De Noite Na Cama Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song De Noite Na Cama by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
De noite na cama
At night in bed
Eu fico pensando
I keep thinking
Se você me ama
If you love me
E quando
And when
Se você me ama
If you love me
Eu fico pensando
I keep thinking
De noite na cama
At night in bed
E quando
And when
De dia eu faço graça
By day I play around
Pra não dar bandeira
So I don't give it away
Não deixo você ver
I don't let you see
De dia tudo passa
By day everything seems
Como brincadeira
Like a game
Por longe de você
Away from you
Por onde você mora
Where you live
Para e se demora
It stops and lingers
Por hora não vou ter
For now I won't have
Coragem de dizer
The courage to say
Mas há de haver a hora
But there will be a time
Se você for embora
If you leave
Agora
Now
De noite na cama
At night in bed
Eu fico pensando
I keep thinking
Se você me ama
If you love me
E quando
And when
Se você me ama
If you love me
Eu fico pensando
I keep thinking
De noite na cama
At night in bed
E quando
And when
De dia eu faço graça
By day I play around
Pra não dar bandeira
So I don't give it away
Não deixo você ver
I don't let you see
De dia tudo passa
By day everything seems
Como brincadeira
Like a game
Por longe de você
Away from you
Por onde você mora
Where you live
Para e se demora
It stops and lingers
Por hora não vou ter
For now I won't have
Coragem de dizer
The courage to say
Mas há de haver a hora
But there will be a time
Se você for embora
If you leave
Agora
Now
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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bandeira — flag

Bandeira literally means "flag". While it's a common word, its use in this song is idiomatic and quite interesting.

In the phrase "não dar bandeira", it means "not to give away a clue" or "not to show your hand". The singer is trying to hide their feelings of love, not wanting to reveal their true emotions. This makes the word memorable and offers a great insight into Brazilian Portuguese idioms.

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