Psiu – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Liniker
• Album: Indigo Borboleta Anil

Lyrics & Translation

Liniker's "Psiu" invites listeners into a world of poetic metaphors and introspective reflection. Through its evocative lyrics and soulful delivery, the song offers a unique opportunity to connect with themes of personal growth, courage, and self-acceptance, making it a special piece for understanding the artist's journey and emotional landscape.

[English]

For those who didn't know how to count drops, you learned to swim

...

The sea covered you serenely, planet Mars

For those who didn't know how to count drops, you learned to swim

The sea covered you serenely, planet Mars

Without a period, without a comma, barefoot

Peeling off fear to make room for courage

Without calm, without anything, without air

Without a period, without a comma, barefoot

Peeling off fear to make room for courage

Without calm, without anything, without air

Sprinkled a secret to make the moon

Seasoned your restlessness with calm

Dusted your holy calm with sand

Saved a kiss

Cried at the farewell, but they enjoyed the flames

Dawned waiting for sleep

Despaired with fear when it got late

Caught my attention

...

Making serenade

The dive was so good that it filled me with grace

Wet my heart, dove into smoke

In a delirious whistle, psst, psst, psst

In a delirious whistle, psst, psst, psst

...

[Portuguese]

Pra quem não sabia contar gotas, cê aprendeu a nadar

O mar te cobriu sereno, planeta Marte

Pra quem não sabia contar gotas, cê aprendeu a nadar

O mar te cobriu sereno, planeta Marte

Sem ponto, sem vírgula, sem meia, descalça

Descascou o medo pra caber coragem

Sem calma, sem nada, sem ar

Sem ponto, sem virgula, sem meia, descalça

Descascou o medo pra caber coragem

Sem calma, sem nada, sem ar

Borrifou um segredo pra fazer a lua

Temperou com calma teu desassossego

Empanou com areia tua calma santa

Salvou um beijo

Chorou na despedida, mas gozaram chamas

Amanheceu à guarda de esperar o sono

Desesperou de medo quando ficou tarde

Chamou minha atenção

Fazendo serenata

O mergulho foi tão bom que me encheu de graça

Molhou meu coração, mergulhou em fumaça

Num delirante assovio, psiu, psiu, psiu

Num delirante assovio, psiu, psiu, psiu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gota /ˈɡɔ.tɐ/ A2	noun - drop (of liquid)
mar /maʁ/ A1	noun - sea
coragem /koˈɾaʒẽj/ B1	noun - courage
despedida /despeˈdida/ B1	noun - farewell
segredo /seˈɡɾe.du/ B1	noun - secret
lua /ˈlu.a/ A1	noun - moon
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
fumaça /fuˈmasɐ/ B1	noun - smoke
desassossego /dezɐsoˈseɡu/ C1	noun - unease
atenção /atẽˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - attention
mergulho /meʁˈɡuʎu/ B2	noun - dive
serenata /seɾeˈnata/ B2	noun - serenade
desesperar /dezɛspeˈɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to despair
salvar /salˈvaʁ/ A2	verb - to save
chamar /ʃaˈmaʁ/ A1	verb - to call

Key Grammar Structures

• Pra quem não sabia contar gotas, cê aprendeu a nadar

  ➔ Past imperfect tense and direct object pronoun

  ➔ Uses the *imperfect tense* to describe ongoing or habitual past actions and the *direct object pronoun 'cê'* meaning 'you'.

• Sem ponto, sem vírgula, sem meia, descalça

  ➔ Series of negations connected by 'sem' (without)

  ➔ 'Sem' means 'without', and the phrase lists things that are absent or not included, emphasizing a sense of simplicity or minimalism.

• Descascou o medo pra caber coragem

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'descascou' and purpose clause starting with 'pra' (to)

  ➔ Uses the *preterite tense* to indicate completed past action and a *purpose clause* introduced by 'pra' (to) specifying the goal.

• Borrifou um segredo pra fazer a lua

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'borrifou' and purpose clause with 'pra' (to)

  ➔ Uses the *preterite tense* to describe a completed action and a *purpose clause* introduced by 'pra' (to) indicating intent.

• Chorou na despedida, mas gozaram chamas

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'chorou' and contrastive conjunction 'mas' (but)

  ➔ Uses the *preterite tense* for completed past actions and the *contrastive conjunction* 'mas' (but) to introduce opposition.

• Num delirante assovio, psiu, psiu, psiu

  ➔ Imperative form and onomatopoeia for sound imitation

  ➔ Uses an *imperative mood* or expressive phrase and *onomatopoeia* ('psi, psi, psiu') to depict the sound of whistling or calling.