Se Namorar – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ivo Mozart

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Deixa eu te falar do meu amor

Let me tell you about my love

Nesse momento

In this moment

Vem sentar mais perto aqui de mim

Come sit closer here with me

Quantas vezes a gente nem precisou falar

How many times we didn't even need to speak

Nada

Nothing

Pra gente se entender

For us to understand each other

Pouco a pouco todo tempo que nós temos

Little by little, all the time we have

É tão pouco pempo pra gente se namorar

Is so little time for us to date

...

...

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Deixa eu te falar do meu amor

Let me tell you about my love

Nesse momento

In this moment

Vem sentar mais perto aqui de mim

Come sit closer here with me

...

...

Minha pele arrepia quando minha retina encontra a sua

My skin tingles when my retina meets yours

Não posso negar

I can't deny

Pouco a pouco todo tempo que nós temos

Little by little, all the time we have

É tão pouco tempo pra gente se namorar

Is so little time for us to date

...

...

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Já contei todos os nossos beijos

I've counted all our kisses

Somam mais de mil e trezentos só nessa semana

They add up to more than thirteen hundred just this week

Sei exatamente todo dia, cada hora, quantos meses a gente se ama

I know exactly every day, each hour, how many months we've loved each other

Pouco a pouco todo tempo que nós temos

Little by little, all the time we have

É tão pouco tempo pra gente se namorar

Is so little time for us to date

...

...

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Ah ah

Ah ah

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Se namorar, se namorar

To date, to date

Ah ah

Ah ah

Deixa eu te falar do meu amor

Let me tell you about my love

Nesse momento

In this moment

Vem sentar mais perto aqui

Come sit closer here

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
namorar /nɐmoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to date, to be in a romantic relationship
sentar /sẽˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to sit down
perto /ˈpɛʁtu/ A2	adjective - near, close
tempo /ˈtẽp.u/ A2	noun - time, duration
pouco /ˈpwo.ku/ A1	adjective - little, a little
tempo /ˈtẽp.u/ A2	noun - time, duration
pele /ˈpɛ.li/ A2	noun - skin
arrepia /aʁeˈpiɐ/ B2	verb - to shiver, to creep
retina /ʁeˈti.nɐ/ C1	noun - retina (eye), light-sensitive layer inside the eye
encontrar /ẽ.kõnˈtɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to find, to encounter
exatamente /es.ʃaˈtɛ.mẽtʃi/ B2	adverb - exactly, precisely
beijos /ˈbɛ.ʒus/ A2	noun - kisses
contar /kõˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to count, to tell (stories)

Key Grammar Structures

• Deixa eu te falar do meu amor

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'falar' after the verb 'deixa' to express permission or allowance.

  ➔ 'Deixa' is a form of the verb 'deixar' meaning 'to let' or 'to allow'.

• Vem sentar mais perto aqui de mim

  ➔ Use of the imperative 'vem' plus the infinitive 'sentar' to give a polite command or invitation.

  ➔ 'Vem' is the imperative form of 'vir' meaning 'to come'.

• Pouco a pouco todo tempo que nós temos

  ➔ Use of 'pouco a pouco' as an idiomatic expression meaning gradually or little by little.

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes gradual progression over time.

• Se namorar, se namorar

  ➔ Use of the base verb 'namorar' in the infinitive form for emphasis or poetic repetition.

  ➔ 'Se namorar' means 'to date' or 'to be in love' in Portuguese; repeated for poetic effect.

• Minha pele arrepia quando minha retina encontra a sua

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'arrepia' to describe a physical reaction; 'quando' introduces a temporal clause.

  ➔ 'Arrepia' means 'freezes' or 'gets goosebumps', describing a physical sensation.