Nunca Mais – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Fábio Azevedo

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Eu tinha tudo do melhor

I had all the best

Em mim eu sempre confiei

I always trusted myself

Não precisava de mais nada e mais ninguém

I didn't need anything or anyone else

De tanto eu me privei

I deprived myself so much

A dor parece me romper

The pain seems to break me

Por mais que eu tente me afastar

No matter how hard I try to get away

Ela invadiu sem dó meu pobre coração

It invaded my poor heart mercilessly

E veio pra ficar

And came to stay

Nunca mais eu vou ser livre

I'll never be free again

Já não sei o que esperar

I don't know what to expect anymore

Ela trouxe um mundo novo

She brought a new world

E eu não posso mais voltar

And I can't go back anymore

Só me resta a noite escura

All that's left for me is the dark night

Aprendi que é ser só

I learned what it is to be alone

Eu finjo que ela está aqui

I pretend she's here

Pra revelar o meu melhor

To reveal my best

Os desafios do amor

The challenges of love

Roubaram toda a minha paz

Stole all my peace

Embora eu tente me enganar e me iludir

Although I try to fool myself and deceive myself

Eu já não sou capaz

I can't do it anymore

Nunca mais eu vou ser livre

I'll never be free again

O que eu era se partiu

What I was is gone

Hoje eu reconheço em mim

Today I recognize in myself

Outro alguém que ela descobriu

Someone else she discovered

Só me resta a noite escura

All that's left for me is the dark night

Um futuro sem amor

A future without love

Eu não mereço outro fim

I don't deserve another ending

Por que ela nunca foi pra mim

Why was she never for me

Eu vou viver pra sempre assim

I'm going to live like this forever

Uma vida só de dor

A life of pain only

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confiei /kõ.fiˈɾej/ B1	verb - to trust
privei /ˈpɾi.vej/ B1	verb - to deprive oneself or to deny oneself
romper /ʁõˈpeʁ/ B2	verb - to break or tear apart
invadiu /ĩ.vaˈdʊ/ B2	verb - to invade or penetrate
ficar /fiˈkaʁ/ A2	verb - to stay or remain
revelar /ʁɛ.vəˈlaʁ/ B2	verb - to reveal or disclose
desafios /des.aˈfiuʃ/ B2	noun - challenges, difficulties
roubaram /ʁo.baˈɾãw/ B2	verb - to steal or rob
iludir /i.luˈdiɾ/ B2	verb - to deceive or delude
mereço /meˈɾe.su/ B1	verb - to deserve
fim /fĩ/ A2	noun - end or conclusion
desistir /deʃ.isˈtiʁ/ B2	verb - to give up or desist

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu tinha tudo do melhor

  ➔ Pretérito Imperfeito do Indicativo (Imperfect Past)

  ➔ The verb "tinha" (had) is in the Imperfect Past, used to describe habitual actions or states in the past. It suggests a situation that was ongoing or repeated. "Eu "tinha" tudo do melhor" means "I used to have the best of everything".

• De tanto eu me privei

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Preposition 'de' + Infinitive

  ➔ "Me privei" is a reflexive verb, meaning "I deprived myself". "De tanto" means "so much" or "because of so much". The phrase implies a degree of self-denial. It's "privei "me" de"

• Por mais que eu tente me afastar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present Subjunctive) in a Concessive Clause

  ➔ "Tente" is in the present subjunctive mood, used after "por mais que" to express a concession, meaning "no matter how much". It indicates uncertainty or hypothetical situations. "No matter how much I try to get away...".

• Ela invadiu sem dó meu pobre coração

  ➔ Adverb of Manner ('sem dó')

  ➔ "Sem dó" is an adverbial phrase meaning "without pity" or "mercilessly". It describes the manner in which the invasion happened. It modifies the verb 'invadiu'.

• Nunca mais eu vou ser livre

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir' + infinitive (vou ser) + adverbial phrase of time 'nunca mais'

  ➔ "Vou ser" is the near future tense (ir + infinitive), meaning "I will be". "Nunca mais" means "never again". Therefore, the sentence translates to "I will never be free again".

• Já não sei o que esperar

  ➔ Adverb 'já' with negative 'não' expressing uncertainty; 'o que' as a relative pronoun

  ➔ "Já não" means "no longer". The phrase expresses that the speaker has lost the ability to anticipate or predict anything. "O que esperar" means "what to expect".

• O que eu era se partiu

  ➔ Use of "o que" as a relative pronoun + Preterite Perfect (se partiu)

  ➔ "O que" here acts as a relative pronoun, meaning "what" or "that which". "Se partiu" is the preterite perfect form of the verb "partir-se" (to break, to depart), in the reflexive form, meaning "broke apart". The whole phrase translates to "What I was has broken apart" or "Who I was is gone".

• Por que ela nunca foi pra mim

  ➔ Preposition "pra" (short for "para") indicating destination or purpose + negative adverb "nunca" + past tense 'foi'

  ➔ "Pra" is a colloquial contraction of "para", meaning "for" or "to". Here it indicates destination, in a figurative sense. "Nunca foi pra mim" means "was never meant for me" or "never belonged to me".