O Erro Mais Bonito – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ana Bacalhau, Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Se eu pudesse regressar aquele dia

If I could go back to that day

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E não seguir em frente como queria

And not move forward as I wanted

Talvez vivesse sem esta vontade

Maybe I would live without this desire

Se eu tivesse tido forças para ficar

If I had had the strength to stay

E deixasse um vazio no teu lugar

And left a void in your place

Eu talvez vivesse sem esta saudade

I might have lived without this longing

Mas de que vale a vida se não é sentida

But what is the value of life if it is not felt

Mesmo que assim seja preciso

Even if it is necessary this way

Que a dor nos vá matando devagar

That the pain slowly kills us

Choro, mas é melhor chorar o que foi feito

I cry, but it's better to cry for what has been done

Se não era por aí o meu caminho

If that wasn't my path

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Se eu não fosse atrás de mim nos teus silêncios

If I hadn't followed myself in your silences

Nem me perdesse dentro dos teus braços

Nor lost myself in your arms

Talvez vivesse sem este castigo

Maybe I would live without this punishment

Lenta é esta lágrima que cai no chão

Slow is this tear that falls to the ground

E ainda me lembra do calor das tuas mãos

And still reminds me of the warmth of your hands

Que já não me apertam contra o teu corpo

That no longer hold me against your body

Choro, mas é melhor chorar o que foi feito

I cry, but it's better to cry for what has been done

Se não era por aí o meu caminho

If that wasn't my path

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

You were my most beautiful mistake

Se eu não tivesse vivido tudo aquilo

If I hadn't lived all that

Nem tivesse chorado o que chorei

Nor cried for what I cried

Eu não saberia hoje o que sei

I wouldn't know today what I know

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
regressar /ʁɨɡɾɛsˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to return
seguir /sɨˈɣiɾ/ B1	verb - to follow
viver /viˈveɾ/ A2	verb - to live
vontade /vɐ̃ˈtadɨ/ B1	noun - will, desire
forças /ˈfoɾsɐʃ/ B1	noun (plural) - forces, strength
vazio /vaˈzi.u/ A2	noun / adjective - emptiness, empty
saudade /sawˈdɐd(ɨ)/ B2	noun - longing, nostalgia
dor /doʁ/ A2	noun - pain
choro /ˈʃɔɾu/ A2	verb - to cry
caminho /kɐˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path, way
erro /ˈɛɾu/ B1	noun - mistake, error
bonito /bõˈtiðu/ B1	adjective - beautiful, pretty

Key Grammar Structures

• Se eu pudesse regressar aquele dia

  ➔ Conditional tense using 'pudesse' (imperfect subjunctive of 'poder') for hypotheticals.

  ➔ 'Pudesse' is the imperfect subjunctive form of 'poder', used here to express a hypothetical situation.

• Eu teria tido forças para ficar

  ➔ Conditional perfect tense using 'teria tido' to express hypothetical past ability.

  ➔ 'Teria tido' is the conditional perfect of 'ter' (to have), used to express hypothetical situations in the past.

• Que a dor nos vá matando devagar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'vá' (present subjunctive of 'ir') expressing a wish or hope.

  ➔ The present subjunctive 'vá' expresses a wish, hope, or possibility of something happening.

• Tu foste o meu erro mais bonito

  ➔ Simple past tense 'foste' (second person singular of 'ser') indicating a past action.

  ➔ 'Foste' is the simple past tense form of 'ser' (to be), used here to refer to a past relationship.

• Se não fosse por aí o meu caminho

  ➔ Conditional tense with 'fosse' (imperfect subjunctive of 'ser') for hypothetical conditions.

  ➔ 'Fosse' is the imperfect subjunctive form of 'ser', used here to express hypothetical or contrary-to-fact conditions.

• Nem me perdesse dentro dos teus braços

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive 'perdesse' of 'perder' expressing hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situations.

  ➔ 'Perdesse' is the imperfect subjunctive of 'perder' (to lose), used here to describe hypothetical or contrary-to-fact scenarios.