Recomeçar – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Tim Bernardes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Brazilian music and learn Portuguese through Tim Bernardes's "Recomeçar." This song offers a gentle introduction to the language while exploring universal themes of love, loss, and renewal. Experience the rich sounds and poetic lyrics that make this song a special and comforting journey for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

I'm going to let her go

The time has come

The time has come

I won't close myself off forever anymore

From now on

From now on

What begins will have its end

That's normal

That's normal

The pain of the end comes to purify

Start over

Start over

...

I'm going to let her go

The time has come

The time has come

I won't close myself off forever anymore

From now on

From now on

What begins will have its end

That's normal

That's normal

The pain of the end comes to purify

Start over

Start over

...

[Portuguese]

Eu vou deixar ela ir embora

Chegou a hora

Chegou a hora

Eu não vou mais me fechar pra sempre

Daqui pra frente

Daqui pra frente

O que começa terá seu final

Isso é normal

Isso é normal

A dor do fim vem pra purificar

Recomeçar

Recomeçar

Eu vou deixar ela ir embora

Chegou a hora

Chegou a hora

Eu não vou mais me fechar pra sempre

Daqui pra frente

Daqui pra frente

O que começa terá seu final

Isso é normal

Isso é normal

A dor do fim vem pra purificar

Recomeçar

Recomeçar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
deixar /deʒˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to allow to stay or go; to permit
ir /iʁ/ A1	verb - to go
chegou /ʃeˈgɔ/ A2	verb - arrived
hora /ˈɔɾa/ A1	noun - hour
hora /ˈɔɾa/ A1	noun - time
fechar /feˈʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to close or shut
fechar /feˈʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to close
normal /nɔʁˈmaɫ/ A2	adjective - usual, typical
dor /dɔɾ/ A2	noun - pain, sorrow
fim /fiɡm/ A2	noun - end
purificar /puɾifiˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to purify
recomeçar /ʁekõˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to restart or begin again

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu vou deixar ela ir embora

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir' + infinitive to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase "vou deixar" indicates a future action of letting go.

• Chegou a hora

  ➔ Simple past tense to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "chegou" indicates that the time has arrived.

• Eu não vou mais me fechar pra sempre

  ➔ Future tense with negation to express a decision not to do something.

  ➔ The phrase "não vou mais" indicates a decision to stop closing oneself off.

• O que começa terá seu final

  ➔ Future tense to express certainty about an outcome.

  ➔ The phrase "terá seu final" indicates that everything that starts will end.

• A dor do fim vem pra purificar

  ➔ Present tense to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "vem pra purificar" indicates that pain serves a purpose.

• Recomeçar

  ➔ Infinitive form used as a noun to express the act of starting again.

  ➔ The word "recomeçar" signifies the action of starting over.