O Que Fomos – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nuno Ribeiro, David Carreira

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and 'O Que Fomos' is a perfect song to start your journey with Portuguese. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about love and loss can help you connect with the universal themes while picking up new vocabulary and pronunciation. The beautiful collaboration between Nuno Ribeiro and David Carreira makes this song a special piece of modern Portuguese pop music.

[English]

I'm trying to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget how I feel about you

I'm trying to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget what you meant to me

I remember that morning coffee

Together, cuddled on the sofa

And what we were, yeah yeah

You said this is where you wanted to be

But you left without thinking

About what we were

It's no use anymore, I can't stay like this

I'm trying to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget how I feel about you

And I try to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget what you meant to me

What you meant to me

I looked for signs of you somewhere else

I've tried to forget, but I haven't

What we were

You said this is where you wanted to be

But you left without thinking

About what we were

It's no use anymore, I can't stay like this

I'm trying to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget how I feel about you

And I try to move on

So you'll remain indifferent to me

But I can't forget what you meant to me

I feel there's still time to start over

I never thought our story would end like this

I won't take anyone else to that place of ours

That I can't forget

It's no use anymore, I can't stay like this

...

[Portuguese]

Eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que sinto por ti

Eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que foste pra mim

Lembro aquele café pela manhã

Juntos, agarrados no sofá

E o que éramos os dois, yeah yeah

Disseste que era aqui que querias estar

Mas tu foste embora sem pensar

No que éramos os dois

Já não dá mais, não posso mais ficar assim

Eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que sinto por ti

E eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que foste pra mim

O que foste pra mim

Procurei noutro lugar sinais de ti

Já tentei apagar, mas não esqueci

O que éramos os dois

Disseste que era aqui que querias estar

Mas tu foste embora sem pensar

No que éramos os dois

Já não dá mais, não posso mais ficar assim

Eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que sinto por ti

E eu tento seguir em frente

Pra me ficares indiferente

Mas não dá pra esquecer o que foste pra mim

Sinto que ainda há tempo para recomeçar

Nunca pensei que a nossa história fosse acabar

Não vou levar mais ninguém para aquele nosso lugar

Que eu não consigo esquecer

Já não dá mais, não posso mais ficar assim

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tentar /tẽˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to try
seguir /seˈɡiʁ/ A2	verb - to follow
esquecer /es.keˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to forget
sinto /ˈsĩtu/ A2	verb - I feel
indiferente /ĩ.dʒi.feˈʁẽ.tʃi/ B1	adjective - indifferent
café /kaˈfɛ/ A1	noun - coffee
lugar /luˈɡaʁ/ A2	noun - place
história /isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ B1	noun - story
pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to think
embora /ẽˈbɔ.ɾɐ/ B2	adverb - although
recomeçar /ʁe.ko.meˈsaʁ/ B2	verb - to restart
sinais /siˈnajʃ/ B1	noun - signs
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A2	noun - time
mais /maɪs/ A1	adverb - more
aqui /aˈki/ A1	adverb - here
dois /doɪs/ A1	noun - two

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu tento seguir em frente

  ➔ Present indicative of 'tentar' + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing attempt or effort to do something.

• que não dá pra esquecer o que sinto por ti

  ➔ Impersonal expression with 'não dá' + infinitive construction

  ➔ Indicates that it is impossible or very difficult to forget feelings or memories.

• Procurei noutro lugar sinais de ti

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'procurar' + noun phrase 'noutro lugar'

  ➔ Expresses an action completed in the past of seeking or looking for something elsewhere.

• Já tentei apagar, mas não esqueci

  ➔ Past perfect of 'tentar' + infinitive 'apagar' + contrastive 'mas' + present or preterite of 'esquecer'

  ➔ Shows an action done in the past, with a contrast indicating that despite trying, forgetting did not happen.

• Sinto que ainda há tempo para recomeçar

  ➔ Present tense of 'sentir' + que + subjunctive mood for 'recomeçar'

  ➔ Expresses a present feeling that there is still an opportunity to start anew.

• Que eu não consigo esquecer

  ➔ Present tense of 'conseguir' + infinitive 'esquecer'

  ➔ Indicates that the speaker is currently unable to forget something or someone.

• Sinto que ainda há tempo para recomeçar

  ➔ Present tense of 'sentir' + que + subjunctive mood for 'recomeçar'

  ➔ Expresses a present feeling that there is still an opportunity to start anew.