Se Te Amo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Quinta do Bill

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the Portuguese folk-rock band Quinta do Bill and their hit song "Se Te Amo." This song offers a beautiful exploration of love, vulnerability, and the human search for meaning, providing a window into expressing raw emotions and finding courage in sincerity. Learning Portuguese through this song allows you to connect with its poetic lyrics and the rich cultural nuances of the band's sound.

[English]

Nothing on earth and in the sky can teach us

What goes on in the soul of someone who refuses

To lie on the ground

I don't

Ooh, if I love you

If I don't have

Ooh, the shame

To say

...

And I never understood this chance or law

The man who struggles in vain

So close to the world, so far from God

I don't

Ooh, if I love you

If I don't have

Ooh, the shame

To write

...

Ooh, if I love you

If I don't have

Ooh, the shame

To say

...

I don't

...

I don't

...

[Portuguese]

Nada em terra e céu nos pode ensinar

O que vai na alma de alguém que recusa

Deitar sobre o chão

Eu não

Ooh, se te amo

Se não tenho

Ooh, a vergonha

De dizer

E nunca esse acaso ou lei, eu entendi

O homem que em vão se agita

Tão perto do mundo, tão longe de Deus

Eu não

Ooh, se te amo

Se não tenho

Ooh, a vergonha

De escrever

Ooh, se te amo

Se não tenho

Ooh, a vergonha

De dizer

Eu não

Eu não

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
terra /ˈtɛrɐ/ A1	noun - earth, land
céu /ˈsɛw/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
alma /ˈaɫ.mɐ/ A2	noun - soul
chão /ʃɐ̃w̃/ A2	noun - floor, ground
amo /ˈɐ.mu/ A1	verb - I love
vergonha /vɨɾˈɡoɲɐ/ B1	noun - shame
acaso /ɐˈka.zu/ B2	noun - chance, coincidence
lei /ˈlej/ B1	noun - law
homem /ˈɔ.mẽj̃/ A1	noun - man
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A1	noun - world
Deus /dewʃ/ A1	noun - God
escrever /ʃkɾɨˈveɾ/ A2	verb - to write
ensinar /ĩsiˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to teach
recusa /rɨˈku.zɐ/ B2	verb - refuses
perto /ˈpeɾ.tu/ A2	adjective - near, close