Molhando o Volante – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Jorge & Mateus

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant lyrics of Jorge & Mateus' "Molhando o Volante" and connect with the universal experience of masking heartbreak. This song offers a glimpse into the emotional complexities of moving on, making it a powerful way to explore themes of saudade and resilience in Brazilian culture.

[English]

Recently dumped, this is how it is

Updated profile, alluding to a psalm

She’s out and starting to leave

It’s just a scene of drinking, status outgrown

Location: a crowded bar

Hints that someone’s by her side

Posting stories about coming home at six

To prove to her ex

That the one who lost is the ex

But your car’s stereo only plays indirects

Stop filming the dashboard and turn the screen

All I hear is nostalgia from this speaker

Behind your stories, you’re wetting the wheel

In your car’s music, only indirects play

Stop filming the dashboard and turn the screen

All I hear is nostalgia from this speaker

Behind your stories, you’re wetting the wheel

Crying a lot

Trying to show you’ve moved on

So forget it beforehand

...

Location: a crowded bar

Hints that someone’s by her side

Posting stories about coming home at six

To prove to her ex

That the one who lost is the ex

But your car’s stereo only plays indirects

Stop filming the dashboard and turn the screen

All I hear is nostalgia from this speaker

Behind your stories, you’re wetting the wheel

Your car’s stereo only plays indirects

Stop filming the dashboard and turn the screen

All I hear is nostalgia from this speaker

Behind your stories, you’re wetting the wheel

Crying a lot

Trying to show you’ve moved on

So forget it beforehand

Trying to show you’ve moved on

So forget it beforehand

...

[Portuguese]

Recém-largado é assim

Perfil atualizado, legenda de salmo

Larga e começa a sair

É só cena de álcool, status superado

Localização de bar lotado

Insinuações que tem alguém do lado

Posta voltando pra casa às seis

Pra provar pro ex

Que quem perdeu foi o ex

Mas o som do seu carro só toca indireta

Para de filmar o painel e vira a tela

Só sai saudade desse alto-falante

Atrás dos stories cê tá molhando o volante

No som do carro só toca indireta

Para de filmar o painel e vira a tela

Só sai saudade desse alto-falante

Atrás dos stories cê tá molhando o volante

Chorando bastante

Quer mostrar que esqueceu

Então esquece antes

Localização de bar lotado

Insinuações que tem alguém do lado

Posta voltando pra casa às seis

Pra provar pro ex

Que quem perdeu foi o ex

Mas o som do seu carro só toca indireta

Para de filmar o painel e vira a tela

Só sai saudade desse alto-falante

Atrás dos stories cê tá molhando o volante

O som do seu carro só toca indireta

Para de filmar o painel e vira a tela

Só sai saudade desse alto-falante

Atrás dos stories cê tá molhando o volante

Chorando bastante

Quer mostrar que esqueceu

Então esquece antes

Quer mostrar que esqueceu

Então esquece antes

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
largado /laɾˈɡadu/ B1	adjective - abandoned, dumped
atualizado /atwɐliˈzadu/ B2	adjective - updated
sair /saˈiɾ/ A1	verb - to go out, to leave
álcool /ˈaw.ku.oɫ/ A2	noun - alcohol
superado /su.peˈɾa.du/ B2	adjective - overcome, surpassed
localização /lo.ka.li.zaˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - location
lotado /loˈta.du/ B1	adjective - crowded, full
insinuações /ĩ.si.nu.ɐˈsõjs/ C1	noun - insinuations
lado /ˈla.du/ A1	noun - side
voltar /voɫˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to return, to go back
perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
som /ˈsõw̃/ A1	noun - sound
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to play (music), to touch
indireta /ĩ.diˈɾe.tɐ/ B2	noun - indirect message, dig
filmar /fiɫˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to film, to record
saudade /sawˈda.dʒi/ C1	noun - nostalgia, longing
alto-falante /ˈaw.tu faˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ B1	noun - speaker
molhar /muˈʎaɾ/ A2	verb - to wet, to moisten
volante /voˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ A2	noun - steering wheel
chorar /ʃoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
esquecer /is.keˈseɾ/ A2	verb - to forget

Key Grammar Structures

• É só cena de álcool, status superado

  ➔ It's just a scene of alcohol, status surpassed

  ➔ The phrase "é só" uses the verb "ser" in the present tense + "só" meaning "only" or "just".

• Posta voltando pra casa às seis

  ➔ She posts returning home at six

  ➔ The structure "postar + gerund" (here "voltando") indicates an ongoing action being posted about on social media.

• Só sai saudade desse alto-falante

  ➔ Only longing comes out of this speaker

  ➔ The phrase "só sai" uses "sair" in the present tense + "só" to emphasize exclusivity or that only that emotion is being expressed.

• Quer mostrar que esqueceu

  ➔ He/She wants to show that he/she forgot

  ➔ The verb "quer" is used in the present tense to express a desire, followed by "mostrar" (to show) and the subordinate clause "que esqueceu" (that he/she forgot).

• Para de filmar o painel e vira a tela

  ➔ Stop filming the dashboard and turn the screen

  ➔ The verb "parar" is an imperative form conveying a command or request, combined with "de" + infinitive to indicate stopping an action.