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Não me dás um sinal 00:10
Vou p'la marginal a olhar p'ro rio 00:13
Ouço a rádio a dar 00:19
E está a tocar o que nos uniu 00:23
Passo pelo Chiado 00:29
História em todo lado, o que tremeu 00:32
Um dia meu amado 00:39
Agora passado no Rossio 00:41
Quer tu esqueças ou guardes 00:48
Mais cedo ou mais tarde 00:52
Vais-te lembrar 00:54
Que fomos como Lisboa 00:58
E se isto não soa bem então não sei 01:01
O que mais irá 01:06
O que mais virá 01:11
01:15
Vimos esta paisagem 01:22
Como uma miragem, mas não foi 01:26
Ali no miradouro 01:32
Das portas do Sol 01:35
Um nós surgiu 01:38
Canto agora em Sintra e mesmo que minta 01:42
Diz se aí 01:48
Que esta frase que digo de coração partido 01:51
É p'ra ti 01:58
Quer tu esqueças ou guardes 02:04
Mais cedo ou mais tarde 02:07
Vais-te lembrar 02:10
Que fomos como Lisboa 02:13
E se isto não soa bem então não sei 02:17
O que mais irá 02:22
O que mais virá 02:27
02:31
E tu estás cá ou estás fora 02:38
Um antes no agora em postal 02:41
Diz não gostes de alguém 02:47
Que sonha p'ra além de Portugal 02:51
Quer tu esqueças ou guardes 03:00
Mais cedo ou mais tarde 03:03
Vais te lembrar 03:06
Que fomos como Lisboa 03:09
E se isto não soa bem então não sei 03:13
O que mais irá 03:18
O que mais virá 03:23
03:27
O que mais virá 03:32
03:33

portas do sol – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

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Nena
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UM BRINDE AO AGORA
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Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a beautiful journey, and 'Portas do Sol' by Nena is a perfect companion for those starting with Portuguese. Nena's clear and expressive vocals make the lyrics easy to follow, allowing you to immerse yourself in the story. The song takes you on a tour of Lisbon's most iconic spots, like Chiado and Rossio, helping you connect with the culture and geography of Portugal while learning the language of love and longing.

[English]
You don't give me a sign
I'm going along the waterfront looking at the river
I hear the radio playing
And it's playing what united us
I pass through Chiado
History everywhere, what trembled
One day my beloved
Now past in Rossio
Whether you forget or keep
Sooner or later
You will remember
That we were like Lisbon
And if this doesn't sound good then I don't know
What else will come
What else will arrive
...
We saw this landscape
Like a mirage, but it wasn't
There at the viewpoint
Of the doors of the sun
A "we" emerged
I sing now in Sintra and even if I lie
Say it there
That this phrase I say with a broken heart
Is for you
Whether you forget or keep
Sooner or later
You will remember
That we were like Lisbon
And if this doesn't sound good then I don't know
What else will come
What else will arrive
...
And are you here or are you out
One before in the now in a postcard
Say you don't like someone
Who dreams beyond Portugal
Whether you forget or keep
Sooner or later
You will remember
That we were like Lisbon
And if this doesn't sound good then I don't know
What else will come
What else will arrive
...
What else will arrive
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

sinal

/siˈnaw/

A2
  • noun
  • - signal

marginal

/maʁʒiˈnal/

B1
  • adjective
  • - relating to the edge or border

olhar

/oˈʎaʁ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to look

tocar

/toˈkaʁ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to touch or play (an instrument)

história

/isˈtɔʁiɐ/

A2
  • noun
  • - history or story

lembrar

/lẽˈbʁaʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to remember

amado

/aˈmadu/

B1
  • adjective
  • - beloved

paisagem

/pajˈzaʒẽ/

B1
  • noun
  • - landscape

miragem

/miˈɾaʒẽ/

B2
  • noun
  • - mirage

canto

/ˈkɐ̃tu/

A2
  • noun
  • - song or corner

frase

/ˈfɾazɨ/

A2
  • noun
  • - phrase

coração

/koɾaˈsɐ̃w/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

Portugal

/puʁtuˈɡal/

A1
  • noun
  • - Portugal

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Quer tu esqueças ou guardes

    ➔ Subjunctive mood in clauses with 'quer' (want) expressing wishes or possibilities.

    ➔ The verbs 'esqueças' and 'guardes' are in the present subjunctive, used after expressions of desire or emotion.

  • Vais-te lembrar

    ➔ Futuro do presente com a construção pronominal reflexiva 'te', expressing future action involving the subject.

    ➔ The phrase 'vais-te lembrar' combines the future tense of 'ir' with a reflexive pronoun, indicating 'you will remember' in the future.

  • Fomos como Lisboa

    ➔ Preterite tense of 'ser' (fomos), expressing a completed state or identity in the past.

    ➔ The verb 'fomos' is in the preterite tense, used to describe a completed action or state in the past.

  • Diz se aí

    ➔ Imperative form of 'dizer' (to say), used to give a command or invitation.

    ➔ The verb 'diz' is in the imperative mood, used here to encourage someone to speak or respond.

  • Um dia meu amado

    ➔ Use of 'um dia' (one day) as an expression indicating an unspecified future or poetic time reference.

    ➔ 'Um dia' functions as a poetic or indefinite future time marker, often used in lyrics to evoke nostalgia or hope.

  • Mais cedo ou mais tarde

    ➔ Expression indicating 'sooner or later', meaning at some indefinite future time.

    ➔ This phrase signifies an eventual event happening at an unspecified future time, implying inevitability.