Humilde Residência – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Michel Teló

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt lyrics of Michel Teló's "Humilde Residência" and discover how this song beautifully celebrates love and genuine connection. Learn how simple moments and sincere emotions can create lasting memories, proving that love thrives not on luxury, but on shared feelings.

[English]

To my humble abode

...

I'll wait for you here

But please answer the phone, even if it's collect

I'm not going out tonight

Because my car is broken, I can't afford to spend

When you get here

Give me a shout out front, I'll run to get you

There's no one here, ha

But I'll leave the light on

I already gave you my cell phone and address

That day I saw you leaving your house

I know you always gave me a chance

You even said you loved me

Now you've changed, you graduated from college

I didn't even finish half of my prep course

You're very different, I'm behind, you're ahead

I'm crazy to get you

I'll wait for you

At my humble abode

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

I'll wait for you

At my humble abode

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

Laialaiá lalalala, what?

Lalalalará

Lalalaiá (Lalalala)

Come with me

I'll wait for you here

But please answer the phone, even if it's collect

I'm not going out tonight

Because my car is broken, I can't afford to spend

When you get here (Go)

Give me a shout out front, I'll run to get you

There's no one here

But I'll leave the light on

I already gave you my cell phone and address

That day I saw you leaving your house

I know you always gave me a chance

You even said you loved me

Now you've changed, you graduated from college

I didn't even finish half of my prep course

You're very different, I'm behind, you're ahead

I'm crazy to get you

I'll wait for you at my humble abode

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

I'll wait for you at my humble abode

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

I'll wait for you (At my humble abode)

For what, huh?

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

I'll wait for you at my humble abode

For us to make love

But I only ask you for a little patience

The bed is broken and there's no blanket

Laialaiá

Lalalalará

Lalalaiá

My house is humble, huh

I'm already waiting for you there

...

[Portuguese]

Pra minha humilde residência

Vou te esperar aqui

Mas vê se atende o telefone mesmo se for a cobrar

Hoje eu não vou sair

Porque meu carro tá quebrado, eu não tô podendo gastar

Quando chegar aqui

Me dê um grito lá na frente, eu vou correndo te buscar

Não tem ninguém aqui, ha

Mas vou deixar a luz acesa

Já te passei meu celular e o endereço

Naquele dia em que eu te vi sair de casa

Eu tô ligado que você sempre me deu uma moral

Até dizia que me amava

Agora tá mudada, se formou na faculdade

O meu cursinho, eu não cheguei nem na metade

Você tá muito diferente, eu vou atrás, você na frente

Tô louco pra te pegar

Vou te esperar

Na minha humilde residência

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Vou te esperar

Na minha humilde residência

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Laialaiá lalalala, o quê?

Lalalalará

Lalalaiá (Lalalala)

Vem comigo

Vou te esperar aqui

Mas vê se atende o telefone, mesmo se for a cobrar

Hoje eu não vou sair

Porque meu carro tá quebrado, eu não tô podendo gastar

Quando chegar aqui (Vai)

Me dê um grito lá na frente, eu vou correndo te buscar

Não tem ninguém aqui

Mas vou deixar a luz acesa

Já te passei meu celular e o endereço

Naquele dia em que te vi sair de casa

Eu tô ligado que você sempre me deu uma moral

Até dizia que me amava

Agora tá mudada, se formou na faculdade

O meu cursinho eu não cheguei nem na metade

Você tá muito diferente, eu vou atrás, você na frente

Tô louco pra te pegar

Vou te esperar na minha humilde residência

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Vou te esperar na minha humilde residência

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Vou te esperar (Na minha humilde residência)

Pra quê, hein?

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Vou te esperar na minha humilde residência

Pra gente fazer amor

Mas eu te peço só um pouquinho de paciência

A cama tá quebrada e não tem cobertor

Laialaiá

Lalalalará

Lalalaiá

Minha casa é humilde, hein

Já tô te esperando lá

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
residência /ʁe.ziˈdẽ.sjɐ/ B1	noun - residence, home
carro /ˈkaʁ.u/ A2	noun - car
telefone /te.leˈfoni/ A2	noun - telephone
moral /moˈɾaw/ B1	noun - respect, regard
faculdade /fa.kulˈta.d͡ʒi/ B1	noun - college, university
cursinho /ku.ʁiˈɲu/ B2	noun - little course or preparatory course
metade /meˈta.d͡ʒi/ A2	noun - half
pegar /peˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to catch, to grab
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
paciencia /pa.siˈʝẽ.sjɐ/ B2	noun - patience
quebrada /keˈbɾa.dɐ/ B2	adjective - broken
cobertor /koˈbɛʁ.tuɾ/ B2	noun - blanket

Key Grammar Structures

• Vou te esperar aqui

  ➔ Future Simple (vou + infinitive)

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "vou" (from "ir", to go) + the infinitive "esperar" (to wait) to express a future action. It's equivalent to "I am going to wait for you here".

• Mas vê se atende o telefone mesmo se for a cobrar

  ➔ Imperative (vê) + Subjunctive mood (se for)

  ➔ "Vê" is the imperative form of "ver" (to see/make sure) and "se for" is the subjunctive form of "ser" (to be), used in a conditional clause. It means "Make sure to answer the phone even if it's a collect call".

• Porque meu carro tá quebrado, eu não tô podendo gastar

  ➔ Present Continuous to express inability (não tô podendo)

  ➔ "Não tô podendo" uses a colloquial form of the present continuous ("estar + gerund") to express inability. It means "I am not able to spend (money)" or "I can't afford to spend". The literal translation would be 'I am not being able', but its meaning is closer to a modal of ability.

• Naquele dia em que te vi sair de casa

  ➔ Relative clause with 'em que'

  ➔ 'Em que' is a combination of the preposition 'em' (in) and the relative pronoun 'que' (that/which). It indicates the specific time 'on that day' when the action happened. It can be translated as "On that day when...".

• Eu tô ligado que você sempre me deu uma moral

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "estar ligado em"

  ➔ "Estar ligado em" is an idiomatic expression that means "to be aware of", "to be onto someone", or "to know". Here, it means "I'm aware that you always gave me support/moral support".

• Agora tá mudada, se formou na faculdade

  ➔ Past Perfect Simple (se formou) vs. Present Simple (tá mudada): contrasting states after a completed action

  ➔ The sentence contrasts the completed action of graduating from college ("se formou", past perfect) with the current state of being changed ("tá mudada", present simple). It means "Now she's changed, she graduated from college". The first part describes an effect of the completed past action.

• O meu cursinho, eu não cheguei nem na metade

  ➔ Emphasis with 'nem' (not even)

  ➔ "Nem" is used to emphasize the negative. "Eu não cheguei nem na metade" means "I didn't even get halfway through (the course)". It reinforces the idea that he is far behind her.

• Tô louco pra te pegar

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "estar louco pra"

  ➔ "Estar louco pra" is an idiomatic expression meaning "to be crazy to" or "to be dying to". It expresses a strong desire to do something. Here, it means "I'm dying to get you".