Saber Quem Sou – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Any Gabrielly

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Aqui sempre, sempre à beira da água

Here always, always by the water

Desde quando eu me lembro

Since I can remember

Não consigo explicar

I can't explain

Tento não causar nenhuma mágoa

I try not to cause any pain

Mas sempre volto pra água

But I always return to the water

Mas não posso evitar

But I can't help it

Tento obedecer, não olhar pra trás

I try to obey, not look back

Sigo meu dever, não questiono mais

I follow my duty, I don't question anymore

Mas pra onde eu vou, quando vejo estou

But where do I go, when I see I'm

Onde eu sempre quis

Where I've always wanted to be

O horizonte me pede pra ir tão longe

The horizon calls me to go so far

Será que eu vou? Ninguém tentou

Will I go? No one has tried

Se as ondas se abrirem pra mim

If the waves open up for me

De verdade, com o vento eu vou

For real, with the wind I will go

Se eu for, não sei ao certo

If I go, I don't know for sure

Quão longe eu vou

How far I will go

Eu sou moradora dessa ilha

I am a resident of this island

Todos vivem bem na ilha

Everyone lives well on the island

Tudo tem o seu lugar

Everything has its place

Sei que cada cidadão da ilha

I know that every citizen of the island

Tem função nessa ilha

Has a role on this island

Talvez seja melhor tentar

Maybe it's better to try

Posso liderar o meu povo então

I can lead my people then

E desempenhar essa tal missão

And fulfill this so-called mission

Mas não sei calar o meu coração

But I don't know how to silence my heart

Por que sou assim?

Why am I like this?

Essa luz que do mar

This light from the sea

Bate em mim, me invade

Hits me, invades me

Será que eu vou? Ninguém tentou

Will I go? No one has tried

E parece que a luz chama por mim

And it seems that the light calls for me

E já sabe, que um dia eu vou

And already knows, that one day I will

Vou atravessar, para além do mar

I will cross, beyond the sea

O horizonte me pede pra ir tão longe

The horizon calls me to go so far

Será que eu vou? Ninguém tentou

Will I go? No one has tried

Se as ondas se abrirem pra mim

If the waves open up for me

De verdade, um dia eu vou

For real, one day I will

Saber quem sou!

Know who I am!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
explicar /ɛksplikaɾ/ B1	verb - to explain
causar /kauˈzaɾ/ B2	verb - to cause
magôa /ˈmɐ.ɡo.ɐ/ A2	noun - hurt feelings, pain caused by emotional injury
obedecer /ɔβideˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to obey
questionar /kues.tʃioˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to question
liderar /li.deˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to lead
desempenhar /de.ʒẽpaˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to perform
calar /kaˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to silence, to quiet
invadir /ĩ.vaˈdiɾ/ B2	verb - to invade
poder /poˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to be able to
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to know
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want
.ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go

Key Grammar Structures

• Tento não causar nenhuma mágoa

  ➔ Using the infinitive form with 'não' to express a negative intention or null action

  ➔ 'Não' is used as a negation particle before the infinitive to indicate 'not' doing something.

• O horizonte me pede pra ir tão longe

  ➔ Use of 'pede pra' + infinitive to express a request or desire

  ➔ 'Pede pra' is a colloquial contraction of 'pede para', meaning 'asks to' or 'requests to', followed by an infinitive.

• Vou atravessar, para além do mar

  ➔ Use of 'para além de' as a prepositional phrase meaning 'beyond' or 'past'

  ➔ 'Para além de' is used to indicate movement or position beyond a reference point, in this case, 'the sea'.

• Se as ondas se abrirem pra mim

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive 'se abrirem' to express a hypothetical or uncertain event

  ➔ 'Se' introduces a conditional clause, and 'se abrirem' is in the present subjunctive mood, indicating doubt or possibility.

• Saber quem sou

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'saber' with an interrogative pronoun 'quem' to form an indirect question about identity

  ➔ 'Saber' (to know) combined with 'quem' (who) forms an expression of seeking knowledge about identity, often in the form of an indirect question.