Primavera – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: The Gift

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey into the Portuguese language with The Gift's "Primavera." This beautifully crafted ballad, though from an English-dominant album, is sung entirely in Portuguese, offering an intimate and sincere lyrical experience. Its rich poetic language, vivid metaphors like the tulips in a garden, and heartfelt expressions of love and resilience make it an excellent song for language learners to delve into authentic Portuguese emotions and vocabulary. Discover how the band's choice to sing in their native tongue amplifies the song's profound message of hope and commitment, making it a special piece for both music lovers and those keen to explore Portuguese culture through its melodies.

[English]

Saturday night I'm not so alone

Only alone

Just me and you like this

And I know your mistakes

Mine and yours

Yours and mine

Loves I never knew

If life would stop

One step back

I wanted to be capable

To be reborn from mistakes in you

And if your smile is invented

I was an inventor

I created a paradise like this

Something tells me there's more love here

Out there I only lied

I used to be cool out there

Only alone, I only lie alone

I will love you, or I will cry for you

Even so, I want to see you smile

And if I lose, I'll try to forget for good

I count to three, if you want to be happy

...

If there's a tulip in your garden

I will be the ground and the water that falls from the rain

To make you grow in bloom, so vivid the color

My love, I am everything here

Saturday night I'm not so alone

Only alone

Just me and you like this

I'm not so alone, only alone

I will love you, or I will cry for you

Even so, I want to see you smile

And if I lose, I'll try to forget for good

I count to three, if you want to be happy

I will love you, or I will cry for you

Even so, I want to see you smile

And if I lose, I'll try to forget for good

I count to three, if you want to be happy

...

I will love you, or I will cry for you

Even so, I want to see you smile

And if I lose, I'll try to forget for good

I count to three, if you want to be happy

...

[Portuguese]

Sábado à noite não sou tão só

Somente só

A sós contigo assim

E sei dos teus erros

Os meus e os teus

Os teus e os meus

Amores que não conheci

Parasse a vida

Um passo atrás

Quis-me capaz

Dos erros renascer em ti

E se inventado, o teu sorriso for

Fui inventor

Criei um paraíso assim

Algo me diz que há mais amor aqui

Lá fora só menti

Eu já fui de cool por aí

Somente só, só minto só

Hei-de te amar, ou então hei-de chorar por ti

Mesmo assim, quero ver te sorrir

E se perder vou tentar esquecer-me de vez

Conto até três, se quiser ser feliz

Se há tulipa no teu jardim

Serei o chão e a água que da chuva cai

Pra te fazer crescer em flor, tão viva a cor

Meu amor eu sou tudo aqui

Sábado à noite não sou tão só

Somente só

A sós contigo assim

Não sou tão só, somente só

Hei-de te amar, ou então hei-de chorar por ti

Mesmo assim, quero ver te sorrir

E se perder vou tentar esquecer-me de vez

Conto até três, se quiser ser feliz

Hei-de te amar, ou então hei-de chorar por ti

Mesmo assim, quero ver te sorrir

E se perder vou tentar esquecer-me de vez

Conto até três, se quiser ser feliz

Hei-de te amar, ou então hei-de chorar por ti

Mesmo assim, quero ver te sorrir

E se perder vou tentar esquecer-me de vez

Conto até três, se quiser ser feliz

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
sorrir /soˈʁiʁ/ A2	verb - to smile
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
jardim /ʒaʁˈdʒĩ/ A2	noun - garden
sorriso /soˈʁizu/ A2	noun - smile
passo /ˈpasu/ A2	noun - step
tentar /tẽˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to try
crescer /kɾeˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to grow
inventar /ĩvẽˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to invent
capaz /kaˈpaz/ B2	adjective - capable
mentir /mẽˈtʃiʁ/ B2	verb - to lie
feliz /feˈliz/ B1	adjective - happy
chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ A1	noun - rain
flor /flɔʁ/ A1	noun - flower
paraíso /paɾaˈizʊ/ B2	noun - paradise
erros /ˈeʁus/ B1	noun - mistakes

Key Grammar Structures

• Hei-de te amar, ou então hei-de chorar por ti

  ➔ Use of the future tense with 'hei-de' (Portuguese), indicating a strong intention or certainty about future actions.

  ➔ 'Hei-de' functions as an auxiliary verb to express a strong intention or obligation to perform an action in the future.

• Conto até três, se quiser ser feliz

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood 'quiser' (from 'querer') to express a condition or wish.

  ➔ 'Quiser' is in the present subjunctive form, used here to indicate a hypothetical condition or wish, reflecting uncertainty or hope.

• A sós contigo assim

  ➔ Use of the prepositional phrase 'a sós' meaning 'alone' or 'by oneself'.

  ➔ 'A sós' functions as an adverbial phrase indicating being alone or in solitude.

• Os teus erros

  ➔ Use of the definite article 'os' with the plural noun 'erros' (errors).

  ➔ 'Os' is the masculine plural definite article in Portuguese, used here to specify 'errors' as a particular set of mistakes.

• Momento de esperança ou de desespero

  ➔ Use of the nouns 'esperança' (hope) and 'desespero' (despair) to express contrasting emotional states.

  ➔ The words 'esperança' and 'desespero' denote contrasting emotional states, highlighting the spectrum of human feelings related to love and uncertainty.