What the song is about
The song tells the story of a weekend from start to finish. On Saturday, the person wakes up without rushing, goes for a walk in the square, and meets up with friends. They eat together and, in the afternoon, listen to music sitting on the grass watching the sunset. On Sunday night, the time comes to go back home, but the good memories remain. The chorus sums up the idea: the weekend is a time to relax and be with friends.
The lyrics use Brazilian Portuguese: você, legal, suco, turma, pastel.
Useful words and expressions
- fim de semana: Saturday and Sunday
- acordar devagar: to wake up without rushing
- não ter pressa: to have time, to be calm
- tempo livre: time without work or obligations
- dar um passeio: to go out for a walk
- muito legal (informal): very nice, very good
- a turma: the group of friends (informal)
- cumprimentar: to say hello, to greet someone
- Como você está? / Tudo bem?: everyday greetings
- suco natural: juice made with fresh fruit
- pastel de queijo: fried savory pastry, very common in Brazil
- um doce gostoso: a tasty dessert
- o pôr do sol: the moment when the sun disappears
- o clima é bom: here it means the atmosphere is pleasant, not the weather
- Até a próxima! / Boa semana!: common farewells
Grammar
- Present indicative to talk about routines: acordo, abro, coloco, encontro, pedimos, sentamos. Notice the forms with eu (-o) and nós (-amos/-emos).
- Future with ir + infinitive: Vou dar um passeio, já vai começar, eu vou guardar.
- Começar a + infinitive: O domingo à noite começa a chegar.
- Para + infinitive to indicate purpose: para o ar entrar, para cumprimentar, para começar.
- Estar for temporary states: O céu está limpo.
- Crase with times and periods: à noite.
Attention: liberties taken for the rhyme
- "Rir e comer, histórias contar": the normal order is contar histórias. The verb went to the end to rhyme with relaxar and sonhar.
- "Com os meus amigos eu quero ficar": in everyday speech you say Eu quero ficar com os meus amigos.
- "Os meus amigos eu vou guardar" and "essas memórias eu vou guardar": the object comes before the verb to rhyme; normally: Vou guardar essas memórias.
- "Pássaros sobem": for birds, the most natural phrasing is pássaros voam; sobem was chosen for its similar sound to nuvem.
- "Um tempo livre que o céu me deu": this is a poetic image, not an everyday expression.