Bu Djeu Biu K'Min – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Franianas Guerreiras

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When you are there, if I look at you, what a strange look, ooo!

When you are there, if I look at you, what a strange feeling.

The feeling is becoming small.

Love is almost over.

The water in my eyes never dries.

My heart is already saddened.

The feeling is becoming small.

Love is almost over.

The water in my eyes never dries.

My heart is already saddened.

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Oh, my friend, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

You never cared for me.

You never worried about me.

You always left me for later.

Oh, my friend, you always lacked us both.

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Oh, my friend, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

It’s sad to feel longing for someone you see every day.

Someone you see every day.

Someone you see every day.

It’s painful to have a big house, a full fridge, and an empty heart.

You made me feel cold.

You made me feel cold.

I want to feel your warmth, aaa.

I want to feel your embrace, aaa.

I want to be close to you, aaa.

I have no one to console me.

I want to feel your warmth, aaa.

I want to feel your embrace, aaa.

I want to be close to you, aaa.

I have no one to console me.

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Oh, my friend, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Oh, my friend, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

Oh!

Oh, are you there now?

My friend, you can be close and feel.

Because my soul, N, has healed, aian!

Hold on, Fredy Beat!

I can’t give you advice, you won’t listen.

I warned you, you didn’t set.

You’ve already built a foolish head.

Oh, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

I can’t give you advice, you won’t listen.

I warned you, you didn’t set.

You’ve already built a foolish head.

Oh, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

I can’t give you advice, you won’t listen.

I warned you, you didn’t set.

You’ve already built a foolish head.

Oh, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

I can’t give you advice, you won’t listen.

I warned you, you didn’t set.

You’ve already built a foolish head.

Oh, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

Oh, I don’t want to remember you anymore.

I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t want to remember you.

I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t want to remember you.

I don’t want to remember you.

I already told you that I don’t want to remember you.

I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

I already told you that I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

Boy, oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

Oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

But oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

I don’t, boy, oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

But I don’t, but oh, I don’t— I don’t want to remember you.

My body no longer touches.

My kiss no longer tastes.

My arms no longer feel, oh, never again.

My body no longer— no longer touches.

My kiss no longer— no longer tastes.

My arms no longer— no longer feel.

Uo-oo — never again.

You taste never again — never again.

You don’t taste me anymore — never again.

You don’t feel anymore — never again.

But never again — never again.

You don’t touch anymore — never again.

You don’t taste anymore — never again.

You don’t feel anymore — never again.

Oh, but never again — never again.

My body no longer— no longer touches.

My kiss no longer— no longer tastes.

My arms no longer— no longer feel.

Oh, never again — never again.

My body no longer— no longer touches.

My kiss no longer— no longer tastes.

My arms no longer— no longer feel.

It’s never again — never again.

Never again.

Never again.

Never again.

[Portuguese]

Óras ki bu ben, s'u k'atxa-m li, k'o atxa rabés, ooo!

Óras ki bu ben, s'u k'atxa-m li, k'o atxa stranhu

Sentimentu bira poku

Amor kuazi dja kaba

Lágua nha odju ka sta seka

Nha korason dja dismagadja

Sentimentu bira poku

Amor kuazi dja kaba

Lágua nha odju ka sta seka

Nha korason dja dismagadja

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Ai, o, mos, ami N ka bu ménbra más

Nunka bu kuida di mi

Nunka bu preukupa ku mi

Senpri bu dexa-m pa dipos

Ai, o, mos, senpri bu skese di nos dos

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Ai, o, mos, ami N ka bu ménbra más

É tristi xinti sodadi di algen ki bu ta odja tudu dia

Ki bu ta odja tudu dia

Ki bu ta odja tudu dia

É duedu kasa grandi, jilera xeiu, korason vaziu

Mi bu tene-m ku friu

Mi bu tene-m ku friu

Ku gana xinti bu kalor, aaa

Ku gana xinti bu abrasu, aaa

Ku gana perta-u na nha petu, aaa

N ka ten ningen k'é pa konsola-m

Ku gana xinti bu kalor, aaa

Ku gana xinti bu abrasu, aaa

Ku gana perta-u na nha petu, aaa

N ka ten ningen k'é pa konsola-m

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Ai, o, mos, ami N ka bu ménbra más

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Unn-unn-unn, unn

Ai, o, mos, ami N ka bu ménbra más

Xiiii!

An, dja bu ben?

Mos, bu podi perta sintu

Pamodi mi nha sulada N tê maradu, aian!

Aguenta, Fredy Beat!

N da-bu konsedju, bu ka obi

N aviza-bu, bu ka seta

Dja bu monta buru moku

Ami N ka bu ménbra más

N da-bu konsedju, bu ka obi

N aviza-bu, bu ka seta

Dja bu monta buru moku

Ami N ka bu ménbra más

N da-bu konsedju, bu ka obi

N aviza-bu, bu ka seta

Dja bu monta buru moku

Ami N ka bu ménbra más

N da-bu konsedju, bu ka obi

N aviza-bu, bu ka seta

Dja bu monta buru moku

Ami N ka bu ménbra más

Ami N ka bu ménbra más

N ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka bu ménbra más

N ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka bu ménbra más

N ka bu ménbra más

Dja N fla-bu ma ami N ka bu ménbra más

N ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Dja N fla-bu ma N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Boi, ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

A! ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Ma ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

N ka, boi, ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Ma N ka, ma ami N ka — ka bu ménbra más

Nha korpu u ka ta toka más

Nha beju u ka ta atxa más

Nha brasu u ka ta xinti más, oo, pa nunka más

Nha korpu u ka — ka ta toka más

Nha beju u ka — ka ta atxa más

Nha brasu u ka — ka ta xinti más

Uo-oo — pa nunka más

Bu atxa nunka más — pa nunka más

Ka ta atxa-m más — pa nunka más

Ka ta xinti más — pa nunka más

Ma pa nunka más — pa nunka más

Ka ta toka más — pa nunka más

Ka ta atxa más — pa nunka más

Ka ta xinti más — pa nunka más

A! ma nunka más — pa nunka más

Nha korpu u ka — ka ta toka más

Nha beju u ka — ka ta atxa más

Nha brasu u ka — ka ta xinti más

A! pa nunka más — pa nunka más

Nha korpu u ka — ka ta toka más

Nha beju u ka — ka ta atxa más

Nha brasu u ka — ka ta xinti más

É pa nunka más — pa nunka más

Pa nunka más

Pa nunka más

Pa nunka más

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of fondness or romantic attachment verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body; the center of emotions
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to recall or think of something from the past
care /kɛr/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest for someone or something
worry /ˈwɜːri/ A2	verb - to feel anxious or troubled
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to fail to remember something
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling unhappy or sorrowful
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling alone and unwanted
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building where people live
empty /ˈɛmpti/ B1	adjective - having nothing inside; feeling emotionally void
feel /fil/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature; unfriendly
warmth /wɔːrmθ/ B1	noun - the quality of being warm; kindness
hug /hʌɡ/ B1	noun - an act of embracing verb - to embrace someone tightly
console /kənˈsoʊl/ B2	verb - to comfort someone who is upset

Key Grammar Structures

• Óras ki bu ben, s'u k'atxa-m li, k'o atxa rabés, ooo!

  ➔ Conditional structures or hypothetical clauses

  ➔ The structure "Óras ki bu ben" introduces a conditional meaning 'Every time you come', with ""ki"" acting as a conjunction like 'if'. It sets up a hypothetical scenario based on a habit or condition.

• Sentimentu bira poku

  ➔ Verbs of change of state

  ➔ "Sentimentu ""bira"" poku" uses ""bira"" (become) to indicate a transformation, meaning 'Feelings become few', showing a shift or reduction in emotional state.

• Amor kuazi dja kaba

  ➔ Adverbs of degree and aspect markers

  ➔ "Amor ""kuazi"" dja kaba" incorporates ""kuazi"" (almost) for emphasis on near-completion, and "dja" (already) as an aspect marker indicating a completed or ongoing action, meaning 'Love almost already ended'.

• Ai, o, mos, ami N ka bu ménbra más

  ➔ Negation structures with emphasis

  ➔ "Ami N ""ka"" bu ménbra ""más""" uses ""ka"" as the negative marker and ""más"" for 'no more', emphasizing cessation, meaning 'But friend, I don't miss you anymore', highlighting finality in rejection.

• É tristi xinti sodadi di algen ki bu ta odja tudu dia

  ➔ Relative clauses with habitual aspect

  ➔ "...di algen ""ki"" bu ""ta"" odja tudu dia" employs ""ki"" as a relative pronoun ('who/that'), and ""ta"" for habitual or progressive aspect, meaning 'of someone that you see every day', describing a routine emotion.

• Ku gana xinti bu kalor, aaa

  ➔ Expressions of desire with infinitive

  ➔ """Ku"" gana xinti bu kalor" uses ""ku"" (with) and "gana" (want) followed by infinitive "xinti" (to feel), expressing strong desire, meaning 'I want to feel your warmth'.

• N da-bu konsedju, bu ka obi

  ➔ Habitu al or imperfect aspect in present

  ➔ "N da-bu konsedju, bu ""ka"" obi" uses simple present or habitual for recurring actions, with ""ka"" for negation, meaning 'I give you advice, you don't listen', implying ongoing disregard.

• Nha korpu u ka ta toka más

  ➔ Future negation with possessive

  ➔ """Nha"" korpu u ""ka"" ""ta"" toka ""más""" combines possessive ""nha"" (my), negation ""ka"" and aspect ""ta"" for future ('will not'), with ""más"" emphasizing permanence, meaning 'My body, you will not touch anymore'.

• É pa nunka más

  ➔ Adverbials of time with negation

  ➔ "É ""pa"" ""nunka"" ""más""" uses ""pa"" (for/up to), ""nunka"" (never), and ""más"" (no more) in a negated time phrase, emphasizing eternal finality, meaning 'It's for never more'.

• Dja bu monta buru moku

  ➔ Perfect aspect with imperatives

  ➔ """Dja"" bu monta buru moku" employs ""dja"" for completed or inevitable action, in an imperative context, meaning 'Already you climb on the donkey's back', implying futility or responsibility.

• N kabés odja-m na korason ku sadadi

  ➔ Present perfect with prepositions

  ➔ "N ""kabés"" odja-m na korason ku sadadi" uses ""kabés"" (from Portuguese 'cabeças') implying inevitable action, with ""na"" (in) and possessive phrases, meaning 'You end up seeing me in the heart with sadness', focusing on inevitable outcomes.