffering heart

I give you my life

Hold my hand

Don’t let me fall

(Don’t let me)

Don’t let me fall

(Don’t let me)

I'm so glad

[Portuguese]

Hoje sou um milionário

Porque tenho um avião na minha vida

Na asa está escrito "eu te amo"

Não te largo nunca

Um avião que pousou na minha pista

Não é em vão que a mais linda é escolhida

P'ra voar comigo

A vida inteira

Eu que julgava que a minha maior sorte

Seria ganhar o Euromilhões

Ou ver que a minha ficha entrou

Mas eu me enganei

(Mas eu me enganei)

A minha maior sorte és tu

(Meu amor)

És o meu maior tesouro

O teu amor vale ouro

(Vale ouro)

Ah, que sorte a minha!

Entre bilhões de pessoas no mundo escolheste a mim

Ainda bem que eu te encontrei

Entre tantos desencontros

Sempre foste tu

(Sempre foste tu)

A luz da minha escuridão

(A minha)

Vieste sarar as feridas

Do meu sofrido coração

Te entrego a minha vida

Segura minha mão

Não me deixa cair

(Não me deixa)

Não me deixa cair

(Não me deixa)

Eu que julgava que a minha maior sorte

Seria ganhar o Euromilhões

Ou ver que a minha ficha entrou

Mas eu me enganei

(Mas eu me enganei)

A minha maior sorte és tu

(Meu amor)

És o meu maior tesouro

És o meu maior tesouro

O teu amor vale ouro

O teu amor vale ouro

Ah, que sorte a minha!

Entre bilhões de pessoas no mundo escolheste a mim

Ainda bem que te encontrei

Entre tantos desencontros

Sempre foste tu

(Sempre foste tu)

A luz da minha escuridão

(A minha)

Vieste sarar as feridas

Do meu sofrido coração

Te entrego a minha vida

Segura minha mão

Não me deixa cair

(Não me deixa)

Não me deixa cair

(Não me deixa)

Ainda bem

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
milionário /miliɐˈnaɾju/ B2	noun - millionaire adjective - relating to a millionaire
avião /aviˈɐ̃w̃/ A2	noun - airplane
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
largar /laɾˈgaɾ/ B1	verb - to let go, release
pousar /powˈzaɾ/ B2	verb - to land (aircraft or bird), to rest gently
pista /ˈpistɐ/ B1	noun - runway, track, clue
escolhida /iskɔˈʎidɐ/ B2	adjective - chosen, selected (feminine)
julgava /ʒuɫˈgava/ B2	verb - I/he/she was judging or used to judge (imperfect of julgar)
sorte /ˈsɔɾtʃi/ B1	noun - luck, fortune
ficha /ˈfiʃɐ/ B2	noun - token, chip, card, file
enganei /ẽgaˈnej/ B2	verb - I deceived, I was wrong (preterite of enganar)
amor /aˈmoɾ/ B1	noun - love
tesouro /teˈzowɾu/ B2	noun - treasure
dor /doɾ/ B1	noun - pain
feridas /feˈɾidas/ B2	noun - wounds
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - heart
entregar /ẽtɾeˈgaɾ/ B2	verb - to deliver, to give
segurar /seɡuˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to hold, to secure
cair /kajɾ/ A2	verb - to fall

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu que **julgava** que a minha maior sorte

  ➔ Imperfect Past Tense (Pretérito Imperfeito)

  ➔ The "Pretérito Imperfeito" is used to describe habitual or continuous actions in the past, states of being, or to set the scene for another past action. Here, "julgava" (used to think/was thinking) describes a past state of mind that was ongoing.

• Um avião que **pousou** na minha pista

  ➔ Simple Past Tense (Pretérito Perfeito Simples)

  ➔ The "Pretérito Perfeito Simples" (Simple Past Tense) describes a completed action that occurred at a specific point in the past. Here, "pousou" (landed) refers to a single, finished event.

• a **mais linda** é escolhida

  ➔ Absolute Superlative

  ➔ The absolute superlative (a/o mais + adjective) expresses the highest degree of a quality within a group. "a mais linda" means 'the most beautiful' among all possibilities.

• P'ra **voar** comigo

  ➔ Impersonal Infinitive

  ➔ The impersonal infinitive "voar" (to fly) is used here after the contraction "p'ra" (para a/para) to express purpose or intention. It indicates an action without specifying a subject.

• **Seria ganhar** o Euromilhões

  ➔ Simple Conditional (Condicional Simples)

  ➔ The "Condicional Simples" (Simple Conditional) is used to express hypothetical situations, possibilities, or polite requests. Here, "Seria ganhar" (it would be to win) indicates a hypothetical outcome of his greatest luck.

• Não **te** largo nunca

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun Placement (Clitic Pronoun)

  ➔ In Portuguese, object pronouns (clitic pronouns) like "te" (you) are placed before the verb in negative sentences. "Não te largo" means 'I never leave you'.

• **Te entrego** a minha vida

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun Placement (Clitic Pronoun)

  ➔ The indirect object pronoun "te" (to you) is placed before the verb "entrego" (I hand over/give) which is common in spoken Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. In formal European Portuguese, it would typically be 'Entrego-te'.

• Não me **deixa** cair

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ In Portuguese, negative imperatives (commands not to do something) are formed using the present subjunctive. "Não me deixa cair" (Don't let me fall) uses the third-person singular present subjunctive of 'deixar'.

• Um avião **que** pousou na minha pista

  ➔ Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "que" (which/that) is used to connect a dependent clause to a noun (the antecedent) in the main clause, providing additional information about it. Here, it refers to 'Um avião'.