Olhos certos – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Detonautas
• Album: Acústico

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Tento te encontrar

Trying to find you

Tanto pra dizer

So much to say

Meu amor, tudo bem

My love, everything's fine

Sorte de nós dois

Lucky us two

Quero te fazer feliz

I want to make you happy

Meu amor, sempre quis

My love, I've always wanted to

Seus olhos certos, mas não sei o que dizer

Your right eyes, but I don't know what to say

Eu não vou, mas o tempo vem

I won't go, but time comes

Tá tudo certo, mas não sei o que dizer

It's all good, but I don't know what to say

Eu não vou, mas o tempo vem aqui

I won't go, but time comes here

Tento te encontrar

Trying to find you

Tanto pra dizer

So much to say

Meu amor, tudo bem

My love, everything's fine

Mesmo sem te ver

Even without seeing you

Não chegou ao fim

It hasn't come to an end

Seu amor, tudo em mim

Your love, all in me

E se não for mais do que tento ser

And if it's no more than trying to be

Se não for mais

If it’s no more

Se não for mais do que tento ser

If it’s no more than trying to be

Se não for

If it’s no more

Seus olhos certos mas não sei o que dizer

Your right eyes, but I don't know what to say

Eu não vou mas o tempo vem

I won't go, but time comes

Tá tudo certo mais não sei o que dizer

It’s all good but I don’t know what to say

Eu não vou mas o tempo vem aqui

I won't go, but time comes here

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
encontrar /ẽ.kõ.traɾ/ A2	verb - to find, to meet
dizer /diˈzeɾ/ A1	verb - to say, to tell
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
sorte /ˈsɔɾ.t͡ʃi/ A2	noun - luck, fate
fazer /faˈzeɾ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
olhos /ˈo.ʎuʃ/ A1	noun - eyes
certos /ˈsɛɾ.tus/ B1	adjective - right, correct
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
ver /ˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to see
fim /ˈfĩ/ A2	noun - end
mais /ˈmajʃ/ A1	adverb - more
tentar /tẽˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to try

Key Grammar Structures

• Tento te encontrar

  ➔ Infinitive Verb

  ➔ The use of "encontrar" in its infinitive form shows the purpose or intent of the subject (implied as 'I'): 'I try to find you'. The verb "tentar" (to try) is conjugated in the first person singular present indicative, followed by the infinitive of the verb "encontrar".

• Tanto pra dizer

  ➔ Pra (para) + Infinitive

  ➔ "Pra" is a colloquial shortening of "para", meaning "to" or "in order to". "Tanto pra dizer" means "So much to say" or "So much in order to say". This structure expresses purpose or reason.

• Sorte de nós dois

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase with Pronoun

  ➔ "De nós dois" is a prepositional phrase. "De" means "of" or "from", and "nós dois" means "the two of us". The entire phrase acts as an adjectival modifier to "sorte" (luck), indicating whose luck it is.

• E se não for mais do que tento ser

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Subjunctive Mood)

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical situation. The use of "se" (if) indicates a condition, and the subjunctive mood "for" implies uncertainty or a hypothetical situation. The phrase means: "And if it's not more than what I try to be".

• Tá tudo certo

  ➔ Informal Contraction

  ➔ "Tá" is a colloquial shortening of "está", the third-person singular present indicative of the verb "estar" (to be). "Tudo certo" means "everything is right/okay". The sentence therefore means: "Everything is alright/okay".