sangue do meu sangue – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: salvador sobral

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of Salvador Sobral's "Sangue do Meu Sangue" and discover the rich emotional tapestry of Portuguese lyrics. This song offers a beautiful entry point to understanding the nuances of the language through its heartfelt storytelling and profound expressions of love, loss, and resignation. Its poetic depth and intimate musicality make it a special piece for language learners and music lovers alike, revealing how emotions are delicately conveyed in Portuguese.

[English]

In the silence of this room

Is my secret

I yield to temptation

To keep it for just one more moment

Because while the secret remains

It's as if it doesn't exist

As if it doesn't exist

Even though the guilt insists

The urge to keep it persists

By your side I ponder

The best way to say

That the fruits of our love

Cannot be harvested

But it's not right

It couldn't happen

We were so close

To reach the shore to die

A sad and strange feeling

A man without purpose

Without continuation

Blood of my blood

I won't judge you, dear

If your heart

Shrinks at dawn

When it sees me

You will leave in search of life

Broken, I will smile

At the moment of farewell

Broken

Broken, I will smile

...

[Portuguese]

No silêncio desta sala

Está o meu segredo

Cedo à tentação

De o guardar mais um momento

Porque enquanto o segredo fica

É como se não fosse

Como se não fosse

Embora a culpa insista

Persiste a força de guardar

A teu lado medito

Na melhor forma de dizer

Que os frutos do nosso amor

Não se podem colher

Mas não está certo

Não podia acontecer

Estávamos tão perto

Chegar à praia p'ra morrer

Triste e estranha sensação

Um homem sem função

Sem continuação

Sangue do meu sangue

Não te julgarei, querida

Se o teu coração

Ao amanhecer

Se encolher ao me ver

Vais partir em busca da vida

Destruído sorrirei

Na hora da despedida

Destruído

Destruído sorrirei

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ B2	noun - silence
segredo /seˈɡɾe.du/ B1	noun - secret
tentação /tẽ.tɐˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - temptation
culpa /ˈkuɫ.pɐ/ B1	noun - guilt
força /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ A2	noun - strength
frutos /ˈfɾu.tus/ A2	noun - fruits
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
praia /ˈpɾa.jɐ/ A1	noun - beach
morrer /moˈʁeʁ/ A2	verb - to die
sensação /sẽ.sɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w/ B1	noun - sensation
coração /ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
partir /paʁˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to leave
despedida /dɛʃ.peˈdi.dɐ/ B2	noun - farewell

Key Grammar Structures

• Está o meu segredo

  ➔ Use of the verb 'estar' in the present tense to indicate location or state.

  ➔ 'Está' is the third person singular form of 'estar' in the present tense, indicating 'it is' or 'there is' in this context.

• Na tua lado medito

  ➔ Use of the preposition 'na' with possessive pronoun 'tua' to indicate location; the verb 'meditar' in the first person singular.

  ➔ 'Na' is a contraction of 'em' + 'a', indicating 'in' or 'at'. 'Tua' is possessive, meaning 'your'. The verb 'meditar' means 'to meditate', and here it's in the first person singular present tense, 'medito'.

• Não te julgarei, querida

  ➔ Use of the negative 'não' with the future tense of the verb 'julgarei' (from 'julgar') to express 'I will not judge'.

  ➔ 'Não' is a negation particle meaning 'not'. 'Julgarei' is the first person singular future tense of 'julgar', meaning 'will judge'.

• Vais partir em busca da vida

  ➔ Use of the verb 'vais' (from 'ir') in the second person singular to express the near future, combined with 'partir' in infinitive.

  ➔ 'Vais' is the second person singular form of 'ir' in the present tense, meaning 'you are going', used here with the infinitive 'partir' (to leave/go).