Gritos – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ivandro

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

Another fight you have with me

Come on, we have to look into this abyss

Tell me, will you jump with me?

Do you still have what I need?

It seems we've reached this phase

Everything is so complicated

A lot of disasters happen

Of course, I'm worried

We heal the wounds

You made a wish

The words are written

But they lost context

Will you stay today?

Or will I never see you again

Sleeping on my chest

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

I want to find that sparkle in your eyes

We dreamed big, I thought it was endless

I wasn't ready, but I made a few more sacrifices

You deserved everything and love is so beautiful

Sometimes silence speaks

When there are no words

Now that I've said everything

Do you choose to stay silent?

We heal the wounds

We heal the wounds

We heal the wounds

You made a wish

The words are written

But they lost context

Will you stay today?

Or will I never see you again

Sleeping on my chest

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

Why do you want to argue?

You don't want to hear what I say

You forgot my sacrifices

Somewhere between our shouts

[Portuguese]

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

mais uma luta que tens comigo

bora temos que olhar pra esse abismo

diz-me, vais saltar comigo?

ainda tens o que eu preciso

parece que chegamos nessa fase

é tudo tão complicado

acontecem bué desastres

claro que tou preocupado

tratamos as feridas

pediste um desejo

as palavras tão escritas

mas perderam contexto

será que hoje ficas

ou nunca mais te vejo

a dormir no meu peito

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

quero encontrar nos teus olhos aquele brilho

sonhávamos alto, pensei que era infinito

não tava pronto, mas fiz mais uns sacrifícios

tu merecias tudo e amar é tão bonito

às vezes o silêncio fala

quando não existem palavras

agora que já disse tudo

tu decides ficar calada?

tratamos as feridas

tratamos as feridas

tratamos as feridas

pediste um desejo

as palavras tão escritas

mas perderam contexto

será que hoje ficas?

ou nunca mais te vejo

a dormir no meu peito

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

Porque é que queres discutir

Não queres ouvir o que eu digo

esqueceste os meus sacrifícios

algures entre os nossos gritos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
discutir /diʃ.kuˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to discuss; to argue
sacrifício /sɐ.kɾiˈfi.si.u/ B1	noun - sacrifice
grito /ˈɡɾi.tu/ A2	noun - shout; scream; cry
luta /ˈlu.tɐ/ A2	noun - fight; struggle; battle
abismo /aˈbiz.mu/ B2	noun - abyss; chasm; deep gulf
saltar /salˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump; to leap
complicado /kõ.pli.ˈka.du/ B1	adjective - complicated; complex; difficult
desastre /deˈzastɾi/ B1	noun - disaster; catastrophe; mess
ferida /feˈɾi.dɐ/ B1	noun - wound; injury; hurt
desejo /deˈʒe.ʒu/ A2	noun - wish; desire; longing
contexto /kõ.ˈtɛs.tu/ B2	noun - context
ficar /fiˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to stay; to remain (in a place) verb - to become; to get (in a certain state)
brilho /ˈbɾi.ʎu/ B1	noun - shine; sparkle; glow; brilliance
infinito /ĩ.fiˈni.tu/ B1	adjective - infinite; endless; boundless
amar /aˈmaɾ/ A1	verb - to love
silêncio /siˈlẽ.sju/ A2	noun - silence; quiet
calado /kaˈla.du/ B1	adjective - quiet; silent; reserved (person)
esquecer /es.keˈseɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
preocupado /pɾe.u.kuˈpa.du/ B1	adjective - worried; concerned; anxious
sonhar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream

Key Grammar Structures

• Porque é que queres discutir

  ➔ Interrogative construction 'Porque é que'

  ➔ The phrase "Porque é que" is a common interrogative construction in European Portuguese, used to emphasize the question 'why' and is equivalent to 'Why is it that...'. It adds emphasis compared to just 'Por que'.

• bora temos que olhar pra esse abismo

  ➔ Colloquialisms and Obligation ('ter que')

  ➔ "Bora" is a very common colloquial abbreviation for "vamos" (let's go). "Ter que" means "to have to", expressing obligation. "Pra" is a colloquial contraction of "para a/o" (to the / for the), or simply "para" (to/for).

• diz-me, vais saltar comigo?

  ➔ Imperative and Informal Future

  ➔ "Diz-me" is an imperative form of "dizer" (to tell), with the object pronoun "-me" (me) attached. "Vais saltar" is an informal way to express future tense in Portuguese, using the present tense of "ir" (to go) followed by the infinitive of the main verb ("saltar" - to jump).

• parece que chegamos nessa fase

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'parecer' + 'que' clause

  ➔ The verb "parecer" (to seem/appear) used impersonally with "que" introduces a clause stating what seems to be the case. "Chegamos" is the first-person plural of "chegar" (to arrive), which can be present or past depending on context, here implying 'we arrived' or 'we've arrived'. "Nessa" is a contraction of "em" (in) and "essa" (that), meaning "in that".

• acontecem bué desastres

  ➔ Impersonal verb 'acontecer' and Slang 'bué'

  ➔ "Acontecem" is the third-person plural of "acontecer" (to happen), which often functions impersonally with the subject following it, like 'Many disasters happen'. "Bué" is a very common colloquial term in European Portuguese, meaning "a lot" or "many", often used to emphasize quantity.

• sonhávamos alto, pensei que era infinito

  ➔ Imperfect Tense and Past Reporting Clause

  ➔ "Sonhávamos" (we dreamed) and "era" (it was) are in the Imperfect Tense, describing continuous or habitual actions/states in the past. "Pensei que" (I thought that) introduces a subordinate clause reporting a past thought, where "era" refers to a past state from the perspective of "pensei".

• tu merecias tudo e amar é tão bonito

  ➔ Imperfect Tense and Infinitive as Subject

  ➔ "Merecias" (you deserved) is in the Imperfect Tense, indicating a continuous or habitual past state. "Amar" (to love) is an infinitive used as the subject of the sentence, functioning as a noun phrase meaning "the act of loving".

• ou nunca mais te vejo a dormir no meu peito

  ➔ 'Nunca mais' and 'ver alguém a fazer algo'

  ➔ "Nunca mais" means "never again", emphasizing the definitive end of an action. The construction "ver alguém a fazer algo" (to see someone doing something) is typical in European Portuguese, where "a" is followed by the infinitive to indicate an ongoing action.

• agora que já disse tudo

  ➔ 'Agora que' and Present Perfect Composite

  ➔ "Agora que" means "now that" and introduces a temporal clause indicating a completed condition. "Já disse" is in the Pretérito Perfeito Composto (Present Perfect Composite), indicating an action completed in the past but with relevance to the present.

• será que hoje ficas?

  ➔ 'Será que' (expressing doubt/question)

  ➔ The construction "Será que" is commonly used in Portuguese to express a question with a nuance of doubt, uncertainty, or wonder, equivalent to 'Is it possible that...?' or 'I wonder if...'. "Ficas" is in the present indicative, but often implies a future action in such contexts.