Só Eu Sei – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Virgul

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Viver sem ti nunca imaginei

Living without you, I never imagined that

Acreditei sem nunca duvidar

I believed without a doubt

Não dava pra negar

There was no way to deny

Tinhas coroa mas não tinhas rei

You had a crown but no king

E eu tinha tanto pra te dar e dei

And I had so much to give you, and I gave

Dei por mim e acordei

I woke up to myself and realized

E mesmo tu indo embora

Even though you're leaving

Há todo um mundo lá fora

There's a whole world out there

Mas só eu sei o que dei

But only I know what I gave

E nunca pensei

And I never thought

Que um dia chegasse a hora

That the time would come one day

Que este fosse o nosso agora

That this would be our moment

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

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Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Viver assim nunca imaginei

Living like this, I never imagined

Ainda hoje custa a acreditar

Even today, it's hard to believe

Mas tenho de aceitar

But I have to accept

Não fui eu que te abandonei

It wasn't me who abandoned you

E não fico a sonhar com o que podia dar

And I don’t keep dreaming about what I could have given

Dei por mim e acordei

I woke up to myself and realized

E mesmo tu indo embora

Even though you're leaving

Há todo um mundo lá fora

There's a whole world out there

Mas só eu sei o que dei

But only I know what I gave

E nunca pensei

And I never thought

Que um dia chegasse a hora

That the time would come one day

Que este fosse o nosso agora

That this would be our moment

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

...

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Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Hoje a gente vê-se mas tudo mudou

Today we see each other, but everything has changed

Será que pensas como teria sido

Do you ever think about how it would have been?

Fica a tensão no ar

The tension hangs in the air

Palavras por falar

Words left unspoken

Mas não fico a sonhar

But I don’t keep dreaming

Com o que podia dar

Of what I could have given

Dei por mim e acordei

I woke up to myself and realized

E mesmo tu indo embora

Even though you're leaving

Há todo um mundo lá fora

There's a whole world out there

Mas só eu sei o que dei

But only I know what I gave

E nunca pensei

And I never thought

Que um dia chegasse a hora

That the time would come one day

Que este fosse o nosso agora

That this would be our moment

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

...

...

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

...

...

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

Mas só eu sei

But only I know

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
viver /viˈveʁ/ A2	verb - to live
imaginar /imadʒiˈnaʁ/ B1	verb - to imagine
acreditar /akɾediˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to believe
duvidar /duviˈdaʁ/ B1	verb - to doubt
coroa /koˈɾoɐ/ B1	noun - crown
rei /ʁej/ A2	noun - king
mundo /ˈmuɳdu/ A1	noun - world
sonhar /soɲˈaʁ/ B1	verb - to dream
tensão /tẽˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - tension
aceitar /asiˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to accept
abandonar /abɐ̃doˈnaʁ/ B2	verb - to abandon
agora /aˈɡoɾɐ/ A2	adverb - now
dei /ˈdej/ A1	verb - I gave
pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to think
chegar /ʃeˈɡaʁ/ B1	verb - to arrive
hora /ˈoɾɐ/ A1	noun - hour

Key Grammar Structures

• Viver sem ti nunca imaginei

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in 'nunca imaginei' to express a hypothetical or unlikely scenario.

  ➔ The phrase 'nunca imaginei' translates to 'I never imagined,' using the past subjunctive to express an action that was unlikely or never thought of.

• Não dava pra negar

  ➔ Imperfect tense 'dava' indicating an ongoing or habitual action in the past.

  ➔ The verb 'dava' is in the imperfect tense, used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, similar to 'was giving' or 'used to give.'

• E mesmo tu indo embora

  ➔ Use of 'indo' as the gerund form to indicate ongoing action in a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The form 'indo' is the gerund of the verb, used here to indicate that the action of 'going away' is ongoing or happening at the moment.

• Há todo um mundo lá fora

  ➔ Use of 'há' (there is/are) in the present tense to state existence.

  ➔ The verb 'há' means 'there is' or 'there are,' indicating that something exists or is present in the context.

• Que este fosse o nosso agora

  ➔ Use of the imperfect subjunctive 'fosse' to express a hypothetical or wishful situation in the past.

  ➔ The word 'fosse' is the imperfect subjunctive form of 'ser' (to be), used to express hypothetical or non-real situations.

• Mas não fico a sonhar com o que podia dar

  ➔ Use of 'ficar' with infinitive to indicate remaining or continuing in a certain state or action.

  ➔ In these contexts, 'ficar' is used with the infinitive to convey the idea of remaining or not continuing to do something, in this case, not dreaming anymore.

• Dei por mim e acordei

  ➔ Use of 'dei' (past tense of 'dar') to indicate past action, combined with 'por mim' (for myself) to emphasize introspection.

  ➔ The verb 'dei' is the first person singular past form of 'dar' (to give), and 'por mim' emphasizes that the action was internal or self-reflective.