Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the culture, and 'P do Pecado' offers a great opportunity to dive into Brazilian Portuguese. The song's clear narrative about a relatable, albeit dramatic, situation makes the lyrics easier to follow. Its blend of pagode and sertanejo introduces you to two of Brazil's most beloved musical genres. By listening, you can pick up colloquial phrases and a rhythm of speech that is unique to Brazil, all while enjoying a massive hit song.
You're a committed woman calling me
And I’m the single guy who answers
After the sweat dries on the floor
It’s easy to call me temptation
As if I were the guilty one
For what you do with your boyfriend
As if I had someone
But unlike you
My kiss isn’t fooling anyone
Playing error against error
Yours is much bigger than mine
You can’t take him out of your life
You can’t take me out of your bed
Don’t blame everything on me
It’s you who has someone by your side
I’m just the P of sin
I’m just the P of sin
Playing error against error
Yours is much bigger than mine
You can’t take her out of your life
You can’t take me out of your bed
Don’t blame everything on me
It’s you who has someone by your side
I’m just the P of sin
I’m just the P of sin
We’ve arrived at the party
We’ve arrived at the party
In that way (forget it)
High-quality pagoda, that’s the style
If needed, we’ll sort it out, everything’s fine
We’re together! (Go, baby!)
As if I were the guilty one
Of what you do with your girlfriend
As if I had someone
But unlike you
My kiss isn’t fooling anyone
Let’s go!
Playing error against error
Yours is much bigger than mine
You can’t take her out of your life
You can’t take me out of your bed
Don’t blame everything on me
It’s you who has someone by your side
I’m just the P of sin
I’m just the P of sin
Playing error against error
Yours is much bigger than mine
You can’t take her out of your life
You can’t take me out of your bed
Don’t blame everything on me
It’s you who has someone by your side (go, baby!)
I’m just the P of sin
(I’m just the P of sin)
Playing error against error
Yours is much bigger than mine
You can’t take her out of your life
You can’t take me out of your bed
Don’t blame everything on me
It’s you who has someone by your side
I’m just the P of sin
I’m just the P of sin
P of sin
Oh, baby!
Less is More and Simone Mendes
Forget everything, quality pagoda
What a beautiful thing!
Key Vocabulary
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ligação /liɡaˈsɐ̃w/ B1 |
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convite /kõˈvitʃi/ A2 |
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culpado /kulˈpadu/ B2 |
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tentação /tẽtaˈsɐ̃w/ B1 |
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beijo /ˈbeɪʒu/ A1 |
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erro /ˈeʁu/ A2 |
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lado /ˈlado/ A1 |
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vida /ˈvida/ A1 |
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namorado /namoˈɾadu/ A2 |
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culpa /ˈkuɫpɐ/ B1 |
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pagode /paˈɡodi/ A2 |
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quente /ˈkẽtʃi/ A2 |
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solteiro /solˈteɾu/ A2 |
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maior /maˈjoʁ/ A2 |
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errado /eˈʁadu/ B1 |
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diferente /difeˈɾẽtʃi/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Você é uma comprometida que me liga
➔ Relative pronoun "que"
➔ The relative pronoun "que" connects the clause "que me liga" (who calls me) to the noun "comprometida" (committed woman). It acts as the subject of the verb "liga".
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Depois que o suor seca no chão, É fácil me chamar de tentação
➔ Subjunctive mood implicit conditional clause "Depois que"
➔ "Depois que" (after that) usually introduces a temporal clause. Here, it implies a condition: "After the sweat dries on the floor, it's easy to call me temptation".
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Como se eu fosse o culpado Do que cê faz com o seu namorado
➔ Imperfect Subjunctive with "Como se"
➔ "Como se" (as if) is followed by the imperfect subjunctive ("fosse") to express a hypothetical or unreal situation. It indicates that the speaker is not actually the one at fault, but it's being treated that way.
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Meu beijo não tá enganando ninguém
➔ Present continuous negative form with gerund.
➔ "não tá enganando" uses "estar" + gerund ("enganando") to show an action in progress (or not in progress, here negated). It emphasizes that the kiss isn't actively deceiving anyone.
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Da vida, cê não tira ele Da cama, cê não tira eu
➔ Omission of preposition "de" and inverted word order for emphasis
➔ Normally it would be "Você não tira ele da vida, você não me tira da cama." The prepositions "de" is dropped and word order is inverted for stylistic effect and to make it more impactful. The implied meaning is "You won't remove him from your life, you won't remove me from your bed."
