FALE DE MIM – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: MELODY

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Mc Melody

Mc Melody

Fale de mim

Talk about me

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Pra ser a top das top

To be the top of the top

A famosa Cinderela

The famous Cinderella

Arlequina é estilosa

Harley Quinn is stylish

Matando as outras de inveja

Killing the others with envy

Para todas as recalcada'

For all the haters

Aí vai minha resposta

Here's my answer

Enquanto tu fala mal

While you talk bad

Eu tô ficando mais famosa

I'm getting more famous

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Mc Melody

Mc Melody

Fale de mim

Talk about me

...

...

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Pra ser a top das top

To be the top of the top

A famosa Cinderela

The famous Cinderella

Arlequina é estilosa

Harley Quinn is stylish

Matando as outras de inveja

Killing the others with envy

Para todas as recalcada'

For all the haters

Aí vai minha resposta

Here's my answer

Enquanto tu fala mal

While you talk bad

Eu tô ficando mais famosa

I'm getting more famous

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Fale bem ou fale mal

Talk good or talk bad

Mas fale de mim

But talk about me

Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

It's not my fault if you're not happy

Eu entendo as recalcada'

I understand the haters

Que me ofendeu

That offended me

Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

If I were them, I would want to be me too

Mc Melody

Mc Melody

Fale de mim

Talk about me

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
culpa /ˈku.pa/ B2	noun - guilt, fault
falar /faˈlaʁ/ B2	verb - to speak, to talk
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
recalcada /ʁek.alˈka.da/ B2	adjective/noun - defensive, insecure (slang for someone who is envious or resentful)
fama /ˈfa.ma/ B1	noun - fame, reputation
top /tɔp/ A2	noun/adjective - top, peak; excellent
inveja /iˈve.ʒɐ/ B1	noun - envy
resposta /ʁesˈpɔs.tɐ/ B1	noun - response, answer
fama /ˈfa.ma/ B1	noun - fame, reputation
ser /seɾ/ A2	verb - to be
eu /ew/ A1	pronoun - I
mais /majʃ/ A1	adverb - more
famosa /faˈmo.za/ B2	adjective - famous

Key Grammar Structures

• Fale bem ou fale mal

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in commands/requests (formal)

  ➔ The use of "fale" (subjunctive of "falar") instead of the imperative form is common in certain contexts in Portuguese to soften a command or express a request more politely, even though it's essentially a directive. It translates to something like "Speak well or speak badly," but with a nuance of request or allowance rather than a direct command.

• Mas fale de mim

  ➔ Imperative + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Fale" is the imperative form of "falar" (to speak), and "de mim" is a prepositional phrase meaning "about me." The sentence is a direct command: "Speak about me."

• Eu não tenho culpa se você não é feliz

  ➔ Conditional clause with "se" (if) + adjective agreement

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional clause introduced by "se" (if). "Feliz" (happy) agrees in gender and number with "você" (you). It expresses a condition: "I'm not to blame if you are not happy."

• Eu entendo as recalcada'

  ➔ Direct object plural with article

  ➔ "As recalcada'" is the direct object of the verb "entendo" (I understand). "As" is the definite article (the, feminine plural) and "recalcada'" is the feminine plural noun. The sentence shows the direct object is specific.

• Se eu fosse elas, também queria ser eu

  ➔ Counterfactual conditional with imperfect subjunctive and conditional simple

  ➔ This is a counterfactual conditional sentence expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation. "Se eu fosse elas" (If I were them) uses the imperfect subjunctive "fosse." The result clause "também queria ser eu" (I would also want to be me) uses the conditional simple "queria". This implies the speaker is *not* them, but if they were, they'd want to be the speaker.

• Para ser a top das top

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose

  ➔ "Para ser" (to be) is an infinitive phrase indicating the purpose or reason for something. The entire phrase explains *why* something else is happening or being done. In this case, to be at the top.

• Matando as outras de inveja

  ➔ Gerund expressing a result or manner

  ➔ "Matando" (killing) is the gerund form of the verb "matar" (to kill). Here, it doesn't literally mean killing; it's a figurative way to express that something is causing a strong feeling (in this case, envy) in others. The gerund expresses the *manner* in which something is being done - how she is being stylish and affecting others.