Cola-te a Mim – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Nininho

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with a different culture, and 'Cola-te a Mim' by Nininho is a great place to start with Portuguese. This emotional ballad with a flamenco flair can teach you vocabulary related to love, loss, and longing. The passionate delivery and clear lyrics make it a special song for learners to immerse themselves in the beauty of the Portuguese language.

[English]

Tell me to stop, but I can't

Help but think of your lips

Pressed against mine on your body

Sweaty with mine

Now I don't know what to say

Look at the sofa and can't understand

This emptiness inside of me

Come back to me again

You are my struggle

Without you I go crazy

Come back to me again

And now tell me, tell me

If you're better like this

If it's better without me

Tell me if time has stopped

And if nothing has changed

Tell me

Come back to me again

You are my struggle

Without you I go crazy

...

Come back to me again

And if I say I can't take it without you anymore?

And if I say I don't know how to love without you?

Come back to me again (come back)

You are my struggle

Without you I go crazy

...

Come back to me again

Come back to me again (come back to me, come back to me, come)

You are my struggle (you are)

Without you I go crazy (without you)

...

Come back to me again (come back, come back, come)

...

[Portuguese]

Disse para parares mas não consigo

Deixar de pensar nos teus lábios

Colados aos meus no teu corpo

Suado com o meu

Agora não sei o que dizer

Olhar pro sofá e não consigo entender

Este vazio que mora cá dentro

Cola-te a mim de novo

Tu és o meu sufoco

Sem ti eu fico louco

Cola-te a mim de novo

E agora diz-me, diz-me

Se estás melhor assim

Se estar melhor sem mim

Diz-me se o tempo não parou

E se nada mudou

Diz-me

Cola-te a mim de novo

Tu és o meu sufoco

Sem ti eu fico louco

Cola-te a mim de novo

E se eu disser que sem ti não aguento mais?

E se eu disser que sem ti não sei amar?

Cola-te a mim de novo (cola)

Tu és o meu sufoco

Sem ti eu fico louco

Cola-te a mim de novo

Cola-te a mim de novo (cola-te a mim, cola-te a mim, cola)

Tu és o meu sufoco (tu és)

Sem ti eu fico louco (sem ti)

Cola-te a mim de novo (cola, cola, cola)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pensar /pẽˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to think
lembrar /lẽˈbɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to remember
beijo /ˈbɛʒu/ A2	noun - kiss
corpo /ˈkɔɾpu/ A2	noun - body
suor /swoɾ/ B1	noun - sweat
vazio /vaˈziu/ B2	adjective - empty
sufoco /suˈfɔku/ B2	noun - suffocation, distress
louco /ˈlɔku/ B2	adjective - crazy
dizer /dizˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to say, to tell
melhor /meˈʎoɾ/ B2	adjective - better
tempo /ˈtẽp.u/ B1	noun - time, tempo
mudar /muˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to change
ficar /fiˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to stay, to become

Key Grammar Structures

• Cola-te a mim de novo

  ➔ Imperative pronoun + reflexive verb + preposition + noun

  ➔ This is an imperative construction used to give a command or suggestion.

• sem ti eu fico louco

  ➔ Preposition + pronoun + pronoun + verb + adjective

  ➔ The preposition 'sem' expresses 'without' and is followed by pronouns to indicate absence.

• deixar de pensar nos teus lábios

  ➔ Verb + preposition + infinitive + preposition + noun + possessive determiner + noun

  ➔ The verb 'deixar de' is a common expression meaning 'to stop doing' or 'to cease.'

• Olhar pro sofá e não consigo entender

  ➔ Verb + preposition + article + noun + conjunction + negative + verb + base form

  ➔ The verb 'não consigo' combines the negative 'não' with the verb 'conseguir' (to be able to / can) in the present tense, expressing inability.

• Este vazio que mora cá dentro

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective + noun + relative pronoun + verb + adverb + preposition + noun

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' introduces a relative clause describing 'este vazio' (this emptiness).

• Tu és o meu sufoco

  ➔ Subject pronoun + verb + article + possessive pronoun + noun

  ➔ The sentence uses a subject pronoun and a linking verb to state a personal relationship or feeling.

• Diz-me se estás melhor assim

  ➔ Imperative + indirect object pronoun + if + present tense verb + comparative adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses an imperative with an indirect object pronoun (me) and a conditional clause.