Cristaliza – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Bárbara Bandeira

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bárbara Bandeira's "Cristaliza" to explore the beautiful Portuguese language through a powerful narrative of emotional resilience and self-discovery. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary related to personal growth and overcoming adversity, making it special for its profound lyrical depth and relatable themes of transformation.

[English]

Let me rain, I want to

Imitate the winter sky

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes, crystallizes

If I rewrite my fear

That's what it means to know how to live

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes, crystallizes

I was carrying a weight on my conscience

But the guilt is madness

When you're a case study

Your absence tests my patience

I was by your side and already in mourning

I should have stayed out later

Not giving in if I didn't want to

If I didn't enjoy it, I shouldn't have shouted

And now it's too late for you to be taught

I only wasted time with you

So much that I've held back

The tears I've hidden

Bulletproof

I was ground, you were an earthquake

So, spare me the cynicism

Don't make a movie, pack your bags instead

And talk

Because I lift my head, I make a touchdown

Rihanna, it's a man down

And what goes around, goes around, goes around

Comes all the way back around

...

Let me rain, I want to

Imitate the winter sky

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes, crystallizes

If I rewrite my fear

That's what it means to know how to live

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes

Love, I didn't change my number

I changed my skin

The new life is what drives me

Don't you see I'm not the same?

I didn't change the line, I changed the poem

I don't have anger, I have pity

Give me ink, I have pity

And you're not a promise, you're a problem

That isn't mine (isn't mine anymore)

I'm a short step from heaven

Cause I'm high

I've always been afraid of the end

I've always been afraid to love you

Now that I've chosen myself

I'm not afraid of anything

Nothing scares me

And if it hurts, if it costs (if it costs)

It's because the love that is lost

Hurts more than the love that lasts (lasts)

Let me rain, I want to

Imitate the winter sky

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes, crystallizes

If I rewrite my fear

That's what it means to know how to live

Water comes from the eye and

Crystallizes, crystallizes

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) floods the pain

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) floods the pain

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) floods the pain

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) floods the pain

...

[Portuguese]

Deixa-me chover, eu quero

Imitar o céu de inverno

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza, cristaliza

Se eu reescrever o meu medo

Isso é que é saber viver

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza, cristaliza

Eu andava com peso na consciência

Mas a culpa é demência

Quando és caso de estudo

Que a tua ausência testa a minha paciência

Eu 'tava ao teu lado e já 'tava de luto

Eu devia ter saído até mais tarde

Não ceder se não tinha vontade

Se não tinha prazer, não devia ter gritado

E agora é tarde p'ra seres ensinado

Eu só perdi tempo contigo

Tanto que eu tenho contido

Pranto que eu tenho escondido

À prova de bala

Eu fui chão, tu foste sismo

Então, poupa-me o cinismo

Não faças um filme, faz antes a mala

E fala

Que eu ergo a cabeça, faço um touchdown

Rihanna, it's a man down

E what goes around, goes around, goes around

Comes all the way back around

Deixa-me chover, eu quero

Imitar o céu de inverno

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza, cristaliza

Se eu reescrever o meu medo

Isso é que é saber viver

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza

Amor, eu não troquei de número

Eu troquei de pele

A vida nova é o que me impele

Tu não vês que eu não sou a mesma?

Eu não mudei de linha, eu mudei o poema

Não tenho raiva, tenho pena

Dá-me tinta, eu tenho pena

E tu não és promessa, és problema

Que não é meu (já não é meu)

Eu 'tou a um passo curto do céu

Cause I'm high

Eu sempre tive medo do fim

Sempre tive medo de amar-te

Agora que me escolhi a mim

Eu não tenho medo de nada

Nada me assusta

E se dói, se custa (se custa)

É porque o amor que se perde

Dói mais do que o amor que dura (dura)

Deixa-me chover, eu quero

Imitar o céu de Inverno

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza, cristaliza

Se eu reescrever o meu medo

Isso é que é saber viver

Água sai do olho e

Cristaliza, cristaliza

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) inunda a dor

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) inunda a dor

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) inunda a dor

(Iê-iê-iê-iê) inunda a dor

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chover /ʃoˈveʁ/ A1	verb - to rain
água /ˈaɡwɐ/ A1	noun - water
medo /ˈmedu/ A2	noun - fear
cristaliza /kɾistaˈlizɐ/ B1	verb - to crystallize
peso /ˈpezu/ A2	noun - weight
culpa /ˈkuɫpɐ/ B1	noun - guilt
ausência /awˈzẽs.jɐ/ B2	noun - absence
paciência /pɐ.siˈẽ.sjɐ/ B2	noun - patience
luto /ˈlutu/ B2	noun - mourning
prazer /pɾaˈzeʁ/ B1	noun - pleasure
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
tinta /ˈtĩtɐ/ B1	noun - ink
promessa /pɾoˈmɛsɐ/ B2	noun - promise
medo /ˈmedu/ A2	noun - fear
sismo /ˈsizmu/ B2	noun - earthquake

Key Grammar Structures

• Deixa-me chover, eu quero

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive/imperative mood to express desire or permission.

  ➔ The phrase "Deixa-me" combines the verb "deixar" (to let) in the imperative form with the pronoun "me" (me), expressing permission or desire.

• Água sai do olho e cristaliza

  ➔ Use of the present tense to describe ongoing natural phenomena.

  ➔ The verb "sai" is in the present tense, indicating an ongoing action of "water leaving the eye".

• Se eu reescrever o meu medo

  ➔ Use of the conditional/subjunctive mood to express hypothetical or desirable future actions.

  ➔ The verb "reescrever" is in the infinitive form, indicating the action of rewriting or rethinking, with "se" indicating a conditional or hypothetical situation.

• Eu só perdi tempo contigo

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense to express a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "perdi" is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action of "losing time".

• E tu não vês que eu não sou a mesma?

  ➔ Use of the present tense with negation and question form to ask about state or identity.

  ➔ The verb "ves" is in the present tense, indicating a current perception, and the question form "não vês" asks if the person doesn't see or notice.

• Nada me assusta

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express a general truth or state of being.

  ➔ The verb "assusta" is in the present tense, indicating a current state of being unafraid.

• Dói mais do que o amor que se perde

  ➔ Use of the present tense to compare the degree of pain and love.

  ➔ The verb "dói" is in the present tense, indicating the current experience of pain, compared to love that is lost.