Tu E Eu – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Diogo Piçarra

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Portuguese through "Tu E Eu" offers a beautiful introduction to the language of love and commitment. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, with phrases like "Se tu pensas em mim / Como eu penso em ti" (If you think of me / Like I think of you), provides an excellent opportunity to grasp fundamental sentence structures and vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. The simplicity and sincerity of the lyrics make it a special and accessible song for language learners to connect with.

[English]

If love leaves us

And the earth crumbles

If time changes us

I’ll always be here

If the flame fades

If age shows no mercy

When you can’t hear me sing anymore

I won’t leave this place

If you think of me

The way I think of you

Then we have everything

To return to that dream once more

If you say yes

I’ll know where to go

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

...

If the sparkle fades

And one day there’s too much to give

If our eyes no longer meet

I’ll stay right here

But love has already left us

And the world has fallen apart

But time hasn’t changed

What you were to me

If you think of me

The way I think of you

Then we have everything

To return to that dream once more

If you say yes

I’ll 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 then we’ll show

That nothing is built

Without first having

Gone wrong in trying

If you think of me

The way I think of you

Then we have everything

To return to that dream once more

If you say yes

I’ll 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 /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time
mudar /muˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
desabar /dezaˈbaɾ/ B1	verb - to collapse, to fall down
chama /ˈʃamɐ/ A2	noun - flame, fire
apagar /a.paˈɡaɾ/ A2	verb - to extinguish, to erase
idade /iˈdadʒi/ A2	noun - age
perdoar /peɾ.doˈaɾ/ B1	verb - to forgive
cantar /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to think
sonho /ˈsoɲu/ B1	noun - dream, aspiration
voltar /voʎˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to return, to go back
seguir /seˈgiʁ/ B1	verb - to follow, to continue
esperar /es.peˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait verb - to hope, to expect
querer /keˈɾeʁ/ A1	verb - to want verb - to love (colloquial)
brilho /ˈbɾiʎu/ B1	noun - brightness, shine
cruzar /kɾuˈzaɾ/ B1	verb - to cross
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A1	noun - world
construir /kõs.tɾuˈiʁ/ B2	verb - to build, to construct verb - to develop (an idea, a system)
errar /eˈʁaʁ/ B1	verb - to make a mistake, to err

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.