Sorte Grande – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: João Só, Lúcia Moniz

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a delightful linguistic journey with 'Sorte Grande,' a charming Portuguese song by João Só and Lúcia Moniz. This melodic track offers a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of European Portuguese, with its clear articulation and relatable theme of unexpected love. Learn to express joy and deep affection as you follow the lyrics, and appreciate how the song beautifully uses everyday language to convey profound emotion, making it special for language learners.

[English]

Look there

Some years have passed

You weren't even in my plans

You turned out to be my big luck

And here I go

Enjoying the glory of this find

With you by my side, everywhere we go

I will go, until I die, to be yours if you want me

Holding on to you, I go without hesitation

And if the ground collapses, let it take us both

I will hold on to you

...

My love, in the lottery wheel

Which is a slippery thing

You turned out to be my big luck

And here I go

To my luck, abandoned

With you by my side, everywhere we go

I will go, until I die, to be yours if you want me

Holding on to you, I go without hesitation

And if the ground collapses, let it take us both

I will hold on to you

...

And look there

No matter how many years pass

No matter how little I plan

You always turn out to be my big luck

Holding on to you, I go without hesitation

And if the ground collapses, let it take us both

I will hold on to you

I go without hesitation

And if the ground collapses, let it take us both

I will hold on to you

I will hold on to you

I will hold on to you

...

[Portuguese]

Olha lá

Já se passaram alguns anos

Nem sequer vinhas nos meus planos

Saíste-me a sorte grande

E eu cá vou

Gozando os louros deste achado

Contigo de braço dado, p'ra todo o lado

Eu vou, até morrer, ser teu se me quiseres

Agarrado a ti, vou sem hesitar

E se o chão desabar que nos leve aos dois

Vou agarrado a ti

Meu amor, na roda da lotaria

Que é coisa escorregadia

Saíste-me a sorte grande

E eu cá vou

À minha sorte, abandonado

Contigo de braço dado, p'ra todo o lado

Eu vou, até morrer, ser teu se me quiseres

Agarrado a ti, vou sem hesitar

E se o chão desabar que nos leve aos dois

Vou agarrado a ti

E olha lá

Por mais que passem os anos

Por menos que eu faça planos

Sais-me sempre a sorte grande

Agarrado a ti, vou sem hesitar

E se o chão desabar que nos leve aos dois

Vou agarrado a ti

Vou sem hesitar

E se o chão desabar que nos leve aos dois

Vou agarrado a ti

Vou agarrado a ti

Vou agarrado a ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorte /ˈsɔr.tʃi/ A2	noun - luck or fortune
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
braço /ˈbɾa.su/ A2	noun - arm
morrer /moˈʁɛʁ/ B1	verb - to die
hesitar /e.ziˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to hesitate
plano /ˈplɐ.nu/ A2	noun - plan
lado /ˈla.du/ A2	noun - side
desabar /de.zaˈbaʁ/ B2	verb - to collapse
contigo /kõˈti.ɡu/ A1	adverb - with you
louros /ˈlo.u.ɾuʃ/ B2	noun - laurels (symbol of victory)
achado /aˈʃa.du/ B1	noun - finding or discovery
escorregadia /es.ko.ʁe.ɡaˈdi.a/ C1	adjective - slippery or elusive

Key Grammar Structures

• Já se passaram alguns anos

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action that has happened in the past and is still relevant or has effects in the present.

• Nem sequer vinhas nos meus planos

  ➔ Imperfect tense (you were not coming)

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the past that was not happening.

• Saíste-me a sorte grande

  ➔ Clitic pronoun + verb in preterite

  ➔ The clitic pronoun 'me' indicates the indirect object, and the verb is in the preterite to show completed action.

• Vou agarrado a ti

  ➔ Present tense + gerund + preposition of movement

  ➔ Expresses a current action of holding on tightly, with 'agarrado' as a gerund indicating continuous action.

• E se o chão desabar que nos leve aos dois

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in a conditional clause

  ➔ The verb 'leve' is in the present subjunctive, used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in a conditional clause.

• Contigo de braço dado

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating accompaniment

  ➔ A phrase using 'de' to indicate being arm-in-arm or close together with someone.

• Vou sem hesitar

  ➔ Present tense + adverb of manner

  ➔ Expresses a willingness to act immediately and decisively.