Olha Lá

• Por: Marisa Liz

Letra:

[Português]

[English]

Olha lá

Look there

Há quanto tempo é que te disse que já não vai dar

It's been a while since I told you it’s not going to work anymore

Quando o momento era triste quiseste largar

When the moment was sad, you wanted to give up

Roeste a corda deste tudo para te ajudar

You pulled the rope on everything just to help you

E mesmo assim voltaste a tempo de me magoar

And yet, you came back just in time to hurt me

Por quanto tempo esse teu beijo quis me envenenar

For how long did your kiss want to poison me

Quando era certo que este amor não tinha amor no ar

When it was clear that this love had no love in the air

Esse teu jogo meio incerto de me afogar

That uncertain game of yours, drowning me

Em frases feitas que se esvaem pelo ar…

In empty phrases that fade into the air…

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Não vais mudar

You won’t change

Ah, sou como a chama

Ah, I am like the flame

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

I trembled but I won’t let myself be extinguished

Chegou a tua hora

It’s your time now

Olha lá

Look there

Já é mais claro do que o vidro que nos magoou

It’s clearer than the glass that hurt us

A multidão que já sabia e não me avisou

The crowd that already knew and didn’t warn me

Por ter a força de um tornado que desarrumou

Because it had the strength of a tornado that caused chaos

Esse teu mundo organizado que cedo secou

That organized world of yours, which dried up early

Mas hoje bebo o meu alento de tudo o que sou

But today I drink my comfort from everything I am

Achei a peça que faltava e nos desmoronou

I found the missing piece that brought us down

Guardei as chaves do passado, agora já não estou

I kept the keys to the past, now I am no longer there

Podes ficar aí sentado a suspirar

You can stay sitting there sighing

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Volto a tentar

I try again

Ah, sou como a chama

Ah, I am like the flame

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

I trembled but I won’t let myself be extinguished

Chegou a tua hora

It’s your time now

Olha lá

Look there

Quero esquecer

I want to forget

Falsa partida

False start

Não vais mudar

I try again

Ah, sou como a chama

You won’t change

Tremi mas não me deixo apagar

Ah, I am like the flame

Chegou a tua hora

I trembled but I won’t let myself be extinguished

Olha lá

It’s your time now

Gramática:

• Há quanto tempo é que te disse que já não vai dar

  ➔ Present perfect tense used with 'há quanto tempo', which expresses the duration of an action up to now.

  ➔ The phrase *há quanto tempo* is used with the **present perfect** to ask about the duration of an ongoing action.

• Quando o momento era triste quiseste largar

  ➔ Past tense 'era' (imperfect) used to describe a past state, and the preterite 'quiseste' indicating a completed action in the past.

  ➔ 'Era' is the **imperfect** past tense used to set the scene or describe a past state, while 'quiseste' (past preterite) indicates a completed action.

• Quero esquecer

  ➔ Verb 'quero' in present tense (first person singular) expressing desire, and the infinitive 'esquecer' indicating the action.

  ➔ The **present tense** 'quero' expresses the speaker's desire to forget, while the infinitive 'esquecer' refers to the action of forgetting.

• Volto a tentar

  ➔ Present tense 'volto' (first person singular) with a preposition 'a' + infinitive 'tentar' indicates repetition or attempt.

  ➔ The *'volto'* form is **present tense** with the preposition 'a' plus the infinitive 'tentar', indicating the act of trying again.

• Chegou a tua hora

  ➔ Preterite tense 'chegou' (past) with 'a tua hora' indicating that a specific time or moment has arrived.

  ➔ The **preterite tense** 'chegou' indicates a completed action, meaning 'your time has arrived.'

• Já é mais claro do que o vidro que nos magoou

  ➔ Expressing comparison with 'mais claro do que', meaning 'more clear than,' using an adjective.

  ➔ The phrase *mais claro do que* is a **comparative structure** using an adjective to compare clarity.

• Podes ficar aí sentado a suspirar

  ➔ Verb 'podes' (second person singular) in present tense for ability, with 'ficar' + gerund 'a suspirar' indicating a continuous action.

  ➔ The **modal verb** 'podes' indicates ability or permission in present tense, and 'ficar' + gerund indicates ongoing action.