Não Me Compares

• By: Alejandro Sanz, Ivete Sangalo

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Agora que gemem mais pálidas nossas memórias

Now that our memories groan more pale

Que a neve no televisor

Like the snow on the television

Agora que chove nas sala e se apagam

Now that it rains in the room and the lights go out

As velas do barco que me iluminou

The candles of the boat that illuminated me

Agora que canta o tempo chorando seus versos

Now that time sings crying its verses

E o mundo, enfim, despertou

And the world, at last, has awakened

Agora perdido em um silêncio feroz

Now lost in a fierce silence

Pra que desatar esses nós?

Why untie these knots?

Agora enxergamos direito e podemos nos ver

Now we see clearly and can see each other

Por de trás do rancor

Behind the resentment

Agora eu te digo de onde venho

Now I tell you where I come from

E dos caminhos que a paixão tomou

And the paths that passion took

Agora o destino é ermo

Now the destiny is desolate

E nos encontramos neste furacão

And we find ourselves in this hurricane

Agora eu te digo de onde venho

Now I tell you where I come from

E do que é feito o meu coração

And what my heart is made of

...

...

Vengo del aire

I come from the air

Que te secaba a ti la piel, mi amor

That dried your skin, my love

Yo soy la calle

I am the street

Donde te lo encontraste a él

Where you found him

No me compares

Don't compare me

Bajé a la tierra en un pincel por ti

I came down to earth on a brush for you

Imperdonable que yo no me parezco a él

Unforgivable that I don't resemble him

Ni a él, ni a nadie

Neither him, nor anyone

...

...

Ahora que saltan los gatos buscando las sobras

Now that the cats jump looking for scraps

Maúllas la triste canción

You meow the sad song

Ahora que tú te has quedado sin palabras

Now that you have run out of words

Comparas, comparas, con tanta pasión

You compare, you compare, with so much passion

Ahora podemos mirarnos sin miedo

Now we can look at each other without fear

Al reflejo en el retrovisor

At the reflection in the rearview mirror

Ahora te enseño de dónde vengo

Now I show you where I come from

Y las heridas que me dejó el amor

And the wounds that love left me

Ahora no quiero aspavientos

Now I don't want fuss

Tan solo una charla tranquila entre nos

Just a quiet chat between us

Si quieres te cuento porqué te quiero

If you want, I’ll tell you why I love you

Y si quieres cuento porqué no

And if you want, I’ll tell you why not

...

...

Você não sabe

You don't know

Por onde andei depois de tudo, amor

Where I wandered after everything, love

Eu sou a chave

I am the key

Da porta onde encontraste alguém

To the door where you found someone

Não me compares

Don't compare me

Não busque nela o olhar que dei a ti

Don't seek in her the look I gave you

Imperdoável que eu não seja igual a ela

Unforgivable that I am not like her

Então não fale

So don't speak

Que alguém te toca como eu toquei

That someone touches you like I touched

Que se acabe e que tu partas sem saber

That it ends and you leave without knowing

E para sempre

And forever

Ninguém te toca como eu toquei

No one touches you like I touched

Que se acabe

That it ends

Yo soy tu alma, tú eres mi aire

I am your soul, you are my air

...

...

No me compares

Don't compare me

Que nos separen, si es que pueden

Let them separate us, if they can

Que nos separen, que lo intenten

Let them separate us, let them try

(Que nos separen, que lo intenten)

(Let them separate us, let them try)

(Yo soy tu alma y tú mi suerte)

(I am your soul and you my luck)

Que nos separen, si es que pueden (si es que pueden)

Let them separate us, if they can (if they can)

Que nos desclaven, que lo intenten (que lo intenten)

Let them unpin us, let them try (let them try)

Que nos separen, que lo intenten

Let them separate us, let them try

Yo soy tu alma y tú mi suerte

I am your soul and you my luck

Que nos separen, si es que pueden (si es que pueden)

Let them separate us, if they can (if they can)

Que nos desclaven, que lo intenten (que lo intenten)

Let them unpin us, let them try (let them try)

Que nos separen, que lo intenten (alma)

Let them separate us, let them try (soul)

Yo soy tu alma y tú mi suerte (suerte)

I am your soul and you my luck (luck)

...

...

Yo soy tu alma y tú mi suerte

I am your soul and you my luck

...

...

Que nos separen, si es que pueden (si es que pueden)

Let them separate us, if they can (if they can)

Que nos desclaven, que lo intenten (que lo intenten)

Let them unpin us, let them try (let them try)

Que nos separen, que lo intenten (alma)

Let them separate us, let them try (soul)

Yo soy tu alma y tú mi suerte (suerte)

I am your soul and you my luck (luck)

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
memórias /mɛˈmɔ.ɾjɐs/ B1	noun - memories
neve /ˈnɛ.vɨ/ A1	noun - snow
sala /ˈsa.lɐ/ A1	noun - living room
velas /ˈve.lɐs/ A2	noun - candles
barco /ˈbaɾ.ku/ A2	noun - boat
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A1	noun - world
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ B1	noun - silence
rancor /ɾɐ̃ˈkoɾ/ B2	noun - rancor
paixão /pajˈʃɐ̃w/ B1	noun - passion
destino /dɨʃˈti.nu/ B1	noun - destiny
furacão /fu.ɾɐˈkɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - hurricane
aire /ˈaj.ɾe/ A1	noun - air
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
calle /ˈka.ʎe/ A1	noun - street
tierra /ˈtje.ra/ A1	noun - earth
pincel /pĩˈsɛw/ B1	noun - paintbrush
gatos /ˈɡa.tus/ A1	noun - cats
sobras /ˈsɔ.bɾɐs/ B1	noun - leftovers
canção /kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - song
medo /ˈme.du/ A1	noun - fear
reflejo /ʁefˈlɛʒu/ B1	noun - reflection
retrovisor /ʁe.tɾo.viˈzoɾ/ B2	noun - rearview mirror
feridas /fɨˈɾi.dɐs/ B1	noun - wounds
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
chave /ˈʃa.vɨ/ A1	noun - key
porta /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/ A1	noun - door
alma /ˈaw.mɐ/ B1	noun - soul
sorte /ˈsoɾ.tɨ/ A2	noun - luck

Grammar:

• Agora que gemem mais pálidas nossas memórias

  ➔ Present tense with 'agora' (now) indicating a current state.

  ➔ The phrase highlights the memories that are fading, using the present tense to convey immediacy.

• Agora perdido em um silêncio feroz

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective to describe the state of being lost.

  ➔ The use of 'perdido' (lost) emphasizes a deep emotional state, enhancing the imagery.

• Agora eu te digo de onde venho

  ➔ Present tense with first-person singular to express personal experience.

  ➔ This line conveys a sense of sharing one's background and personal journey.

• Não me compares

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a command or request.

  ➔ The phrase expresses a strong desire not to be compared to someone else, emphasizing individuality.

• Que se acabe e que tu partas sem saber

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express wishes or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ This line conveys a wish for an end to a situation, highlighting uncertainty.

• Que nos separen, si es que pueden

  ➔ Conditional clause indicating a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ This line expresses a challenge to the idea of separation, emphasizing resilience.

• Yo soy tu alma, tú eres mi aire

  ➔ Present tense to express identity and connection.

  ➔ This line emphasizes a deep emotional bond, using the present tense to convey immediacy.