Imprevisto – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Yago Oproprio, Rô Rosa

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

'Tava andando de quebrada

I was walking through the neighborhood

Sendo o centro da cidade

Being the center of the city

Quando cê resolveu dar um salve pelo meu radin'

When you decided to reach out on my radio

Eu já tenho compromisso

I already have a commitment

Mas posso chegar mais tarde

But I can arrive later

Prefiro ter você assim

I prefer to have you like this

Bem pertinho de mim

Close to me

De manhã, de madrugada

In the morning, in the early hours

Te quero também de tarde

I want you in the afternoon too

Quando nóis fica junto

When we are together

Somo' inimigo do fim

We are enemies of the end

Sabe que eu sou correria

You know I'm always on the go

Em todas as quilometragem'

In every mile

Independentemente

Regardless

Se quiser, eu tô a fim

If you want, I'm interested

Chego na postura, ninguém segura

I come with confidence, no one can hold me back

Eu só te trouxe esse buquê

I only brought you this bouquet

Porque a vida é dura

Because life is tough

Nunca foi questão só de pressa

It was never just a matter of hurry

Entende na conversa

Understand in the conversation

Só cheguei suado pela viatura

I just arrived sweaty from the patrol

Sempre na caruda, ninguém segura

Always bold, no one can hold me back

Eu vivo a vida de dublê

I live life like a stunt double

Mas sem atadura

But without any bindings

O que é raso num interessa

What is shallow doesn't interest me

Só beijin' na testa

Just kisses on the forehead

Aqueles que o malandro já perde a postura

Those who lose their composure

E eu entenderia pra falar

And I would understand to speak

Meu gesto pra te enfeitiçar

My gesture to enchant you

Fico sentindo o batimento do seu peito

I feel the beating of your heart

De um modo tão particular

In such a particular way

Sem muita coisa pra falar

Without much to say

Só um silêncio e transmissão de pensamento

Just silence and a transmission of thought

Me juntaria pra te amar

I would join to love you

Nos seus cabelos, me enrolar

In your hair, I would get tangled

Mais enrolado que eu já tô nesse momento

More tangled than I already am at this moment

Tem um mundão pra aventurar

There's a whole world to explore

Eu sei, seu ascendente é mar

I know, your rising sign is water

E a nossa foto aumentou meu engajamento

And our photo increased my engagement

Eu 'tava andando de quebrada

I was walking through the neighborhood

Sendo o centro da cidade

Being the center of the city

Quando cê resolveu dar um salve pelo meu radin'

When you decided to reach out on my radio

Eu já tenho compromisso

I already have a commitment

Mas posso chegar mais tarde

But I can arrive later

Prefiro ter você assim

I prefer to have you like this

Bem pertinho de mim

Close to me

De manhã, de madrugada

In the morning, in the early hours

Te quero também de tarde

I want you in the afternoon too

Quando nóis fica junto

When we are together

Somo' inimigo do fim

We are enemies of the end

Sabe que eu sou correria

You know I'm always on the go

Em todas as quilometragem'

In every mile

Independentemente

Regardless

Se quiser, eu tô a fim

If you want, I'm interested

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quebrada /keˈbɾada/ B1	noun - neighborhood, street, or area (slang in Brazil)
compromisso /kõpɾoˈmisu/ B1	noun - commitment, obligation
salve /ˈsalvi/ A2	noun - greeting, hello (slang)
radar /ʁaˈdaʁ/ A2	noun - radar (device), to detect or sense
compromisso /kõpɾoˈmisu/ B1	noun - commitment, obligation
pertinho /peʁˈtĩɲu/ A2	adjective - very close, nearby
madrugada /madɾuˈgaðɐ/ B1	noun - early morning, dawn
tarde /ˈtaʁdʒi/ A1	noun - afternoon
fazer /faˈzeɾ/ A2	verb - to do, to make
seguidor /siɡiˈdɔʁ/ B2	noun - follower, supporter
cabelo /kaˈbɛlu/ A2	noun - hair
enfeitiçar /ẽfɐjˈtiʃaʁ/ C1	verb - to bewitch, to enchant
batimento /bɐtʃiˈmẽtu/ C1	noun - heartbeat, pulsation

Key Grammar Structures

• 'Tava andando de quebrada

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense to indicate an action that was ongoing in the past, as in 'I was walking'.

• Prefiro ter você assim

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth or preference, as in 'I prefer to have you like this'.

• Quando nóis fica junto

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ This clause indicates a specific time when the action occurs, as in 'When we are together'.

• Sabe que eu sou correria

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a state of being or identity, as in 'You know that I am busy'.

• Eu só te trouxe esse buquê

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe a completed action in the past, as in 'I only brought you this bouquet'.

• Só beijin' na testa

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ This phrase uses a colloquial expression to convey affection, as in 'Just a kiss on the forehead'.

• Eu 'tava andando de quebrada

  ➔ Informal contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses an informal contraction of 'estava' to 'tava', common in spoken language.