sou só eu? – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nena, Vitor Silva
• Album: UM BRINDE AO AGORA

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Nena and Vitor Silva's "sou só eu?". This Portuguese song, meaning "Is it just me?", offers a beautiful opportunity to connect with the language through its evocative exploration of memory and personal reflection. Its poignant lyrics and melodic charm make it an ideal piece to enhance your Portuguese vocabulary and cultural understanding.

[English]

Is it just me looking at this?

Happy with a mix of longing.

It's just me.

Or have the years left us behind?

They slipped away so quickly.

All at once.

In chess games.

Of a child wanting to figure out.

To understand the reasons.

Without even needing.

To guide oneself with two feet.

Come what may.

...

It’s just me.

It’s just me.

It’s just me.

Just me.

...

It’s just me.

Seeing in this mirror.

The shadow of a stranger.

Who once lived.

You and I.

After a few years.

I remember when.

It became.

...

In love’s games.

In our youth.

You mingled with my pain.

With the scent of your perfume.

Nothing else mattered.

Since that very moment.

It’s just me.

Just me.

And if it’s just me.

Just me.

...

Maybe I don’t want to accept.

My weakest side.

It’s just me.

Living this.

On an ordinary night.

With my clothes inside out.

Just me.

Taking a risk.

Maybe I don’t want to accept.

Your weakest side.

That it’s just you.

You say that.

In a routine phrase.

That some things don’t come back.

It’s just me.

Who visits them.

...

It’s just me.

Just me.

And if it’s just me.

Just me.

Me.

...

Just me.

Who looks at this.

Happy with a mix of longing.

...

[Portuguese]

Sou só eu que olho para isto

Contente com um misto de saudade

Sou só eu

Ou os anos nos deixaram

Depressa nos escaparam

De uma vez

Em jogos de xadrez

De criança que quer

Desvendar os porquês

Sem precisar sequer

Guiar-se por dois pés

Pró que der e vier

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Que vejo neste espelho

A sombra de um estranho

Que viveu

Eu e tu

Passado alguns anos

E lembro-me de quando

Se tornou

Em jogos de amor

Na nossa juventude

Juntou à minha dor

O cheiro do seu perfume

Nada mais importou

Desde aquele segundo

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

E se sou só eu

Sou só eu

Talvez não queira aceitar

O meu lado mais fraco

Sou só eu

Que vivo isto

Numa noite habitual

Com a roupa do avesso

Sou só eu

Que me arrisco

Talvez não queira aceitar

O teu lado mais fraco

De que és só tu

Que dizes isso

Numa frase habitual

De que há coisas que não voltam

Sou só eu

Que as visito

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

E se sou só eu

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Sou só eu

Que olho para isto

Contente com um misto de saudade

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olho /ˈɔʎu/ A1	verb - I look
contente /kõˈtẽtʃi/ A2	adjective - happy, satisfied
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B1	noun - a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for something or someone
anos /ˈɐnus/ A1	noun - years
depressa /deˈpɾɛsɐ/ B1	adverb - quickly
jogos /ˈʒɔɡus/ A2	noun - games
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
juventude /ʒuʋẽˈtudʒi/ B2	noun - youth
dor /doʁ/ A1	noun - pain
perfume /peʁˈfym/ B1	noun - fragrance, scent
lado /ˈlado/ A2	noun - side
frase /ˈfɾazɨ/ B1	noun - sentence, phrase
coisas /ˈkoizɐs/ A2	noun - things
visito /viˈzitu/ A1	verb - I visit

Key Grammar Structures

• Sou só eu que olho para isto

  ➔ Use of 'que' to connect a relative clause that specifies the subject

  ➔ 'que' acts as a relative pronoun to introduce the subordinate clause describing the subject.

• Sou só eu

  ➔ Use of 'só' as an adverb meaning 'only' or 'just' for emphasis

  ➔ 'só' emphasizes exclusivity or limitation of the subject.

• Depressa nos escaparam

  ➔ Use of the past tense verb 'escaparam' with reflexive meaning 'escaped from us'

  ➔ 'escaparam' is the third person plural past tense of 'escapar', meaning 'they escaped', with the reflexive implication that they escaped from 'us'.

• Contente com um misto de saudade

  ➔ Use of 'com' as a preposition meaning 'with' to indicate accompanying emotion or state

  ➔ 'com' introduces the complement of the emotion or state, showing what the person is feeling or experiencing.

• Se tornou

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'tornar-se' in the third person singular past tense, meaning 'became'

  ➔ 'tornou' is the third person singular past tense of 'tornar-se', meaning 'he/she/it became'.

• De uma vez

  ➔ Expression meaning 'at once' or 'all at once' indicating immediacy

  ➔ An idiomatic expression used to indicate that something happens immediately or simultaneously.