Flagrante – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: António Zambujo
• Album: Quinto

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Bem te avisei, meu amor

I warned you, my love

Que não podia dar certo

That it couldn't work out

Que era coisa de evitar

That it was something to avoid

Como eu, devias supor

Like me, you should have guessed

Que, com gente ali tão perto

That with people so close by

Alguém fosse reparar

Someone would notice

Mas não

But no

Fizeste beicinho

You pouted

E como numa promessa

And like in a promise

Ficaste nua para mim

You stood naked for me

Pedaço de mau caminho

A piece of bad path

Onde é que eu tinha a cabeça

Where was my head

Quando te disse que sim

When I said yes to you

Embora tenhas jurado

Even though you swore

Discreta permanecer

To remain discreet

Já que não estávamos sós

Since we weren't alone

Ouvindo na sala ao lado

Listening in the next room

Teus gemidos de prazer

Your moans of pleasure

Vieram saber de nós

Came to know about us

Nem dei pelo que aconteceu

I didn't even notice what happened

Mas mais veloz e mais esperta

But faster and smarter

Só te viram de raspão

They only caught a glimpse of you

A vergonha passei-a eu

I took on the shame

Diante da porta aberta

In front of the open door

Estava de calças na mão

I was holding my pants

...

...

Bem te avisei, meu amor

I warned you, my love

Que não podia dar certo

That it couldn't work out

E era coisa de evitar

And it was something to avoid

Que como eu, devias supor

That like me, you should have guessed

Que, com gente ali tão perto

That with people so close by

Alguém fosse reparar

Someone would notice

Mas não

But no

Fizeste beicinho

You pouted

E como numa promessa

And like in a promise

Ficaste nua para mim

You stood naked for me

Pedaço de mau caminho

A piece of bad path

Onde é que eu tinha a cabeça

Where was my head

Quando te disse que sim

When I said yes to you

Embora tenhas jurado

Even though you swore

Discreta permanecer

To remain discreet

Já que não estávamos sós

Since we weren't alone

Ouvindo na sala ao lado

Listening in the next room

Teus gemidos de prazer

Your moans of pleasure

Vieram saber de nós

Came to know about us

Nem dei pelo que aconteceu

I didn't even notice what happened

Mas mais veloz e mais esperta

But faster and smarter

Só te viram de raspão

They only caught a glimpse of you

A vergonha passei-a eu

I took on the shame

Diante da porta aberta

In front of the open door

Estava de calças na mão

I was holding my pants

A vergonha passei eu

I took on the shame

Diante da porta aberta

In front of the open door

Estava de calças na mão

I was holding my pants

A vergonha passei eu

I took on the shame

Diante da porta aberta

In front of the open door

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoʁ/ A1	noun - love
cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2	noun - head
prazer /pɾaˈzeʁ/ B1	noun - pleasure
promessa /pɾoˈmɛ.sɐ/ B1	noun - promise
vergonha /veʁˈɡo.ɲɐ/ B2	noun - shame
sala /ˈsa.lɐ/ A1	noun - room
gemido /ʒeˈmi.ðu/ B2	noun - moan
calças /ˈkaɫ.sɐs/ A2	noun - pants
fizeste /fiˈzeʃ.tɨ/ B1	verb - you did
evitar /e.viˈtaʁ/ B1	verb - to avoid
reparar /ʁe.paˈɾaʁ/ B1	verb - to notice
jurado /ʒuˈɾa.ðu/ B2	verb - sworn
esperta /esˈpeʁ.tɐ/ B2	adjective - smart
veloz /veˈloz/ B2	adjective - fast
pedaço /peˈda.su/ B1	noun - piece

Key Grammar Structures

• Que não podia dar certo

  ➔ Use of imperfect subjunctive to express doubt or unreality in a past context.

  ➔ The phrase "não podia" uses the imperfect form of "poder" (to be able) in the subjunctive mood, indicating an unreal or hypothetical situation.

• Estava de calças na mão

  ➔ Use of the imperfect indicative to describe a state or ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase "Estava de calças na mão" uses the imperfect indicative "Estava" to describe a continuous or background action in the past.

• Fizeste beicinho

  ➔ Use of the simple past (preterite) indicative to describe a completed action.

  ➔ The verb "Fizeste" is the second person singular form of "fazer" in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Discreta permanecer

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive to express a wish, doubt, or suggestion about remaining discreet.

  ➔ The phrase "Discreta permanecer" features the present subjunctive form "permanecer" to express a wish or recommendation.

• Nem dei pelo que aconteceu

  ➔ Use of past perfect indicative to indicate an action completed before another past action.

  ➔ The phrase "Nem dei pelo que aconteceu" employs the preterite perfect "dei" (from "dar") to indicate a completed action in past, with "pelo que aconteceu" referring to what happened.

• Diante da porta aberta

  ➔ Use of the preposition "diante" (in front of) to indicate position or context.

  ➔ The phrase "Diante da porta aberta" uses the preposition "diante" to specify the position in front of the open door, setting the scene.