Temporal – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Art Popular

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative Brazilian pagode genre with Art Popular's "Temporal." This song offers a poignant exploration of love's end, using weather metaphors to capture complex emotions. Learning "Temporal" allows you to connect with the expressive storytelling and rhythmic richness of Brazilian music, providing insight into themes of nostalgia and heartbreak within the pagode tradition.

[English]

It's been a while since we are

That same pair

It's been a while since time stood still

And it's just you here

It even seems like you've fallen asleep

What was night has already dawned

Where is our love?

That summer night

Now the rain becomes a storm

And the whole sky will fall apart

Yeah, it even seems love didn't last

It feels like I didn't know how to love

You complain about my peak, my peak

And the whole sky will fall apart

Ah-ah-ah

Oh no, it’s crashing down!

Yeah, it feels like love didn't last

It seems I didn’t know how to love

You complain about my peak, my peak

And the whole sky will fall apart

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

Oh no, it’s crashing down!

It's been a while since we are

That same pair

It's been a while since time stood still

And it's just you here

It even seems like you've fallen asleep

What was night has already dawned

Where is our love?

That summer night

Now the rain becomes a storm

And the whole sky will fall apart

Yeah, it even seems love didn't last

That love didn't last

It even seems I didn't know how to love

You complain about my peak, my peak

And the whole sky will fall apart

Ah-ah-ah

Oh no, it’s crashing down!

I was deceived

Yeah, it even seems love didn't last, didn't last

It feels like I didn't know how to love

You complain about my peak, my peak

And the whole sky will fall apart

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

Oh no, it’s crashing down! I was deceived

Yeah, it even seems love didn't last, didn't last

It feels like I didn't know how to... didn't know how to

I didn't know how to love

You complain about my peak, my peak

And the whole sky will fall apart

...

[Portuguese]

Faz tempo que a gente não é

Aquele mesmo par

Faz tempo que o tempo não passa

E é só você estar aqui

Até parece que adormeceu

O que era noite já amanheceu

Cadê aquele nosso amor?

Naquela noite de verão

Agora a chuva é temporal

E todo céu vai desabar

É, até parece que o amor não deu

Até parece que não soube amar

Você reclama do meu apogeu, do meu apogeu

E todo o céu vai desabar

Ah-ah-ah

Ai, desabou!

É, até parece que o amor não deu

Até parece que não soube amar

Você reclama do meu apogeu, do meu apogeu

E todo o céu vai desabar

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

Ai, desabou!

Faz tempo que a gente não é

Aquele mesmo par

Faz tempo que o tempo não passa

E é só você estar aqui

Até parece que adormeceu

O que era noite já amanheceu

Cadê aquele nosso amor

Naquela noite de verão?

Agora a chuva é temporal

E todo céu vai desabar

É, até parece que o amor não deu

Que o amor não deu

Até parece que não soube amar

Você reclama do meu apogeu, do meu apogeu

E todo o céu vai desabar

Ah-ah-ah

Ai, desabou!

Me iludiu

É, até parece que o amor não deu, não deu

Até parece que não soube amar

Você reclama do meu apogeu, do meu apogeu

E todo o céu vai desabar

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

Ai, desabou! Me iludiu

É, até parece que o amor não deu, não deu

Até parece que não soube a... não soube

Não soube amar

Você reclama do meu apogeu, do meu apogeu

E todo o céu vai desabar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tempo /ˈtɛmpu/ A2	noun - time
passa /ˈpasa/ B1	verb - to pass, to go by
querer /keˈre/ A2	verb - to want
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
anoiteceu /a.noj.teˈsew/ B2	verb - it became night
amanheceu /a.mã.ʃeˈsew/ B2	verb - it became dawn, dawn broke
chuva /ˈʃu.vɐ/ A2	noun - rain
tempestade /tẽ.pesˈta.dɐ/ B2	noun - storm
céu /ˈsew/ A1	noun - sky
desabar /de.saˈbaʁ/ B2	verb - to collapse, to fall apart
amarear /a.maˈɾe.aɾ/ B2	verb - to love, to adore
reclamar /ʁe.klaˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to complain, to demand
apogeu /a.poˈʒeʊ/ C1	noun - peak, highest point

Key Grammar Structures

• Faz tempo que a gente não é

  ➔ Present tense *faz* (it has been)... que (since/for)

  ➔ Uses the *faz* to express how long ago something has been happening.

• O que era noite já amanheceu

  ➔ Past imperfect *era* + temporal expression, then past *amanheceu* (brightened/dawned)

  ➔ Uses the imperfect *era* to describe a state or condition in the past, combined with a specific event *amanheceu* (dawned).

• Cadê aquele nosso amor?

  ➔ Interrogative *Cadê* (Where is) + noun phrase

  ➔ Used to ask the location or existence of something or someone, in this case, their love.

• E todo céu vai desabar

  ➔ Futur proche with the verb *vai* + infinitive *desabar* (collapse)

  ➔ Uses the *vai* (going to) construction to express an imminent event, with *desabar* indicating collapse or falling apart.

• Você reclama do meu apogeu

  ➔ Verb *reclama* (complains) + preposition *do* + possessive *meu* + noun *apogeu*

  ➔ The verb *reclama* indicates complaining or protesting, linked here with a preposition *do*+possessive noun to specify the subject of the complaint.

• E todo céu vai desabar

  ➔ Futur proche with *vai* + infinitive *desabar* (collapse)

  ➔ As previously explained, *vai* + infinitive expresses an imminent or planned future event, with *desabar* meaning to collapse or fall apart.

• Você reclama do meu apogeu

  ➔ Verb *reclama* (complains) + preposition *do* + possessive *meu* + noun *apogeu*

  ➔ The verb *reclama* indicates complaining or protesting, linked here with a preposition *do*+possessive noun to specify the subject of the complaint.