Solteiro Forçado – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ana Castela
• Album: DVD Boiadeira Internacional

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt Brazilian country-pop song "Solteiro Forçado" by Ana Castela. Through its relatable lyrics about heartbreak and the challenges of moving on, you can explore themes of emotional vulnerability and the nuances of post-breakup feelings, offering a glimpse into the expressive power of contemporary Brazilian music.

[English]

It's hard not to see you here when I wake up

I don't even feel like getting out of bed

I'd spend the whole day in my pajamas

But on the other side of missing you, life keeps moving

...

I go out, but I don't feel myself

My social energy's gone after the first hour

All I do to forget

And in the end, I think of you, and now?

I'm being a forced single, uh-uh-uh

I'm kissing without wanting to be kissed, uh-uh-uh

It should’ve been you here by my side

I'm at the lowest, but I feel like just the shell

I'm being a forced single, uh-uh-uh

I'm kissing without wanting to be kissed, uh-uh-uh

It should’ve been you here by my side

I'm at the lowest, but I feel like just the shell

...

I go out, but I don't feel myself

My social energy's gone after the first hour

All I do to forget

And in the end, I think of you, and now?

I'm (being a forced single, uh-uh-uh)

...

I'm kissing without wanting to be kissed, uh-uh-uh

It should’ve been you here by my side

I'm at the lowest, but I feel like just the shell

I'm being a forced single, uh-uh-uh

I'm kissing without wanting to be kissed, uh-uh-uh

It should’ve been you here by my side

I'm at the lowest, but I feel like just the shell

...

It should’ve been you here by my side

I'm at the lowest, but I feel like just the shell

I'm a forced single girl!

...

[Portuguese]

Tá difícil não te ver aqui quando eu acordo

Não dá nem vontade de sair da cama

Eu passaria o dia inteiro de pijama

Mas do outro lado da saudade, a vida anda

Saio, mas eu não fico legal

Minha bateria social acaba na primeira hora

Tudo o que eu faço pra esquecer

E no final, lembra você, e agora?

Eu tô sendo solteiro forçado, uh-uh-uh

Eu tô beijando sem querer ser beijado, uh-uh-uh

Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

Eu tô sendo solteiro forçado, uh-uh-uh

Eu tô beijando sem querer ser beijado, uh-uh-uh

Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

Saio, mas eu não fico legal

Minha bateria social acaba na primeira hora

Tudo o que eu faço pra esquecer

No final, lembra você, e agora?

Eu tô (sendo solteiro forçado, uh-uh-uh)

Eu tô beijando sem querer ser beijado, uh-uh-uh

Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

Eu tô sendo solteiro forçado, uh-uh-uh

Eu tô beijando sem querer ser beijado, uh-uh-uh

Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

Eu tô sendo solteira forçada!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
solteiro /soɫˈteiro/ B1	adjective - single, unmarried noun - a single person
beijar /běʒaɾ/ B2	verb - to kiss
bagaceira /baɡaˈsejɾɐ/ C1	noun - local term for a type of rough, fermented alcoholic beverage
bagaço /baˈɡasũ/ C2	noun - the pulp or residue remaining after juice extraction from sugarcane or fruit, also used colloquially to refer to being drunk or in a state of drunkenness
saudade /sawˈdaːdʒi/ B2	noun - a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for something or someone that is absent
passar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go through
vontade /võtaˈdʒi/ A2	noun - will, desire
legal /leˈɡaw/ A2	adjective - legal, lawful
você /voˈse/ A1	pronoun - you (singular, informal)
tá /ta/ A1	verb - contraction of 'está' (is/are)

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu tô sendo solteiro forçado

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'estar' + gerund

  ➔ 'Tô sendo' is a contraction of 'estou sendo', meaning 'I am being', used here to describe a temporary state

• Era pra ser você comigo aqui do lado

  ➔ Imperfect past tense with 'era' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Era pra ser' expresses a past expectation or what should have been possible or expected

• Eu tô na bagaceira, mas tô só o bagaço

  ➔ Use of 'tô' (short for 'estou') + noun to indicate state

  ➔ 'Tô' is a colloquial contraction of 'estou' meaning 'I am', used here with nouns to describe feelings or states

• Minha bateria social acaba na primeira hora

  ➔ Use of 'acabar' in the present tense + noun to express ending/consumption

  ➔ 'Acaba' (from 'acabar') means 'to end' or 'to run out', here indicating the speaker's energy depletion

• Eu tô beijando sem querer ser beijado

  ➔ Use of present continuous 'está' + gerund in passive sense

  ➔ 'Tô beijando' is the present continuous of 'beijar' (to kiss), indicating an ongoing action, and the phrase implies passivity

• Eu tô sendo solteiro forçado

  ➔ Present progressive passive with 'estar' + being + adjective/noun

  ➔ 'Tô sendo' indicates a continuous state, and 'solteiro forçado' describes a forced or temporary single status