Porque Ainda Te Amo – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mickael Carreira

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Portuguese pop with Mickael Carreira's "Porque Ainda Te Amo." This heartfelt ballad offers a window into the universal themes of lost love and enduring affection, allowing listeners to connect with profound emotions through its evocative lyrics and melody.

[English]

I would be lying if I said that life goes on the same without you

...

That I don't miss you and that I've finally forgotten you

To say that it doesn't kill me to see you with someone else

To say that your absence doesn't drive me crazy

Would be lying to myself, trying to deceive myself

Because I still love you

I am desperate

How do I forget you?

And be able to be happy again?

Because I still love you

I am abandoned

I would give everything to kiss you again

And wake up by your side

Because I still love you

...

Every day I drown more in this sea of memories

...

There is no time or distance that can erase you from my heart

I live in the shadow of what was with you

Without you in my life, I feel lost

Come back to me, because I ask for forgiveness

Because I still love you

I am desperate

How do I forget you?

And be able to be happy again?

Because I still love you

I am abandoned

I would give everything to kiss you again

And wake up by your side

Because I still love you

...

Because I still love you

I am abandoned

I would give everything to kiss you again

And wake up by your side

Because I still love you

...

I would be lying if I said that life goes on the same without you

...

[Portuguese]

Mentiria se dissesse que a vida segue igual sem ti

Que não sinto a tua falta e que por fim até já te esqueci

Dizer que não me mata ver-te já com outro

Dizer que a tua ausência não me deixa louco

Seria mentir a mim mesmo, querer me enganar

Porque ainda te amo

Estou desesperado

Como é que eu faço p'ra esquecer-me de ti

E voltar a poder ser feliz?

Porque ainda te amo

Estou abandonado

Eu dava tudo p'ra voltar-te a beijar

E ao teu lado poder acordar

Porque ainda te amo

Cada dia eu me afogo mais no mar desta recordação

Não há tempo nem distância que te apaguem do meu coração

Eu vivo nesta sombra do que foi contigo

Sem ti na minha vida sinto-me perdido

Regressa p'ra junto de mim, porque eu peço perdão

Porque ainda te amo

Estou desesperado

Como é que eu faço p'ra esquecer-me de ti

E voltar a poder ser feliz?

Porque ainda te amo

Estou abandonado

Eu dava tudo p'ra voltar-te a beijar

E ao teu lado poder acordar

Porque ainda te amo

Porque ainda te amo

Estou abandonado

Eu dava tudo p'ra voltar-te a beijar

E ao teu lado poder acordar

Porque ainda te amo

Mentiria se dissesse que sem ti a vida segue igual

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
falta /ˈfalta/ A2	noun - lack, absence
desesperado /dezɛsɛˈpaɾadu/ B1	adjective - desperate
esquecer /eskeˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
perdão /peʁˈdɐ̃w/ B2	noun - forgiveness
regressar /ʁeɡɾeˈsaʁ/ B2	verb - to return
mar /maʁ/ A1	noun - sea
sombra /ˈsõbɾɐ/ B1	noun - shadow
feliz /feˈliz/ A2	adjective - happy
abandonado /abɐ̃donaˈdʊ/ B2	adjective - abandoned
beijar /bejˈzaʁ/ A2	verb - to kiss
matar /maˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to kill
igual /iˈɡwal/ A2	adjective - equal, same
mentir /mẽˈtiʁ/ B2	verb - to lie

Key Grammar Structures

• Mentiria se dissesse que a vida segue igual sem ti

  ➔ Conditional tense with 'se' + imperfect subjunctive

  ➔ The sentence uses the *conditional mood* to express a hypothetical situation with 'se' (if) and the imperfect subjunctive.

• Porque ainda te amo

  ➔ Present indicative tense to express a current ongoing feeling

  ➔ The sentence uses the *present indicative* to state a current feeling of love.

• Que não sinto a tua falta e que por fim até já te esqueci

  ➔ Use of indicative to state facts and negative constructions with 'não' to negate feelings

  ➔ The sentence employs *indicative mood* to express facts and negation of feelings.

• Dizer que não me mata ver-te já com outro

  ➔ Infinitive construction after 'dizer que' (to say that)

  ➔ The phrase uses *infinitive construction* after 'dizer que' to express what is being said.

• Eu vivo nesta sombra do que foi contigo

  ➔ Present indicative tense of 'viver' to describe ongoing state

  ➔ The sentence uses *present indicative* of 'viver' to describe a continuous emotional state.

• Porque ainda te amo

  ➔ Repetition of present indicative to emphasize ongoing feeling

  ➔ The repeated *present indicative* underscores the ongoing nature of the love.