Verão – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: The Gift

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with "Verão" by The Gift, a beautifully crafted song that offers an immersive experience into the Portuguese language. Through its poetic lyrics, you can explore the nuances of expressing profound emotions like love, loss, and hope. The song's reflective and melodic nature, combined with the clear articulation of Sónia Tavares, makes it an excellent choice for learners to grasp everyday vocabulary, understand lyrical phrasing, and appreciate the cultural depth of Portuguese music. Its unique blend of indie pop with electronic and orchestral elements creates a rich auditory landscape that will encourage repeated listening and deeper engagement with the language.

[English]

A summer, a simple summer

Poems, short prose that I kept

Inside, peace, love

Outside, a scream, the pain

Memories that I don't always remember

Tomorrow will be much better

The heart beats in a single tremor

I use and cross some disorientation

I try my luck, I attempt, I create

The love that is only mine

Only yours, only us, so alone

A summer, a simple summer

Poems, short prose that I kept

I didn't do it because I didn't want to

I spoke without understanding

I sway and thus I rest

A little of the pain

That has long taken shelter

Around me

Tomorrow will be much better

The heart beats in a single tremor

I use and cross some disorientation

I try my luck, I attempt, I create

The love...

Tomorrow will be much better

The heart beats in a single tremor

I use and cross some disorientation

I try my luck, I attempt, I create

The love that is only mine

Only yours, only us, so alone

Tomorrow will be much better

The heart beats in a single tremor

I use and cross some disorientation

I try my luck, I attempt, I create

The love that is only mine

I use and cross some disorientation

I try my luck, I attempt, I create

The love that is only mine

...

[Portuguese]

Um verão, um simples verão

Poemas, curtas prosas que guardei

Cá dentro a paz, o amor

Lá fora um grito, a dor

Memórias que nem sempre me lembrei

Amanhã será bem melhor

Pulsa o peito num só tremor

Uso e cruzo algum desnorte

Provo a sorte, tento, invento

O amor que é só meu

Só teu, só nós, tão sós

Um verão, um simples verão

Poemas, curtas prosas que guardei

Não fiz por não querer

Falei sem entender

Balanço e assim descanso

Um pouco a dor

Que de antiga já se abriga

Em meu redor

Amanhã será bem melhor

Pulsa o peito num só tremor

Uso e cruzo algum desnorte

Provo a sorte, tento, invento

O amor...

Amanhã será bem melhor

Pulsa o peito num só tremor

Uso e cruzo algum desnorte

Provo a sorte, tento, invento

O amor que é só meu

Só teu, só nós, tão sós

Amanhã será bem melhor

Pulsa o peito num só tremor

Uso e cruzo algum desnorte

Provo a sorte, tento, invento

O amor que é só meu

Uso e cruzo algum desnorte

Provo a sorte, tento, invento

O amor que é só meu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
verão /veˈɾɐ̃w/ A1	noun - summer
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
paz /paz/ A1	noun - peace
dor /doʁ/ A1	noun - pain
memórias /meˈmɔɾiɐs/ B1	noun - memories
tremor /tɾeˈmoʁ/ B1	noun - tremor
sorte /ˈsoʁtʃi/ B1	noun - luck
tentar /tẽˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to try
inventar /ĩvẽˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to invent
simples /ˈsĩplɨs/ A2	adjective - simple
curtas /ˈkuʁtɐs/ A2	adjective - short
usar /uˈzaʁ/ A2	verb - to use
cruzar /kɾuˈzaʁ/ B1	verb - to cross
entender /ẽtẽˈdeʁ/ B1	verb - to understand