Olha Nós Lyrics English (Translation) — April Ivy | Djodje
Olha Nós is a warm Portuguese duet about a love that lingers after the goodbye. April Ivy and Djodje sing together, with Filipe Survival and Janga preparing the gentle melody. The two poets write a story for anyone who has ever watched a perfect past slowly fade.
Released: March 4, 2026
Olha Nós
April Ivy | Djodje
Lyricist
April Ivy, Djodje & Others
Composer
Filipe Survival, Janga
Olha Nós Meaning & Lyrics (April Ivy | Djodje)
April Ivy and Djodje trade verses in a home filled with rain and memories. They recall the innocence before they fell in love and describe the heavy quiet that follows a final farewell. The song’s title becomes their shared plea, asking listeners to ‘Just look at us, look at everything we once were’ (Olha nós, olha nós o que fomos) before accepting the quiet end they could not avoid.
Procuro nos cantos da casaI search through the empty corners of this house,
Ouço a chuva lá foraas I listen to the rain falling outside.
Disseste que ias emboraYou told me that you were walking away,
E para nunca mais voltarand that you were never coming back.
Se eu voltasse atrás no tempoIf I could just turn back the hands of time,
Voltava àquele setembroI would return to that fateful September.
Ao dia em que eu não sabiaTo that innocent day when I didn’t know,
Que um dia nos íamos amarthat we would ever fall in love.
E agoraAnd now,
Já pouco ou nada sobra de nós doisthere is barely anything left of who we used to be.
É tão difícil deixar ficar pra trásIt’s so incredibly hard to leave it all behind.
Olha nós, olha nós o que fomosJust look at us, look at everything we once were.
E agora o que somosAnd look at what we have become now.
Ficámos presos no passadoWe are completely trapped in our past,
E nada está erradoand yet, nothing feels entirely wrong.
Olha nós, olha nós o que fomosJust look at us, look at everything we once were.
E agora o que somosAnd look at what we have become now.
As memórias a doisThese memories we built together,
Deixam um para sempre p’raleave our forever waiting,
Um para sempre p’ra depoissaving a forever for another time.
Tínhamos tudo, mas tudo é pouco e nada é suficienteWe had everything, but everything is too little and nothing is ever enough,
Nem para semprenot even the promise of forever.
Agora é tardeNow it’s far too late,
Para reparar os sonhos do passadoto fix the broken dreams of our past.
Está tudo erradoEverything has gone so wrong.
E agoraAnd now,
Já pouco ou nada sobra de nós doisthere is barely anything left of who we used to be.
É tão difícil deixar ficar pra trásIt’s so incredibly hard to leave it all behind.
Olha nós, olha nós o que fomosJust look at us, look at everything we once were.
E agora o que somosAnd look at what we have become now.
Ficámos presos no passadoWe are completely trapped in our past,
E nada está erradoand yet, nothing feels entirely wrong.
Olha nós, olha nós o que fomosJust look at us, look at everything we once were.
E agora o que somosAnd look at what we have become now.
As memórias os doisThese memories we built together,
Deixam um para sempre p’raleave our forever waiting,
Um para sempre p’ra depoissaving a forever for another time.
The meaning of ‘Olha Nós’ is a bittersweet farewell to a shared history. The lyrics explore how two people can remain tethered to beautiful memories, even after the future is gone.
