Segue O Seco – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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boiada /boiˈada/ B1 |
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seca /ˈseka/ A2 |
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chuva /ˈʃuva/ A1 |
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caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2 |
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destino /desˈtʃinu/ B1 |
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amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1 |
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solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B2 |
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lágrimas /ˈlaɡɾimɐs/ B1 |
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espinho /esˈpiɲu/ B2 |
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sacar /saˈkaʁ/ B1 |
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dizer /diˈzeʁ/ A2 |
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prestar /pɾesˈtaʁ/ B1 |
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grande /ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒi/ A1 |
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abandonado /abɐ̃dʒoˈnadu/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Segue o seco sem sacar que o caminho é seco
➔ Gerund phrases and subordinate clauses with 'que'.
➔ The phrase "sem sacar" uses a gerund expressing the way someone follows the drought. "Que o caminho é seco" is a subordinate clause indicating what the person doesn't realize. "Segue" is the 3rd person singular present indicative of the verb "seguir" (to follow).
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Ó chuva, vem me dizer Se posso ir lá em cima pra derramar você
➔ Imperative mood ("vem"), subjunctive mood ("posso ir"), infinitive phrase with "pra" ("pra derramar").
➔ "Vem" is the imperative form of "vir" (to come), used to make a request or command. "Se posso ir" uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical situation (if I can go). "Pra derramar" is a colloquial contraction of "para derramar" (to spill), using the infinitive form of the verb.
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Se acabar não acostumando Se acabar parado, calado
➔ Conditional clauses with "se" + future subjunctive (or infinitive in informal contexts).
➔ These lines use conditional clauses starting with "se" (if). In more formal Portuguese, the future subjunctive would be used, but in this informal context, the infinitive is used instead after "se acabar". "Acabar" means "to end up" or "to finish".
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Pode ser lágrimas de São Pedro Ou talvez um grande amor chorando
➔ Use of "pode ser" (it can be) indicating possibility. Gerund ("chorando") used as an adjective.
➔ "Pode ser" expresses a possibility or speculation. "Chorando" acts as an adjective modifying "amor," meaning "a crying great love" or "a great love that is crying."