Monomania – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Clarice Falcão

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Já te fiz muita canção

I've already written you many songs

São quatro, ou cinco, ou seis, ou mais

There are four, or five, or six, or more

Eu sei demais

I know too much

Que tá demais

That it's too much

Eu chego com um violão

I come with a guitar

Você só tá querendo paz

You're just looking for peace

Você desvia pra cozinha

You turn to the kitchen

E eu vou cantando atrás

And I keep singing behind

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

E agora é

And now it is

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

Se juntar cada verso meu

If you compare each of my verses

E comparar, vai dar pra ver

And line them up, you'll see

Tem mais você

There’s more of you

Que nota dó

Than a D note

Eu vou ter que me controlar

I'll have to control myself

Se um dia eu quero enriquecer

If one day I want to get rich

Quem vai comprar esse CD

Who will buy this CD

Sobre uma pessoa só?

About just one person?

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

E agora é

And now it is

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

...

...

Se juntar cada verso meu

If you compare each of my verses

E comparar, vai dar pra ver

And line them up, you'll see

Tem mais você

There’s more of you

Que nota dó

Than a D note

Eu vou ter que me controlar

I'll have to control myself

Se um dia eu quero enriquecer

If one day I want to get rich

Quem vai comprar esse CD

Who will buy this CD

Sobre uma pessoa só?

About just one person?

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

E agora é

And now it is

Hoje eu falei pra mim

Today I told myself

Jurei até

I swore even

Que essa não seria pra você

That this wouldn't be for you

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
canção /kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - song
violão /vi.lɐ̃ˈwɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - guitar
paz /paz/ A2	noun - peace
cozinha /kuˈzi.njɐ/ B1	noun - kitchen
verso /ˈveʁ.su/ B1	noun - verse
comparar /kõ.paˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to compare
nota /ˈno.tɐ/ A2	noun - grade, note, mark
controle /kõtɾoˈle/ B2	verb - to control, to regulate
enriquecer /ẽ.ʁi.keˈseɾ/ C1	verb - to enrich
comprar /kõpɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to buy
pessoa /peˈso.wɐ/ A2	noun - person

Key Grammar Structures

• Já te fiz muita canção

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense (Plus-que-parfait equivalent)

  ➔ The use of "Já te fiz" (already did to you) implies an action completed before a point in the past, though in Brazilian Portuguese the preterito perfeito is often used in cases where the plus-que-parfait might be used in other languages. It is used to emphasize that the action of writing songs happened previously.

• São quatro, ou cinco, ou seis, ou mais

  ➔ Repetition with disjunction (or)

  ➔ The repetition of "ou" (or) emphasizes the uncertainty and approximate number of songs, suggesting a range rather than a precise count.

• Que tá demais

  ➔ Informal verb conjugation and adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Que tá demais" uses the informal "tá" (instead of "está", which means "is") followed by "demais" (too much). This combination indicates something excessive or overwhelming.

• Você desvia pra cozinha

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating direction

  ➔ "Pra cozinha" is a colloquial contraction of "para a cozinha" (to the kitchen), indicating the direction of movement. The preposition "para" indicates destination or direction.

• Se juntar cada verso meu / E comparar, vai dar pra ver

  ➔ Conditional clause with future tense in the main clause

  ➔ The "Se... vai" structure expresses a conditional relationship. "Se juntar" (if you join) establishes the condition, and "vai dar pra ver" (you will be able to see) expresses the consequence in the future. "Pra" is the short version of "para".

• Tem mais você / Que nota dó

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The construction "Tem mais você que nota dó" uses "mais... que" (more... than) to compare the presence of 'you' in the verses with 'dó' (the note C). It emphasizes that the person is much more prominent in the lyrics than musical elements.

• Eu vou ter que me controlar

  ➔ Future tense with obligation/necessity

  ➔ "Vou ter que" (I will have to) indicates a future action that is necessary or obligatory. The reflexive pronoun "me" is necessary here because the verb "controlar" is used reflexively (to control oneself).

• Se um dia eu quero enriquecer

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The use of "quero" (want) in the present subjunctive (though identical to the indicative in this case) within the "Se um dia..." (If one day...) clause expresses a hypothetical situation or a desire that might not be fulfilled. It is used for future possibilities.