Se tu não estás – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Anjos, Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of Portuguese music with "Se tu não estás," a poignant collaboration between Anjos and Diogo Piçarra. This emotional ballad offers a beautiful entry point to the language through its heartfelt lyrics about love, loss, and longing. You can learn to express deep emotions and understand common romantic phrases, making it special for its relatable theme and the powerful vocal harmonies that truly bring the Portuguese words to life.

[English]

You're always going out and I’m left here!

I'm not angry with you, I just need to go out with my friends and clear my head.

I've always given you freedom, but what about me?

You? You suffocate me!!

I want to go with you, but you don't want to.

But do you want to come meet my friends?

I want to, I want to!

You said you didn’t want to come!

I want to, I want to!

Impossible!

Impossible?

What's wrong?

I went to the doctor.

To the doctor? Why?

Tony — He found out I have a problem... I have cancer.

No, no... impossible!

Impossible! Impossible!!!

Are you okay?

[Portuguese]

Tu estás sempre a sair e eu fico aqui!

Eu não estou zangado contigo, eu preciso de sair com os meus amigos e arejar a cabeça.

Eu sempre te dei liberdade, mas e eu?

Tu? Tu sufocas-me!!

Eu quero ir contigo, mas tu não queres.

Mas tu queres vir comigo ter com meus amigos?

Eu quero, quero!

Tu disseste que não querias vir!

Eu quero, quero!

Impossivel!

Impossível?

O que se passa?

Eu fui ao médico.

Ao médico? Porquê?

Tony- Ele descobriu que eu tenho um problema... Tenho cancro.

Não, não... impossível!

Impossível! Impossível!!!

Estás bem?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sair /saˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to go out; to leave a place
ficar /fiˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to stay; to remain
zangado /zɐ̃ˈɡaðu/ B2	adjective - angry; upset
liberdade /liβeɾˈdad(ɨ)/ B2	noun - freedom; liberty
liberdade /liβeɾˈdad(ɨ)/ B2	noun - freedom; liberty
problema /pɾuˈblɛmɐ/ A2	noun - problem
cancro /kɐ̃ˈkɾu/ C1	noun - cancer
impossível /ĩpusuˈveɫ/ B2	adjective - impossible
médico /ˈmɛdiku/ B1	noun - doctor
problema /pɾuˈblɛmɐ/ A2	noun - problem
problema /pɾuˈblɛmɐ/ A2	noun - problem

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu estás sempre a sair e eu fico aqui!

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' + gerund to express ongoing actions.

  ➔ 'Estás' is the present tense of 'estar', indicating a current state or action.

• Eu não estou zangado contigo, eu preciso de sair com os meus amigos e arejar a cabeça.

  ➔ Use of 'precisar de' + infinitive to express need or necessity.

  ➔ 'Preciso de' means 'I need to', followed by an infinitive verb.

• Eu quero ir contigo, mas tu não queres.

  ➔ Present tense of 'querer' + infinitive to express desire.

  ➔ 'Querer' means 'to want', conjugated in the present tense.

• Eu fui ao médico.

  ➔ Simple past tense of 'ir' = 'fui' to express completed actions in the past.

  ➔ 'Fui' is the first person singular of 'ir' in the simple past.

• Ao médico? Porquê?

  ➔ Preposition 'ao' (a + o) + noun to indicate movement towards someone or somewhere.

  ➔ 'Ao' is the contraction of 'a' + 'o', used with nouns to indicate movement or direction towards a place or person.

• Estás bem?

  ➔ Use of 'estás' + adjective or adverb to inquire about someone's well-being.

  ➔ 'Estás' is the present tense of 'estar' + adjective to ask about someone's condition.