Amor de Madrugada – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ivo Lucas

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Portuguese can be a beautiful journey, and 'Amor de Madrugada' by Ivo Lucas is a perfect song to accompany you. Its clear and emotive lyrics about a life-changing love offer a great opportunity to learn romantic and heartfelt expressions. The song's narrative of finding light in a partner's eyes and the desire to freeze a perfect moment makes it a special and relatable piece for language learners.

[English]

Love

You have everything I thought I'd lost

And I learned to see with you

That there are kisses in this world

That give life to the minutes

When your eyes touch mine

And I

I got lost and you showed me heaven

The little that was mine became yours

Blame it on that smile

My room is paradise

When your lips touch mine

Oh!

Oh, if I could stop time tomorrow

I'd act like nothing else existed

Like absolutely nothing

Only early morning love

And I would never let you leave again

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

You

You have everything I thought I'd lost

And I learned to see with you

That there are kisses in this world

That give life to the minutes

When your eyes touch mine

And I

I got lost and you showed me heaven

The little that was mine became yours

Blame it on that smile

My room is paradise

When your lips touch mine

Oh!

Oh, if I could stop time tomorrow

I'd act like nothing else existed

Like absolutely nothing

Only early morning love

And I would never let you leave again

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

Ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

Ô-ô-ô

Oh!

Oh, if I could stop time tomorrow

I'd act like nothing else existed

Like absolutely nothing

Only early morning love

And I would never let you leave again

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, oh

And I would never let you leave again, oh

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh (oh)

And I would never let you leave again

...

[Portuguese]

Amor

Tens tudo o que eu pensava já não ter

E foi contigo que aprendi a ver

Que há beijos neste mundo

Que dão vida aos minutos

Quando os teus olhos tocam os meus

E eu

Perdi-me e tu mostraste-me o céu

O pouco que era meu tornou-se teu

Culpa desse sorriso

Meu quarto é o paraíso

Quando os teus lábios tocam nos meus

Oh!

Ai, se eu pudesse parar o tempo amanhã

Fazia como se não existisse mais nada

Mas mesmo nada

Só o amor de madrugada

E não te deixava nunca mais sair

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

Tu

Tens tudo o que eu pensava já não ter

E foi contigo que aprendi a ver

Que há beijos neste mundo

Que dão vida aos minutos

Quando os teus olhos tocam nos meus

E eu

Perdi-me e tu mostraste-me o céu

O pouco que era meu tornou-se teu

Culpa desse sorriso

Meu quarto é o paraíso

Quando os teus lábios tocam nos meus

Oh!

Ai, se eu pudesse parar o tempo amanhã

Fazia como se não existisse mais nada

Mas mesmo nada

Só o amor de madrugada

E não te deixava nunca mais sair

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

Ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

(Ah) ô-ô-ô-ô

Ô-ô-ô

Oh!

Ai, se eu pudesse parar o tempo amanhã

Fazia como se não existisse mais nada

Mas mesmo nada

Só o amor de madrugada

E não te deixava nunca mais sair

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, oh

E não te deixava nunca mais sair, oh

Uh, uh-uh, uh-uh (oh)

E não te deixava nunca mais sair

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
mundo /ˈmũ.du/ A1	noun - world
olhos /ˈo.ʎuʃ/ A1	noun - eyes
boca /ˈbo.kɐ/ A1	noun - mouth
céu /ˈsɛw/ A2	noun - sky, heaven
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A2	noun - time
aprender /ɐ.pɾẽˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to learn
tocar /tuˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch, to play
mais /majʃ/ A1	adverb - more
sorriso /suˈri.su/ B1	noun - smile
quarto /ˈkwaɾ.tu/ A2	noun - room, quarter
paraíso /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu/ B1	noun - paradise, heaven
culpar /ˈkuɫ.pɐɾ/ B2	verb - to blame
madrugada /ma.dɾuˈɡa.dɐ/ B2	noun - dawn, early morning

Key Grammar Structures

• Tens tudo o que eu pensava já não ter

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'o que' (what/that which) + Imperfect Tense (pensava)

  ➔ 'O que' functions as a relative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'that which.' The imperfect tense 'pensava' indicates a state or habitual action in the past.

• E foi contigo que aprendi a ver

  ➔ Emphatic Structure using 'Foi...que'

  ➔ This sentence emphasizes the phrase 'contigo' (with you). The structure 'Foi...que' highlights a specific element.

• Que há beijos neste mundo Que dão vida aos minutos

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'Que' (that/which)

  ➔ 'Que dão vida aos minutos' is a relative clause modifying 'beijos'. 'Que' acts as the relative pronoun referring back to 'beijos'.

• Perdi-me e tu mostraste-me o céu

  ➔ Reflexive Verb 'Perdi-me' + Indirect Object Pronoun 'me'

  ➔ 'Perdi-me' means 'I lost myself.' The 'me' is reflexive, indicating the action is performed on oneself. 'Mostraste-me' uses the indirect object pronoun 'me' meaning 'to me'.

• Ai, se eu pudesse parar o tempo amanhã

  ➔ Conditional Clause - Imperfect Subjunctive ('pudesse') and Conditional Simple (Implied)

  ➔ This is a hypothetical situation. 'Pudesse' is in the imperfect subjunctive, expressing an unreal wish or possibility in the past. The implied conditional simple (e.g., 'faria' - I would do) suggests the consequence.