Sopro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of emotional connection, and Diogo Piçarra's "Sopro" is a perfect starting point for learners of Portuguese. The song's clear, emotive vocals and poignant lyrics about love and longing allow you to grasp the nuances of poetic expression in the language. What makes "Sopro" special is its universal theme of vulnerability, making the beautiful and sometimes complex Portuguese phrases feel instantly relatable and easier to remember.

[English]

Step by step, bare face

Your disguise to make yourself heard

Now tell me how you steal

And hide my senses

You say you understand me without knowing me

I step wrongly, I collapse

For thinking I could have you someday

I invent ways to believe

I recreate stories to see you

So close, so far away, where are you

Suddenly I ask myself

How can I give if you’re never here

Sometimes I feel I breathe in fear

When a breath of yours takes me away

The rest of who I am, side by side, my portrait

Our sweet bitterness is your burden

Cover the time you spent

In that art of erasing the past

You live only for yourself and refuse

To feel again, heal, flow without thinking

How can I give if you’re never here

Sometimes I feel I breathe in fear

When a breath of yours takes me away

The rest of who I am

I invent ways to believe

I recreate stories to see you

I invent ways to believe

Suddenly I ask myself

How can I give if you’re never here

Sometimes I feel I breathe in fear

When a breath of yours takes me away

How can I give if you’re never here

Sometimes I feel I breathe in fear

When a breath of yours takes me away

The rest of who I am

...

[Portuguese]

Passo a passo, nua face

Teu disfarce para te fazeres ouvir

Conta agora a tua forma de roubar

E ocultar os meus sentidos

Dizes que me entendes sem me conhecer

Passo em falso, entrei em colapso

Por pensar que um dia te podia ter

Invento formas para crer

Recrio histórias para te ver

Tão perto, tão longe, onde estás

De repente pergunto

Como posso dar se tu nunca estás

Ás vezes sinto que a medo respiro

Quando um sopro teu me retira

O resto que sou, lado a lado, meu retrato

É teu fardo o nosso doce amargo

Cobre o tempo que gastaste

Nessa arte de apagar o passado

Vives só pra ti e recusas

Voltar poder sentir curar fluir sem pensar

Como posso dar se tu nunca estás

Ás vezes sinto que a medo respiro

Quando um sopro teu me retira

O resto que sou

Invento formas para crer

Recrio histórias para te ver

Invento formas para crer

De repente pergunto

Como posso dar se tu nunca estás

Ás vezes sinto que a medo respiro

Quando um sopro teu me retira

Como posso dar se tu nunca estás

Ás vezes sinto que a medo respiro

Quando um sopro teu me retira

O resto que sou

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
disfarce /diʃˈfaɾsɨ/ B2	noun - disguise
roubar /ʁoˈbaɾ/ B1	verb - to steal
ocultar /okuɫˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to hide
colapso /kuˈlapso/ C1	noun - collapse
invento /ĩˈvẽtu/ B2	verb - to invent
recrio /ʁɨˈkɾiu/ B2	verb - to recreate
sopro /ˈso.pɾu/ B1	noun - breath
medo /ˈmeðu/ A2	noun - fear
respiro /ʁɨʃˈpiɾu/ B1	verb - to breathe
fardo /ˈfaɾðu/ B2	noun - burden
apagar /a.paˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to erase
passado /pɐˈsaðu/ B1	noun - past
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to heal
fluir /fɫuˈiɾ/ B2	verb - to flow

Key Grammar Structures

• Conta agora a tua forma de roubar

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'contar' to indicate an action happening now

  ➔ 'Conta' is the present tense for 'to count' or 'to tell', used here to give an order or statement about doing something now.

• Como posso dar se tu nunca estás

  ➔ Conditional mood using 'posso' (can) + infinitive, expressing possibility

  ➔ 'Posso' is the first person singular form of 'poder', meaning 'can' or 'may', used here to express uncertainty in a conditional context.

• Vives só pra ti e recusas

  ➔ Present tense verb 'vives' from 'viver' indicating current ongoing action

  ➔ 'Vives' is the present tense of 'viver' (to live), here used to describe how someone lives or exists, in this case, 'alone for yourself'.

• Vemos só pra ti e recusas

  ➔ Present tense 'recusas' from 'recusar' indicating an ongoing refusal

  ➔ 'Recusas' is the present tense of 'recusar' (to refuse), showing that the subject persistently refuses or denies something.

• Cobre o tempo que gastaste

  ➔ Imperative form of 'cobrir' (to cover), expressing a command or suggestion

  ➔ 'Cobre' is the imperative form of 'cobrir' (to cover), used here to give an order or suggestion to cover or hide something.

• De repente pergunto

  ➔ Present tense of 'perguntar' (to ask) to indicate a current action

  ➔ 'Pergunto' is the first person singular present tense of 'perguntar' (to ask), used here to indicate the speaker is asking or questioning in the moment.