Último Romance – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Los Hermanos

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Eu encontrei-a quando não quis mais procurar

I found her when I didn't want to search anymore

O meu amor e o quanto levou

My love and how much it took

Foi pra eu merecer

It was for me to deserve it

Antes um mês, eu já não sei

Before a month, I don't even know

E até quem me vê

And even those who see me

Lendo jornal na fila do pão

Reading the newspaper in the bread line

Sabe que eu te encontrei

Know that I found you

E ninguém dirá que é tarde demais

And no one will say it's too late

Que é tão diferente assim

That it's so different like that

Do nosso amor

From our love

A gente é que sabe, pequena

We're the ones who know, darling

Ah, vai, me diz o que é o sufoco

Ah, come on, tell me what's the trouble

Que eu te mostro alguém

And I'll show you someone

A fim de te acompanhar

Willing to accompany you

E se o caso for de ir à praia

And if it's a case of going to the beach

Eu levo essa casa numa sacola

I'll take this house in a bag

...

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Eu encontrei-a e quis duvidar

I found her and wanted to doubt

Tanto clichê, deve não ser

So much cliché, it can't be

Você me falou

You told me

Pra eu não me preocupar

Not to worry

Ter fé e ver coragem no amor

Have faith and see courage in love

E só de te ver

And just seeing you

Eu penso em trocar

I think about trading

A minha TV num jeito de te levar

My TV for a way to take you

A qualquer lugar que você queira

Anywhere you want

E ir onde o vento for

And go where the wind goes

Que pra nós dois

Because for us two

Sair de casa já é

Leaving the house is already

Se aventurar

Adventuring

Ah, vai, me diz o que é o sossego

Ah, come on, tell me what peace is

Que eu te mostro alguém

And I'll show you someone

A fim de te acompanhar

Willing to accompany you

E se o tempo for te levar

And if time takes you away

Eu sigo essa hora, eu pego carona

I follow that hour, I hitchhike

Pra te acompanhar

To accompany you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
encontrar /ẽ.kõ̃.tɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to find or come across someone or something
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A2	noun - love
procurar /pɾu.kuˈɾaʁ/ B2	verb - to seek or try to find
levou /leˈvo/ A2	verb (past tense) - took or carried away
buscar /buˈskar/ A2	verb - to look for or search
diga /ˈdi.ɣa/ A2	verb (imperative) - tell or say
sossego /soˈse.gu/ B2	noun - peace or quiet
pegar /peˈgaʁ/ B1	verb - to hit or to attach
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house or home
sacola /saˈko.la/ A2	noun - bag or sac
clichê /cliˈʃe/ B2	noun - cliché or stereotype
coragem /ku.ɾaˈʒẽ/ B2	noun - courage

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu encontrei-a quando não quis mais procurar

  ➔ Past Perfect Subjunctive (quisesse) implied in 'não quis mais procurar' + Object Pronoun Placement

  ➔ The sentence uses the past tense. The implied subjunctive 'quisesse' would mean 'when I didn't want to look anymore'. The placement of the object pronoun '-a' attached to 'encontrei' is typical in Brazilian Portuguese. A more literal translation could be 'I found her when I no longer wanted to keep looking'.

• O meu amor e o quanto levou Foi pra eu merecer

  ➔ Use of 'pra' instead of 'para' (colloquial) + purpose clause

  ➔ 'Pra' is a shortened, colloquial form of 'para', meaning 'for' or 'in order to'. The phrase 'Foi pra eu merecer' means 'It was so that I would deserve it'. The entire construction indicates purpose. The use of the personal infinitive is also important here ('eu merecer').

• E ninguém dirá que é tarde demais

  ➔ Future tense (dirá) + Subjunctive (é)

  ➔ 'Ninguém dirá' uses the future tense to express a strong assertion or prediction: 'Nobody will say'. The use of the subjunctive 'é' (from 'ser') is triggered by the negative prediction implied by 'ninguém dirá', indicating uncertainty. It is a consequence of the future use of 'dirá'.

• A gente é que sabe, pequena

  ➔ Emphatic construction with 'é que'

  ➔ The structure 'A gente é que sabe' uses 'é que' to emphasize the subject, making it 'We are the ones who know'. Without 'é que', it would simply be 'A gente sabe' ('We know').

• Que eu te mostro alguém A fim de te acompanhar

  ➔ Subjunctive (mostro) implied + Purpose Clause ('a fim de')

  ➔ The phrase 'Que eu te mostro alguém' is actually 'Para que eu te mostre alguém', implying the subjunctive 'mostre'. The phrase 'a fim de' means 'in order to' and introduces a purpose clause. So, 'A fim de te acompanhar' means 'in order to accompany you'.

• E se o caso for de ir à praia

  ➔ Future Subjunctive ('for') in conditional sentence

  ➔ This is a conditional clause using the future subjunctive. 'Se o caso for...' translates to 'If the case were to be...'. The future subjunctive ('for' from the verb 'ser') is used to express a hypothetical situation in the future. A more common alternative would be the imperfect subjunctive ('fosse'), but the future subjunctive adds more uncertainty.

• Eu penso em trocar A minha TV num jeito de te levar

  ➔ Preposition 'em' with verb 'pensar' + Informal language ('num' instead of 'em um')

  ➔ The verb 'pensar' requires the preposition 'em' when followed by a noun. 'Pensar em' means 'to think about'. 'Num' is a contraction of 'em um', a common contraction in spoken and informal written Portuguese. 'Eu penso em trocar a minha TV num jeito de te levar' translates to 'I'm thinking about exchanging my TV for a way to take you'.

• E ir onde o vento for

  ➔ Future Subjunctive ('for') after 'onde'

  ➔ After the adverb 'onde' (where) used to express a future possibility, the verb takes the future subjunctive form. Here, 'for' is the future subjunctive of 'ir' (to go). This indicates a hypothetical future movement: 'and go where the wind might go'.