Nosso Quadro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ana Castela
• Album: AgroPlay Verão

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Portuguese through 'Nosso Quadro' offers a unique window into the Brazilian soul, particularly the concept of 'saudade.' The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and loss, rooted in a rural and traditional setting, make it an excellent tool for language learners to connect with authentic Brazilian culture and the heartfelt storytelling of sertanejo music.

[English]

Everyone has a love that when they lie down and look at the ceiling

The question comes, "would we work out if it were today?"

In an episode that will never be released, an incomplete album

A story that stopped halfway, can you imagine the rest?

Oh, the longing that takes over, that takes over, that takes hold of me

And it doesn't give me remorse, nor anger, nor hatred for the pain, for the end

Now our picture, getting married in the church

It won't be hung up, it only exists in my head

Us two herding cattle, the cowgirl daughter

Our life in the woods, it only exists in my head

But is it really love even if it's not for a lifetime?

But is it really love even if it's not for a lifetime?

(Oh, oh, ah, oh)

Is it love, or is it not?

There are things that we can't forget even if we want to

The end of the year 2017

Me starting dental school and you in vet school

Your jeans shirt in my truck

My friends ask, "what happened to you?"

My dad doesn't give up, he still wants to be a grandpa

Time wasn't so nice to us both

It could have been, but it wasn't

Now our picture, getting married in the church

It won't be hung up, it only exists in my head

Us two herding cattle, the cowgirl daughter

Our life in the woods, it only exists in my head

But is it really love even if it's not for a lifetime?

But is it really love even if it's not for a lifetime?

(Oh, oh, ah, oh)

It will be love

Even if it's not for a lifetime, it will be love

...

[Portuguese]

Todo mundo tem um amor que quando deita e olha pro teto

Vem a pergunta "será que se fosse hoje a gente dava certo?"

Num episódio que nunca vai ser lançado, um álbum incompleto

Uma história que parou pela metade, 'cê imagina o resto

Ê, saudade que toma, que toma, que toma conta de mim

E não me dá remorço, nem raiva, nem ódio da pena, do fim

Agora o nosso quadro, casando na igreja

Não vai ser pendurado, só existe na minha cabeça

Nós dois tocando o gado, a filha boiadeira

Nossa vida no mato, só existe na minha cabeça

Mas será amor mesmo não sendo a vida inteira?

Mas será amor mesmo não sendo a vida inteira?

(Ai, ai, ah, ai)

É amor, ou não é?

Tem coisas que nem querendo a gente esquece

Final do ano de 2017

Eu começando odonto' e você na vet'

A sua camisa jeans na minha camionete

Os meus amigos perguntam "que fim 'cê levou?"

Meu pai não desiste, ainda quer ser vovô

O tempo não foi tão legal com nós dois

Podia ter sido, mas não foi

Agora o nosso quadro, casando na igreja

Não vai ser pendurado, só existe na minha cabeça

Nós dois tocando o gado, a filha boiadeira

Nossa vida no mato, só existe na minha cabeça

Mas será amor mesmo não sendo a vida inteira?

Mas será amor mesmo não sendo a vida inteira?

(Ai, ai, ah, ai)

Vai ser amor

Mesmo não sendo a vida inteira vai ser amor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love, deep affection
responsável /ʁes.pũ.saˈvew̃/ B1	adjective - responsible, accountable
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A2	noun - life
cabeça /kaˈbe.sa/ A2	noun - head
certo /ˈseʁ.tu/ A2	adjective - certain, sure, right
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ B1	noun - time, tempo
pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to think
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house
novo /ˈno.vu/ A2	adjective - new
sonho /ˈso.ɲu/ B1	noun - dream
imagem /iˈma.ʒẽj/ B1	noun - image, picture
lugar /ˈlu.ɡaʁ/ A2	noun - place
sentimento /sẽ.tʃiˈmẽ.tu/ B2	noun - feeling, emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• Todo mundo tem um amor que quando deita e olha pro teto

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to describe a habitual action: 'everyone has a love that, when they lie down and look at the ceiling...'

• Agora o nosso quadro, casando na igreja

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase suggests an ongoing action: 'now our picture, getting married in the church.'

• Mas será amor mesmo não sendo a vida inteira?

  ➔ Use of conditional mood.

  ➔ The phrase questions the nature of love under certain conditions: 'but is it love even if it’s not for a lifetime?'

• Tem coisas que nem querendo a gente esquece

  ➔ Use of negation.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes that there are things we cannot forget, even if we want to: 'there are things that even wanting to, we forget.'

• O tempo não foi tão legal com nós dois

  ➔ Past tense for completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase reflects on the past: 'time was not so nice to us both.'

• Meu pai não desiste, ainda quer ser vovô

  ➔ Present tense for ongoing states.

  ➔ The phrase describes a current state: 'my father does not give up, still wants to be a grandfather.'