Yellow – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Calema

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Se perguntares quem eu sou

If you ask who I am

De eu onde vim pra onde vou

From where I came and where I'm going

Qual é a razão de eu estar aqui

What is the reason I'm here

Eu não sei, não sei

I don't know, I don't know

Mas sei que quando chega o sol

But I know that when the sun arrives

Coloco as mãos no ar

I raise my hands in the air

Começo a cantar

I start to sing

Cantar

Sing

E eu vejo o mundo de amarelo

And I see the world in yellow

Tudo em YELLOW

Everything in YELLOW

A chamar por mim, eh

Calling for me, eh

Sorrir do nada tudo é lindo

Smiling for no reason, everything is beautiful

Na terra de onde vim

In the land where I came from

Leve, leve é feliz

Light, light is happiness

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

Que afinal

That after all

Estive aqui

I was here

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

...

...

Que afinal

That after all

Fui feliz

I was happy

...

...

Yeah, c'mon

Yeah, c'mon

Everytime you're with me I feel alive

Every time you're with me I feel alive

Sabes onde estou (yeah)

You know where I am (yeah)

Chama-me que eu vou (yeah)

Call me and I'll come (yeah)

Diz-me...

Tell me...

Everytime you're with me I know that

Every time you're with me I know that

Everything's gonna be fine

Everything's gonna be fine

Tu tens o sol para se aquecer

You have the sun to warm you

A terra que te faz crescer

The land that makes you grow

A chuva que molha e muda a cor

The rain that soaks and changes the color

Eu vejo o mundo de amarelo

I see the world in yellow

Na terra de onde eu vim

In the land where I came from

Leve, leve é feliz

Light, light is happiness

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

Que afinal

That after all

Estive aqui

I was here

...

...

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

Que afinal

That after all

Fui feliz

I was happy

...

...

You can join me now

You can join me now

Looking towards the sky

Looking towards the sky

And yeah a star will guide your way (Will guide your way, eh)

And yeah a star will guide your way (Will guide your way, eh)

And deep into your heart (And deep into your heart)

And deep into your heart (And deep into your heart)

That she's already there

That she's already there

You can call it now (You can call it now)

You can call it now (You can call it now)

Call it now!

Call it now!

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

Que afinal

That after all

Estive aqui

I was here

E quando acabar

And when it ends

Eu sei que alguém se vai lembrar

I know someone will remember

...

...

Que afinal

That after all

Fui feliz

I was happy

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perguntar /peʁɨɡu̯ˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to ask
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A1	noun - world
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - sun
cantar /kɐ̃ˈtaʁ/ A2	verb - to sing
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
lembrar /lẽˈbʁaʁ/ B1	verb - to remember
terra /ˈtɛʁɐ/ A1	noun - earth/land
acabar /akaˈbaʁ/ A2	verb - to finish
lindo /ˈlĩdu/ B1	adjective - beautiful
chamar /ʃaˈmaʁ/ A2	verb - to call
estrela /esˈtɾelɐ/ B1	noun - star
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ B2	noun - heart
viver /viˈveʁ/ B1	verb - to live
sentir /sẽˈtʃiʁ/ B1	verb - to feel
você /voˈse/ A1	pronoun - you

Key Grammar Structures

• Se perguntares quem eu sou

  ➔ Syntactic structure of a conditional sentence with the subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the present subjunctive 'perguntares' to express a hypothetical or uncertain condition.

• Quando chegar o sol

  ➔ Use of the temporal clause with 'quando' + future tense

  ➔ The clause sets a time frame using 'quando' (when) combined with the future tense 'chegar' to indicate an action that will happen in the future.

• Coloco as mãos no ar

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'coloco' with reflexive pronouns to describe an action

  ➔ The verb 'coloco' is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing action, with the reflexive pronoun 'se' omitted for stylistic reasons.

• Fui feliz

  ➔ Use of the simple past tense 'fui' (I was) in the indicative mood to express a completed state

  ➔ The verb 'fui' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed experience or feeling in the past.

• Tudo é lindo

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'é' (is) to describe a general or current state

  ➔ The verb 'é' is in the present tense of 'ser', indicating a timeless or current state of beauty or admiration.