Te Conecta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Pitty

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Pitty's "Te Conecta," a unique blend of alternative rock, reggae, and dub that serves as a powerful invitation to introspection. Through its thoughtful lyrics and calming rhythm, the song encourages you to find your authentic place and inner peace. Learn Portuguese by exploring the themes of self-discovery and mindful living conveyed in this special track.

[English]

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

I gaze slowly around

How rare, a gap to see

Even without being able to stop

What is not seen is still there

Heavy burden to carry

This thing about appearances

In this rush, there's no time to look

But the inner life opens to another place

Take a deep, long breath from the bottom

Release it with a noise, throw it out to the world

Silence, silence, I want to listen

To the everything and nothing internal that exists

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

...

So clear the time-space to see with other senses

Smell the scent that the day brings

I could be and be without needing to show

Without worrying if someone will approve

Witnessing the proper history being

Legitimizing your own gaze

The other's bias is not what validates you

I want to absorb without anyone else needing to see

Take a deep, long breath from the bottom

Release it with a noise, throw it out to the world

Silence, silence, I want to listen

To the everything and nothing internal that exists

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

Stop to think if this is your place

That good place where you should be

Just pay attention to the sound of the sea

That connects you to Jah Jah

Oh, your place (That connects you, that connects you)

Oh, your place (That connects you, that connects you)

Oh, your place (That connects you, that connects you)

Oh, your place (That connects you, that connects you)

Oh (That connects you)

Oh (That connects you)

(That connects you)

...

[Portuguese]

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Olho vagarosa ao redor

Que raro, brecha pra enxergar

Mesmo sem conseguir brecar

O que não se vê ainda está lá

Fardo pesado de carregar

Essa coisa do aparentar

Nesse corre-corre, nem dá tempo de olhar

Mas a vida interna abre pra outro lugar

Puxa o ar do fundo, longo, profundo

Solta com barulho, joga fora pro mundo

Silêncio, silêncio, eu quero escutar

O tudo e o nada interno que há

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Tão claro o tempo-espaço de ver com outros sentidos

Sentir o cheiro que o dia traz

Pude ser e estar sem precisar mostrar

Sem se preocupar se alguém vai aprovar

Testemunha da devida história ser

Legitimar o próprio olhar

O viés alheio não é o que valida você

Quero absorver sem ninguém mais precisar ver

Puxa o ar do fundo, longo, profundo

Solta com barulho, joga fora pro mundo

Silêncio, silêncio, eu quero escutar

O tudo e o nada interno que há

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

Aquele bom em que deveria estar

Presta atenção só no som do mar

Que te conecta com Jah Jah

Oh, seu lugar (Que te conecta, que te conecta)

Oh, seu lugar (Que te conecta, que te conecta)

Oh, seu lugar (Que te conecta, que te conecta)

Oh, seu lugar (Que te conecta, que te conecta)

Oh (Que te conecta)

Oh (Que te conecta)

(Que te conecta)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lugar /luˈɡaɾ/ A1	noun - place
pensar /pẽˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to think
bom /ˈbõ/ A1	adjective - good
som /ˈsõ/ A1	noun - sound
mar /ˈmaɾ/ A1	noun - sea
olho /ˈoʎu/ A1	noun - eye verb - to look
ver /ˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to see
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time
dia /ˈdiɐ/ A1	noun - day
escutar /eskuˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to listen
silêncio /siˈlẽsju/ B1	noun - silence
interno /ĩˈtɛʁnu/ B1	adjective - internal
sentir /sẽˈtʃiɾ/ B1	verb - to feel
cheiro /ˈʃejɾu/ B1	noun - smell
claro /ˈklaɾu/ B2	adjective - clear
legitimar /leʒit͡ʃiˈmaɾ/ C1	verb - to legitimize

Key Grammar Structures

• Para pra pensar se esse é o teu lugar

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'pensar' after 'para pra' as a purpose clause.

  ➔ 'Para pra' is a colloquial form that introduces a purpose, followed by an infinitive verb 'pensar'.

• Que te conecta com Jah Jah

  ➔ Use of the present tense verb 'conecta' indicating ongoing connection.

  ➔ The verb 'conecta' is in the present tense, showing an ongoing action of connecting.

• Puxa o ar do fundo, longo, profundo

  ➔ Imperative form 'puxa' used as an imperative or suggestion to breathe deeply.

  ➔ The verb 'puxa' is in the imperative form, encouraging a deep breath inward.

• O tudo e o nada interno que há

  ➔ Use of definite articles 'o' before nouns to specify 'the total' and 'the nothing'.

  ➔ The articles 'o' introduce specific references to 'the all' and 'the nothing' in the internal context.

• Legitimar o próprio olhar

  ➔ Use of the verb 'legitimar' in the infinitive to express the idea of validating or authenticating.

  ➔ The verb 'legitimar' in the infinitive mode means to validate or legitimize something, in this case 'the own gaze'.

• Que te conecta com Jah Jah

  ➔ Repetition of the phrase emphasizing the ongoing connection using the present tense.

  ➔ The repeated phrase underscores the ongoing and persistent connection with Jah Jah.