Seria Estúpido Ligar-te – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Carolina de Deus

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Seria estúpido ligar-te

It would be stupid to call you

Mas tu sempre soubeste acalmar-me

But you’ve always known how to calm me down

E mesmo assim

And even so

Mesmo assim

Even so

Seria estúpido confessar-te

It would be stupid to confess to you

Somos só amigos a falar de saudade

We’re just friends talking about longing

Não é bem assim

That’s not really how it is

Nunca vamos ser só amigos

We’ll never just be friends

Falar de coisas banais

Talking about trivial things

Fingir que somos dois estranhos

Pretending we’re strangers

Que um dia se amaram demais

Who once loved each other too much

Vamos ser um do outro

We’ll be part of each other

Metades de um todo

Half of a whole

Que pedem sempre mais

Always asking for more

Os amantes nunca se despedem

Lovers never say goodbye

Abraçam outros corpos e repetem

They hold others close and repeat again

E mesmo assim

And even so

Mesmo assim

Even so

Não aprendem nunca a lição

They never learn their lesson

Acabamos sempre no mesmo colchão

We always end up on the same bed

E mesmo assim

And even so

Nunca vamos ser só amigos

We’ll never be just friends

Falar de coisas banais

Talking about trivial things

Fingir que somos dois estranhos

Pretending we’re strangers

Que um dia se amaram demais

Who once loved each other too much

Vamos ser um do outro

We’ll be part of each other

Metades de um todo

Half of a whole

Que pedem sempre mais

Always asking for more

Mais estúpido seria

It would be more stupid

Não deixar em verso

Not to put into words

Que ainda te amo

That I still love you

Mais estúpido seria

It would be more stupid

Calar-me agora

To stay silent now

Quando eu te quero tanto

When I want you so much

Mas nós

But we

Nunca vamos ser só amigos

Will never just be friends

Falar de coisas banais

Talking about trivial things

Fingir que somos dois estranhos

Pretending we’re strangers

Que um dia se amaram demais

Who once loved each other too much

Vamos ser um do outro

We’ll be part of each other

Metades de um todo

Half of a whole

Que pedem sempre mais

Always asking for more

Vamos ser um do outro

We’ll be part of each other

Metades de um todo

Half of a whole

Que pedem sempre mais

Always asking for more

Vamos ser um do outro

We’ll be part of each other

Metades de um todo

Half of a whole

Que pedem sempre mais

Always asking for more

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
estúpido /esˈtupidu/ B1	adjective - stupid
ligar /liˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to connect or link
acalmar /akaɫˈmaʁ/ B1	verb - to calm down
confessar /kõfeˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to confess
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for something or someone that one loves
estranho /esˈtɾɐɲu/ B1	adjective - strange or foreign
amaram /aˈmaɾɐ̃w/ B1	verb - they loved
metades /meˈtadʒiʃ/ B2	noun - halves
corpos /ˈkoʁpuʃ/ A2	noun - bodies
despedem /dɛʃpeˈdẽj/ B1	verb - they say goodbye
lição /liˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - lesson
colchão /kolˈʃɐ̃w/ B1	noun - mattress
quero /ˈkɛɾu/ A1	verb - I want
mais /maɪs/ A1	adverb - more

Key Grammar Structures

• Seria estúpido ligar-te

  ➔ Conditional mood (Seria) used for hypothetical situations.

  ➔ 'Seria' is the conditional form of 'ser', indicating a hypothetical or unreal situation.

• Somos só amigos a falar de saudade

  ➔ Use of 'a' + infinitive ('falar') to express purpose or activity.

  ➔ 'A' + infinitive ('falar') indicates purpose, similar to 'to speak' or 'about speaking'.

• Que pedem sempre mais

  ➔ Use of 'que' with the subjunctive mood ('pedem') to express a desire or ongoing wish.

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause that uses the present subjunctive ('pedem') to indicate a desire or ongoing request.

• Nunca vamos ser só amigos

  ➔ Use of 'nunca' with the present indicative ('vamos') to indicate a negation in the future tense.

  ➔ 'Nunca' is an adverb meaning 'never', combined with 'vamos' (we are going) to express a future negation.

• Vamos ser um do outro

  ➔ Use of 'vamos' + infinitive ('ser') to form the simple future tense.

  ➔ 'Vamos' + infinitive ('ser') indicates a planned or near future action, expressing 'we will be'.

• Que um dia se amaram demais

  ➔ Use of 'se' as a reflexive pronoun with the imperfect past tense ('amaram') to indicate a reciprocal or reflexive action.

  ➔ 'Se' is a reflexive pronoun used with the imperfect tense ('amaram') to express that the action was mutual or reflected back upon the subjects.

• Mais estúpido seria

  ➔ Use of the conditional (would be) ('seria') with superlative 'mais estúpido' to form a hypothetical statement.

  ➔ 'Seria' indicates a conditional or hypothetical situation, combined with 'mais estúpido' (more stupid) for emphasis.