Tempo de Seguir – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mickael Carreira, David Carreira

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics and catchy rhythms of "Tempo de Seguir" by Mickael Carreira and David Carreira! This powerful song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in Portuguese, exploring themes of love, loss, and resilience. Its clear narrative and repetitive phrases make it an engaging way to learn new vocabulary and understand emotional expression in Portuguese music, while appreciating the dynamic collaboration between two prominent artists.

[English]

How many times did you turn my head around?

You said: I'll be back soon, but you didn't

How many days locked up, shut in the room

Sitting with your picture in hand?

And you said every day: I want a house and two daughters

But now it's time to move on

Now it's time to move on

Without you

Even if I want

To kiss you again

Now it's time to move on

Without you

You were my other half

But now it's for good

So many times, I tried to erase you from my mind

But all were attempts in vain

I count the days for you to visit my room

You and I, all night, holding on the floor

And the plans we had

A house and two daughters

But now it's time to move on

Now it's time to move on

Without you

You were my other half

But now it's for good

Now it's time to move on

Without you

You were my other half

But now it's for good

I know you miss my voice

You long for us two alone

Mamy (mamy)

Just you and me, mamy

I know you miss my voice

You long for us two alone

Mamy (mamy)

Just you and me, mamy

Now it's time to move on

Without you

...

[Portuguese]

Quantas vezes me deste a volta a cabeça?

Dizias: Já volto depressa, mas não

Quantos dias fechado, trancado no quarto

Sentado com o teu retrato na mão?

E dizias todos os dias: Quero casa e duas filhas

Mas agora já é tempo de seguir

Agora é tempo de seguir

Sem ti

Mesmo que tenha vontade

De te beijar outra vez

Agora é tempo de seguir

Sem ti

Eras a minha cara metade

Mas agora é de vez

Tantas vezes, tentei te apagar da cabeça

Só que todas foram tentativas em vão

Conto os dias pra você visitar o meu quarto

Eu e tu, toda a noite, agarrados no chão

E os planos que a gente tinha

Uma casa e duas filhas

Mas agora já é tempo de seguir

Agora é tempo de seguir

Sem ti

Você era a minha cara metade

Mas agora é de vez

Agora é tempo de seguir

Sem ti

Era minha cara metade

Mas agora é de vez

Sei que sente falta da minha voz

Tem saudade de nós dois a sós

Mamy (mamy)

Só tu e eu, mamy

Sei que sentes falta da minha voz

Tens saudades de nós dois a sós

Mamy (mamy)

Só tu e eu, mamy

Agora é tempo de seguir

Sem ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vezes /ˈvezɨs/ A2	noun - times
cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2	noun - head
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house
filhas /ˈfi.ʎɐs/ A2	noun - daughters
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
seguir /seˈɡiɾ/ A2	verb - to follow
vontade /võˈta.dʒi/ B1	noun - desire
beijar /bejˈʒaʁ/ A2	verb - to kiss
saudade /sawˈda.dʒi/ B2	noun - longing, nostalgia
voz /voz/ A2	noun - voice
plano /ˈplɐ.nu/ B1	noun - plan
tentativa /tẽ.tɐˈt͡ʃivɐ/ B1	noun - attempt
agarrados /aɡaˈʁa.dus/ B2	adjective - held tightly
metade /meˈta.dʒi/ B1	noun - half, part

Key Grammar Structures

• Quantas vezes me deste a volta a cabeça?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb + object + preposition + noun

  ➔ This sentence uses an interrogative pronoun 'Quantas' to ask 'how many' times, followed by a verb and a prepositional phrase to inquire about frequency.

• Dizias: Já volto depressa, mas não

  ➔ Imperfect tense (dizias) + adverb + conjunction + negation

  ➔ Uses the imperfect tense 'dizias' to indicate an ongoing or habitual action in the past, combined with a time adverb and a conjunction with negation.

• Agora já é tempo de seguir

  ➔ Present tense + adverb + noun phrase indicating time

  ➔ Uses the present tense 'é' with an adverb 'agora' (now) and a noun phrase to indicate the current timing for action.

• Tantas vezes, tentei te apagar da cabeça

  ➔ Adjective + noun + past tense verb + infinitive + pronoun object + preposition + noun

  ➔ Uses a number expression 'Tantas vezes' to indicate frequency, and the verb 'tentei' in past tense with an infinitive 'apagar' (to erase) followed by a prepositional phrase.

• E os planos que a gente tinha

  ➔ Relative pronoun + noun + relative clause with imperfect tense

  ➔ Uses a relative pronoun 'que' to introduce a relative clause describing 'os planos' (the plans) with the imperfect tense 'tinha' to indicate past habitual action.

• Sei que sente falta da minha voz

  ➔ Present tense of 'saber' + que + present tense of 'sentir' + object

  ➔ Uses present tense verb 'sei' with a subordinate clause introduced by 'que' to state 'I know that...' followed by the girl or person's feelings expressed by 'sente falta'.