Por um Triz – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Carolina Deslandes

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Procura-me em todo o lado

Look for me everywhere

Só pra ver que não me encontras

Just to see you can't find me

Pra ver que estavas errado

To see that you were wrong

No fim, no final de contas

In the end, after all

Procura-me ne outras caras

Look for me in other guys

Procura-me ne outros braços

Look for me in other arms

Procura-me ne outras casas

Look for me in other houses

E pede pelo meu abraço

And ask for my hug

Não se encontra duas vezes

You can't find it twice

O que eu te dei

What I gave you

Há quem viva a vida inteira

There are those who go through life

Sem achar alguém

Without finding someone

Que faça tudo quanto eu fiz

Who does everything I did

Que queira tanto ser feliz

Who really wants to be happy

Fomos quase tudo

We were almost everything

Foi por um triz

It was by a hair's breadth

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Procura-me ne outros beijos

Look for me in other kisses

Procura-me ne outras salas

Look for me in other rooms

Procura por mim ao espelho

Look for me in the mirror

Na dor que sentes e calas

In the pain you feel and keep silent

Procura-me no silêncio

Look for me in the silence

Procura por mim depois

Look for me later

No rescaldo do teu erro

In the aftermath of your mistake

No que ficou de nós dois

In what remained of us two

Não se encontra duas vezes

You can't find it twice

O que eu te dei

What I gave you

Há quem viva a vida inteira

There are those who go through life

Sem achar alguém

Without finding someone

Que faça tudo quanto eu fiz

Who does everything I did

Que queira tanto ser feliz

Who truly wants to be happy

Fomos quase tudo

We were almost everything

Foi por um triz

It was by a hair's breadth

Não se encontra duas vezes

You can't find it twice

O que eu te dei

What I gave you

Há quem viva a vida inteira

There are those who go through life

Sem achar alguém

Without finding someone

Que faça tudo quanto eu fiz

Who does everything I did

Que queira tanto ser feliz

Who really wants to be happy

Fomos quase tudo

We were almost everything

Foi por um triz

It was by a hair's breadth

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
procura /proˈkuɾɐ/ B1	verb - to search or look for
abraço /aˈbɾasu/ A2	noun - hug
silêncio /siˈlẽsju/ B2	noun - silence
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
erro /ˈeʁu/ B1	noun - error
casa /ˈkazɐ/ A1	noun - house
braços /ˈbɾasuz/ A2	noun - arms
beijos /ˈbejʒuz/ A2	noun - kisses
caras /ˈkaɾɐs/ A2	noun - faces
contas /ˈkõtɐs/ B1	noun - accounts
sentir /sẽˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel
viva /ˈvivɐ/ B2	verb - to live
quase /ˈkwazi/ A2	adverb - almost
tudo /ˈtudu/ A1	pronoun - everything
quem /kẽj̃/ A1	pronoun - who
tanto /ˈtɐ̃tu/ B1	adverb - so much
triz /ˈtɾiz/ C1	noun - a very small margin or difference

Key Grammar Structures

• Procura-me em todo o lado

  ➔ Imperative form with clitic pronoun attached

  ➔ This sentence uses the imperative form "Procura-me" which is a command to "look for me", with the clitic pronoun "-me" attached to indicate the direct object.

• No fim, no final de contas

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating 'in the end' or 'ultimately'

  ➔ This phrase functions as a prepositional group meaning "at the end" or "ultimately", setting a conclusion or summary.

• Não se encontra duas vezes

  ➔ Negative reflexive verb form in the present tense

  ➔ This phrase uses the reflexive verb "se encontra" in the negative form to state that something is not found "twice"; "não" negates the verb.

• Há quem viva a vida inteira

  ➔ Impersonal verb construction with "haver" meaning "there is/or are"

  ➔ The phrase employs "há" from "haver" to indicate existence, and "quem vive" refers to "who lives" in an impersonal construction expressing generality.

• Que queira tanto ser feliz

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing desire

  ➔ The phrase uses the conjugated form "que queira" in the subjunctive mood to express a desire or wish, in this case, "to want so much to be happy".

• Fomos quase tudo

  ➔ Preterite tense of the verb "ser" (to be) in first person plural

  ➔ This line employs the preterite tense "fomos" of "ser" to state "we were" or "we have been", and "quase tudo" means "almost everything".

• Foi por um triz

  ➔ Preterite tense of "ser" (to be) with "por" indicating cause or manner

  ➔ This phrase uses the preterite "foi" (from "ser") combined with "por um triz", meaning "by a whisker" or "by a narrow margin", indicating a close call.