Sua Boca Mente – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Zé Felipe, Ana Castela

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Portuguese language with 'Sua Boca Mente' by Zé Felipe and Ana Castela, a song that beautifully uses the Brazilian concept of 'sofrência' to express heartbreak. You can learn vivid emotional vocabulary—like 'desilusão' (disillusionment) and the raw pain implied by 'sofrência'—all wrapped in a modern Sertanejo sound that contrasts with a classic country hit.

[English]

I didn't know

That your mouth lies

I just wanted

Your kisses slowly

I cried, I know

That feelings can't be forced

But passion

Blinded my eyes and my heart

(The loneliness)

Who only made me cry? You

Who only made me drink? You

Your love hurt me so badly

(The loneliness)

But I only know how to love you

But I only know how to desire you

Your love is surreal

I didn't know

That your mouth lies

I just wanted

Your kisses slowly

I cried, I know

That feelings can't be forced

But passion

Blinded my eyes and my heart

(The loneliness)

Who only made me cry? You

Who only made me drink? You

Your love hurt me so badly

(The loneliness)

But I only know how to love you

But I only know how to desire you

Your love is surreal

I didn't know

That your mouth lies

I just wanted

Your kisses slowly

I cried, I know

That feelings can't be forced

But passion

Blinded my eyes and my heart

(The loneliness)

Who only made me cry? You

Who only made me drink? You

Your love hurt me so badly

(The loneliness)

But I only know how to love you

But I only know how to desire you

Your love is surreal

I didn't know

That your mouth lies

...

[Portuguese]

Eu não sabia

Que a sua boca mente

Eu só queria

Os teus beijos lentamente

Chorei, eu sei

Que sentimento não se cobra

Mas a paixão

Cegou os meus olhos e o coração

(A solidão)

Quem só me fez chorar? Tu

Quem só me fez beber? Tu

O seu amor me fez tão mal

(A solidão)

Mas eu só sei amar tu

Mas eu só sei querer tu

O seu amor é surreal

Eu não sabia

Que a sua boca mente

Eu só queria

Os teus beijos lentamente

Chorei, eu sei

Que sentimento não se cobra

Mas a paixão

Cegou os meus olhos e o coração

(A solidão)

Quem só me fez chorar? Tu

Quem só me fez beber? Tu

O seu amor me fez tão mal

(A solidão)

Mas eu só sei amar tu

Mas eu só sei querer tu

O seu amor é surreal

Eu não sabia

Que a sua boca mente

Eu só queria

Os teus beijos lentamente

Chorei, eu sei

Que sentimento não se cobra

Mas a paixão

Cegou os meus olhos e o coração

(A solidão)

Quem só me fez chorar? Tu

Quem só me fez beber? Tu

O seu amor me fez tão mal

(A solidão)

Mas eu só sei amar tu

Mas eu só sei querer tu

O seu amor é surreal

Eu não sabia

Que a sua boca mente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boca /ˈboka/ A2	noun - mouth
mente /ˈmẽtʃi/ B2	noun - mind, thoughts
paixão /paˈi.sãw/ B1	noun - passion
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
beijos /beˈi.ʒuʃ/ A2	noun - kisses
chorar /ʃoˈraʁ/ B1	verb - to cry
sentimento /sẽtiˈmẽtu/ B2	noun - feeling, emotion
paixão /paˈi.sãw/ B1	noun - passion, strong feeling
olhos /ˈoʎus/ A2	noun - eyes
mal /maw/ A1	noun - badness, evil, harm
solidão /so.liˈdɐ̃w/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
querer /keˈreʁ/ A2	verb - to want, to desire

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu não sabia

  ➔ Past imperfect tense with negation

  ➔ "" in Portuguese expresses habitual actions in the past or states that were ongoing, here negated to mean 'I didn't know', not referring to a specific completed action but a general ignorance.

• Que a sua boca mente

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'que'

  ➔ The word "que" connects this part to the previous line, forming a relative or explanatory clause about the subject's mouth, using present tense to indicate an ongoing truth or habit.

• Chorei, eu sei

  ➔ Comma separation for contrast or enumeration

  ➔ The comma after "Chorei" separates two independent clauses, creating a contrast between crying and knowing, with "eu sei" emphasizing acceptance.

• Que sentimento não se cobra

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'se'

  ➔ The "se" makes the verb impersonal, meaning emotions can't be demanded by anyone, as 'sentiment' is not controllable.

• Mas a paixão cegou os meus olhos

  ➔ Reflexive verb construction

  ➔ "Cegou" is a past tense transitive verb that becomes reflexive here as action on oneself, blinding 'my eyes' literally and figuratively due to passion.

• Quem só me fez chorar?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun 'quem'

  ➔ "Quem" asks who is responsible, using a rhetorical question format with 'só me fez' emphasizing exclusivity.

• Mas eu só sei amar tu

  ➔ Informal pronoun 'tu' (Brazilian variant)

  ➔ "Tu" is the second-person singular informal pronoun, rarer in Brazilian Portuguese but used here for direct address, emphasizing personal love for 'you'.

• O seu amor me fez tão mal

  ➔ Adverbial intensifier 'tão'

  ➔ "Tão" intensifies the degree of harm, comparable to 'so much' in English, modifying 'mal' to express extreme negative effect of love.

• Mas eu só sei querer tu

  ➔ Present tense to express general truth

  ➔ The present tense "sei" indicates an ongoing, timeless ability to want only 'you', contrasting past hurts with current devotion.