Tudo para Dar – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mia Rose, Salvador Seixas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Portuguese through "Tudo para Dar" by Mia Rose and Salvador Seixas. This beautiful pop ballad offers a rich tapestry of everyday Portuguese expressions related to love, loss, and reflection. By listening to its heartfelt lyrics, you can grasp common conversational phrases and experience the melodic flow of the language, making it an engaging way to connect with Portuguese culture and its expressive nuances.

[English]

You look at me, but I don't feel you here

You don't smile anymore, I don't know what's wrong

If you went back in time, you'd try to change

Hmm

We'd go to another place

I know I'm not easy, it doesn't matter

But even so, you know how to turn things around

We had everything to give

But I look at us and see that it's too late

We had everything to give

What was missing to make it real

And now, I'm lost because you're gone

I'm left without a ground and counting the hours

To know if you're feeling the same

Ohh

We had everything to give, we had everything to give, we had everything to give

And now, I don't know what you want

I'm left here, not knowing who you are

If I went back in time, I'd try to change

Hmm

I'd take you to another place

I know it's not easy, it doesn't matter

But even so, you know how to turn things around

We had everything to give

But I look at us and see that it's too late

We had everything to give

What was missing to make it real

And now, I'm lost because you're gone

I'm left without a ground and counting the hours

To know if you're feeling the same

We had everything without having anything

We were a story without a fairy tale

And I don't know who you are anymore

Ohhh eihh

We had everything without having anything

We were a story without a fairy tale

And I don't know who you are anymore

We had everything to give

But I look at us and see that it's too late

We had everything to give

What was missing to make it real

And now, I'm lost because you're gone

I'm left without a ground and counting the hours

To know if you're feeling the same

We had everything to give

We had everything to give

(We had everything to give)

Yeah yeaah

(We had everything to give)

Uuhhh uhh

(We had everything to give)

...

[Portuguese]

Olhas pra mim, mas não te sinto cá

Já não sorris, o que tens sei lá

Se voltasses atrás no tempo, tentavas mudar

Hmm

Íamos para outro lugar

Sei que não sou fácil, não importa

Mas mesmo assim tu sabes dar a volta

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

Mas olho pra nós e vejo que é tarde

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

O que é que faltou para ser de verdade

E agora, estou perdida porque foste embora

Fiquei sem chão e a contar as horas

Pra saber se também estás assim

Ohh

Tinhamos pra dar, tinhamos tudo pra dar, tinhamos tudo pra dar

E agora, o que queres não sei

Fico á nora e sem saber quem

Se voltasse atrás no tempo, tentava mudar

Hmm

Leváva-te para outro lugar

Sei que não é fácil, não importa

Mas mesmo assim, tu sabes dar a volta

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

Mas olho pra nós e vejo que é tarde

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

O que é que faltou para ser de verdade

E agora, estou perdido porque foste embora

Fiquei sem chão e a contar as horas

Pra saber se também estás assim

Tinhamos tudo sem ter nada

Fomos um conto sem fadas

E eu já não sei quem és

Ohhh eihh

Tinhamos tudo sem ter nada

Fomos um conto sem fadas

E eu já não sei quem és

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

Mas olho pra nós e vejo que é tarde

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

O que é que faltou para ser de verdade

E agora, estou perdido porque foste embora

Fiquei sem chão e a contar as horas

Pra saber se também estás assim

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

Tinhamos tudo pra dar

(Tinhamos tudo pra dar)

Yeah yeaah

(Tinhamos tudo pra dar)

Uuhhh uhh

(Tinhamos tudo pra dar)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorrir /soˈʁiɾ/ A2	verb - to smile
mudar /muˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
voltar /voɫˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to return
fácil /fɐˈsiɫ/ A2	adjective - easy
perdido /peɾˈðiðu/ B1	adjective - lost
contar /kõˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to count
falta /ˈfaltɐ/ B1	noun - lack
verdade /vɛɾˈðaðɨ/ B1	noun - truth
conto /ˈkõtu/ B2	noun - tale
fadas /ˈfaðɐʃ/ B2	noun - fairies
nora /ˈnoɾɐ/ C1	noun - foolishness

Key Grammar Structures

• Se voltasses atrás no tempo, tentavas mudar

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive mood to express hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situations

  ➔ The phrase uses the **imperfect subjunctive** form 'voltasses' to describe an unreal or hypothetical situation in the past.

• Fomos um conto sem fadas

  ➔ Past tense to indicate a completed action or state

  ➔ The verb 'fomos' is in the **past tense** (perfect indicative) showing the completed nature of the experience.

• Fiquei sem chão e a contar as horas

  ➔ Use of preterite tense 'Fiquei' to express a sudden or impactful change in state

  ➔ The verb 'Fiquei' (from 'ficar') is in the **preterite tense**, indicating a sudden or impactful change in emotional state.

• O que é que faltou para ser de verdade

  ➔ Use of the conditional perfect 'faltou' with 'para' to express what was missing for something to be authentic

  ➔ The verb 'faltou' is in **past perfect tense** of the conditional mood, indicating a reflection on what was missing.

• Olhas pra mim, mas não te sinto cá

  ➔ Use of the present indicative to describe current perception and emotion

  ➔ The verb 'Olhas' is in the **present indicative** to express the speaker's current action or perception.