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Diz-me que solidão é essa 00:22
Que te põe a falar sozinho 00:27
Diz-me que conversa 00:32
Estás a ter contigo 00:37
Diz-me que desprezo é esse 00:43
Que não olhas para quem quer que seja 00:48
Ou pensas que não existes 00:53
Ninguém que te veja 00:59
Que viagem é essa 01:03
Que te diriges em todos os sentidos? 01:09
Andas em busca dos sonhos perdidos 01:17
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh 01:25
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh 01:34
Lá vai o maluco 01:43
Lá vai o demente 01:48
Lá vai ele a passar 01:52
Assim te chama toda essa gente 01:59
Mas tu estás sempre ausente e não te conseguem alcançar 02:06
Mas tu estás sempre ausente e não te conseguem alcançar 02:15
Mas tu estás sempre ausente e não te conseguem alcançar 02:24
02:37
Diz-me que loucura é essa 02:54
Que te veste de fantasia 02:59
Diz-me que te liberta 03:04
De vida vazia 03:09
Diz-me que distância é essa 03:15
Que levas no teu olhar 03:20
Que ânsia e que pressa 03:25
Tu queres alcançar 03:30
Que viagem é essa 03:35
Que te diriges em todos os sentidos? 03:40
Andas em busca dos sonhos perdidos 03:48
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh 03:56
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh 04:05
Lá vai o maluco 04:15
Lá vai o demente 04:19
Lá vai ele a passar 04:24
Assim te chama toda essa gente 04:30
Mas tu estás sempre ausente e não te conseguem alcançar 04:37
Mas tu estás sempre ausente e não te conseguem alcançar 04:46
Mas eu estou sempre ausente e não me conseguem alcançar 04:55
Não conseguem-me alcançar 05:16
Não conseguem-me alcançar 05:25
Não conseguem-me alcançar 05:34
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SEMPRE AUSENTE – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

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Learning Portuguese through 'SEMPRE AUSENTE' offers a deep dive into the language of emotion and social commentary. The song's lyrical depth, exploring themes of identity and alienation, provides a rich vocabulary for expressing complex feelings. What makes this song special is António Variações' unique ability to fuse traditional Portuguese sounds with a modern, rebellious spirit, making it a timeless anthem for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider.

[English]
Tell me, what is this loneliness
That makes you talk to yourself
Tell me, what conversation
Are you having with yourself
Tell me, what is this disdain
That you don't look at anyone
Or do you think you don't exist
No one to see you
What is this journey
That you're headed in all directions?
You're searching for lost dreams
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
There goes the madman
There goes the lunatic
There he goes, passing by
That's what all those people call you
But you're always absent and they can't reach you
But you're always absent and they can't reach you
But you're always absent and they can't reach you
...
Tell me, what is this madness
That dresses you in fantasy
Tell me, what liberates you
From an empty life
Tell me, what is this distance
That you carry in your gaze
What longing and what haste
Do you want to achieve
What is this journey
That you're headed in all directions?
You're searching for lost dreams
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
There goes the madman
There goes the lunatic
There he goes, passing by
That's what all those people call you
But you're always absent and they can't reach you
But you're always absent and they can't reach you
But I'm always absent and they can't reach me
They can't reach me
They can't reach me
They can't reach me
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

solidão

/sɨˈlɔ̃j̃/

B1
  • noun
  • - solitude, loneliness

conversa

/kõˈveʁsɐ/

A2
  • noun
  • - conversation

desprezo

/dɨspɾe'zu/

B2
  • noun
  • - contempt, scorn

existir

/ɛʃtiˈʁiʁ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to exist

viagem

/viˈaʒẽj/

A2
  • noun
  • - journey, trip

loucura

/loˈkuɾɐ/

B2
  • noun
  • - madness, craziness

fantasia

/fɐ̃tɐˈziɐ/

B1
  • noun
  • - fantasy, imagination

vida

/ˈviðɐ/

A1
  • noun
  • - life

distância

/d(i)ʃˈtɐ̃sjɐ/

B2
  • noun
  • - distance

ânsia

/ˈɐ̃sɨɐ/

C1
  • noun
  • - longing, yearning

pressa

/ˈpɾɛsɐ/

B2
  • noun
  • - hurry, urgency

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Diz-me que solidão é essa

    ➔ Interrogative structure

    ➔ The phrase uses an interrogative structure to ask about the nature of the loneliness.

  • Que viagem é essa

    ➔ Present tense

    ➔ The present tense is used to describe a current situation or state.

  • Que desprezo é esse

    ➔ Demonstrative pronoun

    ➔ The use of the demonstrative pronoun 'esse' emphasizes the specific disdain being referred to.

  • Mas tu estás sempre ausente

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ The present continuous tense indicates an ongoing state of being absent.

  • Que ânsia e que pressa

    ➔ Repetition for emphasis

    ➔ The repetition of 'que' emphasizes the intensity of the longing and hurry.

  • Andas em busca dos sonhos perdidos

    ➔ Present simple tense

    ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a habitual action or state.

  • Não conseguem-me alcançar

    ➔ Negative form

    ➔ The negative form 'não' is used to indicate that the action cannot be completed.