Lyrics & Translation
Learning Portuguese is more engaging with music, and 'Vou continuar' offers a great opportunity to dive into contemporary European Portuguese. The song's clear narrative of overcoming a breakup and its blend of reflective rap verses with a melodic chorus make the lyrics both emotionally resonant and relatively easy to follow. It's a special song for learners because it introduces colloquial expressions and poetic metaphors in the context of a universally understood experience.
For having what I didn't have yesterday
I'm seeing more than one reason
To stay on the line more and more
I can't forget what I had
And left behind because of my own fault
I can't forget what had to be
Because losing teaches you
And I think about how much I've lost
In what I had to let go of
Sometimes my mind seizes up, yeah
But at the end of the day I have to accept
The bird I had in my hand, it flew away
Just like me, she only wants to fly
And even though I remember every step I take
From the steps we took, there’s no more to go
I'm on my mission, chasing what I need
Sometimes you have to silence your heart and be wise
Sometimes you have to face the fight to bring peace
But if you can't force it, then so be it, it is what it is
And even if our story today has ended
I'll always remember her with a smile
And I won't wait for her to call me
It'll ring off, I’ll keep going
I’ll try to forget you
So I can tell myself later I succeeded
To fly away from this place that once made me so happy
I'll try to forget you
So I can tell myself later I succeeded
To fly away from this place that once made me so happy
If you knew a third of what I feel
And the weight I carry
If you knew, even a third would be enough
For a "move on and keep going"
I wanted a blind love, to see it with eyes wide open
Because if I see it, I’ll surrender
But I didn't see it and I left
Just like you, I spread my wings and simply flew
Just like you, I saw home but yeah, I didn't stay
Only the truth remained, the desire to pick up where we left off
And I also wondered if I’ll feel this again
Thinking if you’d take the risk
If I showed up at your door again today
Thinking if you'd give what you demand
If you replied to the questions
Thinking if you're sad
But you don't tell me because pride won't let you
Because what I did doesn't allow
The flame that exists to burn without harming, and
Even if our story has ended today
I’ll always remember her with a smile
And I won’t wait for her to call me
It'll ring off, I’ll keep going
I’ll try to forget you
So I can tell myself later I succeeded
To fly away from this place that once made me so happy
I'll try to forget you
So I can tell myself later I succeeded
To fly away from this place that once made me so happy
I was so happy in your arms
I was so happy in our world
Sometimes I wonder how you do it?
Are you okay and have you already forgotten everything?
I was so happy in your arms
I was so happy in our world
What we lived wasn’t by chance, and
If you say nothing, I stay silent too
Key Vocabulary
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agradecer /aɡɾa.deˈseʁ/ B1 |
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vivo /ˈvivu/ A2 |
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motivo /moˈtʃivu/ A2 |
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esquecer /es.keˈseʁ/ B1 |
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coração /ko.ɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2 |
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guerra /ˈɡeʁɐ/ B1 |
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sorriso /soˈʁizu/ A2 |
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voar /voˈaʁ/ A2 |
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feliz /feˈliz/ A1 |
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peso /ˈpezu/ A2 |
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verdade /veʁˈda.dʒi/ B1 |
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pensar /pẽˈsaʁ/ A2 |
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continuar /kõ.tʃi.nuˈaʁ/ A2 |
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risco /ˈʁisku/ B1 |
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história /isˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ A2 |
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abraçar /a.bɾaˈsaʁ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Eu 'tou a ver mais que um motivo
➔ Use of the present continuous tense with 'estou a' to express an ongoing action.
➔ The phrase "estou a ver" is a common Portuguese expression for the present continuous, meaning "I am seeing" or "I am noticing".
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Porque perder ensina
➔ Use of the verb 'ensina' in present tense to convey that 'loss teaches' as a general truth.
➔ The verb 'ensina' is from 'ensinar' (to teach), and in this context, it asserts that losing something offers a lesson.
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Fui tão feliz nos teus braços
➔ Use of the preterite tense 'fui' to express a completed past action or state.
➔ The word "fui" is the preterite form of "ser" (to be), indicating a completed state of happiness in the past.
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Vou continuar
➔ Use of the future tense 'vou continuar' to express an intention to keep going.
➔ The phrase "vou continuar" is formed by the auxiliary verb 'vou' (I will) plus the infinitive 'continuar', expressing a future intention.
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Se tu soubesses um terço do que eu sinto
➔ Use of the imperfect subjunctive 'soubesses' to express a hypothetical or conditional situation.
➔ The verb "soubesses" is the imperfect subjunctive form of "saber" (to know), used here to convey hypothetical situations.
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Vai dar desligado, vou continuar
➔ Use of the future tense 'vai dar' (it will be) with 'desligado' (off, disconnected) to describe a future state or event.
➔ The phrase "vai dar desligado" indicates that something is expected to be disconnected or off in the future, with 'vai' as the auxiliary indicating the future.
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