Flores

• Por: Bárbara Bandeira, EU.CLIDES

Letra:

[Português]

[English]

Antes que eu desapareça

Before I disappear

antes que eu me vá de vez

Before I'm gone for good

traz flores

Bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

Antes que eu desapareça

Before I disappear

antes que eu me vá de vez

Before I'm gone for good

traz flores

Bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

Se não for agora é quando

If not now, then when?

dá p’ra ver que não somos iguais

You can see that we're not the same

contratempos

Setbacks

dizes que eu é que sinto demais

You say that I'm the one who feels too much

demais, demais, demais

Too much, too much, too much

perdi tempo

I wasted time

demais, demais, demais

Too much, too much, too much

eu pisei o risco

I crossed the line

fui p’ra lá do ridículo

I went beyond ridiculous

e tudo o que ouvires, no tanto que dizem

And everything you hear, in all that they say

juro, é verídico

I swear, it's the truth

a culpa não é minha

It's not my fault

mas eu pisei o risco

But I crossed the line

eu pedi um ramo

I asked for a bouquet

queria um de rosas, deste de lírios

I wanted one of roses, you gave me lilies

traz, Traz

Bring, bring

traz, traz flores

Bring, bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

(antes que eu me vá)

(Before I'm gone)

Traz, traz

Bring, bring

traz, traz flores

Bring, bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

(antes que eu me vá)

(Before I'm gone)

E quando

And when

eu olho para trás

I look back

um arrepio, vergonha

A shiver, shame

é o que o olhar me traz

Is what the look brings me

desfiz-me em mal

I fell apart in evil

se me queres é um sinal

If you want me, it's a sign

mas eu estou com a vida do avesso

But my life is upside down

Se eu fui, lamento

If I went, I regret

que as flores e as lágrimas

That the flowers and the tears

secam com o tempo

Dry with time

se da raiz do passado

If from the root of the past

queres o caos arrancado

You want the chaos uprooted

então estás por tua conta e risco

Then you're on your own risk

e tudo o que ouvires

And everything you hear

no tanto que dizem

In all that they say

juro é verídico

I swear it's the truth

A culpa não é minha

It's not my fault

mas eu pisei o risco

But I crossed the line

eu pedi um ramo

I asked for a bouquet

queria um de rosas, deste de lírios

I wanted one of roses, you gave me lilies

Traz, traz

Bring, bring

traz, traz flores

Bring, bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

(antes que eu me vá)

(Before I'm gone)

traz, traz

Bring, bring

traz, traz flores

Bring, bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

(antes que eu me vá)

(Before I'm gone)

Antes que eu desapareça

Before I disappear

antes que eu me vá de vez

Before I'm gone for good

traz flores, traz flores

Bring flowers, bring flowers

antes que desapareça

Before I disappear

antes que eu me vá de vez

Before I'm gone for good

traz flores

Bring flowers

traz flores

Bring flowers

(antes que eu desapareça)

(Before I disappear)

(antes que eu me vá de vez)

(Before I'm gone for good)

(traz flores)

(Bring flowers)

(traz flores)

(Bring flowers)

(antes que eu desapareça)

(Before I disappear)

(antes que eu me vá de vez)

(Before I'm gone for good)

(traz flores)

(Bring flowers)

(traz flores)

(Bring flowers)

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
flores /ˈfloɾɨʃ/ A1	noun - flowers
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A2	noun - time
igual /iˈɡwal/ A2	adjective - equal, same
culpa /ˈkul.pɐ/ B1	noun - guilt, blame
vergonha /vɨɾˈɡoɲɐ/ B1	noun - shame, embarrassment
lágrimas /ˈla.ɡɾi.mɐʃ/ B1	noun - tears
caos /ˈka.uʃ/ B2	noun - chaos
secar /sɨˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to dry
raiz /ˈrajʃ/ B1	noun - root
desaparecer /dɨ.ʃɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to disappear
ridículo /ʁiˈdi.ku.lu/ B2	adjective - ridiculous
arrepio /ɐ.ʁɨˈpi.u/ B2	noun - shiver, chill
lamento /lɐˈmẽ.tu/ B2	verb - to regret
avesso /ɐˈve.su/ B2	noun - reverse, wrong side
verídico /vɨˈɾi.di.ku/ C1	adjective - truthful, authentic

Gramática:

• Antes que eu desapareça / antes que eu me vá de vez

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'antes que'

  ➔ The phrase "antes que" (before) requires the use of the subjunctive mood in Portuguese because it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain situation. "Desapareça" and "vá" are in the subjunctive.

• Se não for agora é quando

  ➔ Conditional sentence (mixed type); 'Se' + subjunctive + present indicative

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence, where "Se não for" (If it isn't) uses the subjunctive mood because it refers to a hypothetical condition. The result "é quando" is in the present indicative.

• dá p’ra ver que não somos iguais

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'dar'

  ➔ "Dá p’ra ver" is an idiomatic expression meaning "it's possible to see" or "it's clear". 'Dar' is used impersonally here, indicating a general observation rather than a specific subject performing the action of seeing.

• dizes que eu é que sinto demais

  ➔ Cleft sentence with emphasis on 'eu'

  ➔ The construction "eu é que sinto demais" is a cleft sentence used to emphasize the pronoun "eu" (I). It highlights that *I* am the one who feels too much, according to what the other person says. The "é que" serves as a marker for emphasis.

• e tudo o que ouvires, no tanto que dizem juro, é verídico

  ➔ Subjunctive with 'tudo o que' and emphatic 'juro'

  ➔ The phrase "tudo o que ouvires" (everything that you hear) uses the subjunctive "ouvires" because it refers to something uncertain or hypothetical. "Juro" (I swear) adds emphasis to the statement that what is being said is true.

• a culpa não é minha / mas eu pisei o risco

  ➔ Contrast with 'mas' (but)

  ➔ The conjunction "mas" (but) introduces a contrast between two statements. The first statement asserts innocence ("the fault isn't mine"), while the second admits to a transgression ("but I crossed the line"). This shows acceptance of responsibility despite claiming innocence.

• Se eu fui, lamento / que as flores e as lágrimas secam com o tempo

  ➔ Subjunctive in hypothetical past and 'que' introducing a clause of result/consequence

  ➔ "Se eu fui" (If I was) uses the past subjunctive, indicating a hypothetical situation. The word "que" then introduces a subordinate clause expressing a result or consequence: "que as flores e as lágrimas secam com o tempo" (that flowers and tears dry with time).