Ai Meu Amor Se Bastasse

• Por: ALDINA DUARTE

Letra:

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[English]

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

Saberes que eu te amo tanto

To know that I love you so much

E cada vez que eu cantasse

And every time I sang

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

Saberes que é por ti que eu canto

To know that it's for you that I sing

E cada vez que eu cantasse

And every time I sang

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

Saberes que é por ti que eu canto

To know that it's for you that I sing

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

O que a cantar eu consigo

What I can achieve by singing

E mesmo que eu não cantasse

And even if I didn't sing

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

O que a falar eu não digo

What I don't say when I speak

E mesmo que eu não cantasse

And even if I didn't sing

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

O que a falar eu não digo

What I don't say when I speak

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

Eu saber que te não basta

I know that it's not enough for you

E na vida que eu gastasse

And in the life that I spent

A cantar, eu reparasse

By singing, I noticed

Que a nossa vida está gasta

That our life is worn out

E na vida que eu gastasse

And in the life that I spent

A cantar, eu reparasse

By singing, I noticed

Que a nossa vida está gasta

That our life is worn out

Se o que eu tenho p'ra te dar

If what I have to give you

Quando eu canto te chegasse

When I sing could reach you

Se isso pudesse bastar

If that could be enough

Se me bastasse cantar

If singing were enough for me

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

Se isso pudesse bastar

If that could be enough

Se me bastasse cantar

If singing were enough for me

Ai, meu amor, se bastasse

Oh, my love, if it were enough

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Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love, affection
cantar /kɐ̃ˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
vida /ˈvi.ðɐ/ A2	noun - life
gastar /ɡaʃˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to spend (resources, time)
reparar /ʁɨpaˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to repair, to notice
bastar /bɐʃˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to be enough, to suffice
saberes /saˈbɨɾɨʃ/ B2	noun - knowledge, learning
conseguir /kõSeˈɣiɾ/ B2	verb - to achieve, to manage to
conhecimento /kõɲeˈsimiɾtu/ B1	noun - knowledge
tanto /ˈtɐ̃t’u/ A2	adjective / adverb - so much, so many
pouco /ˈpɔku/ A2	adjective / adverb - little, a little
felicidade /fɨliˈsiˌðaðʒi/ B2	noun - happiness
bastasse /bɐʃˈtaʃ/ B2	verb - past subjunctive of bastar, meaning 'to suffice'

Gramática:

• Se bastasse

  ➔ Subjunctive mood expressing a hypothetical or wishful state, with 'se' meaning 'if' and 'bastasse' being the past subjunctive of 'bastar'.

  ➔ The phrase 'Se bastasse' uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical condition, meaning 'if it were enough'.

• Saberes que eu te amo tanto

  ➔ Use of the verb 'saber' in the infinitive to mean 'to know', with a hypothetical nuance implying knowledge of love.

  ➔ The phrase 'Saberes que eu te amo tanto' suggests a knowing or understanding about love, emphasizing the emotional depth.

• E cada vez que eu cantasse

  ➔ Use of the imperfect subjunctive tense 'cantasse' to indicate an ongoing or repeated hypothetical action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase 'cada vez que eu cantasse' employs the imperfect subjunctive to express habitual or ongoing hypothetical actions in the past.

• Se o que eu tenho p'ra te dar

  ➔ Conditional clause introduced by 'Se' with a present tense verb phrase indicating a hypothetical or unreal situation.

  ➔ The phrase 'Se o que eu tenho p'ra te dar' forms a conditional sentence implying a hypothetical situation where what I have to give might be enough.