Ninguém Me Cala – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Isabela Souza
• Album: Aladdin

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful message of "Ninguém Me Cala" by Isabela Souza, a song that champions empowerment and resilience. Through its stirring lyrics and melody, you can connect with the universal struggle for self-expression and the strength found in standing up for oneself.

[English]

Once again the tide has swallowed me

I feel broken again

I wanted to speak, but no one listened

With my voice suffocated

I won't cry

I have to stay strong

They can try

Try to silence me

No one shuts me up

Everyone wants to keep me quiet

I know everything affects me

I'm tired, no one can silence me anymore

And there's more

Even if someone oppresses me

No one else underestimates me

I'm tired, no one can silence me anymore

...

It's time for the world to change

This story is old

A princess shouldn’t speak out

There’s nothing I can't do

I can't take it anymore

I have to stay strong

And they can try

I won't stay silent

No one shuts me up

I won't stay quiet anymore

And nothing affects me now

I've decided, no one can silence me anymore

The time has come

Nothing can shake me

No one can take away my voice

I'm tired, no one can silence me anymore

Trying to lock me up won’t work

I won't give up

I have so much to live for

I was born to fly

My body screams

Nothing can silence me

Don’t even bother trying

That doesn’t scare me

I’ve had enough, no one can silence me anymore

And there’s more

Even if someone oppresses me

No one else underestimates me

I’m tired, no one can silence me anymore

I’ve decided that no one can silence me

...

[Portuguese]

Mais uma vez a maré me engoliu

De novo me sinto quebrada

Eu quis falar, mas ninguém me ouviu

Com minha voz sufocada

Não vou chorar

Eu tenho que ser firme

Podem tentar

Tentar me silenciar

Ninguém me cala

Todos querem me ver quieta

Sei que tudo me afeta

Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala

E tem mais

Ainda que alguém me oprima

Mais ninguém me subestima

Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala

Chegou a hora do mundo mudar

Essa história é antiga

Uma princesa não deve falar

Não há o que eu não consiga

Não dá

Eu tenho que ser firme

E podem tentar

Eu não vou me silenciar

Ninguém me cala

Não fico mais quieta

E nada mais me afeta

Decidi, ninguém mais me cala, cala

É a hora

Nada mais me abala

Ninguém me tira a fala

Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala

Não adianta me prender

Eu não irei me entregar

Tenho muito pra viver

Eu vim ao mundo pra voar

O meu corpo grita

Nada me cala

Nem venha tentar

Que não me intimida

Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala, cala

E tem mais

Ainda que alguém me oprima

Mais ninguém me subestima

Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala

Decidi que ninguém me cala, cala

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
maré /maˈɾɛ/ B1	noun - tide
enganar /ẽɡaˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to deceive, to trick
quebrada /keˈbɾadɐ/ B2	noun - broken, fractured
silenciar /siliẽˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to silence, to shut up
firmar /fiɾˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to sign, to assert
silenciar /siliẽˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to silence, to mute
oprima /oˈpɾi.mɐ/ B2	verb - to oppress
subestimar /su.bes.tʃiˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to underestimate
mudar /muˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait, to hope
silêncio /siˈlẽsjo/ A2	noun - silence
viver /viˈveɾ/ A2	verb - to live
voar /voˈaɾ/ B1	verb - to fly
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to yell, to shout

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu quis falar, mas ninguém me ouviu.

  ➔ Past tense (simple past) to express completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Eu quis" indicates a completed desire to speak.

• Não vou chorar.

  ➔ Future tense to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase "Não vou" indicates a decision not to cry in the future.

• Ninguém me cala.

  ➔ Negative form to express denial.

  ➔ The phrase "Ninguém me cala" emphasizes that no one can silence the speaker.

• Eu cansei, ninguém mais me cala.

  ➔ Present perfect to express a state resulting from past actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Eu cansei" indicates a state of being tired from past experiences.

• Essa história é antiga.

  ➔ Present tense to describe a current state or fact.

  ➔ The phrase "Essa história" refers to a fact that is currently true.

• Decidi que ninguém me cala.

  ➔ Past tense to express a decision made.

  ➔ The phrase "Decidi que" indicates a firm decision regarding being silenced.

• Tenho muito pra viver.

  ➔ Present tense to express a current state or intention.

  ➔ The phrase "Tenho muito pra viver" indicates a current intention to live fully.