Perdido no Bosque – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of "Perdido no Bosque" by Filipe Gonçalves, a song that captures the universal feeling of being lost and searching for direction. Through its heartfelt Portuguese lyrics, you can explore themes of love, longing, and self-discovery, offering a unique way to connect with the language and its expressive power.

[English]

Once again

We went in different directions

I stayed behind

Not knowing exactly what to do

You had to go

And I stayed fine, obviously

I will meet you tomorrow, if you want

But why do I feel us

Little by little drifting apart?

I wander through your heart

Now always fighting

For the first time in life

I got lost in the woods

North is south

This, west

If you are not here!

I would take you home

But I got lost in the woods

And I don't even know where you will be

Lost in the woods

In this life

The route was already decided

I never thought I would be so confused

Who am I

If not your love?

Where am I

If not by your side

Forever?

I already know you are my north

But I got lost in the woods

Up is down

Day is night

If I am without you

Oh, you are my map

But I got lost in the woods

Do you like me?

By a sign

I hope so

(I hope so)

I am your direction

For you are mine

(You are mine)

So I won't be

Lost in the woods

(I am lost in the woods)

(I am lost)

Lost in the woods

(I am lost in the woods)

Lost in the

Woods

[Portuguese]

Mais uma vez

Fomos em direções diferentes

Fiquei para trás

Sem saber bem o que fazer

Tu tinhas de ir

E eu fiquei bem, obviamente

Vou ter contigo amanhã, se quiser

Mas porque é que eu nos sinto

Pouco a pouco afastar?

Ando pelo teu coração

Agora sempre a lutar

Pela primeira vez na vida

Eu perdi-me no bosque

Norte é sul

Este, oeste

Se não estás!

Eu levava-te até casa

Mas perdi-me no bosque

E nem sequer sei onde estarás

Perdido no bosque

Nesta vida

A rota tinha já decidida

Nunca pensei ficar assim baralhado

Quem eu sou

Senão teu amor?

Onde estou

Senão ao teu lado

Para sempre?

Já sei que és o meu norte

Mas eu perdi-me no bosque

Cima é baixo

Dia é noite

Se estou sem ti

Oh, tu és o meu mapa

Mas perdi-me no bosque

Será que gostas de mim?

Pelo um sinal

Espero eu

(Espero eu)

Eu sou o teu rumo

Pois tu és o meu

(És o meu)

Para não estar

Perdido no bosque

(Eu estou perdido no bosque)

(Eu estou perdido)

Perdido no bosque

(Eu estou perdido no bosque)

Perdido no

Bosque

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.