Recomeçar – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Fernando Daniel

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Fernando Daniel's "Recomeçar." This heartfelt ballad offers a rich opportunity to explore Portuguese vocabulary and expressions related to overcoming adversity, resilience, and new beginnings. Its poignant lyrics and powerful vocals make it a compelling song for understanding the nuances of emotion in Portuguese music.

[English]

Not always was what you did the best

I gave you everything you wanted and got your worst

Now you have no one, you find yourself thinking

About what I asked for and that you never knew how to give

...

And I wonder if someday

I'll be able to

Forget everything

Forget us

But I know that someday

I'll have to move on

To start again

I want to start over

I want to begin again

Oh, oh, yeah

Restart

...

It took some time

But now I'm okay

I hope you can

Find someone

But I will never forget

That you never knew how to see

Because who you were looking for

Was someone you didn't know how to have, oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

And I wonder if someday

I'll be able to

Forget everything

Forget us

But I know that someday

I'll have to move on

To start again

I want to start over

I want to begin again

Oh, oh, yeah

Start over

I want to start again

Start over

...

[Portuguese]

Nem sempre o que fizeste foi o melhor

Dei-te tudo o que querias e tive o teu pior

Agora não tens ninguém dás por ti a pensar

Naquilo que eu pedia e que nunca soubeste dar

E será que algum dia

Eu vou ser capaz

De me esquecer de tudo

De me esquecer de nós

Mas sei que um dia

Vou ter de seguir

Para começar outra vez

Quero começar outra vez

Quero começar outra vez

Oh, oh, yeah

Recomeçar

Levei algum tempo

Mas agora estou bem

Espero que consigas

Encontrar alguém

Mas nunca irei esquecer

Que não soubeste ver

Porque quem tu procuravas

Era quem tu não sabias ter, oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh

E será que algum dia

Eu vou ser capaz

De me esquecer de tudo

De me esquecer de nós

Mas sei que um dia

Vou ter de seguir

Para começar outra vez

Quero começar outra vez

Quero começar outra vez

Oh, oh, yeah

Recomeçar

Quero começar outra vez

Recomeçar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fizeste /fi'zɛʃtɨ/ B1	verb - you did
tudo /ˈtudu/ A2	pronoun - everything
querias /kɛˈɾi.əs/ B1	verb - you wanted
pediu /peˈdi.ɣu/ A2	verb - asked
pensar /pɛnˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
capaz /kaˈpaʁ/ B2	adjective - capable
esquecer /iʃkɨˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
seguir /seˈɣiɾ/ B1	verb - to follow
começar /kũmˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to start
recomeçar /ʁɨ.kũmˌsaɾ/ C1	verb - to restart
levou /leˈvo/ A2	verb - took
tempo /ˈtẽp.u/ A2	noun - time
encontrar /ẽkõ̃ˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to find

Key Grammar Structures

• Nem sempre o que fizeste foi o melhor

  ➔ Past tense of 'to be' (foi) + superlative ('o melhor')

  ➔ This uses the **past tense** of 'to be' ('foi') to indicate completed action, combined with a **superlative** ('o melhor') to express the 'best'.

• Dei-te tudo o que querias e tive o teu pior

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'dar' (Dei) + direct object pronoun 'te' + conjunction 'e' + preterite of 'ter' (tive)

  ➔ Uses the **preterite tense** to indicate completed actions in the past. The pronoun 'te' functions as the **direct object** meaning 'you'.

• Agora não tens ninguém dás por ti a pensar

  ➔ Present tense of 'ter' (tens) + negation 'não' + indirect object 'ninguém' + present tense of 'dar' (dás) + reflexive pronoun 'por ti'

  ➔ Uses the **present tense** of 'ter' ('tens') with negation to express 'you don't have anyone'. The verb 'dás' is in **present tense** of 'dar' (to give), and 'por ti' indicates reflexivity or self-reflection.

• Para começar outra vez

  ➔ Preposition 'para' + infinitive verb 'começar'

  ➔ Uses the **preposition** 'para' with the **infinitive** 'começar' to indicate purpose or intention: 'to start again'.

• Quero recomeçar

  ➔ Present tense of 'querer' (quero) + infinitive 'recomeçar'

  ➔ Uses the **present tense** of 'querer' ('quero') with an **infinitive** ('recomeçar') to express desire: 'I want to restart'.

• Recomeçar

  ➔ Infinitive form of the verb 'recomeçar' (to restart)

  ➔ The **infinitive** form of the verb 'recomeçar', meaning 'to restart' or 'to begin again', often used as a noun or as part of an infinitive phrase.