Quanto Tempo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Kungs, Victor Flash
• Album: Club Azur

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive and danceable world of 'Quanto Tempo' and use its Italian lyrics to immerse yourself in the language of romance and introspection. This song offers a perfect opportunity to learn beautiful Italian phrases that question the nature of time and truth, all while enjoying a captivating blend of modern electronic music and classic disco sounds. Its repetitive and heartfelt chorus makes it an engaging way to practice your pronunciation and connect with the deeper meaning of the lyrics.

[English]

Come up on stage, come with the crowd

Come and dance, it's good to do nothing

...

Come up on stage, come with the crowd

Come and dance, it's good to do nothing

...

Come up on stage, come with the crowd

Come and dance, it's good to do nothing

...

Do you want the truth?

I danced, with an open soul

Face to face with you

Do you want the truth?

But for how long?

How long does the dream last?

How long, how long

Before I wake up?

How long, how long

To tell the truth?

How long, how long

To look for you?

How long, how long

To tell the truth?

How long, how long

Before I wake up?

How long, how long

To tell the truth?

How long, how long

To look for you?

How long, how long

To tell the truth?

...

To tell the truth

...

Come up on stage, come with the crowd, yeah

Come up on stage, come with the crowd, yeah

Come up on stage, come with the crowd, yeah

Come up on stage, come with the crowd, yeah

...

[Portuguese]

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente

Vieni a ballare, è bello far niente

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente

Vieni a ballare, è bello far niente

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente

Vieni a ballare, è bello far niente

Vuoi la verità?

Ho ballato, l'anima aperta

Faccia a faccia con te

Vuoi la verità?

Ma per quanto tempo?

Quanto dura il sogno?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Prima di risvegliarmi?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per dir la verità?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per cercarti?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per dir la verità?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Prima di risvegliarmi?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per dir la verità?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per cercarti?

Quanto tempo, quanto tempo

Per dir la verità?

Per dir la verità

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente, vie'

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente, vie'

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente, vie'

Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente, vie'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
palco /ˈpal.ko/ B1	noun - stage
gente /ˈdʒen.te/ A1	noun - people
ballare /balˈla.re/ A1	verb - to dance
ballato /balˈla.to/ B1	verb - danced (past participle)
bello /ˈbɛl.lo/ A1	adjective - beautiful, nice
verità /ve.riˈta/ B1	noun - truth
anima /aˈni.ma/ B2	noun - soul
aperta /aˈpɛr.ta/ A2	adjective - open
faccia /ˈfat.tʃa/ A1	noun - face
tempo /ˈtɛm.po/ A1	noun - time noun - weather
dura /ˈdu.ra/ B1	verb - to last, to endure
sogno /ˈsɔɲ.ɲo/ A2	noun - dream
risvegliarmi /riˈzveʎʎarmi/ B2	verb - to wake up (myself)
cercarti /tʃerˈkar.ti/ B2	verb - to look for you / to search for you
dire /ˈdi.re/ A1	verb - to say, to tell
fare /ˈfa.re/ A1	verb - to do, to make
quanto /ˈkwan.to/ A2	adjective - how much / how many

Key Grammar Structures

• Vieni sul palco, vieni con la gente

  ➔ Imperative mood with a prepositional complement

  ➔ The verb "Vieni" is an imperative inviting someone to come onto the stage.

• Vieni a ballare, è bello far niente

  ➔ Impersonal construction: è + adjective + infinitive

  ➔ "è bello" expresses an opinion about the action "far" (to do nothing).

• Vuoi la verità?

  ➔ Direct question with present indicative verb + object

  ➔ "Vuoi" is the second‑person singular present indicative of "volere" (to want).

• Ho ballato, l'anima aperta

  ➔ Passato prossimo (present perfect) + past participle used adjectivally (elliptical construction)

  ➔ "Ho ballato" is the passato prossimo of "ballare" (to dance); "aperta" describes "l'anima".

• Ma per quanto tempo?

  ➔ Interrogative phrase with per + quanto tempo (how long?)

  ➔ "quanto tempo" asks about duration; the preposition "per" introduces the time span.

• Quanto dura il sogno?

  ➔ Interrogative adverb "quanto" modifying the verb "dura" (how long does it last?)

  ➔ "Quanto" asks about length; "dura" is the third‑person singular present of "durare" (to last).

• Prima di risvegliarmi?

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "prima di" + infinitive (reflexive) to indicate a prior action

  ➔ "Prima di" means “before”; the infinitive "risvegliarmi" (to wake up) is reflexive.

• Per dir la verità?

  ➔ Purpose infinitive: per + infinitive (to say)

  ➔ "Per" introduces the purpose; "dir" is the infinitive of "dire" (to say).

• Per cercarti?

  ➔ Infinitive with enclitic pronoun (cercarti = cercare + ti) after per

  ➔ "cercarti" combines the infinitive "cercare" (to look for) with the pronoun "ti" (you).