Tu E Eu – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Portuguese through Diogo Piçarra's touching song, 'Tu E Eu'. Learn about love, commitment, and overcoming challenges as you explore the heartfelt lyrics and emotive melody of this popular song. A perfect introduction to the language and culture, this song will inspire you to learn more and appreciate the nuances of Portuguese .

[English]

If love leaves us

The earth collapses

And time changes us

I will always be here

If the flame goes out

If age doesn't forgive

When you don't hear me sing

I won't leave here

If you think of me

Like I think of you

We have everything then

To be able to return to the dream again

If you say yes

I know where to go

What are we waiting for to want to be just you and me again

...

If the shine ends

And one day it's too much to give

And our eyes don't meet

I'll stay around here

But love has already left us

And the world collapsed

But time hasn't changed

What you were to me

If you think of me

Like I think of you

We have everything then

To be able to return to the dream again

If you say yes

I know where to go

What are we waiting for to want to be just you and me again

Just you and me

Just you and me

Just you and me

...

And we show later

That nothing is built

Without you first having

Been wrong in trying

If you think of me

Like I think of you

We have everything then

To be able to return to the dream again

If you say yes

I know where to go

What are we waiting for to want to be just you and me again

Just you and me

Just you and me

Just you and me

...

[Portuguese]

Se o amor nos deixar

A terra desabar

E o tempo nos mudar

Irei estar sempre aqui

A chama se apagar

Se a idade não perdoar

Quando não me ouvires cantar

Eu não sairei daqui

Se tu pensas em mim

Como eu penso em ti

Temos tudo então

Para poder voltar ao sonho outra vez

Se tu dizes que sim

Sei por onde seguir

Que esperamos para querer voltar a ser só tu e eu

Se o brilho acabar

E um dia for demais para dar

E o nosso olhar não se cruzar

Ficarei por aqui

Mas o amor já nos deixou

E o mundo desabou

Mas o tempo não mudou

O que foste para mim

Se tu pensas em mim

Como eu penso em ti

Temos tudo então

Para poder voltar ao sonho outra vez

Se tu dizes que sim

Sei por onde seguir

Que esperamos para querer voltar a ser só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

E mostramos depois

Que nada se constrói

Sem que antes tenhas

Errado ao tentar

Se tu pensas em mim

Como penso em ti

Temos tudo então

Para poder voltar ao sonho outra vez

Se tu dizes que sim

Sei por onde seguir

Que esperamos para querer voltar a ser só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

Só tu e eu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
terra /ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ A1	noun - earth
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time
mudar /muˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
estar /iʃˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to be (location, state)
chama /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/ B1	noun - flame
apagar /ɐ.pɐˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to extinguish, to turn off
idade /iˈda.dɨ/ A2	noun - age
cantar /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
sonho /ˈsoɲu/ A2	noun - dream
brilho /ˈbɾi.ʎu/ B1	noun - brightness, shine
olhar /oˈʎaɾ/ A2	verb - to look, to watch noun - look, gaze
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A1	noun - world
errado /eˈʁa.du/ A2	adjective - wrong verb - to be wrong
tentar /tẽˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to try, to attempt

Key Grammar Structures

• Se o amor nos deixar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Hypothetical)

  ➔ The use of "Se" (if) indicates a hypothetical situation, thus requiring the subjunctive mood in Portuguese. "Deixar" is in the future subjunctive.

• E o tempo nos mudar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Hypothetical)

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, "mudar" is also in the future subjunctive because of the condition introduced by an implied "se".

• Irei estar sempre aqui

  ➔ Future Tense (with Auxiliary Verb)

  ➔ "Irei estar" is the future tense of the verb "estar" (to be), formed using the auxiliary verb "ir" (to go) + infinitive. It expresses a definite future action.

• Quando não me ouvires cantar

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (after "Quando")

  ➔ After the conjunction "Quando" (when) referring to a future action, Portuguese uses the future subjunctive. "Ouvires" is in the future subjunctive.

• Se tu pensas em mim Como eu penso em ti

  ➔ Present Indicative (for comparison)

  ➔ The present indicative is used to express the speaker's current thoughts and feelings, and create a parallel structure between "you thinking of me" and "me thinking of you".

• Que esperamos para querer voltar a ser só tu e eu

  ➔ Infinitive Verb Phrase (after "Esperar")

  ➔ The verb "esperar" (to wait/hope) is followed by an infinitive verb phrase, "querer voltar a ser", expressing the desired action. Note the use of "a" before "ser", indicating the direction of the action.

• Mas o tempo não mudou O que foste para mim

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pretérito Perfeito) in subordinate clause

  ➔ "foste" is the past perfect form of "ser", used to describe something that was true in the past and remains true. The use of this tense emphasizes the lasting impact of what someone was to the speaker.

• Sem que antes tenhas errado ao tentar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'sem que' (without)

  ➔ The phrase "Sem que" (without) requires the subjunctive mood because it introduces a hypothetical or uncertain situation. "Tenhas" (you have) is in the present subjunctive.