Perdido no Bosque – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Filipe Gonçalves
• Album: Frozen II - O Reino do Gelo

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Mais uma vez

Once again

Fomos em direções diferentes

We went in different directions

Fiquei para trás

I stayed behind

Sem saber bem o que fazer

Not knowing exactly what to do

Tu tinhas de ir

You had to go

E eu fiquei bem, obviamente

And I stayed fine, obviously

Vou ter contigo amanhã, se quiser

I will meet you tomorrow, if you want

Mas porque é que eu nos sinto

But why do I feel us

Pouco a pouco afastar?

Little by little drifting apart?

Ando pelo teu coração

I wander through your heart

Agora sempre a lutar

Now always fighting

Pela primeira vez na vida

For the first time in life

Eu perdi-me no bosque

I got lost in the woods

Norte é sul

North is south

Este, oeste

This, west

Se não estás!

If you are not here!

Eu levava-te até casa

I would take you home

Mas perdi-me no bosque

But I got lost in the woods

E nem sequer sei onde estarás

And I don't even know where you will be

Perdido no bosque

Lost in the woods

Nesta vida

In this life

A rota tinha já decidida

The route was already decided

Nunca pensei ficar assim baralhado

I never thought I would be so confused

Quem eu sou

Who am I

Senão teu amor?

If not your love?

Onde estou

Where am I

Senão ao teu lado

If not by your side

Para sempre?

Forever?

Já sei que és o meu norte

I already know you are my north

Mas eu perdi-me no bosque

But I got lost in the woods

Cima é baixo

Up is down

Dia é noite

Day is night

Se estou sem ti

If I am without you

Oh, tu és o meu mapa

Oh, you are my map

Mas perdi-me no bosque

But I got lost in the woods

Será que gostas de mim?

Do you like me?

Pelo um sinal

By a sign

Espero eu

I hope so

(Espero eu)

(I hope so)

Eu sou o teu rumo

I am your direction

Pois tu és o meu

For you are mine

(És o meu)

(You are mine)

Para não estar

So I won't be

Perdido no bosque

Lost in the woods

(Eu estou perdido no bosque)

(I am lost in the woods)

(Eu estou perdido)

(I am lost)

Perdido no bosque

Lost in the woods

(Eu estou perdido no bosque)

(I am lost in the woods)

Perdido no

Lost in the

Bosque

Woods

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdido /pɨɾˈdiðu/ B1	adjective - lost
bosque /ˈbɔʃkɨ/ B2	noun - woods, forest
direções /di.ɾeˈsõɪ̯ʃ/ B1	noun - directions
coração /ku.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ A2	noun - heart
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
norte /ˈnɔɾtɨ/ A2	noun - north
sul /ˈsuɫ/ A2	noun - south
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - home, house
rota /ˈʁɔ.tɐ/ B1	noun - route
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
lado /ˈla.ðu/ A1	noun - side
cima /ˈsi.mɐ/ A2	noun - top, above
baixo /ˈbajʃu/ A2	adjective - low
noite /ˈnoj.tɨ/ A1	noun - night
mapa /ˈma.pɐ/ A2	noun - map

Key Grammar Structures

• Fomos em direções diferentes

  ➔ Pretérito Perfeito Simples (Simple Past)

  ➔ The use of the *Pretérito Perfeito Simples* (*fomos*) indicates a completed action in the past, emphasizing that the action of going in different directions is finished and distinct from the present.

• Sem saber bem o que fazer

  ➔ Infinitive clause after a preposition

  ➔ The structure *sem saber* followed by *o que fazer* (infinitive) expresses a lack of knowledge about what action to take. *Sem* is the preposition.

• Mas porque é que eu nos sinto Pouco a pouco afastar?

  ➔ Emphatic question with cleft sentence structure and reflexive pronoun usage

  ➔ The phrase *porque é que* emphasizes the questioning. The verb *afastar* is used reflexively (*nos afastar*), meaning 'to distance ourselves'. *Sinto* takes 'nos' as the direct object in this case.

• Ando pelo teu coração Agora sempre a lutar

  ➔ Gerund (*a lutar*) used in a periphrastic construction expressing continuous action.

  ➔ The construction *sempre a lutar* employs the gerund (*lutar*, to fight) with the preposition *a*, creating a periphrastic verb phrase meaning 'always fighting'. This emphasizes ongoing, continuous action.

• Nunca pensei ficar assim baralhado

  ➔ Compound verb tense with auxiliary verb + infinitive, and past participle as adjective

  ➔ *Nunca pensei ficar* is a compound construction expressing a thought that did not occur. *Baralhado* is used as a past participle to describe the state of being confused.

• Senão teu amor?

  ➔ Conditional conjunction *senão* (if not)

  ➔ *Senão* here means 'if not', creating a rhetorical question: 'Who am I, if not your love?'

• Já sei que és o meu norte

  ➔ Use of 'ser' to describe essential qualities

  ➔ The verb *ser* (*és*) is used to define a permanent characteristic. Here, *norte* (north) is being used metaphorically to represent guidance or direction.

• Pois tu és o meu

  ➔ Simplified sentence with omitted noun; understood 'rumo' (path/direction)

  ➔ The full sentence would be *Pois tu és o meu rumo*, but *rumo* (path, direction) is omitted as it's already established in the prior line *Eu sou o teu rumo*. This demonstrates ellipsis for conciseness.