Pactos

• By: Matheus & Kauan, Jorge & Mateus

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Wow!

Wow!

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Eu nem dormi

I didn't even sleep

Pensando em tudo que aconteceu, iê-iê

Thinking about everything that happened, yeah-yeah

Guardei em mim

I've kept inside

Cada detalhe que a gente viveu, iê-iê

Every detail of what we lived through, yeah-yeah

O combinado era da gente se reencontrar

We agreed to meet again

Quem sentir saudade primeiro, ligar

Whoever misses first, calls

Me enlouqueceu e desapareceu

It drove me mad, then disappeared

Plantou amor no peito e não voltou pra regar

Planted love in my chest and didn't come back to water it

(Vem!)

(Come!)

Promessas não são contratos

Promises aren't contracts

Beijos nem sempre são pactos

Kisses aren't always vows

Iê-iê, eu deveria saber

Yeah-yeah, I should have known

Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

That empty feelings don't fill the spaces

Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

You don't care, and I'm loving you

Promessas não são contratos

Promises aren't contracts

Beijos nem sempre são pactos

Kisses aren't always vows

Iê-iê, eu deveria saber

Yeah-yeah, I should have known

Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

That empty feelings don't fill the spaces

Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

You don't care, and I'm loving you

Com Jorge & Mateus

With Jorge & Mateus

Matheus & Kauan

Matheus & Kauan

Eu nem dormi

I didn't even sleep

Pensando em tudo que aconteceu, iê-iê

Thinking about everything that happened, yeah-yeah

Guardei em mim

I've kept inside

Cada detalhe que a gente viveu, iê-iê

Every detail of what we lived through, yeah-yeah

O combinado era da gente se reencontrar

We agreed to meet again

Quem sentir saudade primeiro, ligar

Whoever misses first, calls

Me enlouqueceu e desapareceu

It drove me mad, then disappeared

Plantou amor no peito e não voltou pra regar

Planted love in my chest and didn't come back to water it

Promessas não são contratos

Promises aren't contracts

Beijos nem sempre são pactos

Kisses aren't always vows

Iê-iê, eu deveria saber

Yeah-yeah, I should have known

Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

That empty feelings don't fill the spaces

Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

You don't care, and I'm loving you

Promessas não são contratos

Promises aren't contracts

Beijos nem sempre são pactos

Kisses aren't always vows

Iê-iê, eu deveria saber

Yeah-yeah, I should have known

Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

That empty feelings don't fill the spaces

Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

You don't care, and I'm loving you

Promessas não são contratos

Promises aren't contracts

Os beijos nem sempre são pactos

The kisses aren't always vows

Iê-iê, eu deveria saber

Yeah-yeah, I should have known

Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

That empty feelings don't fill the spaces

Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

You don't care, and I'm loving you

Eu amando você (iê-iê)

I'm loving you (yeah-yeah)

E eu amando você

And I'm loving you

Wow! Com Jorge & Mateus

Wow! With Jorge & Mateus

Matheus & Kauan

Matheus & Kauan

Coisa boa

Good thing

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ A1	verb - to sleep
aconteceu /akõteˈseu/ A2	verb - happened
guardei /ɡwaɾˈdej/ A2	verb - I kept
detalhe /deˈtaʎi/ B1	noun - detail
viveu /viˈvew/ A2	verb - lived
reencontrar /ʁeẽkõˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to meet again
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - nostalgia, longing
ligar /liˈɡaɾ/ A1	verb - to call, to turn on
enlouqueceu /ẽlowkeˈseu/ B2	verb - maddened
desapareceu /dezaɾapaˈɾseu/ B1	verb - disappeared
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
peito /ˈpejtu/ A2	noun - chest
voltou /voʊ̯ˈtoʊ̯/ A1	verb - returned
regar /heˈɡaɾ/ B1	verb - to water
promessas /pɾoˈmɛsɐs/ B1	noun - promises
contratos /kõˈtɾatuʃ/ B1	noun - contracts
beijos /ˈbejʒus/ A2	noun - kisses
pactos /ˈpaktus/ B2	noun - pacts
sentimentos /sẽtiˈmẽtus/ B1	noun - feelings
vazios /vaˈzius/ B1	adjective - empty
espaços /esˈpasus/ A2	noun - spaces
amando /ɐˈmɐ̃du/ A1	verb - loving

Grammar:

• Eu nem dormi / Pensando em tudo que aconteceu, iê-iê

  ➔ Past Tense (Pretérito Perfeito) and Gerund

  ➔ "Eu nem dormi" (I didn't even sleep) uses the simple past to describe a completed action. "Pensando" (thinking) is the gerund of the verb "pensar" (to think), indicating an ongoing action simultaneous with the main verb. The phrase translates to 'I didn't even sleep, thinking about everything that happened'.

• O combinado era da gente se reencontrar

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Era) + Infinitive (Reencontrar) + Use of 'a gente'

  ➔ "Era" (was) in the imperfect tense describes a past state or habitual action. "Reencontrar" (to meet again) is in the infinitive. "A gente" is a colloquial way of saying "nós" (we). The phrase translates to 'The agreement was that we would meet again'.

• Quem sentir saudade primeiro, ligar

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (Sentir) + Infinitive (Ligar)

  ➔ "Sentir" is in the future subjunctive, used to express hypothetical or uncertain future events. "Ligar" (to call) is in the infinitive. This clause translates to 'Whoever feels longing first should call'.

• Me enlouqueceu e desapareceu

  ➔ Past Tense (Pretérito Perfeito)

  ➔ Both verbs, "enlouqueceu" (drove me crazy) and "desapareceu" (disappeared), are in the simple past tense (pretérito perfeito), indicating completed actions in the past.

• Plantou amor no peito e não voltou pra regar

  ➔ Past Tense (Pretérito Perfeito) and Prepositional Phrase ('pra')

  ➔ "Plantou" (planted) is in the simple past tense. "Pra" is a shortened form of "para" (to), common in spoken Brazilian Portuguese. The phrase describes someone who planted love but didn't return to nurture it.

• Promessas não são contratos / Beijos nem sempre são pactos

  ➔ Ser vs. Estar

  ➔ The use of "são" (are) from the verb "ser" indicates a permanent or defining characteristic. Promises inherently are not contracts, and kisses are not always agreements.

• Que sentimentos vazios não preenchem os espaços

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'Que' and Negative Adverb 'Não'

  ➔ "Que" introduces a relative clause, referring back to "sentimentos vazios" (empty feelings). "Não preenchem" (do not fill) uses the negative adverb "não" to negate the verb.

• Cê nem aí, e eu amando você

  ➔ Informal Pronoun 'Cê' and Gerund ('Amando')

  ➔ "Cê" is an informal, shortened version of "você" (you). "Amando" is the gerund form of "amar" (to love), expressing an ongoing action. The phrase means 'You don't even care, and I'm loving you'.