Amanheceu – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: IVANDRO

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Ivandro's "Amanheceu," an album that beautifully captures themes of personal growth, family, and rediscovery. Through its blend of Afro sounds and emotive lyrics, listeners can connect with universal feelings of change and hope, making it a special way to explore heartfelt Portuguese storytelling.

[English]

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

It dawned

It dawned

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

Not even the emptiness knows the weight

of a farewell

In your absence I feel cold, nothing warmed me up

I still see you in my memories

from another life

After this conversation my hands are empty

If I'm stuck in my past

the future is a consequence

Every step became a burden

that now weighs on my mind

The hours pass

like magic

But I have to live through this agony

The hours dance to the melody

You fit so well into my life

Now your silence brings back the longing

Nightmares are a reality

I can't show weakness

But deep down I wish you would come back

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

It dawned

It dawned

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

I didn't want to have to see you cry

So many lies, but I truly loved you

I knew several ways that could work

But I ended up being completely wrong

It's very cold

But I have to sleep alone

And now we're enemies

Thinking about it feels like a punishment

The hours pass

like magic

But I have to live through this agony

The hours dance to the melody

You fit so well into my life

Now your silence brings back the longing

Nightmares are a reality

I can't show weakness

But deep down I wish you would come back

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

It dawned

It dawned

It dawned

I was still out on the street

Missing you

[Portuguese]

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

amanheceu

amanheceu

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

nem o vazio sabe o peso

de uma despedida

na tua ausência sinto frio, nada me aquecia

ainda te vejo nas lembranças

de uma outra vida

depois dessa conversa tenho as mãos vazias

se eu fiquei preso ao meu passado

o futuro é uma consequência

cada passo tornou-se num fardo

que agora pesa na minha cabeça

as horas passam

tipo magia

mas tenho que viver nessa agonia

as horas dançam na melodia

encaixavas tão bem na minha vida

agora o teu silêncio traz saudade

os pesadelos são uma realidade

eu não posso mostrar fragilidade

mas lá no fundo eu queria que voltasses

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

amanheceu

amanheceu

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

eu não queria ter que te ver a chorar

tantas mentiras mas amei-te de verdade

sei várias maneiras que podiam funcionar

mas eu consegui estar completamente errado

tá muito frio

mas tenho que dormir sozinho

e agora somos inimigos

pensar nisso parece um castigo

as horas passam

tipo magia

mas tenho que viver nessa agonia

as horas dançam na melodia

encaixavas tão bem na minha vida

agora o teu silêncio traz saudade

os pesadelos são uma realidade

eu não posso mostrar fragilidade

mas lá no fundo eu queria que voltasses

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

amanheceu

amanheceu

amanheceu

ainda tava na rua

com saudades tuas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amanheceu /ɐ.mɐ.ɲeˈsew/ B1	verb - (it) dawned, (it) got light (from 'amanhecer' - to dawn)
saudade /sawˈda.dɨ/ B1	noun - longing, nostalgia, a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for something or someone absent
rua /ˈʁu.ɐ/ A1	noun - street, road
vazio /ˈva.zju/ B1	noun - emptiness, void adjective - empty, void
despedida /dɨʃ.pɨˈdi.dɐ/ B1	noun - farewell, goodbye, parting
ausência /awˈzẽ.sjɐ/ B1	noun - absence, lack
frio /ˈfɾi.u/ A1	noun - cold (the coldness) adjective - cold (temperature), chilly
lembrança /lẽˈbɾɐ̃.sɐ/ B1	noun - memory, recollection, souvenir
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
passado /pɐˈsa.du/ A2	noun - past, previous time adjective - past, elapsed, previous
fardo /ˈfaʁ.du/ B2	noun - burden, load, heavy responsibility
agonia /ɐ.ɡoˈni.ɐ/ B2	noun - agony, anguish, distress
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ A2	noun - silence
pesadelo /pɨ.zɐˈdɛ.lu/ B1	noun - nightmare, bad dream
fragilidade /fɾɐ.ʒi.liˈda.dɨ/ B2	noun - fragility, weakness, vulnerability
chorar /ʃoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry, to weep
mentira /mẽˈti.ɾɐ/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood, untruth
inimigo /i.niˈmi.ɡu/ B1	noun - enemy, foe adjective - hostile, antagonistic
castigo /kɐʃˈti.ɡu/ B1	noun - punishment, penalty
viver /viˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to live, to reside

Key Grammar Structures

• ainda tava na rua

  ➔ Imperfect Past Tense

  ➔ The "tava" (colloquial for "estava") is the Imperfect Past Tense of "estar" (to be). It describes a continuous, habitual, or descriptive action/state in the past, without a definite end.

• com saudades tuas

  ➔ Noun "Saudades" + Preposition + Possessive

  ➔ "Saudades" is a unique Portuguese noun referring to a deep emotional state of nostalgic or melancholic longing for something or someone absent. Here, "com saudades tuas" means "missing you" or "with longing for you."

• nem o vazio sabe o peso

  ➔ Emphatic Negation + Personification

  ➔ "Nem" is used here to emphasize the negation, meaning "not even". The phrase "nem o vazio sabe" implies that the emptiness itself, an inanimate concept, cannot comprehend the depth of sorrow, using personification.

• na tua ausência sinto frio

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase + Verb of Sensation

  ➔ "Na" is a contraction of "em" (in) + "a" (the feminine definite article), meaning "in the" or "during". The phrase "na tua ausência" means "in your absence". "Sinto" is the first-person singular of "sentir" (to feel), commonly used for physical sensations like cold ("frio").

• se eu fiquei preso ao meu passado

  ➔ Conditional Clause + Perfect Past + Adjective Phrase

  ➔ "Se" introduces a condition or a premise, meaning "if". "Fiquei" is the Pretérito Perfeito Simples of "ficar" (to stay/become), indicating a completed action in the past. "Preso ao meu passado" (literally "stuck to my past") uses the adjective "preso" (stuck/trapped) with the preposition "a" (to).

• cada passo tornou-se num fardo

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Indefinite Article

  ➔ "Tornou-se" is the Pretérito Perfeito Simples of the reflexive verb "tornar-se" (to become). The "se" indicates that the subject (cada passo - each step) performs the action upon itself, becoming a burden. "Num" is a contraction of "em" (in/into) + "um" (a/an).

• encaixavas tão bem na minha vida

  ➔ Imperfect Past Tense + Adverb of Degree

  ➔ "Encaixavas" is the Imperfect Past Tense of "encaixar" (to fit/to suit), describing a continuous or habitual state in the past. "Tão bem" means "so well" or "so perfectly," with "tão" being an adverb of degree intensifying "bem."

• eu queria que voltasses

  ➔ Imperfect Past of "Querer" + Imperfect Subjunctive

  ➔ "Queria" is the Imperfect Past Tense of "querer" (to want), expressing a past desire or wish. The phrase "que voltasses" uses the Imperfect Subjunctive of "voltar" (to return), which is required after verbs of wishing, emotion, or doubt when referring to a different subject.

• eu não queria ter que te ver a chorar

  ➔ Compound Verb Structure + Progressive Aspect

  ➔ "Não queria" is the negation of "querer" in the Imperfect Past. "Ter que" means "to have to," forming a compound verb with "ver" (to see). "A chorar" is a common Portuguese construction indicating a progressive action, meaning "crying" or "in the act of crying."