Que O Amor Te Salve Nesta Noite Escura – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Pedro Abrunhosa, Sara Correia

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a profound experience, and 'Que O Amor Te Salve Nesta Noite Escura' offers a beautiful entry point into Portuguese. The song's clear, emotive lyrics and passionate delivery by Pedro Abrunhosa and Sara Correia make it accessible for learners to grasp poetic expressions of hope and strength. What makes this song truly special is its origin as a heartfelt response to a global crisis, making it not just a lesson in language, but in empathy and the power of art to unite.

[English]

May love save you tonight in this dark night

And may the light embrace you at the appointed time

Love that ignites on the harshest morning

Who will cry when the voice blackens?

There’s still fire inside

There are still fruits without poison

There’s still light on the road

You can go to the temple door, let love save us

Let the morning raise the wind rose

And a tight circle around the word war

No one on this earth owns time

This ground isn’t meant for you to wait

There’s still fire inside

There are still fruits without poison

There’s still light on the road

You can go to the temple door, let love save us

Because there is a light that calls

And another light that silences

And there’s a light that is ours

The beginning of the world starts now

A seed will bear fruit all through life

This open door has never been sealed

To let the last moment come in

There’s still fire inside

There are still fruits without poison

There’s still light on the road

You can go to the temple door, let love save us

...

There’s still fire inside

There are still fruits without poison

There’s still light on the road

You can go to the temple door, let love save us

You can go to the temple door (let love save us)

And there’s a light that calls

Another light that burns

And there’s a light that is ours

...

[Portuguese]

Que o amor te salve nesta noite escura

E que a luz te abrace na hora marcada

Amor que se acende na manhã mais dura

Quem há de chorar quando a voz se apaga?

Ainda há fogo dentro

Ainda há frutos sem veneno

Ainda há luz na estrada

Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

Que a manhã levante a rosa dos ventos

E um cerco apertado à palavra guerra

Ninguém nesta terra é dono do tempo

Não é deste tempo o chão que te espera

Ainda há fogo dentro

Ainda há frutos sem veneno

Ainda há luz na estrada

Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

Porque há uma luz que chama

E outra luz que cala

E há uma luz que é nossa

O princípio do mundo começou agora

Semente será fruto pela vida afora

Esta porta aberta nunca foi selada

P'ra deixar entrar a última hora

Ainda há fogo dentro

Ainda há frutos sem veneno

Ainda há luz na estrada

Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

Ainda há fogo dentro

Ainda há frutos sem veneno

Ainda há luz na estrada

Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

Podes subir à porta do templo (que o amor nos salve)

E há uma luz que chama

Outra luz que queima

E há uma luz que é nossa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
noite /ˈnɔitʃi/ A1	noun - night
luz /luʒ/ A1	noun - light
fogo /ˈfoɡu/ A2	noun - fire
fruto /ˈfɾutu/ A2	noun - fruit
estrada /eʃˈtɾadɐ/ A2	noun - road
templo /ˈtẽplu/ B1	noun - temple
guerra /ˈɡɛʁɐ/ B1	noun - war
porta /ˈpoʁtɐ/ B1	noun - door
manhã /mɐˈɲɐ̃/ B1	noun - morning
chamar /ʃaˈmaʁ/ B1	verb - to call
selar /seˈlaʁ/ B2	verb - to seal
vida /ˈvidɐ/ B2	noun - life
última /ˈultʃimɐ/ B2	adjective - last
chão /ʃɐ̃w/ B2	noun - ground

Key Grammar Structures

• Que o amor te salve nesta noite escura

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in 'Que o amor te salve' to express a wish or hope.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **subjunctive** mood to express a wish or hope for love to save you.

• Ainda há fogo dentro

  ➔ Present tense 'há' from 'haver' indicating existence; 'ainda há' means 'there is still'.

  ➔ This line uses the **present tense** of 'haver' (há) to show that something still exists.

• Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

  ➔ Use of 'podes' (tu form of 'poder') in the present indicative to express possibility or ability; 'subir' is an infinitive.

  ➔ The phrase uses the **present indicative** of 'poder' ('podes') to suggest permission or possibility.

• Ainda há frutos sem veneno

  ➔ Similar to earlier, using 'há' (there is) to denote the existence of 'frutos' without 'veneno'.

  ➔ This line utilizes **present tense** of 'haver' (há) to state that there are fruits free from poison.

• Podes subir à porta do templo que o amor nos salve

  ➔ Imperative mood implied in 'podes subir' (you may go up); uses 'podes' (present of 'poder') for polite suggestion.

  ➔ The phrase suggests permission or capability using 'podes', which is the **present indicative** of 'poder'.