Olha Lá – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Marisa Liz

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Olha lá

Look, there

Há quanto tempo é que te disse que já não vai dar

How long have I told you it’s no longer going to happen

Quando o momento era triste quiseste largar

When the moment was sad, you wanted to give up

Roeste a corda deste tudo para te ajudar

You cut the rope of everything to help yourself

E mesmo assim voltaste a tempo de me magoar

And still, you came back just in time to hurt me

Por quanto tempo esse teu beijo quis me envenenar

How long was that kiss of yours trying to poison me

Quando era certo que este amor não tinha amor no ar

When it was clear this love had no love in the air

Esse teu jogo meio incerto de me afogar

That uncertain game of yours, trying to drown me

Em frases feitas que se esvaem pelo ar…

In empty phrases that fade into the air...

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Não vais mudar

You're not going to change

Ah, sou como a chama

Ah, I am like a flame

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

I tremble but I refuse to be extinguished

Chegou a tua hora

Your time has come

Olha lá

Look, there

Já é mais claro do que o vidro que nos magoou

It's clearer than the glass that hurt us

A multidão que já sabia e não me avisou

The crowd that already knew and didn’t warn me

Por ter a força de um tornado que desarrumou

Because of the strength of a tornado that messed up

Esse teu mundo organizado que cedo secou

That organized world of yours which dried up early

Mas hoje bebo o meu alento de tudo o que sou

But today I drink my comfort from everything I am

Achei a peça que faltava e nos desmoronou

I found the missing piece that made us fall apart

Guardei as chaves do passado, agora já não estou

I kept the keys of the past, now I’m free

Podes ficar aí sentado a suspirar

You can sit there sighing

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Volto a tentar

I try again

Ah, sou como a chama

Ah, I am like a flame

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

I tremble but I refuse to be extinguished

Chegou a tua hora

Your time has come

Olha lá

Look, there

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Não vais mudar

You're not going to change

Ah, sou como a chama

Ah, I am like a flame

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

I tremble but I refuse to be extinguished

Chegou a tua hora

Your time has come

Olha lá

Look, there

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love noun - romantic love
beijo /ˈbɛʒu/ A2	noun - kiss
magoar /mɐ.ɣwaˈɾa/ B2	verb - to hurt, to wound
triste /ˈtɾiʃt(ɨ)/ A2	adjective - sad
magoe /mɐ.ˈɣwɐ/ B2	verb - to hurt, to wound
ajudar /ɐ.ʒuˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to help
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time, tempo
momento /mɔˈmẽtu/ A2	noun - moment, point in time
hora /ˈɔɾɐ/ A2	noun - hour
claro /ˈklaʁu/ A2	adjective - clear, bright
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time, tempo
vida /ˈviðɐ/ A2	noun - life
força /ˈfoɾsɐ/ B1	noun - strength, force
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A2	noun - world
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time, tempo

Key Grammar Structures

• Há quanto tempo é que te disse que já não vai dar

  ➔ Present perfect tense used to emphasize an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ It indicates an action completed at an unspecified time before now but relevant to the present.

• Quando o momento era triste quiseste largar

  ➔ Preterite tense (pretérito perfeito) used to describe completed actions in the past.

  ➔ It denotes actions that have been completed at a specific point or period in the past.

• Sou como a chama

  ➔ Simile (like/as) used to compare oneself to a flame, indicating persistence and resilience.

  ➔ A literary figure where 'like' or 'as' establishes a comparison between oneself and another object or concept.

• Já é mais claro do que o vidro que nos magoou

  ➔ Comparative phrase using "more" to indicate clarity relative to glass (something that caused pain).

  ➔ A comparison showing that the current understanding or perception has become clearer than the previous pain caused by the glass.

• A multidão que já sabia e não me avisou

  ➔ Relative clause describing a crowd that knew but did not inform.

  ➔ A relative clause providing additional information about the crowd, emphasizing their awareness yet lack of action.