Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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guerras /geˈʁɐs/ B2 |
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morte /ˈmɔʁt/ B2 |
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amor /aˈmoʁ/ B2 |
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cessar /seˈsaʁ/ B2 |
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conquistar /kõkɾisˈtaʁ/ B2 |
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luta /ˈluta/ B1 |
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justiça /ʒusˈti.sa/ B2 |
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poder /poˈdeʁ/ B2 |
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resistir /ʁeziˈʃtiʁ/ B2 |
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sangue /ˈsɐ̃w̃g/ B2 |
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morte /ˈmɔʁt/ B2 |
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grau /ʁaʁ/w/ B2 |
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força /ˈfɔɾsɐ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Vou construir o melhor castelo empilhando o meus paco
➔ Future tense (ir + infinitive)
➔ The phrase "Vou construir" uses "ir" (to go) in the present tense + the infinitive "construir" (to build) to express a near future action. It's equivalent to "I am going to build."
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Pra mim o mínimo do mínimo é dar meu máximo
➔ Emphatic structure using repetition (the minimum of the minimum)
➔ The repetition of "mínimo" emphasizes how even the smallest effort from the speaker is a significant undertaking. It's a rhetorical device used for emphasis.
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O desejo de ser feliz é a meta dos fracos, yeah, yeah
➔ Infinitive as a noun ('ser feliz' - to be happy)
➔ Here, "ser feliz" (to be happy) functions as the subject of the sentence, behaving like a noun. This is a common way to express abstract concepts in Portuguese.
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Hoje minha grana trabalha pra mim
➔ Present tense to describe a general truth/habitual action.
➔ The sentence is a statement reflecting the speaker's current reality - his money works for him. The present tense expresses this ongoing condition.
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Se falarem de compaixão, vou rir até chorar
➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1): 'Se' clause + future tense
➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure. "Se falarem" (If they talk) introduces the condition, and "vou rir" (I will laugh) is the result in the future if the condition is met. This expresses a likely future scenario.
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Não sei se o som é Beatles ou tiro de AK
➔ Indirect question with "se" (whether/if)
➔ The "se" introduces an indirect question, meaning "I don't know *whether* the sound is Beatles or an AK shot."
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A lei da selva e a lei do crime andam lado a lado
➔ Parallelism (law of the jungle and law of crime)
➔ The structure "A lei da selva e a lei do crime" creates parallelism, highlighting the comparison between the two concepts.
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Disparo, depois pergunto se machucou
➔ Subjunctive mood after question word "se"
➔ Although the verb is "machucou", in a case like that, the subjuntive mood (machucou) is used.