Where Do I Go From Here? – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Lúcia Moniz
• Album: Pocahontas 2: Viagem a Um Mundo Novo

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Lúcia Moniz's "Where Do I Go From Here?" from *Pocahontas 2*. This song provides an opportunity to learn language related to decision-making, introspection, and finding your path, all while enjoying a classic Disney tune .

[English]

[ROLFE]: Pocahontas!

[ROLFE]: Let her go

[SMITH]: You may not care about her, but...

[ROLFE]: Don't you dare say I don't care!

[SMITH]: You love her!

[NAKOMA'S MEMORY]: Never forget this land...

[POCAHONTAS]: A new face, a new sky I've never seen

[POCAHONTAS]: Will it tell me where I belong?

[POCAHONTAS]: Who knows if there will be a dream just for me?

[POCAHONTAS]: Who awaits me where even I don't know?

[POCAHONTAS]: Listen to the inner spirit...

[POCAHONTAS]: Where do I go from here?

[POCAHONTAS]: There are so many voices

[POCAHONTAS]: But I will find out

[POCAHONTAS]: There's no going back

[POCAHONTAS]: Nor to fear

[POCAHONTAS]: It's gone, it's gone

[POCAHONTAS]: Now I go...

[POCAHONTAS]: Leaving

[POCAHONTAS]: I will return

[SMITH]: They'll hang you!

[POCAHONTAS]: Will I just be the first to fall

[Portuguese]

[ROLFE]: Pocahontas!

[ROLFE]: Deixa-a ir

[SMITH]: Tu podes não te importar com ela, mas...

[ROLFE]: Não te atrevas a dizer que eu não me importo!

[SMITH]: Tu ama-la!

[MEMÓRIA DA NAKOMA]: Nunca esqueças esta terra...

[POCAHONTAS]: Um novo rosto, um novo céu que nunca vi

[POCAHONTAS]: Dir-me-á a quem pertencerei?

[POCAHONTAS]: Quem sabe se haverá um sonho só para mim?

[POCAHONTAS]: Quem me espera onde nem eu sei?

[POCAHONTAS]: Ouvir o espírito interior...

[POCAHONTAS]: Para onde vou eu partir?

[POCAHONTAS]: São tantas vozes

[POCAHONTAS]: Mas vou descobrir

[POCAHONTAS]: Não dá para voltar

[POCAHONTAS]: Nem para temer

[POCAHONTAS]: Passou, passou

[POCAHONTAS]: Agora vou...

[POCAHONTAS]: Partir

[POCAHONTAS]: Eu vou voltar

[SMITH]: Enforcam-te!

[POCAHONTAS]: Serei apenas a primeira a cair

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rosto /ˈʁoʊstu/ A2	noun - face
céu /ˈseu/ A1	noun - sky
sonho /ˈsõɲu/ A2	noun - dream
espera /esˈpeɾɐ/ A2	noun - wait
partir /paʁˈtiʁ/ B1	verb - to leave
descobrir /deskuˈbɾiʁ/ B1	verb - to discover
vozes /ˈvɔzes/ A2	noun - voices
temer /teˈmeʁ/ B1	verb - to fear
cair /kajʁ/ B1	verb - to fall

Key Grammar Structures

• [ROLFE]: Não te atrevas a dizer que eu não me importo!

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Present)

  ➔ The phrase "Não te atrevas a dizer" (Don't you dare say) uses the subjunctive mood because it expresses doubt or a hypothetical situation. "Atrevas" is the present subjunctive form of "atrever-se".

• [POCAHONTAS]: Dir-me-á a quem pertencerei?

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (archaic) / Future Tense in an Indirect Question

  ➔ "Pertencerei" could be interpreted as either the future subjunctive (less likely, more archaic) or the future tense. In modern Portuguese, the future subjunctive is rare. In this context, it's part of an indirect question (a quem pertencerei?), using the future tense to inquire about where she will belong. "Dir-me-á" is also a construction that puts the object pronoun before the verb, something not as common nowadays.

• [POCAHONTAS]: Quem sabe se haverá um sonho só para mim?

  ➔ Future Subjunctive (after 'se')

  ➔ While the previous case could be argued, the use of "haverá" after "se" reinforces the conditionality, suggesting possibility and therefore using the future subjunctive form of the verb "haver" (to have/exist). Modern uses are more likely to avoid the subjunctive.

• [POCAHONTAS]: Nem para temer

  ➔ Infinitive as Noun

  ➔ The infinitive "temer" (to fear) is being used as a noun here. It's part of a parallel structure with another omitted infinitive (presumably something like "Nem para voltar nem para temer").