Recomeço – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Marco Rodrigues, Aurea

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Portuguese language through the emotive duet "Recomeço" by Marco Rodrigues and Aurea. The song's clear and heartfelt lyrics about hope and renewal offer a special opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary in a musical context. The powerful blend of traditional Fado influences with contemporary pop makes it a unique and moving listening experience for any language learner.

[English]

Today I start my life again

Time heals what longing has broken

I ask old destiny, "Who am I?"

I discover the new path I'm taking

I move forward without looking back

I know I’ll be able to find

In the wind that blows and guides me

My empty soul, and I know...

That one day everything will change

Life will find you

And lead me to you

Till we become just one

I follow the wave of hope

That dances, elevates the desire

To find you

Till we become just one...

I feel like I already knew you

From a dream I once lived

A strange, perfect moment when everything stopped

Made of a broken poem torn apart by time

I move forward without looking back

I know I’ll be able to change

I run from the dark cloud

I see the light guiding me, and I know...

That one day everything will change

Life will find you

And lead me to you

Till we become just one

I follow the wave of hope

That dances, lifts the desire

To find you

Till we become just one...

Just one

Till we become just one

Just one

That one day everything will change

Life will find you

And lead me to you

Till we become just one

Just one

[Portuguese]

Hoje começo a vida outra vez

O tempo cura o que a saudade desfez

Pergunto ao velho destino “Quem eu sou?”

Descubro o novo caminho por onde vou

Avanço sem olhar para trás

Sei que vou ser capaz de encontrar

No vento que sopra e me guia

Minha alma vazia e sei…

Que um dia vai tudo mudar

A vida vai-te encontrar

E levar-me a ti

Para de dois sermos só um

Sigo na onda de esperança

Que dança, eleva o desejo

De te encontrar

Para de dois sermos só um…

Sinto que eu já te conheci

De um sonho que outrora vivi

Um estranho momento perfeito em que tudo parou

Feito de um poema desfeito que o tempo rasgou

Avanço sem olhar para trás

Sei que vou ser capaz de mudar

Fujo da nuvem sombria

Vejo a luz que me guia e sei…

Que um dia vai tudo mudar

A vida vai-te encontrar

E levar-me a ti

Para de dois sermos só um

Sigo na onda de esperança

Que dança, eleva o desejo

De te encontrar

Para de dois sermos só um...

Só um

Para de dois sermos só um

Só um

Que um dia vai tudo mudar

A vida vai-te encontrar

E levar-me a ti

Para de dois sermos só um

Só um

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
tempo /ˈtɛmpu/ A2	noun - time
caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path
esperança /espeˈɾɐ̃sɐ/ B1	noun - hope
desejo /deˈzeʒu/ B1	noun - desire
alma /ˈawma/ B2	noun - soul
mudar /muˈdaʁ/ B1	verb - to change
encontrar /ẽkõˈtɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to find
sopra /ˈsopɾɐ/ B2	verb - to blow
luz /luʊz/ A2	noun - light
sonho /ˈsoɲu/ A2	noun - dream
momento /moˈmentu/ B1	noun - moment
estranho /esˈtɾɐɲu/ B2	adjective - strange
perfeito /peʁˈfeitu/ B2	adjective - perfect
nuvem /ˈnuvem/ B1	noun - cloud

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoje começo a vida outra vez

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'começar' (to start) in the first person singular.

  ➔ This sentence uses the **present tense** to express a current action or decision.

• O tempo cura o que a saudade desfez

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'curar' with a relative clause to indicate that time heals everything that longing has undone.

  ➔ This sentence combines a **present tense** verb with a **relative clause** to express a general truth about healing over time.

• Pergunto ao velho destino 'Quem eu sou?'

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'pergunto' with an indirect object 'ao velho destino' and a question within quotation marks.

  ➔ This sentence features a **present tense** verb 'pergunto' to indicate an ongoing or current action, with indirect object 'ao velho destino' specifying to whom the question is asked.

• Sei que vou ser capaz de encontrar

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'sei' (to know) followed by a future infinitive 'vou ser' (I will be) and an infinitive 'encontrar' (to find).

  ➔ This sentence combines **present tense** 'sei' with a **near future** construction 'vou ser' plus an infinitive verb 'encontrar' to express certainty about future ability.

• Que um dia vai tudo mudar

  ➔ Use of the relative conjunction 'que' with future tense 'vai' and infinitive 'mudar' to express a future change.

  ➔ This sentence employs a **relative clause** introduced by 'que' with a **future tense** 'vai' + infinitive 'mudar' to express a future transformation.

• Sinto que eu já te conheci

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'sinto' (to feel) with a relative clause 'que eu já te conheci' indicating a past experience.

  ➔ This sentence combines **present tense** 'sinto' with a **relative clause** to express a feeling about a past experience that feels recent or familiar.

• Para de dois sermos só um

  ➔ Use of preposition 'para' + infinitive verb 'sermos' (to be) in the subjunctive mood, expressing purpose or result.

  ➔ This phrase employs **preposition 'para'** with a **subjunctive form** 'sermos' to express purpose or a goal—to be 'just one'.