Respire Fundo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Gabi Luthai, MAR ABERTO

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Espalhe amor, seja amor

Spread love, be love

No caminho, uma flor

On the road, a flower

Tem valor, mesmo se tiver espinhos

It’s valuable, even if it has thorns

Traga paz, viva em paz

Bring peace, live in peace

Tá tudo bem, seja capaz

It’s all good, be able to

De provocar algum sorriso

Cause a smile or two

No rosto de alguém

On someone's face

Se a vida te convida pra dançar

If life invites you to dance

Num ritmo descontrolado, injusto

To a reckless, unfair rhythm

Respire fundo

Take a deep breath

Deixe o seu coração de janela aberta

Keep your heart open like a window

Deixa ser desperta

Let yourself be awake

Sinta o gosto do muito ou do pouco

Feel the taste of plenty or little

Se entrega, pode ir sem pressa

Surrender willingly, go at your own pace

Viver é mesmo assim

That’s what living is all about

Com o tempo tudo se acerta

With time, everything falls into place

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Espalhe amor, seja amor

Spread love, be love

No caminho, uma flor

On the road, a flower

Tem valor, mesmo se tiver espinhos

It’s valuable, even if it has thorns

Traga paz, viva em paz

Bring peace, live in peace

Tá tudo bem, seja capaz

It’s all good, be able to

De provocar algum sorriso

Cause a smile or two

No rosto de alguém

On someone's face

E se a vida te convida pra dançar

And if life invites you to dance

Num ritmo descontrolado, injusto

To a reckless, unfair rhythm

Respire fundo

Take a deep breath

Deixe o seu coração de janela aberta

Keep your heart open like a window

Deixa ser desperta

Let yourself be awake

Sinta o gosto do muito ou do pouco

Feel the taste of plenty or little

Se entrega, pode ir sem pressa

Surrender willingly, go at your own pace

Deixe o seu coração de janela aberta

Keep your heart open like a window

Sinta o gosto do muito ou do pouco

Feel the taste of plenty or little

Se entrega, pode ir sem pressa

Surrender willingly, go at your own pace

Viver é mesmo assim

That’s what living is all about

Com o tempo tudo se acerta

With time, everything falls into place

Viver é mesmo assim

That’s what living is all about

Com o tempo tudo se acerta

With time, everything falls into place

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
flor /floʁ/ A1	noun - flower
valor /vaˈloʁ/ B1	noun - value
paz /paz/ A1	noun - peace
sorriso /soˈʁizu/ A2	noun - smile
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to dance
respire /ʁɛsˈpiʁ/ B1	verb - to breathe
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time
acerta /aˈseʁta/ B1	verb - to get right
gosto /ˈɡostu/ B1	noun - taste
entrega /ẽˈtʁeɡɐ/ B2	verb - to surrender
capaz /kaˈpaz/ B1	adjective - capable
descontrolado /dez.kõ.tɾoˈla.du/ B2	adjective - uncontrolled
justo /ˈʒustu/ B1	adjective - fair

Key Grammar Structures

• Se a vida te convida pra dançar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'se' clauses indicating possibility or condition

  ➔ The sentence uses the 'se' (if) clause to introduce a hypothetical situation, employing the subjunctive mood to express possibility.

• Deixe o seu coração de janela aberta

  ➔ Imperative mood for giving a command or advice

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative form 'deixe' to instruct or encourage someone to keep their heart open like a window.

• Viver é mesmo assim

  ➔ Adverbial phrase emphasizing the nature or way of life

  ➔ This phrase uses an adverbial expression to affirm that living is inherently about experiencing life in a certain way.

• Com o tempo tudo se acerta

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating that 'with time' all things will be resolved

  ➔ The phrase uses a prepositional structure to convey that over time, all problems or situations will be resolved.