A Vida Toda

• Par: Carolina Deslandes

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[English]

Quando o nosso filho crescer

When our child grows up

Eu vou-lhe dizer

I'll tell him

Que te conheci num dia de sol

That I met you on a sunny day

Que o teu olhar me prendeu

That your look caught me

E eu vi o céu

And I saw the sky

E tudo o que estava ao meu redor

And everything around me

Que pegaste na minha mão

That you took my hand

Naquele fim de verão

That late summer evening

E me levaste a jantar

And you took me out to dinner

Ficaste com o meu coração

You kept my heart

E como numa canção

And like in a song

Fizeste-me corar

You made me blush

Ali

There

Eu soube que era amor para a vida toda

I knew it was love for a lifetime

Que era contigo a minha vida toda

That with you, my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this is a love for a lifetime

...

...

Ali

There

Eu soube que era amor para a vida toda

I knew it was love for a lifetime

Que era contigo a minha vida toda

That with you, my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this is a love for a lifetime

Quando ele ficar maior

When he grows older

E quiser saber melhor

And wants to learn more

Como é que veio ao mundo

About how it all began

Eu vou lhe dizer com amor

I'll tell him with love

Que sonhei ao pormenor

That I dreamed in detail

E que era o meu desejo profundo

And that was my deepest wish

Que tinhas os olhos em água

That your eyes were full of water

Quando cheguei a casa

When I got home

E te dei a boa nova

And I gave you the good news

E o que já era bom ganhou asas

And what was already good took wings

E eu soube de caras

And I knew right away

Que era pra vida toda

That it was for a lifetime

Ali

There

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que era contigo a minha vida toda

That with you, my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this is a love for a lifetime

Ali

There

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que era contigo a minha vida toda

That with you, my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this is a love for a lifetime

...

...

Quando ele sair e tiver

When he grows up and has

A sua mulher

His wife

E já puder dividir um teto

And can share a home

Vamos poder vê-lo crescer

We'll be able to watch him grow

Ser o que quiser

To be whatever he wants

E tomar conta dos nossos netos

And take care of our grandchildren

Um dia já velhinhos cansados

One day, old and tired

Sempre lado a lado

Always side by side

Ele vai poder contar

He'll be able to tell

Que os pais estiveram sempre casados

That his parents were always married

Eternos namorados

Eternal lovers

E vieram provar

And they came to prove

Que ali

That there

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que foi contigo a minha vida toda

That I was with you my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this is a love for a lifetime

Ali

There

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que foi contigo a minha vida toda

That I was with you my whole life

Foi um amor para a vida toda

This was a love for a lifetime

...

...

Ali

There

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que foi contigo a minha vida toda

That I was with you my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this was a love for a lifetime

Ali

There

Dissemos que era amor para a vida toda

We said it was love for a lifetime

Que era contigo a minha vida toda

That I was with you my whole life

Que era um amor para a vida toda

That this was a love for a lifetime

...

...

Grammaire:

• Quando o nosso filho crescer

  ➔ Subjunctive verb tense to express future possibility or uncertainty

  ➔ The phrase uses the **subjunctive** form "crescer" to indicate a future event that is uncertain or dependent on other conditions.

• Que o teu olhar me prendeu

  ➔ Relative clause expressing something that 'prended' (caught) the speaker's attention

  ➔ The phrase features a **relative clause** starting with "Que" (that), describing how "o teu olhar" (your gaze) captured the speaker’s attention.

• Fizeste-me corar

  ➔ Verb in the past tense in the second person singular "fizeste" with a reflexive object pronoun "me"

  ➔ The verb **fizeste** is in the **past tense** and second person singular, combined with **reflexive pronoun** "me" indicating that the action affects the speaker personally.

• Que era contigo a minha vida toda

  ➔ Use of the **imperfect tense** "era" to describe a continuous state or condition in the past

  ➔ The verb **era** is in the **imperfect tense**, expressing a **continuous** or **ongoing** state of being in the past.

• Vamos poder vê-lo crescer

  ➔ Use of **futuro + poder** to express a **possibility** or **ability** in the future

  ➔ The combination **vamos poder** uses the **future tense** of "ir" (vamos) and the infinitive "poder" to indicate a **possibility** in the future.

• Que os pais estiveram sempre casados

  ➔ Use of **preterite perfect** "estiveram" to describe completed actions in the past

  ➔ The verb **estiveram** is in the **preterite perfect** tense, indicating a **completed action** in the past.