Sei lá – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Jade Baraldo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective journey of Jade Baraldo's "Sei Lá," a song born from a personal battle with depression at age 15. This track offers a unique window into the artist's healing process and her artistic evolution, showcasing how vulnerability can lead to profound self-discovery and resonant music.

[English]

Why pretend to be cold, girl

If it doesn't ease your pain?

I know this mask weighs on your life

Bitter and confuses the inside

Light that shine back in your eyes

Don't sink in the deep sorrow

You have so many beautiful things to give

Don't drown in the sea, don't sink

I know that in the dark of the room lives

A creature that wilts your flower

The flower hidden from the light with this stone

Lifeless, scentless, colorless

Why abuse so much coldness?

Why cling to this pain?

Don't let this stone weigh on your life

Don't let this weight crush, my love

I don't know

Where the sadness comes from

I don't know

I threw myself into the darkness of the road, it's hard to go back

I don't know

Let it pass

I don't know

This pain that hits and hits me will one day pass

...

Don't let that shine in your eyes escape

Don't sink in the deep sorrow

I know, you have such good things to give

Don't let this bad tide take you away

I hope that one day you grow and know

That which lies between the beautiful and the good

That the creature, in the end, dies and rots

Find your radiant light and your tone

I know that in the dark of the room lives

A creature that wilts your beautiful flower

The flower you hide from the light with this stone

Lifeless, graceless, living in desolation

Why abuse so much coldness?

Why cling to this pain?

Don't let this stone weigh on your life

Don't let this weight crush, please

I don't know

Where the sadness comes from

I don't know

I threw myself into the darkness of the road, it's hard to go back

I don't know

Let it pass

I don't know

This pain that hits and hits me will one day pass

...

I don't know

I don't know

...

I don't know

This pain that hits and hits me will one day pass

I don't know

...

[Portuguese]

Pra que fingir frieza, menina

Se não ameniza tua dor?

Eu sei que essa máscara pesa tua vida

Amarga e confunde o interior

Acenda de volta esse brilho no olhar

Afunda na mágoa profunda

Tu tens tantas coisas bonitas pra dar

Não afunda no mar, não se afunda

Eu sei que no escuro do quarto habita

Um bicho que murcha tua flor

A flor escondida da luz com essa pedra

Sem vida, sem cheiro, sem cor

Pra que abusar de tanta frieza?

Pra que se apegar nessa dor?

Não deixe essa pedra pesar tua vida

Não deixe esse peso esmagar, meu amor

Sei lá

De onde vem a tristeza

Sei lá

Me joguei no escuro da estrada, é difícil voltar

Sei lá

Deixa ela passar

Sei lá

Essa mágoa que bate e me bate um dia vai passar

Não deixa fugir esse brilho no olhar

Não afunda na mágoa profunda

Eu sei, tu tens coisas tão boas pra dar

Não deixe essa maré ruim te levar

Espero que um dia tu cresça e conheça

Aquilo entre o belo e o bom

Que o bicho, por fim, morra e apodreça

Encontre a tua luz radiante e teu tom

Eu sei que no escuro do quarto habita

Um bicho que murcha tua flor tão bonita

A flor que tu esconde da luz com essa pedra

Sem vida, sem graça, que vive deserta

Pra que abusar de tanta frieza?

Pra que se apegar nessa dor?

Não deixe essa pedra pesar tua vida

Não deixe esse peso esmagar, por favor

Sei lá

De onde vem a tristeza

Sei lá

Me joguei no escuro da estrada, é difícil voltar

Sei lá

Deixa ela passar

Sei lá

Essa mágoa que bate e me bate um dia vai passar

Sei lá

Sei lá

Sei lá

Essa mágoa que bate e me bate um dia vai passar

Sei lá

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
frieza /fɾiˈeza/ B2	noun - coldness, lack of warmth or emotion
máscara /ˈmaskɾɐ/ B1	noun - mask, a covering for the face
mágoa /ˈmaɡwɐ/ B2	noun - sorrow, grief
brilho /ˈbɾiʎu/ A2	noun - brightness, shine
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
tristeza /tɾiˈstezɐ/ B1	noun - sadness
pedra /ˈpɛdɾɐ/ A2	noun - stone
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path, way
esconder /esˈkõdeʁ/ B1	verb - to hide
crescer /kɾeˈseʁ/ B1	verb - to grow
bicho /ˈbiʃu/ A2	noun - bug, creature
luz /luz/ A1	noun - light
passar /paˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by
esmagar /iʃmaˈɡaʁ/ B2	verb - to crush, to squash
tom /tɔ̃/ B1	noun - tone, shade

Key Grammar Structures

• Se não ameniza tua dor?

  ➔ Use of the negative form 'não' + verb to form a negative question.

  ➔ 'Se não ameniza tua dor?' is a negative question asking whether something does *not* lessen your pain.

• Eu sei que essa máscara pesa tua vida

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'sei' (know) + que + clause to express knowledge.

  ➔ 'Eu sei que essa máscara pesa tua vida' means 'I know that this mask weighs on your life,' expressing awareness of a burdensome situation.

• Acenda de volta esse brilho no olhar

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Acenda' (turn on) + de volta (again) + direct object.

  ➔ 'Acenda de volta esse brilho no olhar' is an imperative phrase meaning 'Turn this sparkle in the eyes back on,' encouraging renewal of hope or light.

• Sei lá

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'Sei lá' to express uncertainty or indifference.

  ➔ 'Sei lá' is a colloquial phrase meaning 'I don't know' or 'Beats me,' used to express uncertainty or lack of commitment.

• Não deixe essa pedra pesar tua vida

  ➔ Imperative form 'Não deixe' + noun phrase 'essa pedra' + verb 'pesar' + possessive 'tua vida'.

  ➔ 'Não deixe essa pedra pesar tua vida' is an imperative phrase advising not to allow the 'stone' (a metaphor for burden or pain) to weigh down your life.