Cazuza
Codinome Beija-Flor lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Rock, MPB
- Length
- 2:31
Pra que mentir, fingir que perdoou?
Why lie, pretend that you forgave?
Tentar ficar amigos sem rancor
Trying to stay friends without resentment
A emoção acabou
The emotion has faded
Que coincidência é o amor
What a coincidence love is
A nossa música nunca mais tocou
Our song never played again
Pra que usar de tanta educação
Why use so much politeness
Pra destilar terceiras intenções?
To brew third intentions?
Desperdiçando o meu mel
Wasting my honey
Devagarzinho, flor em flor
Slowly, flower by flower
Entre os meus inimigos, Beija-Flor
Among my enemies, Beija-Flor
Eu protegi o teu nome por amor
I protected your name out of love
Em um codinome, Beija-Flor
In a code name, Hummingbird
Não responda nunca, meu amor, nunca
Never respond, my love, never
Pra qualquer um na rua, Beija-Flor
To anyone on the street, Hummingbird
Que só eu que podia
Only I could
Dentro da tua orelha fria
Inside your cold ear
Dizer segredos de liquidificador
Whisper blender secrets
Você sonhava acordada
You dreamed awake
Um jeito de não sentir dor
Of a way to not feel pain
Prendia o choro e aguava o bom do amor
Holding back tears and nurturing the good of love
Prendia o choro e aguava o bom do amor
Held back the tears and welcomed the sweetness of love
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Key vocabulary
- amor
- loveB2
- liquidificador
- blenderB2
- mentir
- lieA2
- fingir
- pretend
- perdoou
- forgaveA2
- tentar
- tryA2
- acabou
- ended
- coincidência
- coincidence
- tocou
- touched
- tanta
- so muchA2
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About this song
Cazuza was a Brazilian rock singer-songwriter associated with MPB-inflected rock, first as the frontman of Barão Vermelho and later as a major solo artist. He is known for influential songs whose lyrics and dramatic vocal delivery continued to be recorded by other musicians after his death.